Towering Thunderheads Have Been Seen Hovering Over The Deserts and mountains of San Diego this past week. As monsoonal moisture moves through the county, afternoon rain showers have already dampened parts of Agua Caliente, Descanso, Pine Valley, Mount Laguna and Julian, with more of the same expected in the next week or two. Usually this kind of activity ceases by sunset, and clearing skies usher in a cloudless night. The marked contrast between the sunny-but bland weather along the coast and the more lively and unpredictable mountain weather is one illustration of San Diego County’s “geography of contrast.”

Sandpipers Are Now Being Seen In Considerable Numbers within San Diego County’s coastal wetland habitats and along the ocean beaches. Some have just arrived from the north; others are juveniles that have bred locally. You’ll find sanderlings and willets scurrying along the wet sand on the beaches. Several other members of the sandpiper family can be found in mudflat areas such as the Tijuana River Estuary, the south end of San Diego Bay, the San Diego River flood channel near Sea World, and the margins of most North County lagoons.

The Term “Dog Days” traditionally refers to a period of particularly hot and humid weather occurring during the summer months of July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. This period of sweltering weather coincides with the year’s heliacal (meaning “at sunrise”) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris, the “Greater Dog”, which is where Sirius gets its canine nickname, as well as its official name, Alpha Canis Majoris. Aside from our own Sun, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
Towering Thunderheads Have Been Seen Hovering Over The Deserts and mountains of San Diego this past week. As monsoonal moisture moves through the county, afternoon rain showers have already dampened parts of Agua Caliente, Descanso, Pine Valley, Mount Laguna and Julian, with more of the same expected in the next week or two. Usually this kind of activity ceases by sunset, and clearing skies usher in a cloudless night. The marked contrast between the sunny-but bland weather along the coast and the more lively and unpredictable mountain weather is one illustration of San Diego County’s “geography of contrast.”

Sandpipers Are Now Being Seen In Considerable Numbers within San Diego County’s coastal wetland habitats and along the ocean beaches. Some have just arrived from the north; others are juveniles that have bred locally. You’ll find sanderlings and willets scurrying along the wet sand on the beaches. Several other members of the sandpiper family can be found in mudflat areas such as the Tijuana River Estuary, the south end of San Diego Bay, the San Diego River flood channel near Sea World, and the margins of most North County lagoons.

The Term “Dog Days” traditionally refers to a period of particularly hot and humid weather occurring during the summer months of July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. This period of sweltering weather coincides with the year’s heliacal (meaning “at sunrise”) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris, the “Greater Dog”, which is where Sirius gets its canine nickname, as well as its official name, Alpha Canis Majoris. Aside from our own Sun, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
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