June21summer

The seasons are not separated by the end of the month in the US.June 21 represents the official beginning of summer ,ending on September 22.They follow the solstice and equinox dates in separating their seasons.Its immaterial in this part of the world as the summer weather has been here for most of the time (April15)we’ve been here . Right now California is gripped by its 1 st big heat wave for the season . Most of the state and surrounding states have temperatures hovering around 40 . Palm Springs is 48 today , Las Vegas 49 and if you wanted to head into DeathValley today to say you’ve been to one of the hottest places on earth they are saying 53.Since we are going to our 1st little weekend away in Palm Springs for July 4  weekend I’m praying for a drop in temperatures. The South Bay where we are situated is mostly immune to theses heatwaves, to date. The sea breeze kicks in by late morning keeping temperatures hovering in the mid 20s most days . The mornings almost always start with an ocean fog (marine layer or June gloom),before the sun burns it away. Here’s the thing ,we live 400 m from the ocean but if I was to walk inland 3 km up and over the rise that looks down on the Southbay the temperature will quickly rise into the mid 30s . This is where the flat suburban sprawl disappears into the  haze . The heat and smog suffocate the masses,an area they call the’ Inland Empire . ‘Air conditioning is considered a luxury in LA .The majority will do without . This is where you don’t want to live ,but most do. So today is the last day of the school year and the summer break begins. Here we go ,now my peace ends until August 24 when they go back to school. We won’t be cold. It’ll be tough,so I accept you’re sympathy.