This morning I awoke to the sounds of wind and crashing branches. The Santa Ana's have begun their yearly blowing cycle from the inland high desert to the southern california coastline.
Not that it was unexpected, it's all part of the seasonal weather around here. For instance, next will start the hilside fires, followed my the mudslides when the rain starts - that and the local news team covering these events with titles like "StormWatch 2004" or "FireWatch 2004". But I digress.
What annoyed me was seeing my local weather report on weather.com as "winds: 5mph, Variable". That's odd, because I could have sworn that my car was bouncing all over the road on my way to work, was that wind or was it me swerving around blown over trees in my neighborhood? It was a little of both.

I guess that all the good metorologists are busy watching the huricanes this time of year.