Last week, it rained non-stop, a hard downpour for days on end. It was some kind of weather system coming up from the Gulf. Today, the sky is free from clouds and as blue as it ever is. As I eat lunch in the sun, the Red Shouldered Hawk who lives in my neighborhood cruised motionless high above in a straight line across my field of vision over the valley that plunges below. It must be such a thrill.7 hours ago clear