West vs East Coast

Distance: 9 miles
Song of the Run: Buffalo Soldiers - Bob Marley (Bob Marley performs Buffalo Soldier)
Weather: a chilly 50 degrees

Run Notes:
Went for a longer run than I intended and now my legs are a bit sore.  The mornings have been rather chilly making it harder to get out of the house in the mornings.  Although it is hard to motivate myself I am always happy once I get going, and it was no exception today.

 West vs East Coast

"Get out and enjoy the last day of summer,"  the weather man said this morning.  Now summer is officially over I have to stop and wonder about the season that just passed.  It wasn't much of warm summer.  Lots of rain with only a few weeks of really hot temperatures. Does this mean a long cold winter?  I hope not.  Each year it gets harder to face the prospect of snow and ice.  By March I am going crazy to see leaves on trees.  It is my CA upbringing I guess.  

I met a man from Idaho this evening who said you are either an east coaster or a west coaster.  It has to do with weather.  Don't get me wrong, I like the change of seasons.  I look forward to the fall foliage, the first snowfall, and daffodils in the spring.  It is the lag time to those daffodils that always kills me when the ground is brown and dead looking.  This is when the west coast calls to me the strongest.


In California there are seasonal changes but they are subtle.  The light gets golden in the fall and winter is damp and cold.  However, spring bursts forth a full month earlier full of blossoms.  The grass doesn't die out and you can garden year round.  You do not have to worry about slipping on ice and putting on ten layers of protective clothing just to walk the dog.


However, I have learned to appreciate some east coast nuances.  I can put my garden to bed in the fall and take a break for a few months and when it snows the air is crisp not damp.  So you see I go back and forth on my coastal allegiances.   If I could only find a way of combining the best of both coasts I would have it made.  Until then it may be time to find a warm sweater.