It was actually chilly on New Years Day by local standards. It may have hit 60 degrees for about 15 minutes before dropping again. But it had finally stopped raining (the official count of non-rainy days in December: 5) and for a (not so) young man from Massachusetts, that was enough to declare the day to be shorts-worthy. So I donned my sunglasses, unhinged my folding bike and went for a ride.
Bike path
Bike path
The wind cut right through my sweatshirt, so I didn’t stay out long. But long enough to declare, to all of you snowbound Yankees, that I wore shorts on New Years Day. Woo hoo!
I took advantage of the sunshine to take a few pictures of Coyote Valley RV Resort.
Patience at Coyote Valley
Entrance to Coyote Valley
Our neighbors
Pool and hot tub
Office and clubhouse
Just to provide some contrast, here is a photo that I took the Saturday before Christmas when we got stir-crazy and drove to Santa Cruz:
Rainy Santa Cruz
All things being equal, I will take the sunshine.
Particularly if I can wear shorts in January.