It's Winter in San Francisco

And by winter, I mean cold December, not foggy August. We've had a couple weeks of really cold temp's here. This morning on our run, we even came across some black ice! This was in San Francisco! Although I grew up in Utah and lived on the East Coast for many years, I became a complete weather wimp after one year in California. I've decided that we near the coast out here just aren't ready for cold weather. I just don't believe that it can really be that cold, so I don't dress appropriately. Whereas, if I looked out the window and saw snow falling, I would know that a hat and heavy coat just might be appropriate. Maybe we just need a little snow around here.

On Saturday, we stopped by Ocean Beach down near the SF Zoo to watch storm clouds rolling in. The Big Storm actually stayed off shore, and we didn't get much rain as had been predicted. But it was really windy! Walking outside was a painful affair, with sand being blown off the beach into my face. I took a couple shots with my phone's camera. Here they are: