California Blow

California! Where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain. Whoops, wrong state. But we do get a lot of wind in the Coachella Valley. It has to do with low pressure drawing in the air from areas of higher pressure through the San Gorgonio Pass. That’s why we see a lot of wind turbines dotting the landscape coming into the valley too.

‘Windgarten’ by Ian D Keating on Wikimedia.org

It get’s going in the afternoon right into the night and can really howl, an eerie effect at night. It doesn’t happen every night, but when it does I want to cozy up with a good mystery book.


Stream of Consciousness Saturday, #SOCS, is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is ‘starts with cal.’

Start of post inspired by lyrics to ‘Oklahoma’ by Oscar Hammerstein II.

14 thoughts on “California Blow

  1. JoAnna's avatarJoAnna

    Ever since I read that painting the blades of the wind turbines black on the tips saves birds, I’ve been hoping this is warning has been catching on. Wondering if you’ve noticed any of that.

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  2. Bette A. Stevens's avatarBette A. Stevens

    Reminds me of our California Days when Hubby was working for DOD at Edwards. We saw a lot of windmills in Mojave. Never imagined the sound vibrations etc.

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