Lesley, I need webbed feet these days. The rain is plentiful, which I suppose is a good thing in a state that has been through numerous water shortages. Probably difficult for an someone in Ireland, or the entire Britsh Isles, to imagine I suppose... And it's cold here too. A local mountain, called Mt. Diablo, has snow on it. I've lived her a loooong time and only seen that happen a handful of times!