What happened to Spring this year?

It is May and still cold in the bay area today. I found myself actually running with my hat and gloves today at 6 am. It seems like mother nature is flirting this year. Is it spring or is it winter? Somehow she is undecided. It has been - litrally - blow hot blow cold till now.

Everytime i run around Alameda De Las Pulgas, i realize how fortunate we are that California has protected much of its land from development. As i was running it suddenly dawned upon me that i was within 2 miles of a thriving busy city and right now all i can hear is the crackling of the dry leaves as they give way beneath the thump of my foot as i run. Today is those rare days when i am running without any running partners and it so happend that i see no runners within visible distance.

There is something comforting to listen to the silence punctuated from time to time with the sounds of nature. The atmosphere is prestine and there is abundance of green as the full force of the Summer has still escaped us. I return tired but happy. Counting my gratitude and blessing. AAAAh life is good.