Atmospheric river

News blues

Boosting boosters…
I dropped by the friendly pharmacy at the local grocery store that delivers Covid jabs for an update. According to my reckoning, I’m due for a booster by December and wanted to confirm that’s the soonest I can get the jab.
Perhaps it’s a sign of the times – supply chains, inefficiency, etc., – but this major grocery store had posted someone at the entrance to prevent shoppers from entering. “The computer system has gone down. We don’t expect it up for at least another hour. Come back then.”
Hmmm. 

Being anti-shopping in general and particularly anti-shopping on weekends, I’ll try again on Monday. Meantime, I continue to read and try to make sense of the plethora of conflicting and/or worrisome information about the pandemic.

• Mixing Covid boosters 
• UK’s neighbours criticize Covid policies as cases begin to surge across EU 
• Half doses, third doses, kids' doses: COVID vaccine delivery goes next-level difficult as the U.S. Covid-19 vaccine rollout gets a lot more complicated. 
• The high-stake risks for older, fully vaccinated people; new data on COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids; rising anxiety and depression in children. 

And, how to know when the pandemic becomes endemic 

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Healthy planet, anyone?

Weather forecasters and emergency workers warn of impending atmospheric river – a deluge of rain. Rain in BA forecast Bay Area Bracing for Atmospheric River This Weekend 
This forecast sent me out in the glorious fall weather both to gauge the impact of rain we had over the last couple of days and to record now what’s likely to change in the next day. 

Gutters struggling to absorb what's fallen so far.

This neighborhood pond looked parched just a week ago.
Accepting storm water, it's looking healthier this week.
Next week? If rain falls as forecast, it'll be flush.

Ducks and coots appreciate the additional fresh water.

Storm clouds (facing east)

Storm clouds over San Francisco (facing west).

Let the rains begin...