Rain in Crestline, 7/31/11

It was raining and pouring today. There was also lightning and thunder. I love rain in the summer!

We got a lot of snow this Presidents' Day weekend. There were a lot of kids out sledding and having fun. After a big dump of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning there was a lot of snow on the ground, but blue sky came out and it was a beautiful day. It was a light powdery snow. The snow plows did a good job this snow and the roads were drivable early in the day.

The San Bernardino Mountain community has been celebrating the Christmas Season. Crestline started the festivities with a tree lighting ceremony November 27. They sang Christmas carols, had a preacher give a message, and then had a boat parade where the boats were decorated with Christmas lights. Also, an old fashioned fire truck brought the big man from the North Pole. This is just one example of our celebration of Christmas here in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Lake Gregory

It was a fun day today down at the lake. The Lake Gregory Yacht Club sponsored a race for kids. The kids, many who were 'sailing' for the first time, learned how to sail the boats. Then they had three races. The parents also had a great time watching their children sail the boats and meeting the members of the LGYC. It was a nice day, the sun was out, with a few clouds out to make for a pretty scene.

Filming at Lake Gregory

We watched as they filmed an episode of Sole Survivor today at Lake Gregory. The episode will be shown on March 25 on the Discovery Channel. It features a huge explosion. My family heard a big explosion, and they knew it must be from the filming of this episode. So, when I got home from work we drove to the site. We have a film of the big explosion but I wasn't able to upload it onto this blog for some reason. We also saw them shooting a scene with an actor/stuntman surviving what appears to be a plane crash. The man had to pretend he was on fire and was playing the part with his shirt off, and it was pretty cold out. He did a great job acting under difficult conditions. There is always something going on in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Where are the Squirrels?

Where are all the Squirrels in the San Bernardino Mountains? Those of us living in the San Bernardino Mountains have been wondering. We loved our squirrels. They lived, ate, and played all around our houses in our oak trees. On some days they would drop acorn remains on your head from above and one would swear they were trying to hit you. But all the same we love these furry little monkeys of North America. However, they are gone for the most part. We don't see any around our house anymore.

One theory of why they are gone is that the West Nile virus killed them. The virus spread from the west to the east and is wiping out the squirrels. It is a sad time for us living in the San Bernardino Mountains.