Saturday...October 4, 2008

We are having a beautiful fall day in San Diego. We have low clouds overhead and our temperature is in the 70's. I haven't been out there today but love watching the moving low flying clouds outside the windows. In the mid 1990's, Jerry built a huge great room on the west end of our home. I call it my tree house. Since it is on the middle floor of our house, we sit amongst the tops of palms, eucalyptus and pine trees. The large windows facing the south, east and west also allow us to admire amazing sunsets over the ocean, while enjoying early morning sunrises peeking over the mountains to the east. Our southern view is the other side of our little community called Crest. We are called North Crest, and they live in South Crest. The division of the community is created by one road that comes up through the middle of our community. You then have a choice to go back down that road or take one leading down the other side of the mountain to Harbison Canyon. There are only two ways to get into and out of Crest unless you go off roading. It means that most of our traffic belongs here. Tony's market sits between North and South Crest. He carries all of those last minute items you may need to purchase but forgot to buy while you were out shopping such as paper products, milk, eggs, a deli, a pizza oven, liquor stock and lottery tickets. Tony knows everyone in town. In 2003, the fires wiped out about 200 homes up here, which is almost half of the community. Many of the homes in South Crest were one story and built in the 1950's. The new homes are considerably larger two story homes, which gives South Crest residents a better view. Our little town gives us a lot of privacy and the feeling that we really live in the country, although we are only 20 minutes from downtown San Diego and 5 minutes from the freeway. My favorite days are those like today when the wind is picking up, and the clouds are teasing us with a look like there is the possibility of rain. My English Bulldog, Max, is not as pleased with nature's display today. He keeps going over to the windows to peer out below as if he thinks we may need protection now. He's old and tired too, like me, so sometimes he just simply lays down between the windows and me as if he is thinking before they get to me, he will wake up and take care of everything. Just wake me if you need me. I will, Max, .... same to you.....