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Los Angeles is — yes, indeedy — the land of eternal sunshine. Much as the sun invigorates me, maybe if the weather were awful, I’d get more writing done? (Click here to read about my books.) Surely it figures into why Angelenos are so darned ready to look on the bright side of things and to wish strangers “Have a nice day.”
At the risk of even more cars heading here to clog our freeways, yup, we have utterly blissful weather year round. Not too hot, not too cold. Hummingbirds whir below the geese and shoreside of the whales who migrate up and down the coast. Roses non-stop bloom heady aromas in defiance of my black thumb. The full spectrum of colorful veggies and sweet fruit, much of it exotic yet grown under local sunshine, fill the produce aisles of our grocery stores. It’s rare when our skies aren’t horizon-to-horizon blue, the occasional cloud puffed away.
Why am I on this sunshine kick? Because today’s guest reminds me to be grateful. You might remember writer/blogger Dawn Pisturino (click here for her website and publications) from when she previously guested at Happiness Between Tails.
She’s got a new book out, which she describes as a collection of haikus, short stories, and poems “dedicated to the sun and its effects on people, animals, and the environment”…
