Let it Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain!

It has been raining here all February. I mean literally all days in February barring one or two days.I am told how great the weather is in California.After my first year of living here I don't feel it is that great. I feel it is little bit hyped so as everything else here in states. Of course coming from Minnesota it is great but some how I can't give an A .
In one of those dry days I wore my good husband cap and went to a farmer's market near by. It's great. What I like the most is it's like in India where I used to go to market along with my Dad. It always used to be fun bargaining with the vendors there and listening to all the curse words from them if we don't buy it finally. The best part is to buy some fresh snacks hot out of the stove after we were done.I used to enjoy it always going to the vegetable Market.

Talking about enjoyment, Yesterday we went to the Mount Hamilton in the rain (it's actually snowing on the mountain) and saw one of the Giant Telescopes I have ever seen. It's really huge like 120 feet. It's in a observatory on the top of the Mt.Hamilton in south Sanjose and it is donated by a Guy called James Lick in 1876. You can find more information here. http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/
One side note the thing which surprised me more was James Lick is buried under the Observatory right under where that telescope is mounded.I felt it little weird to imagine that I am standing on a tomb. But the trip was worth bearing the snow and rain.