Why I don't like watching the news....

This is a copy of today's earthquake map showing a 4.9 in the Gulf of California.  It is along a fault line between the mainland and Baja.  This is near southern California.  If you look closely, you can see that the red box, for today is not alone.  There are other quakes that have happened along the fault in generally the same spot for the past few days .  It kind of reminds me what happens when you insert the tip of an icepick into a block of ice and start chipping away in the same area.  Doesn't it fracture in the weakest line?  I kind of think Mexico will miss seeing La Paz across the water.

But that isn't the most important thing to think about.  Nor, the most worrisome.

If this weren't bad enough,  I passed the spot pictured in the next image - on the way home.  It is deceptively lovely and covers a vast field that is just coming into bloom after the cold of winter.  We should be rejoicing over the  fact that the long days of cold and early darkness are coming to an end and the Spring is bursting into bud before our very eyes.  We should be glad, except that this is part of a large field that is directly across from the church we attend.  I drove along beside the blooming fields as I headed out in the morning and returned in the evening.  For those highly allergic folk who haven't guessed what this is, don't get too close to the photograph.  This is the weed commonly called Red Top.  It is an amazing sight to behold a half mile long parcel of field that stretches from the  road, clear back to the next section at the tree-line.  The setting sun sets the color to glowing a shade of red that's hard to describe.  Not because we don't have the words; it's hard to describe because we are rubbing our noses and snuffling back a sneeze as we hastily roll the windows up all  tight and turn off the air conditioning.  Just the thought of this huge field makes my nose itch and tingle.  My eyes start to water.  I need to get some tissue and quit thinking about pressure in my sinus.    I need to go now.