SPRINGLIKE WEATHER MAKES FINE WEEKEND.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer Southern Californians were out in force Saturday in tank tops and T-shirts, packing malls and parks and basking in springlike weather expected to continue through much of the week. ``We couldn't pass up a day like this, we had to come out,'' said Diana Coles of Reseda, sitting on a bench with her 5-year-old granddaughter tossing crackers to the ducks on Balboa Lake. April Boyle pulled out a long-tucked-away white tank top and pink shorts Saturday for a jog around the lake. ``It really feels like spring,'' said the 22-year-old Reseda resident. ``It definitely makes running more enjoyable.'' Mina Meja said the warm weather was bringing out customers to buy ice cream from her truck in Encino, and Mike Wronkowski was greeting customers buying gardening supplies from Green Arrow This article is about the first Green Arrow, Oliver Queen. For Connor Hawke, see Green Arrow (Connor Hawke). Green Arrow is a fictional character, published by DC Comics. Nursery in North Hills. ``We got pink jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). blooming. Gardenias are starting to bud out and roses are coming out of dormancy,'' said Wronkowski, the nursery manager. ``It looks like it's going to be an awesome spring.'' Alan Stebbins, who moved to California from Michigan, stretched at Mulholland Gateway Park with a panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , preparing for a 4 1/2-mile run through the hills where wildflowers were starting to bloom. ``I can't wait until it's 80 degrees every day again,'' he said. ``As a native Michigander, I appreciate this weather. It feels like summer is just around the corner.'' Spring officially begins March 20, but Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is already in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a warming trend, said Bill Hoffer He predicted an extended period of sunny skies with highs reaching the mid-80s by midweek. But Hoffer warned rainy days Rainy Days itself isn't an official XYZ release, it's a collection of demo tapes from 1985 which has been released by guitarist Bobby Pieper, who recorded the said demos with the band. might return soon. ``The rainy period isn't over yet,'' he said. ``It can last into early May if a rogue (weather) system comes down.'' Rachel Uranga, (818) 713-3741 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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