A shocking turn of events as water began falling from the sky today. Heavily. "It's dumping," as Gen commented in her fluent Orange County dialect.
But did we let such a small thing stop us? Kind of. We did get out of the house to go to the Crystal Cathedral, a megachurch in the nearby city of Garden Grove.
The place is impressive, with 10,000 panes of glass making up the main building and a large 'prayer spire' built next to it. It's also the home of the weekly Hour of Power evangelical tv program, but that gets filmed on Sundays.
Less impressively, it was shut. We drove on to the historical town of Orange, the reason for this whole big county. It was there the heavens really opened, which is why I'm typing this in the warmth of Jim and Gen's kitchen with a nice cup of tea.
The 'Tower of Hope'.
Ironically, the Jesus-walking-on-water fountain was drained.
We could have done with crystal clear skies as well.
Later, in a strangely deserted Orange.
