WTH is up with this weather?

Granted, it was surprisingly gorgeous out for our January WWD tromp around the bay area but today, it's due to hit anywhere between 70-76 degrees. The outlook is sunny for the next 9 days, up in the mid-to-high 60's and low's of mid-40's before it rains again on Wednesday the 21st. Is this really JANUARY? Cuz I'm not liking this at all - it's supposed to be cold and rainy and I think after waiting an entire year for rain, I deserve to see some rain, doggone it!

I went out to see the backyard yesterday and found that my 3 lantana plants we planted for WWD in October-ish didn't make it. That section of the yard gets no sun during this season but I thought the coyote bush would protect them from frost. Apparently not. I'm hoping all is not lost and praying that they come back when the weather warms up. Hey, maybe they'll send out a couple of shoots during this freaky warm spell we're having now!


Here is a photo of the Phlomis Lanata I picked up over the weekend: