Oh I'm sure, From what I've seen/heard of the west coast, it's absolutely gorgeous. I'm not much of a californai lover myself (too sunny) but I really like washington. Lots of rain (from what I hear anyway, not that I've ever been there myself).
California is west coast like Florida is east coast. I'm a northwesterner. It is rainy, but it's not as violent as the east coast it. We get a week of drizzle, but they get a day of downpour. I think it evens out. Besides, the greenery and the rain go hand in hand. I've learned to accept the beauty that comes even from the unpleasant things.
I don't know, I'm a bit of a grey-gloomy day, rain person myself, so I really like lots of rain. Of course...where I live it's like the weather can't make up it's mind.
I had another version with people walking across the bottom, which gave it a little life. I liked way it made it feel like a moment of calm in the hustle-bustle of urban life, but they got in the way of the triangle that the trash cans created, so I went with this one.