A foggy morning Saturday after a night of sleet and snowy mush, now melting in the 33 degree temperature.
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Looking down my street to the west...the Sandia Mountains immersed in fog on the morning of March 15th. |
Glad to see the moisture getting into the ground as the temperatures stayed above freezing.
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Snow-covered Cane Cholla |
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Snow melting on the cholla spines in the morning warmth |
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St. Frances looks hopefully to the skies for signs of spring |
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Ah..think spring! |
Last spring we had a mere .91" of precipitation in the previous 6 months and no new precipitation until late June, 2013. Many pinon trees died from the long-term drought. I manually watered my trees and was able to save them all. The cost of my water in June was $200. So I am thankful that we have had several rains and light snows in the past few weeks. This will help our wildflower production and help our wildlife, too. This past week, I watched a fat skunk waddle down the street, watched wild rabbits scurry from my yard, heard the yips of a healthy pack of coyotes, and received an email that a mountain lion was seen in the neighborhood.
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Pinon trees in my backyard |
Beginning late Saturday afternoon, heavy flakes of snow began to blow in from the west. Outside, a couple inches of soft snow accumulated amid blowing winds.
This morning, most of the snow has melted and the skies are sunny and blue.
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Sandia Mountains this morning (Sunday, March 15) as viewed from my house just to the east of the mountains (that red colored pine is a dead pinon tree, a victim of last year's drought). |
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Forsythia blossoms beginning to bloom |
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At my house, the snow that fell yesterday has almost completely melted by this morning. |
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Buds on my crab apple tree |
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Buds on my plum tree |
I welcome next Thursday when the
Vernal Equinox arrives!
Good news from New Mexico. Here St. Francis is still buried under a three foot snow drift....:(
ReplyDeleteOhhh...I feel for him (and you and Mrs. T)!
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