Round the Bend
'Rain, glorious rain, we suddenly have it!' Northern California has been in a terrible drought this year, the third year of the climate change effect that so many places are suffering from. Our unusually warm weather has been due to a persistent high pressure ridge that has shunted all precipitation up towards Canada and is probably responsible for the unusually cold temperatures the US has had east of the Rockies. We were at about half of the snow pack that we need for water for the summer and fall but, as the weather prophets on TV say, 'The storm door is open.' The computer long range models predict rain for the rest of the month. This story from AccuWeather explains it better than I can-
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=google&traveler=0&article=5
We have snow down to about 2000' and all the ski resorts are booming. We may even see some grandkids if they have time to come up to go snowboarding. One family was on a ski weekend when it snowed in the central Sierras two weeks ago.
My tulips and daffodils are up and the daffodils have buds that will open within the week and some trees are already blooming. It is a balance between needing rain and not wanting rain when the almond orchards are in bloom. I vote for water to drink in the summer.
I continue to pray for those suffering losses in Australia. God grant them solace and strength.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=google&traveler=0&article=5
We have snow down to about 2000' and all the ski resorts are booming. We may even see some grandkids if they have time to come up to go snowboarding. One family was on a ski weekend when it snowed in the central Sierras two weeks ago.
My tulips and daffodils are up and the daffodils have buds that will open within the week and some trees are already blooming. It is a balance between needing rain and not wanting rain when the almond orchards are in bloom. I vote for water to drink in the summer.
I continue to pray for those suffering losses in Australia. God grant them solace and strength.