Winter is passing quietly here in paradise. It seems like this winter has been wet compared
to last year. We have had rain followed by cold temperatures. It’s like old man winter has been just a
little off, not sending the cold temperatures in time to meet the rain and thus
rain and no snow. Of course the ground
just a few inches below the surface is frozen so all the rain is just running
down to the branches and streams and out of the county.
We need snow to refill our water table. Snow melts slowly
and is able to soak into the ground; this then slowly makes its way to the
cracks and crevices that we put our wells into so that we can draw out the good
clean mountain water we enjoy. I have
been told that around here the water cycle is only about 20 years so what I am
drinking now started its journey as rain or snow 20 or more years ago.
It’s snowing right now; a little clipper is passing through
and is promising to drop a ½ inch or so of the white stuff. Spring is weeks and weeks away so any change to
the dark silhouette of barren trees and brown fields that Mother Nature can
give me is a welcome gift.
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