Yesterday evening we had some rain, which turned in the night to a light dusting of snow. It is still quite cloudy here, so we may get something more. Our temperature is holding right at 32°, so who knows what it will be if it does come down.
Until yesterday, we had been “dry” since the big snowfall on December 30th. I put dry inside the quote marks because, although there had been no further snowing, of course we’ve had many tricky driving days with all the packed snow, ice, and mud. I think yesterday was the very first time this year that the drive into town from Happy Camp was dry the entire way.
So, here’s a winning forecast: more mud in our future. Yeah, can’t go wrong with that one!
I saw my first chipmunk in weeks on Sunday afternoon, I have no idea what they’ve been up to. There is generally a curve-billed thrasher in our yard, as well as the scrub jays, juncos, a juniper titmouse or two, and the canyon towhees. I haven’t seen the spotted towhee for a while. Less pleasingly, the pinyon jays seem to have a scout out to discover when I put out more seed, as they generally descend in a very large flock soon thereafter. Bah!