It is unusual to get significant moisture this time of year.  Anywhere from a light dusting to an inch or two of snow is about all we can expect for January here on Planet SA.  And we got that earlier in the month.  But starting Saturday it rained and rained, then snowed Sunday night.  Saturday the rain gauge accumulated an inch and Sunday it added another inch between raining off and on all day and snowing during the night.  The snow was probably four or five inches deep and very wet.  People in less arid parts of the country will think this is nothing to get excited about, but here on the High Plains, that much moisture would be noteworthy even in July.  Falling in winter it won’t burn off and blow away as it generally does in the summer.  The flora will get a good long sip and not have it disappear into thin air through their leaves. Continue reading “January soaker” →

Well, not just on SA, of course. I suspect it’s all over town, if not the county.  Shoot, for all I know the entire Panhandle is blanketed.  Cold, too.  About 10° this morning.  It’s forecast to be in the 60’s next week.  It has been cold since we got back from Garland but I braved the cold Tuesday afternoon to take down the outdoor Christmas decorations.  Yesterday Joyce and I disassembled the indoor decorations and now have everything stowed in the attic until next fall. Continue reading “Snow on SA” →