Warming

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Randy G

Exactly a year ago there was quite a bit of snow. This year it’s been quite a bit warmer and not much precipitation has fallen.

Six geese.

In nearly 60 degree temperatures, I got out my camera and wandered around the shore of the reservoir. In the summer, the water would have been over my head. But at this time of year, the water level is lower, leaving the equivalent of tide pools like at the ocean. With the exposed algae it smelled like the ocean minus the salt. (Can salt actually have a scent, or is it only a taste?)

Algae and ice.

It has fallen below freezing at night and we’ve had a little snow here and there. The reservoir is still a long ways from freezing over.

Last year the reservoir was only frozen a couple of months. It thawed out early due to a warm spell in late winter.

Hairy boulder.

I hope you had a peaceful Thanksgiving.

Cold Springs Fire: Two Weeks Later

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Randy G

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This evening I went back to one of the view points I had of the fire a little over 2 weeks ago. I took some “after” photos for a comparison.

Little did I know at the time when I took this first photo, that there was a house in the upper right. All that stands now is a chimney and some solar panels.