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Drought Monitor

I don’t have any project pictures to post this week as it rained most of last weekend.  We took a walk in the rain.  Watching the rain made me think of the drought so I checked out the drought monitor … Continue reading

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Rainy Day

Here’s a photo of something we’ve not seen a lot of in Northern California for a few years.  It’s one of the best Christmas gifts we’ve ever had. We’ve been blessed with a rainy week and so far the rain … Continue reading

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Beautiful Sunday

The winter day dawns cold with the promise of rain on the grey horizon. A light dew dampens the leaves of the trees with the dry roots. Green grass pushes up to greet the sun in its short moment of … Continue reading

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California Rain

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CaliforniaRain.mp3 The eons of tectonic shift pushed the mountains to the sky Forcing ocean air to quickly rise unleashing ages of snow. Weighed down and moving slow the rasp made of ice and rock slowly shaped the Sierra Nevada Snowy … Continue reading

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