Fall leaf colors have been subdued this year, but still colorful.  There’s been enough wind every few days to blow the leaves off the trees, so none of the colors have lasted very long.

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Fall temperatures and flowers are here, and tree leaves are turning from green to yellow.

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End of the summer weather has arrived – cool sunny days, very cool nights, and a few big rainstorms.  One storm brought nearly 6 inches of rain.  A creek in the next valley flooded, but we haven’t had any flooding here.

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I’m still pulling Wild Parsnip, but finally – this week – I’m nearly done.  Continue reading →

This has been a month of very changeable weather – first dry and cool, followed by dry, hot and windy, and this week, heavy rain.

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Summer has arrived.    I never expect spring to be over so quickly but now, suddenly, the leaves are deep summer green, and we’re seeing summer butterflies and flowers. Continue reading →

Spring is here!  Orioles and Grosbeaks are back, bugs are out, trees are budding.  The landscape still looks brown, but there are green leaves if I look closely, and spring flowers are blooming.  Continue reading →

March is a transition time – slow change from winter to spring.  Some days are wintry with cold and snow; some feel and smell like spring. Continue reading →

February was very cold with a few small snowstorms – until this week.  Suddenly warm temperatures and rain have arrived and now it feels like spring.  It’s still too early for real spring – there’s probably still some winter left.   But the snow is nearly gone and the ground is thawing. Continue reading →

January has mostly been very cold with almost no snow.   But last few days have been warm and the last two days it’s felt like spring.  There’s hardly any snow on the ground so we’ve been able to walk on the tops of our hills nearly every day. Continue reading →