It's been drizzling on and off since late Thursday. I didn't walk any dog yesterday, but this morning I had the urge to get Hansel and one more dog out for a river walk. That dog was Wolfie.
The Huachuca mountains were shrouded in fog. The Mule mountains to the west were still visible. I left with both dogs at 9:30am, started the walk at 9:46am and by 10am it was drizzling again. The dogs were having fun so we continued. By the time we got to the river, the drizzle got stronger. I was wet but it was still a mild wet, nothing too cold
The rain these last two days have really brought out the green in the creosote. The dark green leaves are being nourished by the rain! Even the trees along the river looked like they were already budding! Everything else is still a bland brown or grey. Low-lying clouds also added some mystic to the scenery.
Hansel and Wolfie got along fine outside, although Wolfie seemed nervous getting back into the car for the ride home. The rain had stopped for a bit, then started up again 30 minutes later when only Fritz was inside and the rest in the back yard. By noon the rain continued into the early evening.
If it weren't for the constant rain, I would have planted more of my potted sales plants I got last week, I still have some vines and three bare-root fruit trees to get into the ground. I did manage two small creosote shrubs and a tiny San Pedro cactus I got in Tucson last week. I have more plans for March.
This winter storm has now been named Fern. I'm watching it move East. Northern Indiana has been spared the heavy snow, but the high today in Valparaiso (where my daughter Erin lives) only reached 8F. It was 42F in Seattle and 48F here.
I never did see the mountain peaks because the sun was hidden all day. I'm curious if we have new snow on the tops.
