Wet, Wintery Start to May!

Another snow storm has hit our area.  Temps have been near 80 degrees the last couple of days but today it started snowing at about 6 AM.  The roads were the worst they have been all winter during my drive home today from work.  I think we are supposed to get about 5 inches and the storm should be out of here by tomorrow.  Needless to say, my golf game for tomorrow has been cancelled. We do need the water, but I am so ready for spring!

The Last Snow Storm??

Yesterday my drive to work was the worst one of the year due to the road conditions and snow.
Hopefully this is the last storm of the year. It's really pretty but very heavy because of the water content. Guess it's good for the water table and the wildflowers. Arn was returning from Santa Fe from a golf trip so he wasn't around to keep up with the shoveling. When I left work (downtown Co. Springs) there was nothing on the ground and only a light drizzle. Monument got a couple feet of snow and as I neared our street there were lots of broken branches and trees due to the heavy snow. It's supposed to be in the 60's tomorrow so we decided to just let it melt and do the old 'drive on it and smash it down' thing. I did get out my snowshoes for the first time this year. Maggie came along as we trudged around our lot and the neighboring lots.
She had lots of trouble walking because the snow was so deep and heavy. Will there one more?? I hope not, I'm ready for spring!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

It's been unusually wet here this summer. Today is in the 50's, overcast, and rainy. We've been trying to golf but the course is very soggy and we haven't been hiking in over a week!

What a storm we had last night!!!!! Wind, cherry size hail, lighting, rain. Very weird that it took place at midnight. Maggie was freaking out, Arn and I even went to the basement. Not much damage other than a broken flood light but my garden took a hit and will hopefully recover.