January snowfall coats big spruce
After little snow, in early January over two inches fell. It coated tree branches with white and turned the landscape into a wintry scene.
The young blue spruce in my front yard continued to wear its snow jacket for several days. It made January feel like the Januarys of past decades that once filled the landscape with snow.
There’s been little snow this season and not much other moisture. Earlier in the month the thermometer sometimes climbed into the low sixties. Not normal for the northwest corner of New Mexico in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. When we did get moisture, it more likely came as rain. Now the temperatures dip below freezing at night but climb into the 40s or low 50s during the day.
I snapped a photo of my magnificent blue spruce when it was garbed in snow. Even though I enjoy the warm weather, I still like the beauty of a landscape artistically draped in snowy white. I am still waiting for the next moisture, whether it be snow or rain.