Archive for December, 2009

In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. These hauntingly beautiful Christmas lyrics from English Poet Christina Rossetti (1872) were on my mind as I approached an icy...

We awoke this morning to fresh blanket of snow.  The forecast predicts more snow on tap.  Between the snowfall, rain during the day, and predicted snow, our creeks should receive a nice boost of water.  Many tributaries will be high and muddy over the next few days. When they settle, I predict there...

The sporadic rains we’ve experienced the past two days pushed a little water into our tributaries Thursday and Friday.  I decided to leave work early to check out two tiny tribs.  Even though they were only three miles apart, one was higher and more discolored.  I liked the tea colored water...