A Different Season
Last October, our first in this house, was warm, sunny and beautifully pleasant every day. One rainy event and then days of balmy dry weather made me marvel at the climate we had landed in.
What a difference this year. October has been cold, gray, and grimly overcast many days. On the days we get some sun it's been very cold.
My nephew and family came from Durango, Colorado to visit one weekend because their kids had lacrosse games here in Santa Fe -- and it poured rain. A full day of rain never happens here, but the day of their games it rained steadily all afternoon. And it was a cold drench.
I miss brilliant, warm mornings having coffee on my deck -- my whole reason for getting up in the morning.
Overnight lows have been consistently in the 30s -- with one night in the 20s that froze the gardens. Some dark mornings the gloom never wears off all day, and even on the sunny days there are wispy clouds that thicken during the day.
There has been snow on Mt. Baldy and the ski area for most of October.
This kind of weather happens. It's not all that unusual for northern New Mexico at times. But I was so enchanted with last year's dry (too dry) uninterrupted stretch of warmth and sunniness, that this October is a bit of a surprise.
Forecasters have been predicting a wetter season for the southwest this winter, which is a welcome promise and much needed after our severe drought conditions of the past year. Everyone is really happy about that.
But how am I supposed to enjoy my coffee outside each morning if its going to be so dreary or so cold? Did anyone think of that before ordering up cold wet weather for the season?
What a difference this year. October has been cold, gray, and grimly overcast many days. On the days we get some sun it's been very cold.
My nephew and family came from Durango, Colorado to visit one weekend because their kids had lacrosse games here in Santa Fe -- and it poured rain. A full day of rain never happens here, but the day of their games it rained steadily all afternoon. And it was a cold drench.
I miss brilliant, warm mornings having coffee on my deck -- my whole reason for getting up in the morning.
Overnight lows have been consistently in the 30s -- with one night in the 20s that froze the gardens. Some dark mornings the gloom never wears off all day, and even on the sunny days there are wispy clouds that thicken during the day.
There has been snow on Mt. Baldy and the ski area for most of October.
This kind of weather happens. It's not all that unusual for northern New Mexico at times. But I was so enchanted with last year's dry (too dry) uninterrupted stretch of warmth and sunniness, that this October is a bit of a surprise.
Forecasters have been predicting a wetter season for the southwest this winter, which is a welcome promise and much needed after our severe drought conditions of the past year. Everyone is really happy about that.
But how am I supposed to enjoy my coffee outside each morning if its going to be so dreary or so cold? Did anyone think of that before ordering up cold wet weather for the season?
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| Green shading shows "wetter than normal" |
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