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| Above, the front yard on February 7, 2024. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It was nice to be able to wake up to having power to the house after two straight days of power outages. Both outages were due to downed power lines.
After getting up this morning, I fired up the heater to take the morning chill out. It sure beats sitting in a cold house covered in blankets and waiting for the power to come on.
The temperature is currently 21° outside.
I may have to invest in either a wood-burning or pellet-burning stove for future winters. I have a propane heating system, but that relies on electricity to fire it up.
This week brought two days of rain and snow. The snow total was around two inches altogether. Even though it is meager compared to past year's, at least the ground looks saturated. It sure is a fall cry compared to last winter. We're definitely in a drought.
This has been a dry winter, so far. Even Flagstaff, Arizona hasn't seen much snow this season. Until this past week, Flagstaff saw only just 5.9 inches since Oct. 1. Jamestown, New Mexico is at roughly the same elevation as Flagstaff.
Our next chance for rain/snow is on Tuesday (30% chance).
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