Rain and Snow
Nov. 23rd, 2010 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterAll sorts of stories about Seattle's current Snowpocalypse are showing up on Facebook right now. I hope ya'll Seattleites are snugly at home, with functioning electricity, plenty of hot chocolate, and a couple of good books to read or puzzles to assemble (or crafts to craft). Part of me is a bit envious - we Arizonans rarely have weather events that are so extreme they force us to take a break from the daily routine.
But we did get a hint of rain over the weekend, which was nice (although I wish we'd gotten more). The seasons change differently, out here in the desert. It stayed hot all through October, and then the temperatures finally started to drop. Now it's cool enough in the evenings to wear arm-warmers and leg-warmers. Meanwhile, the humidity levels have dropped. The skin on my knuckles is drying out, my eyes feel dry, my mouth dries out a bit while I sleep, and my lips are a bit chapped. I hope we have enough rainy days through November and December to encourage a good spring wildflower bloom (and promote the growth of the garden), but the odds aren't looking particularly good.
I have to admit that I kind of miss dreary weather. Dreary weather makes it easier to concentrate on indoor projects, like the pile of sewing projects that has been accumulating, and the pile of books I want to read.
But we did get a hint of rain over the weekend, which was nice (although I wish we'd gotten more). The seasons change differently, out here in the desert. It stayed hot all through October, and then the temperatures finally started to drop. Now it's cool enough in the evenings to wear arm-warmers and leg-warmers. Meanwhile, the humidity levels have dropped. The skin on my knuckles is drying out, my eyes feel dry, my mouth dries out a bit while I sleep, and my lips are a bit chapped. I hope we have enough rainy days through November and December to encourage a good spring wildflower bloom (and promote the growth of the garden), but the odds aren't looking particularly good.
I have to admit that I kind of miss dreary weather. Dreary weather makes it easier to concentrate on indoor projects, like the pile of sewing projects that has been accumulating, and the pile of books I want to read.
