Snow Fall 2015

First snow of this year.

And so far the only snow here.

Not much.

Didn't stick for long.

greenhouse, woodshed, car, deck

The rain that came along with the snow

wasn't much either.

As a storm it was better than nothing

and much appreciated 

but

I do long for lots of rain

and inches

if not feet of snow.

California is running dry.

Wonder if El Nino will really deliver

on the iffy promise

of a wet winter

and a snowpack?

I've been around here since the 40's

and always remember

California

alternating between too much rain and floods 

and cries of reservoirs going dry

and crops in need of water. 

Seems to me that swings between

drought and an excess of water 

are pretty much the norm for California.

I do enjoy the in-beteen times.