WE ALMOST HAD A WHITE CHRISTMAS---- JUST MISSED IT BY ONE DAY.
BEFORE I GRABBED THE SNOW SHOVEL AND SET ABOUT THE TASK OF SHOVELING FIVE INCHES OF SNOW OFF A 5000 SQUARE FOOT ROOF,
I TRIED TO CAPTURE JUST HOW AMAZING THE ENTIRE BOSQUE WAS COVERED WITH SNOW FROM BERNALILLO ALL THE WAY TO ALBUQUERQUE.
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE ALBUQUERQUE HAS HAD A REAL WINTER, AT LEAST BY NEW MEXICO'S STANDARDS, SO THIS WAS A PLESANT SURPRISE. WINTER DOES NOT POSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM HERE, BUT WE NEED TO TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP THE REMAINING MASONRY WE NEED TO DO FROM FREEZING. IN FACT, WE ARE PRETTY SPOILED. IF WE HAVE TO WEAR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SWEAT SHIRTS, AND SOME LONG UNDER WEAR, WE THINK WE'RE FREEZING TO DEATH.
WHEN IT SNOWS IN NEW MEXICO YOU BETTER TAKE YOUR PICTURES QUICK. THE SUN WILL MELT IT ALL OFF IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
THATS FINE WITH ME. I DON'T SKI, I BUILD ADOBE HOMES.
SO IT'S OFF TO WORK I GO...
