Water on the mountain.

Recently we talked about the water down in the valley. 

Well, a few years ago we read that of the 340 or so computer-generated predictions of what global warming might do to the Southwest, only about 9 predicted more moisture for us and less for the Amazon rain forest.
The local newspaper, however, recently said that they predict no significant change in the total moisture falling in this high desert valley. 

Up in the Sangre de Cristo Mts., we get 10 inches of precipitation compared to the valley's 8.
But, it is our mountain's 200+ annual inches of snow that really adds to the aquifer.

This year seems a little peculiar to us.
The usual 30-40 inches snow we get in January and in February has just not fallen this year. 
So, we certainly hope for a snowy March and April.

Here is what keeps happening:

The snow just keep coming down to towards us but suddenly goes back north and heads to the East Coast.

Yesterday, for example, we went to Pueblo and Colorado Springs, where there was falling snow and 26 degrees.
But as we came back south, climbed over 3,000 feet in elevation, and crossed La Veta Pass, the temp went put to 37 and there was sunshine.

Unfortunately, that is NOT going to help fill our well this year!