Lisa and Michael

We’re only supposed to get an inch or two Friday, but since we haven’t had much moisture this year, Lisa and I will take any amount at this point. Besides, it’s the holiday season… who wouldn’t want snow, and tons of it!

Lisa and I can’t remember the last time we had such tasty and hot roasted green chile like we picked up this year. Our only hope is that we bought enough to make it through the whole year this time — two 30 pound sacks. Our chile is from Lemitar, not Hatch like we normally get, and it’s been absolutely incredible. So so yummy.

That’s how much rain Albuquerque has had since January. It’s been a miserable summer. It’s been very hot, upper 90s for about 2 months now. Windy, windy, windy. Fires everywhere. Here’s a shot of the Sandia Mountains from our backyard:

All that smoke… from Arizona no less (courtesy Wallow fire). More pics (click on them):

Our backyard looks like hell, everything is dying due to lack of water:

Well, tonight it finally rained, and not just a 5 minute New Mexico rain, but a good, soaking hour-long monsoon downpour:

Let’s hope we get more of this.

Good riddance, summer. Bring on the fall!

What is worse than a lack of snow or rain in the past four months? The damn, incessant wind that blows and howls throughout New Mexico during Spring. It’s horrible.

It’s 68 outside, apparently summer is just around the corner. Best to be prepared.

I’ve been complaining for weeks that we haven’t had any snow at all this Winter (or any moisture at all, for that matter).

Fortunately, turning into February changed all that. So far have about 6 inches at the house here in the foothills, supposed to get more, but I don’t trust the local weather forecasters.

Too dark to be a Big Jim. Discovered at the Alvarado Transportation Center waiting for the number 11. Only in New Mexico.

…except it’s not. Unless you hate weeks of sunny, blue skies with temps in the upper 50s and lower 60s, and absolutely no moisture whatsoever, that is.

Quite honestly, New Mexico has the most boring weather around. It’s almost perfect. To add to my misery, it’s also one of those La Nina years, which means we’re expecting a really dry, mild winter.

Blech.

Lisa loves it, but I don’t. It would be nice to actually have some snowy weather this season, but I’m not holding my breath.

Regardless of the beautiful weather we’re seeing, however, the tree is up with presents underneath and the outside lights have been hung. Now, snow or no snow, I love that part! We made hard candy to give away this year, and you can still smell the wonderful, toxic cinnamon fumes. Definitely Christmas-y here at the house! If I had my choice, I’d have Christmas every month and keep the lights burning. But, no, we’re not that house on the block… the first week of January the outdoor lights come down and the tree gets stored away for another 10 months.

Ah, the holidays.

Very nice man, funny too. Puppy was having nothing of it, though. He was squirming to get down to keep walking around Old Town.

Re: the last post and the iMac… I knew Lisa would come around.