Wow! What a way to enter into Spring 2010 - 10 inches of fresh whipped cream like snow (see the full photo story). This must only happen in New Mexico (I wonder). This morning the temperature settled down to about 18° F and this afternoon a high of 38° F. And tomorrow's expected high is to be 55° F. This winter has certainly been unusal compared to most, with greater moisture rolling in from the Pacific Ocean due to the El Niño phenomena. Fingers of older snow two feet thick still lay beneath Piñon and Juniper on north facing slopes, now covered wtih an additional 10 to 14 inches of fresh snow.
The snow this winter has also provided a temporary, but excellent, casting material for revealing the travels of a local flock of Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami). With the luck of the Mountain Web Cam, I caught a glimpse of this flock walking along side the property fence and slipped outside quietly to take some photos, albeit, from the opposite side of the fence.
