Start of the Seasonal Snowpack

I think we have the base of our seasonal snow cover. At least it’s dry snow, not freezing rain! As of the photograph (about noon yesterday) the snow was deep enough to cover the grass (a little under 3”) and the temperature was about 20°F. The forecast is for scattered snow showers or chance of snow with highs in the 20’s for the rest of the week, so I’d better dig out my snow boots.

A pretty good idea of how my north yard will look for the next six months or more. The brush is wild roses.

Alaska Sky

Just a picture today, of the Alaska sky last Saturday. It was an amazingly warm day for this time of year, especially after the sun came out.

What kind of cloud? Mixed, mostly what I would call cumulostratus with a fairly low solar illumination. This was taken near solar noon, looking southeast, but the sun was less than 30° above the horizon.