March 29, 2010

Nature Emerges from Hibernation . . . and Catches Fire

Three warm days in a row, and we are watching the big snowbanks shrink.

The flock of evening grosbeaks that hung around for the last month seems to have departed, and I have heard flies buzzing, while M. spotted a mourning cloak butterfly.

According to the weekly county newspaper, one of our neighbors saw a bear out of hibernation two weeks ago, although I bet it went back to bed during the last snowstorm.

So I was shocked, watching a Colorado Springs TV weather forecaster, to see all of the southeastern Colorado counties colored red on her map.

"Not another winter storm warning!" I thought. "Where did that come from?"

Nope, it was a "red flag warning" for prairie and brush fires.

Ah, the changing of the seasons.

3 comments:

Chad Love said...

Same here in NW OKlahoma. Our first red flag fire alert of "spring"... We went from late-winter chill to single-digit humidity, sustained 25-35 winds and temps in the 80s.

Galen Geer said...

Admit it Chas, you've been polishing your fire boots waiting for the snow to melt. Not a big fire mind you, just a little roadside weed fire you guys can quickly snuff out. glg

(Okay, I'm just teasing. :) I know better.)

JayDenver said...

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice...

So we got that goin' for us
which is nice. . .