Yesterday, the last day of Winter, the weather channel reported
Seattle had its hottest March day ever recorded. 79 degrees!
Today, the First Day of Spring, it is predicted the temperature will
come well into the high 70's.
But tomorrow will be 60 and chance of rain. Same on Friday. And lots
of rain on Cathy's Golf Date on Saturday.
While Cathy and her foursome grumble, I'm more concerned about such an
unusual rise in the temperature. As much as I love the warm sun, and
the extra charge our Off-Grid system receives from the Solar Energy, I
am concerned as to whether or not such a warming trend might be the
"Norm" of the future. Our happy home sits beneath four huge, ancient
Cedar trees, and we are surrounded by what could become a massive
tinderbox. It has been the cool off-shore flow and the moist(rainy)
Spring that usually lasts until mid July that keeps forest fires to a
minimum.
Thanks to our far sighted government, the one building a massive
military machine, we are far short of air tankers capable of dumping
water and chemicals on fires in hard to reach spots in the rugged
mountains.
Excuse me, Mister Nero, may I borrow that fiddle after you're done with it?
Carl Jarvis
