Tuesday: a day to brace for the next Big Storm.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday: Crimson Quillfeather alternating with ZenTrainer
Tuesday: ejoanna
Wednesday: Pam from Calif
Thursday: art ah zen
Friday: FloridaSNMOM
Saturday: bigjacbigjacbigjac
Sunday: loggersbrat
I’ve written a lot of drought diaries here and been very, very cautious about seeing any real change in the multi-year drought in CA. But we have had a big bite out of that drought this past week.
Major rain in Northern CA. Unfortunately major wind as well. There have been, sadly, some deaths attributed to the storms. Flooding, yes. Lots of downed trees (I pause here, once again, to breathe a huge sigh of relief that we got our huge pine tree thinned out and pruned down just before the major Saturday-Sunday storm!)
Some losses are of a sentimental kind. One of the iconic redwood trees in the Sierra came toppling down over the weekend.
I have heard some state officials claim that our Drought may be at an end. I’m still skeptical about that. A lot of dry years to make up for. But this round of major rainstorms has to help.
One problem with this round of rain was that it was a relatively warm storm (from the south) and so it rained at higher elevations in the Sierra, where, usually thus time of year it would be snowing. A large snow pack holding steady until April or so is the ideal—then the melt is a slow one down into the Central Valley rivers. Rain now accelerates an early snowmelt, which means dangerous flooding—and less water for CA in the summer. I do hear that snow is now forecast a bit later this week at the higher elevations, so the snowpack may be replenished and held firm for the future months.
I better end this. wind picking up again. Power outages at any time=no internetz.
What’s your winter look like?