January 6, 2006
Just now beginning to dry out. Clearing the channel and removing all watergap fencing for miles, Dry Creek peaked on January 2nd @ 2,200 cfs at about 10:00 p.m. Indicative of how dry we’ve been, despite last season’s above normal rainfall, runoff was minimum as the rain came slow. Penetration where we moved dirt yesterday to accommodate a real office was only 6”.
Like a spring day here with a 68 degree high we let the woodstove go out, yesterday evening the frogs began their chorusing as the foothills seem to close-in around us like bedcovers pulled-up around our ears. Unusual weather, to say the least, for this time of year, but my only clue to normal, after a lifetime, is the average of a lot of data that seldom influences how we deal with current conditions.
The neighbors with calves close to the asphalt are starting to claim dates to brand, typically claiming weekends first in order to enlist more help, as a lot of them have real jobs in town. Our calves are well-off the road and we need to get a couple of bunches done before Robbin & I leave for Elko – smaller bunches requiring less help mid-week.
Just finishing the typesetting of the “Lost Issue of Dry Crik Review” begun last week during the “nasty” weather with the hope we’ll be able to include a link through this blog site. Though the issue has been in a dog-eared file folder for over ten years, the material rings solid to me, especially the insightful reviews by Scott Preston that are also a decade old. Once we overcome a couple of technological obstacles, this issue may finally see light.