Back to the pre-snow

The snow is melting away quickly as the next weather system rolls in with (slightly) warmer air and drops rain on us. And that's fine with me. Still, we must keep an eye on things as the temperatures rise above and, more importantly, dip below freezing. All that water on the cold ground can become ice in a jiffy.

Looking westward. Wine country ends not far beyond the horizon.

So I'm back to showing you photos of the frosty vineyards out behind our house, taken not long before the snow came. I've had grand plans to take the camera back down by the river one of these days, but the ground is so saturated that I wouldn't get close before sinking knee-deep in mud.