Spring, er... sort of

After 2 weeks of mild weather a good bit of the snowpack has diminished.  Thankfully, so far, the melt has not been accompanied with any local flooding.  Areas south and north have not fared so well.  Fortune has been on our side.

Spring is oft associated with pastel colors of yellow, blue, and green...but not in the mountains.  Here the couleur de rigueur is brown.  Brown grass.  Leafless brown trees.  And most certainly, brown mud.  Mud covers roads, shoes, cars, and dogs.  It will be mid May before new growth appears and the hills turn green.  However, there is beauty to be found if one just takes the time to look for it.