Tip of the storm...

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Originally uploaded by shaverlaked.

This is what I see when I look down on Fresno from my home...one can see storms coming, fog sitting, and the lightning strike.

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain..

Shaverites have been doing the snow dance for two months now and hail is all we have accomplished--the snow has yet to fall. Shaver is in a misty cloud at the moment with gusty winds that moved the furniture on our deck...the kind of wind that wakes you up at night. Weather reports say that we may get snow as low as 6000 feet in elevation tonight and we are hoping their prediction is correct...but so far snow is falling at 8000 feet. We did not have a White Christmas, but we would certainly accept a White New Year's Eve.

Sights in Dogwood

Musick Creek Pool
Originally uploaded by shaverlaked.

Musick Creek, named after one of the early pioneers in the Shaver area, begins in West Village and travels down to Jose Basin. This picture shows Musick Creek as it flows through the lower part of Dogwood Mountain Subdivision.

Christmas Weather...

It just seems odd to be one day past Christmas and yet we are still without any accumulated amount of snow here in Shaver. We had a wild and rainy storm last night with wind knocking over even large heavy things, like our outdoors propane heater. But, by 9am this morning the sun was shining. As we look into the valley it appears that another large cloud of either rain or fog maybe headed our way.

Nope...

The snow never fell last evening and it looks like we have some warmer dry weather ahead for the next week. We are still hoping for a white Christmas in Shaver!

Snow!?!?

We can always hope the weatherman knows what he is doing...as a very young child once said, "doesn't the weatherman have window?" We are supposed to get snow, 50% chance, at 5000 feet in elevation. Cross your freezin fingers!

Looks like...

Next weekend Sierra Summit is due to open. Our weather is cooled enough now to allow the Summit to make snow. We have had some very cool weather here in Shaver too.