Last night, we were having another one of those incredible dust storms that have been blowing in this spring (and which may be decimating the spring snowpack).
This morning, I woke up to this:
I was happy to see it - it will melt by the end of the day, and will keep the soil from being so incredibly dry.
I'm not sure this guy is so happy, though:
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