Fall in the desert
I was in Denver since Tuesday. Like a moron, I forgot my camera, but I met up with a friend I used to work with in Syracuse who is going to email me some of his photos next week. Colorado is nice. We got a little bit of snow while I was there. I saw a dusting on the ground and some in the air.
It's really hard to find fault with Colorado, I had high expectations and it actually exceeded them.
We haven't seen snow here in the AV yet, not even on the mountain tops, but there have been some cold nights and a few cool days.
But there are, if not four, at least three and a half seasons here. And Fall is definitely becoming evident.
Here, in the ever-present sun, Fall almost seems to be a result of eight months of sun exposure on the leaves, rather than waning daylight and cooler evenings.
We got one really light frost, but it was not even enough to kill my peppers. I've had the fire going a few nights, but most nights are still in the 50s, meaning that with the ambient heat of a household, we still have the windows open. One night, though, I thought it was going to be cool enough to keep the windows closed, but warm enough to keep the heat off, but I woke up with a numb exposed arm above the covers.
This time of year, if you can't catch a breeze, you can have days where you will run the air conditioning from 4-6 pm and the heat from 10 pm to 8 am.
Mostly though, it's just a matter of sailing what I like to call the Earth Ship. You just have to know the right sail settings for the time of day. When you get home in the evening, open all the windows and turn the ceiling fans on. Then about 7 pm, close up the upstairs windows and keep the downstairs open to let some of the cooking heat out. Then about 7:30, close everything. Keep a good blanket on the bed, then have the heat come on at 4 am. In the morning, open the shades as the sun comes up. When leaving for work, close the shades (unless the high temp is going to be <60 degrees) and turn off the heat. Repeat and modify as necessary for conditions.
If you're lazy or not proactive, you can control with a/c and heat, but it's more mindful to sail the Earth Ship this time of year.
It's really hard to find fault with Colorado, I had high expectations and it actually exceeded them.
We haven't seen snow here in the AV yet, not even on the mountain tops, but there have been some cold nights and a few cool days.
But there are, if not four, at least three and a half seasons here. And Fall is definitely becoming evident.
Here, in the ever-present sun, Fall almost seems to be a result of eight months of sun exposure on the leaves, rather than waning daylight and cooler evenings.
We got one really light frost, but it was not even enough to kill my peppers. I've had the fire going a few nights, but most nights are still in the 50s, meaning that with the ambient heat of a household, we still have the windows open. One night, though, I thought it was going to be cool enough to keep the windows closed, but warm enough to keep the heat off, but I woke up with a numb exposed arm above the covers.
This time of year, if you can't catch a breeze, you can have days where you will run the air conditioning from 4-6 pm and the heat from 10 pm to 8 am.
Mostly though, it's just a matter of sailing what I like to call the Earth Ship. You just have to know the right sail settings for the time of day. When you get home in the evening, open all the windows and turn the ceiling fans on. Then about 7 pm, close up the upstairs windows and keep the downstairs open to let some of the cooking heat out. Then about 7:30, close everything. Keep a good blanket on the bed, then have the heat come on at 4 am. In the morning, open the shades as the sun comes up. When leaving for work, close the shades (unless the high temp is going to be <60 degrees) and turn off the heat. Repeat and modify as necessary for conditions.
If you're lazy or not proactive, you can control with a/c and heat, but it's more mindful to sail the Earth Ship this time of year.
Those pictures are so pretty. It's a decidedly unpretty day here in WNY--rainy and cold. I'm going to counteract it tomorrow by making chili.
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Here, here on the chili plans! We have the in-law cousins up every fall, and I always serve chili!
Of course today in Syracuse was a beautiful antidote to yesterday (blech) and I found every way possible to spend time outside.
Chuck, feel free to expound of Colorado. Travelling vicariously is prudent in these times!
Kim V
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Wow! Just the foliage alone is far more beautiful than here in NYS. We've been jipped this year. Aside from the rare brilliant tree, the Rochester area is already dingy and depressing.
I'm very jealous. I miss the warm weather already and have six months of crappy weather to look forward to.
Ugh...
Anyone feel like sending me to CA? : )
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Oh, but I got closeups for a reason. Most trees here are just turning brown. It's only a few that are getting color. Fortunately those few are in my back yard.
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