The water is up 7 feet now and California is going into its "green season". There are only two seasons here, green and brown. Doc
Now Doc, as a man of your years and experience and having spent your life doing what you do, wouldn't you ammend that to be Green, Brown and Burn !
The other edge of the sword that is full reservoirs, lakes, ponds etc is that everything is lush green and growing like mad. All this beautiful green will turn brown and become fire fuel if we have a long hot dry summer (when don't we ?) Maybe we'll dodge the bullet this October but another winter of heavy rains and lush foliage will portend another nasty wildfire season in 2012 - - wouldn't you agree ?
On the plus side, it must be sooooo great for you and Terri to sit on your deck and see Elsinore within 30 yds of you vice the 150 that it was last summer. I promise to drag Beagle, Suzie and Linda up to visit you before I head back to Maine for the summah.
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