The boys at the cafe asked me what the exended forecast was for us. They think that since I'm a net guy that I have a direct line to the weather gods or something. Whatever.

I told them that the mild El Nino seems to be peaking now. That means that we may have a wetter spring than normal in Feb. and March.

My gut feel is that we will soon have a change from this cold and dry pattern to a warrmer and wetter one. Like normal, but more so.

Clean the leaves out of the gutters. Patch the roof. Get your firewood and hay tarped. Grade your roads and buy a pair of rubber boots.

Spring is coming.