hard to believe it’s here already, and for January

pretty dried out. Or dry-but-wet out, as nights’ dampness

thawed to mud, keeping us off the fields by afternoon.

Meanwhile [above] some faded memories and Kodachromes of Parker Ranch history, ca.1995

as Tuesday brought a brief hint of pogonip,

soon gone.

The next day saw a pathetic excuse for snow

which dripped away first thing…

leaving us a dry-but-wet Thursday – one could get around the ponds while the ground was stiff

but then as usual we were on

the gravel at the end of a day of packing, last day

ending.