Yes, this actually a blog post about the weather. I swear my life is not so boring that all I have to talk about is the weather, but we have had such unusual weather lately that I have to post. Well, maybe it's not unusual for Nevada, but for this Midwestern girl, it is VERY unusual.
These Las Vegas winters are to DIE for. The temperatures VERY rarely got below 50 degrees during the day, and the cloudy/rainy days could be counted on one hand. However, TWICE this week it's been cloudy and rainy, and today, believe it or not, we actually had SNOW! Granted, here in the valley it didn't stick and was mixed with lots and lots of rain, but still--it SNOWED! Where we live is actually at a higher elevation than the rest of Las Vegas. We're in the foothills of the Spring Mountains at about 3000 feet, so the rest of the city probably only got rain, but we got SNOW!
Here's the Sheep Mountains in the distance, which are just north of the Las Vegas valley. . .
These are the foothills of the Spring Mountains in which we live (literally. . . our subdivision ends at these mountains). It's snowed before in the mountains early this year but not enough to coat these low-lying mountains. BEAUTIFUL!
The weird thing? In addition to the snow, our neighborhood is also showing the first signs of spring. Cherry blossoms (my absolute FAVORITE) are starting to bloom--including this one in our front yard! I had no idea that cherry blossoms even GREW in the desert, let alone that we had one in our front yard. It's the small things that can bring you bliss. :)
Thanks for bearing with me during this boring post about the weather. :)
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