It was so warm they melted when they hit the ground, but still, Christmas season snow!įor New Mexico, the current numbers are grim. I saw it, a few flakes drifting down through the streetlight. But it wasn’t drought that had me pathetically watching the weather radar Saturday night, peering out the back window, then past the lighted Christmas tree to look out the front window, hunting evidence of actual snow to decorate the holiday of my American fantasy.Īround 10 p.m. Drought grips our state, our mountains unusually barren of snow as the calendar ticks down toward Dec. It’s easy to imagine why New Mexicans would feel a special twinge this year.
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