Last night as we were preparing supper it was snowing, on the 7th of June. What fell last night is already gone, but there was no mistaking the big, fluffy flakes for rain.
It is supposed to snow some more tomorrow and maybe “stick” for a few hours. We’ve summered in this ‘alpine’ valley since the early 1990s and heard the claim that it can snow in any month. We’ve never seen it where we live in July and August, but June and September are another story.
On the other hand, we’ve built two new homes here and never installed air conditioning. A couple of evenings each summer it would be nice to have, but isn’t worth the cost for 2-3 hot nights, the ceiling fans can handle it.
The secret of the clement summer climate? An elevation of 6300 feet. And coming from near sea level, it takes us a couple of weeks to adjust to the thin air. No altitude sickness but stairs can leave us panting, ditto exercise.
