25 December 2019

Merry Christmas!

My home northwest of Kalispell is above 48° north latitude, and over 3,000 feet above sea level. Winters almost always are cold and white. But not this year. On Christmas Eve, I awakened to a fluffy snowscape that melted off by mid-afternoon. Today, my lawn, now a greenish brown, is clear of snow. Global warming? I think so.

I’m not standing down fully over the holidays, but I am switching into a blogging lite mode while I catch up on my reading, finish some research, and rest up for 2020. My best wishes to all who read Flathead Memo, and my thanks to the many readers who have sent words of support, steered me to stories, and pointed out typos and other errors. Their help makes Flathead Memo a better blog. — James Conner

The view northeast from my front porch an hour after sunrise on Christmas Eve.

Twenty-four hours later.