closing in on a new year

six days ago it was reasonably cold...

now it is "unseasonably mild"...

and, unfortunately ( this is relative...certainly the outcome had a fortunate side as well...i am dealing with the microclimate of my back yard, not the overall geography of the area ), the storm that brought the cold only brought a couple of inches of snow...not nearly enough for the wheat's purposes...

it is not at all happy...

all the brown in these photos i would call ex-wheat...so for what would seem the third consecutive year cold has preceeded snow which is the direct opposite of the wheat's needs...i am assuming ( and i could be wrong, however i think not ) a truncated crop again...could we call this a climate change index here at the south end of the inland sea...if it continues yes...we will see what the variables bring...

there is still a portion of green in the asparagus...dwindling to be sure...still some green...

the berries are still very green...cold hardy, they have obviously ignored the cold...only the onions can say the same...

and in the basement the teosinte continues...so does the spud...it was sleeping so i did not disturb it with the cmaera...more as it comes up.