The Greens of Winter

In the middle of January, my eyes welcome the glorious fluorescent green of moss on a rock.  

Our Weather Station

One of the gifts of Christmas 2013 to ourselves  was a weather station.  It has a rain gauge, determines wind speed, temperature and humidity inside and out, moon phase, date, time, and more.  So when I say the wind is gusting at 20 to 30 mph, you will know that I am not guessing.  There is a computer screen mounted in the kitchen and the information beamed in--no wires needed.  

 This is a close-up of the spinners that measure wind speed and direction.