I took the photograph above of the February Mutt of the Month the Sunday after New Year's Day on the patio of New Terrain Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. As you can see, that dog was happy to pose for the photo, no doubt bored out of its mind while its owner and her friends were relaxing and having a couple of beers. And yes, that group, as well as everyone else, was hanging out without jackets at the beginning of January in Colorado. Having occasional warm days during the winter is not unusual here in the Denver area, but this year, except for maybe a day or to, we have not yet had winter weather. Flowers are beginning to bloom, the snowpack is at an historic low, and there is great fear that Colorado will have severe drought conditions and a high risk of wildfires this coming summer if conditions don't change. Which is why everyone is praying for a very snowy March and April, which are traditionally the two snowiest months in Colorado. Pleasant patio weather is all well and good, but not at the cost of endangering the state.
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