021308 The Bats are back

On my way to the gym last night the air wasn't cold as it has been. It's getting warmer here and I won't need a coat much longer at night. It still didn't rain too much this year and I'll be surprised if we see much grass grow this spring. The big trees won't be hurt much since they have established root systems. Regarding trees, there are only two types of trees on base as I don't think of the palm trees as 'real' trees. Below is a picture of a salt cedar and a eucalyptus tree. The last base I was at (Tallil) had no trees and while the 'trees' here aren't much, they're one of the first things I noticed when I got here. Since it's getting warmer I was wondering when the bats would start coming out of hibernation and last night, for the first time this year, I saw a few bats. Soon they'll be everywhere at night.