Change of Seasons

This past winter was my first in a Northern Emirate. My first winter in the UAE was spent in Al Ain and Dubai; subsequent winters were spent in Dubai. The Northern Emirate seemed much wetter, but I've heard this year was much wetter throughout the UAE, so a single data point may not be a reliable indicator.

One thing I noticed was that the desert here was green, with a tuft of frog hair on the sands. Just a few days ago (yesterday?), the frog hair was a delicate green, being about as thick as the hair on a man who is balding, but not yet bald.

Today, the the frog has died, and the green has turned to brown.