Environment

Frost Alert

Frost Alert

We don’t remember having several nights of sub-freezing weather last winter, at least not six consecutive days in a row. Fortunately, we took precautions for possible freezing weather starting as early as November, draining the spa, and flushing the motor home plumbing. No sense in waiting until the last minute. We got this image of the birdbath next to the RV drive yesterday morning (about 10:30 AM) still frozen solid – one big ice cube.

The forecast is for warmer conditions returning by mid-week or so. Not so much sub-freezing nights and warmer days (up to the 60s or so). Click on the image to enlarge.

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

I went outside just at dusk looking for a nice sunset photo, but was surprised to see this handsome great horned owl perched on the roof above our courtyard. It flew silently away shortly after I took this photo. Click on the image to enlarge.

Sky-on-Fire Sunset This Evening

Sky-on-Fire

We get so many spectacular sunsets, especially in monsoon season, late fall, and winter. This evening, the sky went through several stages of pinks, flame orange and red. I took this image at a time when the sky looked like it was on fire. Click on the image to enlarge.

Second Spring Cactus Flowers

Thimble Cactus Flowers

These tiny flowers appeared on my thimble cactus today. They are pale yellow and only a quarter of an inch across. This is one of the cacti we brought from California and is doing very well here in Arizona. I guess they like our “second spring” that occurs in late October and early November. Click on the image to enlarge.

The Chief Photographer

The Chief Photographer

I got this photo of Damsel coming back from one of her photographic missions a couple of days ago. She gets a lot of really great photos, many of which are posted here, but the majority go into the archives and maybe on facebook or something. Click on the image to enlarge.