Today was another beautiful summer day in our town. A few puffy white clouds floating by, mostly blue skies and warm (but not too warm – 104°). It always makes me so happy to walk up the driveway to my pretty little desert house. We love this place. Click on the image to enlarge.
Another Milestone has passed and Damsel and I are celebrating my birthday. We wanted to continue our tradition of being on the road for this occasion, but circumstances preclude that. As soon as we clear up some personal matters this summer, we hope to be able to hit the road again.
Also. Happy Birthday to Tin Can Assassin.
Contrary to forecast for 105° and mostly sunny, the weather has been rain, thunder and lightening and gusty winds since noon today. The rain has been heavy at times and the clouds to the south have all but cut out satellite TV.
The closest lightning strike so far today was about a half mile away according to the time from flash to report. It is after 3PM now and the thunderclaps and rain continue. Looking at the radar on the NWS, it appears to be one big stationary mass of precipitation. “Little” Casandro wash, the road in front of our house is flowing with the runoff from the canyon to the west.
And, of course, the rain flushes out the anthills. I took the Ortho sprayer out a few minutes ago and laid a band across entrances to the patio, house and garage.
In spite of all this, we still love our little desert home.
We are indeed blessed that we can witness the majesty of our beautiful desert environment on a daily basis. This gorgeous sunset marked the end of yet another wonderful day of retirement in our dream home. Click on the image to enlarge.
Congratulations to Damsel on her first visit to the Los Caballeros Spa. She richly deserved a pleasurable manicure, pedicure and facial after her first couple of seasons in the high desert. Her report on the care and pampering was excellent!! Click on the image to enlarge.
We happened to be in the old historic downtown district yesterday to donate some bags of crushed aluminum cans to the local American Legion. While Bob was in the lodge getting a receipt for the cans, I took this photo of a nearby historic warehouse made from stone and corrugated steel. The fisheye effect is from combining two images to get the complete building in one frame. Click on the image to enlarge.
Mom recently moved to a larger room at the ranch. This time, her view is of the facility courtyard and fountain. She is really pleased with this room and enjoys having a private bathroom. I took this photo out of her window today when Damsel and I were visiting. Click on the image to enlarge.