Ok, maybe it was a lazy summer. Maybe it was a busy summer. But either way you call it I havn't posted on here in a couple months. Regardless of the type of summer you had hope it was good and you are not crying about how fast it went by. If you are back in New England hope you did get some nice sunny days to go to the beach or pool or some fun outdoor activities. Seems like for a while every time I checked the news it was flooding somewhere and more rain was on the way.
This, being the second summer here in the Valley of the Sun, allows me to make a comparison. Well last summer sure seemed like the hotter one to me. We had a couple more days where it dipped below 100 this summer then last summer. That's a COUPLE, not a lot. Maybe it was 4 total. Maybe 5. Sitting here right now on Sunday the weather channel says it 93 with 36% humidity. VERY humid for Phoenix. But it did rain hard last night. And Hurricane John off the Mexican coast is going to bring us more rain and cooler weather all this week. Cooler here in early September means under 100. Last summer was much dryer. Little rain that brings the temperatures down. So it was 100 + into the middle of September.
Ok, enough about the weather other then to say I do like the heat. It was down in the low 80's last night after the rain and I went out with a sweatshirt on. I'm sure some of you are not surprised and laughing about that.
I posted some new photos. The top one is just one of the many beautiful and unique sunsets from the summer. This one is just another example of how the design for the Arizona flag is so fitting for this state. check out a flag and see.
The next one is in California on highway 62, driving west from Twenty Nine Palms toward the Arizona border. We drove thru Joshua Tree National Park, then took 62 east. It's a long 100 mile drive thru the desert. There's nothing out there but the beauty of the desert to absorb.
There's a photo of Dan in Joshua Tree, under a Joshua Tree, between Hwy 62 photos. Then the other photos below are taken in Joshua Tree. I had to drive thru there. It is an interesting place with a variety of cactus, and desert flora. As you can see in the photos as we drove thru there was a rain storm passing thru too. There's nothing like experiencing a rain storm in the desert. It can amaze me how you can watch it for so long and from so far away. The smell of desert rain is distictive and as unique as the desert summer weather that consists of monsoons, microbursts, duststorms, haboob, lightning and thunder.
Well I hope people are still reading the blog and checking out the photos. Remember to click on the photos for a larger view. Add some comments so I know it's being looked at and I'll try and hurry back soon to add more.
off to the pool with the dogs !! happy holiday weekend.
