steady rain from 3:15PM and then a couple blaster rain storms this AM around 3:15AM and ? (I didn't look at my watch). I was stunned to wake up to an INCH of rain. OMG! I thot I was back on the Big Island, ha!
(north Phx)

LosDosSloFolks wrote: ↑Apr 14 2025 7:19 am Wonderful guide and tribute Joe.

I agree. So thoughtful!

so very sad . What a great legacy.

very smoky in the north valley; could barely see the McDowells as I was driving east on the 101.

When I looked outside this morning I was surprised at what I thought was cloud cover; it was smoke.

Spotted on 'hood walk, Village at Grovers in North Phoenix.
Apparently ate too many Christmas cookies.

great pictures of your kitty

About ten years or more ago, for a few years, I did Photobooks via Costco for myself and as family gifts. Then I did DVDs. Now, youtube videos seem to work better and are a lot cheaper; altho they do take a lot of work on my part. Between that and the ancestry work I do, I consider it my legacy... s...

However, there was the dog and I think that could have been a problem; altho the bear sounds like it had issues anyway. There is a reason Glacier Park doesn't allow dogs on trails.

Just an FYI: Our experience with rec.gov and Glacier Park actually went pretty well this summer. We, first of all, got a lot of permits. But then there was a bear issue at one of our campsites so we decided to come up with a Plan B so that we could still get our backpacking in. We got the alternate ...

I just don't quite remember what seems to have been a nicer May or first part of June being this... dare I say, cool?! in many, many years. I'm surprised at the stats.

My guess is probably chiggers. I've only had to deal with chiggers a few times but that was back in the day (the early 70s I think) around the farm; getting into a reservoir. I do remember having to take a presription. I got bit while out on the Bush Highway photo shoot this spring. It was pretty ba...

well in politics, you have to start with what you agree on and these days, that in and of itself is nearly impossible with all the name calling etc. It was so much easier back in my day. Hopefully they can work this out.

thot I smelled rain before retiring last nite and then the thunder started and we got a nice dusting of rain for a bit. (Cave Creek Rd/Union Hills)

just got pummeled in Fountain Hills! started with lots of wind and by the time we were done with dinner, the rain was falling hard. The temp dropped to low 80s. FABULOUS!

Today marked the latest occurrence of reaching 85 degrees at PHX in 50 years! In just three more days there's a chance for triple digits. It was nice while it lasted. but the temp is going to drop clear down to 74 for the day on Friday... and then back up into the 80s, but still; that's a lot of te...

Plenty of variety of wildflowers on the Needle Vista hike to Hackberry. All sorts too, including some big patches here and there. However, we did have trouble following our route from time to time but we were wanting to do a specific hike of this area.

Bartlett's hills have lots of poppies. The roads to the far recreation area have nice displays of wildflowers though not to the level of 2019. HOWEVER, those are some giant flowers out there, including the tallest Chia I've ever seen and lots of them. Bush Highway has massive poppies on both sides o...

Bartlett basically has no shore; was out there today.

I hit the Motherlode :y: north of the Cholla Saddle on the Dixie Mountain Loop (west side) - Phoenix Sonoran Preserve South (PSP South). Actually the whole hike had lots of blooming flora and the great thing is the mixture of flowers including Owl Clover, though not any large patches of Owl Clover.....

Hardly any wildflowers in the Cone/Brown Mountain area of the McDowell Sonoran Preserves North. In fact, I didn't see a lot of evidence of wildflowers to be. It's green out there but other than that I maybe saw 5 smatterings of poppies and some lupine here and there with other co-stars.