We thought we might get some rain on Patricia's birthday, but we only got more virga.
The moon came and went, hidden by clouds on the 4th of July.
At the height of the monsoon season, we only saw lots of virga.
Arrangement of peppers about to be roasted.
Red-breasted wrens are small, but their songs are enthusiastically loud.
All of the non-producing monsoon clouds made for vivid sunsets.
It is so dry that even by July, some of the trees have not leafed out.
If you look at the light spots you will see that they form an almost perfect outline of a kokopelli.
Images of Kokopelli are among the oldest that survive in ancient rock art in the Southwest. He is also a popular figure on painted pottery. Usually depicted as a humpbacked figure playing a flute, he often carries a large bag on his back and has antennae like an insect. Info about Kokopelli
There are many mourning doves in our area. I hate to think what our roof looks like.
Yes, yes!, we are going to get some rain at the end of the monsoon. Never mind. Once again, no rain.
It looks like the horizon is on fire, but it is just a colorful sunset. Unfortunately, we have seen the horizon look like this when the cause was a fire.
The August full moon rose through the clouds, but it was too hazy to get much detail.
More detail of the August full moon.
I saw some pretty sunrises while walking on the paths in our neighborhood.
This looks much more like a leaf than an insect. I think this is a katydid.
We collected all these Disney figures and sent them to Claire because every time we did a Facetime she wanted to see our collection.
My cell phone did a good job of capturing the rays making shadows on the light clouds as well as capturing the backlit clouds.
Tree, grasses, shadows
Two different cameras, two different degrees of "warmth."