Nothing to report other than good food, good football and a good weekend. Hope yours was as enjoyable. Clickable image: home cooked meatloaf with sauteed mushrooms and gravy, mashed taters and cinnamon carrots. Yum!
September 2011
Red Bird Close Up
With Summer ending this week, I am glad that we’re still getting our red bird of paradise flowers. Enjoy them while you can! Click on the image to enlarge.
A Rustic Wagon
We passed this rustic old wagon on Wednesday during our scenic drive. I took a photo as we drove by. It looks like an old photo when you add the sepia effect. Click on the image to enlarge.
Citrine Earrings
Bob gave me these citrine earrings for our 13th wedding anniversary. There are three gemstones on each earring, each of a different color. The backing and loops are 14kt gold. Click on the image to enlarge.
Panorama of Hassayampa River and Wickenburg
We took a scenic drive up to the northeast from town today. When we got to the summit of Scenic Loop Drive, Verna took an image back toward town. I cropped the image into a panoramic view of the Hassayampa River with Wickenburg in the distance and Vulture Peak and the Vulture Mountains beyond. Click on the thumbnail below to see the full-sized panoramic image.
Lightning and Thunder
Over the past several days, monsoon season has been in full swing in Arizona and other areas. We listen to a local radio station where the National Weather Service has the capability to override regular programming with NWS warnings. They have interrupted a couple of times today with alerts for severe thunderstorms in Maricopa and Pinal counties.
Image – Lightning over the desert
Verna and I were out walking Cabela a few minutes ago when we observed a four-engine jet airliner flying above us (VERY unusual). Since the plane flew overhead eastbound and then turned to a southeast heading toward Phoenix, I can only guess that the crew diverted to this area to avoid the severe storms in progress in west-central Maricopa county and were proceeding toward Phoenix Sky Harbor.
We haven’t seen lightning shows as awesome as those depicted above, but the past several days and evenings have put on a pretty good show of lightning flashes and rolling thunder. We have had a little rain including a steady downpour for a half hour or so two or three evenings ago.
