Heat wave

my favorite vegetation in the desert is the
Ironwood tree, in the spring they get these
dusty lavender blossoms, otherwise the rest
of the year they just sort of look dead.



Mesquite and Palo Verde trees grow all over
the desert as well, they look very similiar but
the bark of a mesquite tree is rough and the
bark of the Palo Verde tree is smooth and
green.


Don't know what these little pink things are
called but the hummingbirds love them.


These look like daisies but they aren't. I don't
know what their called.




Well, its certainly hot, but that's nothing really new when you live in the desert.
Its like this every summer, which is why I dream of the day I can leave for
the summer and come back when its over. Three years to go.
It will be nice to say good bye to this type of vegetation

Happy 4th of July

4th of July with all its pomp and circumstance and
here I am sitting at home. I don't really care for
big crowds so I prefer to watch all the festivities
on tv and out my window where I can watch the
local fireworks from the casino on the indian
reservation. It becomes quite a challenge in my
household actually, as my two girls Gracie and
Pixie get really scared of all the booming. Its not
as bad as it used to be but its bad enough to make
the little dogs run for a hiding place and tremble.



They normally don't buddy up like this but
hey, when in doubt and feeling insecure......
grab a friend!!!!!!!
I tend to just turn the tv up a little more and
pretend like its nothing when I hear the boom.
I do peek out the window though and watch
the fireworks shoot up in the air.
Hope everyone had a very happy 4th!