Weather

The weather doesn't change much here usually,  hottest in the summer, not so much in the winter.
 But tuesday was an unusual day to say the least... A big Storm hit.   Four tornadoes touched down near flagstaff, (15 homes unihabitable and of course there are trailerparks galore, tossed) golfball sized hail, (the cars have broken windshields and severe hail damage--Scottsdale area mostly, of course that is where all the upscale car dealerships are), gail force winds, (trees down all over causing power outages, particularly in Mesa) flooding, thunder and lightning, and rain rain rain...

Here's one quote from the news--"According to Lena Kent of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the severe weather up north derailed a 58-car train. One of the tornadoes blew 28 cars off the tracks. A crew of two was aboard the train at the time. Neither was hurt. The train, which was stopped in Bellemont because of the tornado warning, was heading east, hauling containerized cargo from ports in Los Angeles."

It was an exciting day.

 We still have some severe storm warnings around the state.

82 Degrees

It hit 82 degrees yesterday. I guess I will have to take my snow scene down.

My Desert

Giant Saguaro
Ocotillo

Cholla -Staghorn

(Teddybear) Cholla

cute little prickly thing!

mammillaria Hedgehog?

Barrel Cactus

Yup, this is just higher in elevation than where I live in Gilbert.