THIS was a first time EVER!! The only magazine my family ever received was Arizona Highways. Weird since we lived in the high desert of California close to the Mojave Desert. Those pictures! My mother put the fear of God into us kids when it came to venomous critters. I was always too scared to even touch the magazine because it was full of images of gila monsters and rattlesnakes.
Yesterday, as I walked nonchalantly over to fill the water station at the Chance residence, I almost stepped on this big guy ... and I mean BIG!!! I admit, I screamed like a little girl. He's at least 15 inches long and three inches across. What a brute!!! He seemed to be tracking something, tasting the rocks along the ground. At one point, he even backed up to get a better taste!! I jumped ... he ran. They are pretty fast!!
Here's another first time EVER!! It was 107 degrees yesterday when I got the warning for lightning and flooding. Sure enough, it poured down rain for about ten minutes. Not just a little, but a deluge! 107 degrees and rain???
To keep the First Ever luck going, I decided to cook an entire package of bacon. I've seen blog readers do this before, but have never tried it. Why is the bbq on the ground? Because the table is shading the newly planted sticks that I'm sure are not going to survive!!
In the end, they came out okay. A few had burnt ends, but those are a delicacy, right? The best part EVER ..... no cleanup!! Thank you for the tip!!!
The last First Time EVER was the sunset. At least the cloud cover kept it a tad bit cooler the rest of the day. The sunset was something else since the rain all around me never stopped.
The longer it went, the more incredible it looked. These pictures don't even begin to do it justice.
There is just one bad thing about the rain. It brings out all kinds of critters. Another first happened late last night, but I'll wait and show you tomorrow. At some point I should be getting used to this, right??
Lots of firsts, nice desert sunrise and sunset, and the Gila Monster live in the desert sure would be a treat. Glad that the bacon on you Weber Q worked well, and yes no cleanup the way we like it.
ReplyDeleteThat gila monster was a find! I like looking for those kinds of critters.
DeleteWe still haven't had any monsoon weather. It's 1 % humidity.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised Jan. Most of the water is getting left in Mexico and in the mountains close to me.
DeleteNice picture of the Gila Monster. What a coincidence that you encountered it on your way to the Chance residence. The Vegas Golden Knights mascot is Chance the Gila Monster.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting is that??? Perfect name for Vegas! LOL
DeleteNancy, take a few slices of your cooked bacon, diced the bacon, add add eggs, milk, salt, ground pepper, shredded cheddar cheese and optional a green onion to a bowl and place them in few glass custard cups and cook them in the Instant Pot. I bought a special 'muffin' container for this type. They are called Pressure Cooker Egg Bites & Egg Muffins. Find the recipe, follow, and you can have a breakfast in minutes. I need to buy eggs and will then make and possibly freeze for a later time. People at the SKP park just love them. Try it; you may succeed. I understand Starbucks sells them for a hefty price. Just a thought for you to experiment. Lynn Cross
ReplyDeleteWow Lynn! That's definitely something I will try. I made something similar, but they all stuck to the pan really bad (in the oven). I'll definitely try the instant pot. To buy 8 frozen egg cups is about $7.00!!
DeleteBeautiful sunrise and sunset. We also started cooking a pound of bacon outside. I love the smell of bacon while it's cooking but sometimes the smell lingers and I don't like that. You have been encountering all kinds of critters!
ReplyDeleteMaybe cooking bacon outside will bring in even MORE critters!!
DeleteI think the trail cam would be the better answer especially at night for the ones that you don't see👀
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sunrise and sunset pictures!
ReplyDeleteA Gila monster - wow he's huge!!
the bacon does cook fast that way and I love the crispy flavour. Used to do the whole pound of bacon when we worked as we took our breakfast for breaktime. :)