Yay For Monsoons!!!

A few wispy clouds have been flying around the heavens here and there every morning, making for beautiful sunrises like this one.  They last about long enough for one cup of coffee.  Staying outside for long however, isn't an option.  It's 5:00 am and 80 degrees.

The first thing I do is check on Mrs. Dove.  She is nesting in my palm tree again, although nesting is a loosely knit term, just like her actual nest.  It looks like the eggs will fall out at any second.  It's been a bumper crop year for dove as probably eight pair have nests in the area and all frequent my water station.

My first project of the day was to take seven quilts to the new-to-me shop in town to be quilted.  When I roughly guessed at the price, I only took four.  Holy guacamole!!!  I'm going to need to find a part-time job!!  Just one queen quilt was $225.  Thankfully the others were smaller.  

Next up, a quick stop in at the fabric shop where masks were required.  I was in and out in less than five minutes, mostly because I can only hold my breath for two.  Now I can finish up one of the nine quilts I brought with me.  This virus stuff is costing me a fortune!!!

On the way home, although I needed to stop at several places, it was just too hot (around 104 I think) and too crowded.  I decided to splurge and stop at Arby's instead.  Here's my review of their chicken/bacon/swiss sandwich and sweet potato fries.  

The chicken with honey mustard sauce was delicious ... love the shredded lettuce ... on a soft tasty bun!  The fries WOULD have been delicious had they been warm with a little salt.  There was no seasoning at all and they were colder than the air temperature.  Of course I ate every one anyway!!

Even though I wanted to stand on the sidewalk and admire my new concrete pad, I really needed to give Cooper a haircut.  I think he has been hotter than me digging in the garden at noon.  For being such a good boy and standing perfectly still, we play the keep-away game for an hour.  I don't mind, it's actually cooler on the floor.

Suddenly my phone went off.  A major ALERT was wailing about take cover ... dust storm.  That's a new one for me!  I ran to the window to see, but only witnessed the trees pointing directly west due to the crazy winds!  YIKES!!

I ran outside to close the hatches on the rig, just in time for the downpour.  Those monsoon rains here are just crazy, but boy do I love them!!  It cooled things off just like putting a pan of hot hummingbird food in a cold water bath.  HOW LOVELY!!  A sweet 70 degrees.

Once the main storm passed, lightning began to surround me.  I couldn't stand it one more second.  I ran to the rig, grabbed my tripod and headed to the patio.  It's an addiction I tell you!!  I'll have pictures tomorrow.

Weird, yes?  It was 98 degrees and raining.  There's nothing like the smell of the first big desert rain.  

We're back up to 104 today.  Maybe I'll get lucky and find something fabulous drinking from my water station.  In the meantime, I have sprinkler repairs to be done and bushes to be trimmed.  Woohoo!!