Photo Essay: Fall in the Desert
I looked out the window this morning and I saw beautiful puffy clouds, and I knew. I knew deep in my bones that it was finally here. Fall. Here the temperature decreases slowly from the 100s to the 90s to the 80s and then it takes a steep dip and you wake up one day to feel a nip in the air.
There are no beautifully colored leaves to herald the arrival of autumn. Here, you notice a change in the clouds - from the dark threatening monsoon clouds to the gentle puffy clouds I saw this morning. Here, you notice a change in the wind - from the hot summer winds blowing in the monsoon storms in the evening to the gentle rustling breezes of fall which make you want to stay outside all day and enjoy the coolness on your skin.
It’s different than what most of you are used to, but it’s no less thrilling to feel the change of seasons. And the end of the oppressive heat of summer is very welcome. I couldn’t resist going outside to take some pictures today.
Clouds…
Melody trying to flush the cottontails out of their hiding places…
More clouds…
Yardwork…
Even more clouds…
A Little Girl zooming past…
And yet more clouds…
Comment by Grace
September 18, 2007 @ 1:43 am
I could only imagine..it must be beautiful. Sad that I can’t see them from here.
Comment by Cyn
September 19, 2007 @ 4:29 am
Wow - love those sky pictures! We were in New Mexico in August and are planning a trip to Arizona next summer.
Comment by Cyn
September 19, 2007 @ 4:29 am
Wow - love those sky pictures! We were in New Mexico in August and are planning a trip to Arizona next summer.
Comment by Rochelle
September 19, 2007 @ 10:12 am
awesome sauce :)