In Arizona we salt margaritas not sidewalks
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Foggy morning, December
Thanks for hanging out with me on my foggy desert morning!
Read MoreOnline Art Gallery
A selection of original artwork by some fellow Arizonans
Read MoreDesert Rain - a picture post
We have FINALLY gotten some much needed rain down here in the desert. It is making for some very humid don't-even-bother-straightening-your-hair days, but things have cooled off ever so slightly and the dust has been kept to a minimum.There is a certain smell that springs from newly damp desert ground, but I suppose it smells just as good as any other place when long overdue rains arrive. I actually put it into the first chapter of my book. Here's a peek:
The western sky was the kind of blue that comes after a cleansing summer rain, and the breeze still smelled of damp sage and pine. Leather reins lay slack in her fingers, resting on the saddlehorn in front of her. Closing her eyes, Ruby breathed in the beautiful day.
You'll have to wait to read more, but I'll try to pop in a few tidbits here and there. Until then, enjoy some recent photos of the girls (click images to enlarge):
For some more AMAZING Arizona photography, check out this local photographer's page.Thanks for reading,Heidi
Back to the Mountains - a picture post
If you've been reading my blog for awhile, first of all, THANK YOU!! :) and second of all, you'll be glad to hear about a place familiar to us; our favorite spot in the beautiful White Mountains of eastern Arizona. This is where you first heard of it. Here's the follow-up from last year where you see our lovely tree burned to the ground.In celebration of quitting my job, the last hurrah before school started, and my husband having 3 days off, we headed back to the our favorite spot for a cool break from the 115° heat. Here are some AAaaaahhhh moments:
...and then my battery died.
The nice thing to know is that the area is bouncing back nicely. Fire kills forests, but in the ashes come new life. Grass is growing thick, and our camp spot had the biggest surge of baby Aspens that we've seen since we've been coming here. The wildlife will feed on the fresh new growth, and the whole cycle will begin again.
Thanks for coming along with us, and I hope each of you has a chance to get out and enjoy a nice weekend with your family.
Take care!
Heidi
Alternative Fashion Society
if you are looking for fun in Phoenix, don't mind being out late, and are open-minded, check out an Alternative Fashion Society show. The last thing you will be is bored.
Read MoreDesert in bloom
You can tell it's spring when the Palo Verde trees bloom.
Read MoreJust Pictures
I really want a jet pack.But until then I have to say I am pretty thrilled with my new iPhone.
Read MoreWildfire
you may or may not be aware that a huge, devastating wildfire ripped through eastern Arizona earlier this year.For a while after the fire, we thought about going up, just to check things out, but were afraid of what we'd find.
Read MoreArizona Haboob
If you've watched the movie Hidalgo, you've seen a Haboob...You may have been thinking, "Wow, great special effects - that can't be real."
Read MoreDecember, Dandelions.
I talk to her belly when I'm out in the stall, and try to get the baby to kick my hand
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