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11:30 AM 93F now high of 97F later this afternoon 6% humidity sunny It's snake season, they're everywhere (this is a gopher snake, non-venomous and good pest control).

I don't know. I had a very bad experience in the 1994 Northridge quake. I do not like to talk about it. I don't want to live through anything like that again so I'm reluctant to return to earthquake areas. I am not so young anymore and I might not survive the next one. Nevertheless that is my...

Perfect. By contrast with my current situation, at home (the desert is where I live now but it is not "home," I'm from the coast) it is 63F, 75% humidity, and cloudy. Bliss!! 😍

3:00 PM 96F 3% humidity sunny

There is (or was) a hiking shelter on the Appalachian Trail, I think in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, that has a tin roof. I was there with two other hikers one night when it was raining mixed with hail. It was so loud none of us got any sleep that night. Fortunately, someone had...

4:00 PM 91F 3% humidity sunny Aurora borealis over the desert last night - amazing!

3:20 PM. It's 93F outside, 89F in the brooder and 88F in the house. 😐

10:30 AM 88F 7% humidity sunny High will be 96F. Our swamp cooler just died. :barnie

4PM 97F 3% humidity sunny Today our flock was introduced to the joys of ice blocks. "What the peck is this thing? Ohhh... oooooo... ahhhhh...."

3:30 PM 94F 5% humidity sunny Yesterday we got our first delivery package of the year ruined by the heat. We never know when something we ordered online is going to sit in a vehicle or storage unit without A/C for hours or days. That's not a problem when temperatures are normal. However, when...

2:00 PM 90F 8% humidity sunny When a saguaro cactus dies, it leaves a skeleton behind.

The palo verde tree (“green stick” in Spanish) is Arizona’s state tree. Very pretty yellow flowers when it blooms (but not a happy time for people with allergies).

Creosote is a scrubby bush that grows everywhere around here. It has a long history of medicinal use by indigenous peoples. It's used to treat respiratory ailments and has natural anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. That unique fresh aroma that predominates in the desert after a...

1:30 PM 92F 8% humidity sunny Quintessentially southwest: keeping a creosote branch in the shower.

How green and beautiful it is there! That's a lovely coop.

Wow, that seems early. People place bets on when our first triple-digit day will be. I try not to think about it. It's 83F indoors right now and climbing. I baked my last pie last night. 😭 No more oven use until November.

Noon 95F 5% humidity sunny Desert horned lizard camouflage:

5:00 PM 98F 4% humidity sunny

I've spent summers in Georgia and Alabama. I can tolerate that much better than single-digit humidity. It's not just discomfort. People underestimate how destructive very low humidity is to everything from car interiors to furniture to your hair, eyes, and lungs. If I listed all the ridiculous...

6:30 PM 89F 3% humidity sunny