Forty Things About Life in the Sonoran desert
1. Gardeners here are the best, they love to share at our gardening exchange stands.
2. We laugh at your winter weather reports.
3. In summer, flip-flops are considered formal attire.
4. We can correctly pronounce saguaro, Mogollon, Prescott, Gila.
5. There is a huge difference between 105 and 115 degrees.
6. We don’t sweat until it hits 100.
7. We don't whine until it hits 110.
8. The worst part of summer isn't the daily highs. It's the overnight lows (in the 90s).
9. Sweatshirts/sweaters come out when it dips into the 70s. Anything beyond that requires winter wear.(most of us don't own winter wear)
10. Palm trees suck at providing shade.
11. Nothing marks a tourist like posing in front of a saguaro.
12. The best thing about summer is bargains at local resorts and waiting for cooler weather for yard sales.
13. Bolo ties are the state’s official neck wear, but only 2 types wear them: campaigning politicians and tourists. (And the Earnhardt Ford guy).
14. A summer breeze doesn't provide cooling relief. It's more like opening the oven door.
15. Aerial photography makes advancing walls of dust look way more ominous than they really are. Unless you’re driving.
16. If life was fair, air-conditioning repairmen would earn as much in summer as professional baseball players.
17. We don't make a big deal about stunning sunrises and sunsets because most of ours are like that.
18. We know lightning can cause all sorts of havoc, yet thunderstorms are one of the coolest things about the desert, and we actually get out and talk with our neighbors.
19. The car windshield needs to be replaced (or it will, soon).
20. We keep insulated grocery bags in our cars to keep the ice cream from melting on the way home.
21. The best parking spots aren't the closest, they are the rare ones in the shade.
22. Our favorite smell is the desert after a rain storm (creosote).
23. We don't expect cold water to come out of the cold water tap.
24. We miss lush vegetation. We just don’t admit it.
25. We know how to steer a car by alternating between two fingers.
26. We check the yard for rattlesnakes, foxes and coyotes before letting the dogs out.
27. We think 3 inches of rain means the space between drops.
28. We have more citrus fruit in our yards than the grocery store.
29. We put holiday decorations on our cactus instead of a tree.
30. Our summertime outdoor activities start about 5:00 AM and end by 8:00 (AM).
31. We are not surprised when it rains in our backyard and not in the front. Photo of rainfall from the 1st monsoon rain 2023 the "city farm" homestead headquarters #2.
32. We don't bother to dust the furniture unless we are having company.
33. We run into the rain instead of running out of it.
34. Instead of changing from summer to winter grass, we go the desert front/desert back option, which really means dirt.
35. We realize the local TV weather report is really a looped tape.
36. We complain about 10% high humidity.
37. If it rains, we have to pull over to the side of the road because we can't remember how to turn on the wipers.
38. We know that lightning and thunder don’t equal rain.
39. We are happy to see a lizard in our yard because it is something alive.
40. We have to test the pavement temperature with our bare feet to be sure it’s safe to walk the dog.
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