A WET DAY!

Today wasn’t that great, it started with a few sprinkles of rain through the night then became heavier in the morning. At one point the rain had a slight white flake consistency. I won’t say the word. Then looking off to the distant mountains we noticed they had changed colour on the top. The tops of these mountains would be visible and then disappear with the different cloud layers.  After lunch it looked like it was going to clear but another round of rain moved in instead. The high was 9C today, not sure how cold it was last night but it wasn’t as bad as we have had elsewhere.  

Just the higher altitudes received this stuff.

Cathy had a call from Anne who is only 7 miles away from us as she and her husband Ed are here for a couple of months. They live in Terra Cotta. We hope to hook up with them in the near future.

While looking out at the mountains we noticed these birds running around and found out they are Gambel’s Quail.  The males are more colourful than the females as in the case of many other species.

Picture Cathy took

Picture from internet showing male and female.

Cathy did some baking, making cupcakes and a cake and I had some computer work to catch up on.  

Hoping for a better day tomorrow...

WE MADE IT TO OUR NEXT DESTINATION

Yesterday we were in no real rush to hit the road as the next destination (Apache Junction - Arizona) which is east of Phoenix is a 2 hour drive to the north. So we took our time getting ready to go and left about 11 o’clock.

The weather was nice with a high of about 22C. Last night the temperature went down to 8 and there was a little rain.

Picacho Peak

This highway barrier was for sound and wind protection for a RV resort on the other side.

This green pasture was beside the area in the next picture - water makes all the difference.

Artwork created by different stones.

   

During the drive there were areas the wind would p/u and in the distance there looked to be a fog but it was the wind picking up the sand and blowing it around and in one case we saw a small twister. I was hoping we didn’t have to drive through a server storm as I hear you lose a lot of your visibility plus I didn’t want the coach to be taking it in.

Coming into the dusty area.

Cathy didn't quite get the twister but it hit the small community on the left - hope no one had their laundry out!

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All for now...