August 7
We continue to come up to the building site despite the hiatus. After all, the hiking is here, too! Today proves a wash-out though, as you will see.
This is the official rainy season in Far West Texas–July and August. After two years of droughts and wildfires in this part of the country, it is considered gauche to complain about the rain, so I don’t. And I am not unhappy when it rains. There are often spectacular displays of lightning and thunder which scare the heck out of all three of us. Bella and Niles and I watch the “fireworks” from a large living room window in the rental house. Niles barks. Bella trembles. I read my book between flashes and crashes and pretend not to be perturbed. Up at the building site, it is much scarier and I think this is because we are MUCH closer to the action up on that mountain!
- The light does interesting things in the mountains.
- Look what is on the horizon!
- This is what they call “bad water” around here…
- And it is headed this way. Bye!
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August 8
The day after the big rain, we hike “The Rocks” road and find it even greener than before. It is hard to believe we are walking in the Chihuahuan Desert on a day like this…
- Mostly green
- Even greener!
- These perked right up.
- The green grass is trying to hide the boneyard.
- This is Far West Texas, after all…
- Proof of downpours!
- It’s still hot, though. Pant, pant says Bella.
- Niles, too.
- I don’t know which side of this fence the cows are supposed to be on…
- These tiny bright flowers always lift my spirits even when I am hot and tired.
- The grass is really taking off now after this recent rain…
- Soon it will engulf the cow path!
- Blue skies have returned.