Sandy's coyote, snapped at the clubhouse
Sandy's snake I made the sign
The storm ends but no pot of gold
WOW I snapped the clouds from my front porch and it was windy and noisy and it hailed.........
I got the lighting shot off the net... that's just what it looked like here but my camera wasn't fast enough to snap it so I looked for one that would show you what the sky looked like.
A lot of storms came through here in September. While the Southeast was struggling with "IKE" we had tropical storm Lowell and the influence of "IKE" and who knows what else. I guess it was just the end of the monsoon season...but it was not nice. We lost the electricity several times. Once the whole town was out for two or three days. This is always a big problem here. With temps. in the triple digits and no air-conditioning it tends to get uncomfortable. Of course since the whole area is on well water when the electric goes out so do the well pumps .. . ergo no water either. Most wise people keep a back-up generator handy. Since my husband is a mechanic ours was not on line. You know what they say about shoemakers children... The town was great, they did well- checks and transported people in need to cool shelters. They also supplied free water and ice and delivered it to your door. Our Park was great also . It supplied more water and ice and at one point offered free motel rooms for those who couldn't stand it any more. That's the nice thing about small towns like Q-ville, we look after each other. There was a lot of high winds and some damage. Now that we are heading into October, the beautiful winter weather of Quartzsite is asserting itself. The nights are cooling down and the swamp cooler does a good job keeping the day time cool. I really don't like air conditioning. It's expensive and you have to keep the house shut up or pay to cool all of outdoors. With the swampie, all the doors and windows stay open and it smells fresh and clean.
After the storms were over I noticed some new wild life in our area. The coyotes go into the hills during the summer and when they start to come back you know fall is on it's way. Sandy sent me these pictures. First she finds a snake in the clubhouse and then she sees the coyote wandering around in the back. Now Sandy is not a wild life lover. She thinks they belong in the desert. But frist while she was standing on top of her desk and then when she was standing atop her truck, she got these nice snaps of life as we know it in Desert Gardens. Thanks Sandy
Hugs
Qgrannie
