Sunrise, same spot

Sunrise, same spot at Desert Ridge Villas, in Scottsdale, Arizona, about two weeks later.  We awoke at 4:40 a.m. this morning to a thunderstorm.  We turned off all the lights and just watched nature's show.  Once it was light, I headed out for my morning walk and this is what I saw.  It was still sprinkling and later I saw a rainbow.  Actually, there was a double one, which I didn't see, but my camera captured.

"D" is for dawn~ABC Wednesday~081011

An Arizona dawn, taken in Scottsdale.  I like to get up early and go for a morning walk and see rabbits, quail, and cactus wrens.  ABC Wednesday for August 10, 2011.  To visit ABC Wednesday, please go to:  http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/

"Water"~Community Photo challenge 080711

"Water"~Mono Lake, CA one June afternoon this year.  Mono Lake is such an interesting environment, especially in the late afternoon with shadows and reflections.  Every time we go to the Sierra, we stop by Mono Lake.  Community Photo Challenge for August, 2011. To see other participants, please go to:  http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/

"Vanishing Point"~Community Photo Challenge 080711

This is the walkway at the south tufa at Mono Lake, CA.  We arrived late one cloudy afternoon in June of this year. We weren't sure what kind of sunset we'd see and were pleased to see a beautiful, orange one later in the day.  "Vanishing Point" for Community Photo Challenge, August 2011. To see this challenge, please go to:  http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/community-photo-challenge-vanishing.html

"Sunrise"~Sunday stills Challenge 080711

Sunrise today at the Desert Springs Marriott in Palm Desert, CA, out by the flamingo lake.  Sunday Stills Challenge for August 8, 2011.

And the skies opened up~SkyWatch Friday~080511

This was an afternoon thunderstorm up in our local mountains this week.  The desert floor got some sprinkles a couple of times, but not the amount of rain that our mountains did.  We've had afternoon thunderstorms for several days.  I always enjoy these afternoon storms and I frequently drive up into the mountains to just sit and observe and listen.  Those are the Santa Rosa mountains and this is up in the pinyon forest.  SkyWatch Friday for August 5, 2011. To visit SkyWatch Friday, please go to:  http://skyley.blogspot.com/

"C" is for clouds~ABC Wednesday~080311

We've had 4 days of thunderstorms here lately. They are coming up from Mexico and it's monsoon season.  I took a drive up into our local mountains yesterday during the storm.  It was POURING and there was lightning and thunder. We had another desert thunderstorm this afternoon and then it should be clear for several days.  "C" is for clouds...ABC Wednesday, August 2, 2011.  To visit ABC Wednesday, please visit:  http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/