Yes, it IS Arizona!

It was raining yesterday with snow predicted above 6,000 feet. I live at 5,100 feet elevation. This is what I found early this morning outside my door.

It looks a good day to stay inside in front of the television set watching the Super Bowl!

Going to the dogs!

You might wonder what these two alert dogs are waiting for.

They're waiting for their turn to enter Prescott's Dog Park!

Let's hope they obey the warning.

The dog park is located in north Prescott and obviously is a very popular spot, for dogs and their owners.

I overheard that this miniature dachsund was meeting other dogs for the very first time. His eyes tell the story.

The park is large and gives dogs plenty of room to roam. But it also provides some necessary items.

During the time I spent there, there was some occasional barking but all of the animals seemed to get along well with each other. I saw no fights but a lot of curiousity and gentle playing.

The dog park: a good idea.

Side Road intersection construction

In my youth, a side road usually meant an unpaved trail somewhat adjacent to a main thoroughfare.

No longer apparently.

The Mike Fann construction company has been busy for some weeks and will be for many more just creating a Side Road intersection up in north Prescott off of Highway 89-A. Take a look.

Please keep in mind these photos were snapped through car windows while driving by at 60 miles per hour so "they ain't perfect."

Another cat????!!!!!

Well, yes. Y'see, the BRD adopted Jet . . . a black boy kitten awhile back as a companion for her shy girl cat Sheba after her white cat Emma disappeared one day. But Jet turned out to be an A-type that wanted to do nothing but play and chase Sheba. Sheba's life got even worse. So, this week the BRD adopted a third kitten - - Lily. She is a beautiful creature that in turn chases Jet around. He is now somewhat confused. He was the aggressor. Now he's the prey! Still, they seem to be getting along fine and Sheba is allowed to relax. So here are Lily and Jet.

And once more, the adorable Lily. Who couldn't love a face like that?

In a manner of speaking . . .

I got these in an e-mail from a friend and since my mind is fairly blank today decided to pass them along. Thanks Meggie!

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blown apart.

9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'

17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

21. A backward poet writes inverse.

22. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

24. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!

Man, that's a big dog!

SWMBO is always concerned about dogs riding in the backs of trucks without being leashed. She's concerned they'll jump or fall out. But they never seem to do that. This guy looked a lot bigger when he stood up with his front paws on the side rail. The next day I saw a truck going down the street with three German Shepherd's in the rear. Couldn't reach the camera for a shot, though.

Cautious pals

In a fairly rare occurrence, Jazz and Smoke are sharing my chair.

It's that time of the year again!

X marks the spot

Snow Fun

Someone living near my pal, Reed, turns out to be quite a snow sculptor. I noticed these examples of his/her work when I was visiting this morning.

Super Bowl Matchup

Well, as expected the two dominant teams in the National Football League will meet up in the Super Bowl this year. The Indianapolis Colts will play the New Orleans Saints as both teams advanced through their respective league championship games today. So . . . who will win?

Who knows?

But it will be a great game, I expect.

Clouds and Snow

SWMBO and I saw the movie "It's Complicated" this afternoon. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are very funny in the featured roles. But John Krasinski nearly steals the movie with great acting as Harley. We were a bit surprised by the laughter from seniors in the audience to some scenes of marijuana smoking by Streep and Martin. It was a very enjoyable film.

Then we drove in to Prescott for a great meal at the Olive Garden. Enroute to and from the restaurant, SWMBO took some photos through the windshield. Those contrails in a couple of the photos are actually streaks made by my windshield wipers.

Snowy panorama toward Granite Mountain.

And the view toward Woodchute and Mingus Mountain.

Before the storm . . .

There's a house on my regular route to visit my pal, Reed, that has a couple of metal giraffes standing guard in the yard, gazing out toward the road.

But recently, when I went by, I noticed that an accident had occurred. The baby giraffe had toppled to the ground, perhaps blown over by the wind, perhaps just worn out and taking a nap. But it was an unnerving sight, which I share with you now.

Stiff-legged, mouth agape. It doesn't look good. But I am convinced that when I go by again, baby will be restored to life.

More snow in Arizona

Yes, it's snowing again in Arizona.

This is taken from the foot of snow-covered Glassford Hill. That's not smoke in the center of the photo, even though Glassford once was a volcano. It's just a smudge on my car window, I think.

One can hardly see the hill as more snow is blowing in.

It's going to be a great weekend to stay home and warm.

Still later . . .

A little later, we had to go to a doctor appointment and found heavy fog. This photo really doesn't do it justice. It was starting to clear off by this time.

Since then, it's been raining, sometimes hard, virtually all day and night. Looks like more snow during the night and tomorrow.

Later . .

These photos were taken about an hour later than those in the previous post.

A little snow

The latest storm from California blew a little snow in our way, as you can see from these photos I snapped at 7 o'clock this morning. Smoke is seen in the upper left of the first photo heading (cautiously) out to check on things. As you can see from the final photo, the snow (while still falling) was rapidly melting on the patio as the temperature rose.

Changing faces

I was driving through downtown Prescott today when I spotted a facelift going on on several buildings along Cortez Street.

It's always kind of interesting in these old western towns when the newer facing is ripped off to see what is revealed underneath. In this case, apparently an old photo shop, probably long forgotten, until now.

Changing weather

Yesterday rain clouds moved in from California. It rained most of the night. Today blue skies but with clouds lurking was the rule.


Just so we don't get cocky though the forecast calls for more rain and possibly snow tonight and tomorrow. And Mingus Mountain has snow about halfway down it's slope.