How wonderful is that! When the weather is cooler, you can sit outside with a drink and your laptop, and do some writing while listening to the wildlife.
They sound so cute! Julie has a wonderful idea! Record the storm! I love storms! By the way.....what kind of video camera do you have? I am thinking about investing in one soon and am not sure what to get.
Thanks, Mary. I totally love my place and being on my own!
Tara; I have a Flipcam. It's like a pocket-sized one. It's the greatest invention in the world. It literally plus directly into the computer, has the software on it. You drag scenes around, add music and the movie is made in a couple minutes and then you can upload it to YouTube or email it and take still shots from it too.
I don't know Echo. I hate it, but if I had a favorite time, it'd be probably late February/Early March. It gives you a bit of warmth and sunshine and everything starts blooming and you get a bit of spring fever for a time before it turns painfully hot. Some folks love to see the desert come to life at that time with the wildflowers everywhere and the sage brush covered in purple blooms. The monsoons are truly wicked. There are no storms like the desert's. They are unbelievably violent and fast. You can have a horrible storm on one street, the next street over--nothing. It's the freakiest thing. And the ground is so hard-baked the water won't be absorbed so it floods right away. The haboobs--duststorms are crazy! It's a huge wall of bright orange dust coming at you real fast, sand blasts everything. Then the rain comes behind it. The smell of a rain in the desert the first time I smelled it, I thought it was nasty. It's like dust getting wet down, musty and weird. Then, when the rain really comes, the sage and creosote bushes smell real medicinal and pungent like pine trees kind of. It's a very distinct smell. You have 180 degrees of sky--you can see the sun the minute it comes up, the entire day until it sets. Nothing to block the view. And the mountains are naked--hard edged and always various shades of blue and purple. I'll see what I can get on video tomorrow for you. You either love it or hate it. I don't mind the beauty of it, I just am a rain/cold weather and lots of trees kinda gal. It breaks my heart being here. Like taking a flower out of its vase of water.
Echo; I find beauty in everything, but pleasure is another thing. The desert is not a pleasure to me--it's torture, but the beauty is there. The same goes for people. Some people are torture, but there is always beauty there when we overlook their character flaws. I must admit, if you've never experienced it, it's quite like the moon. I will get some special footage tomorrow to express what it's like. It won't be hard. Julie and I will be hitting some rugged desert -- like the movie "The Hills Have Eyes." It's always weird to drive through the desert. Mountains can seem so close but they're a hundred miles away. Hopefully, I can capture a dust devil. They have tons of them on the way to Tucson and lots of tumbleweeds. One time, one cut in front of my car and dragged the huge tumbleweed beast to Tucson. It was hilarious. I had to try and look over it as I drove.
the video kind of reminded me of "March of the Penquins".
I totally get what you mean about the desert. I've never been there but I would think it's a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there. I love the change of Seasons and nothing beats driving down a tree lined street. So I'm thinking.... You took a GIANT step out of the house into your own place... Maybe the next GIANT step will be out of the state! Ha! And besides, you'll have a ton of cash to do it from the movie deal you get from one of your books!
Cindi, sweetie, I like the way you think! Actually, I do plan to move in a few years when my son's fiancee graduates. We're thinking Portland Oregon and that's my dream area, but I'd go anywhere so long as it has seasons and green.
How wonderful is that! When the weather is cooler, you can sit outside with a drink and your laptop, and do some writing while listening to the wildlife.
ReplyDeleteIt's about to storm here too right now.
ReplyDeleteYou should do a video of that. You could use it later for a spooky post.
ReplyDeleteAmazing back yard view. All that wildlife. Hoping you are settling in and getting comfortable now.
ReplyDeleteMary
They sound so cute! Julie has a wonderful idea! Record the storm! I love storms! By the way.....what kind of video camera do you have? I am thinking about investing in one soon and am not sure what to get.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. I totally love my place and being on my own!
ReplyDeleteTara;
I have a Flipcam. It's like a pocket-sized one. It's the greatest invention in the world. It literally plus directly into the computer, has the software on it. You drag scenes around, add music and the movie is made in a couple minutes and then you can upload it to YouTube or email it and take still shots from it too.
Autumn and winter seem like nice time to libe in the desert.
ReplyDeleteI don't know Echo. I hate it, but if I had a favorite time, it'd be probably late February/Early March. It gives you a bit of warmth and sunshine and everything starts blooming and you get a bit of spring fever for a time before it turns painfully hot. Some folks love to see the desert come to life at that time with the wildflowers everywhere and the sage brush covered in purple blooms. The monsoons are truly wicked. There are no storms like the desert's. They are unbelievably violent and fast. You can have a horrible storm on one street, the next street over--nothing. It's the freakiest thing. And the ground is so hard-baked the water won't be absorbed so it floods right away. The haboobs--duststorms are crazy! It's a huge wall of bright orange dust coming at you real fast, sand blasts everything. Then the rain comes behind it. The smell of a rain in the desert the first time I smelled it, I thought it was nasty. It's like dust getting wet down, musty and weird. Then, when the rain really comes, the sage and creosote bushes smell real medicinal and pungent like pine trees kind of. It's a very distinct smell. You have 180 degrees of sky--you can see the sun the minute it comes up, the entire day until it sets. Nothing to block the view. And the mountains are naked--hard edged and always various shades of blue and purple. I'll see what I can get on video tomorrow for you. You either love it or hate it. I don't mind the beauty of it, I just am a rain/cold weather and lots of trees kinda gal. It breaks my heart being here. Like taking a flower out of its vase of water.
ReplyDeleteThe way you express it, there's a lot of beauty in the desert.
ReplyDeleteEcho;
ReplyDeleteI find beauty in everything, but pleasure is another thing. The desert is not a pleasure to me--it's torture, but the beauty is there. The same goes for people. Some people are torture, but there is always beauty there when we overlook their character flaws. I must admit, if you've never experienced it, it's quite like the moon. I will get some special footage tomorrow to express what it's like. It won't be hard. Julie and I will be hitting some rugged desert -- like the movie "The Hills Have Eyes." It's always weird to drive through the desert. Mountains can seem so close but they're a hundred miles away. Hopefully, I can capture a dust devil. They have tons of them on the way to Tucson and lots of tumbleweeds. One time, one cut in front of my car and dragged the huge tumbleweed beast to Tucson. It was hilarious. I had to try and look over it as I drove.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this with us. :-)
ReplyDeletethat's a great little insight into your world. so different from here - and so cute!
ReplyDeletethe video kind of reminded me of "March of the Penquins".
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you mean about the desert. I've never been there but I would think it's a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there.
I love the change of Seasons and nothing beats driving down a tree lined street.
So I'm thinking....
You took a GIANT step out of the house into your own place...
Maybe the next GIANT step will be out of the state! Ha!
And besides, you'll have a ton of cash to do it from the movie deal you get from one of your books!
Cindi, sweetie, I like the way you think! Actually, I do plan to move in a few years when my son's fiancee graduates. We're thinking Portland Oregon and that's my dream area, but I'd go anywhere so long as it has seasons and green.
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