A recent sunset, filled with vivid colors.





The first three photos are the sky opposite of the setting sun, while the latter two are the colors, to the west, after sunset.
A recent sunset, filled with vivid colors.





The first three photos are the sky opposite of the setting sun, while the latter two are the colors, to the west, after sunset.
The apple tree in the yard of our next door neighbor, Angela, is in full bloom.





It’s likely Angela and her family will have another good harvest of apples in the fall.
With plenty of laundry to do after a week away, the assistants lend a helping paw …

Miss Egypt watching the pile

Tuxie wrestling with a piece of laundry
Tuxie was a perpetual blur while Miss Egypt opted for the shadows, making for a very challenging photo session.
Miss Egypt’s favorite spot to relax during the morning …

her romantic eyes

photo session over
A splash of tropical color …

yellow hibiscus

yellow hibiscus

red anthurium
When Miss Susie and Miss Pinky arrived, the tropicals took a bit of a beating. The babies saw them as unusual play things, while the others largely ignored the plants. Andrea hopes she can once again have tropicals.
Unlike the song, no one is leaving anyone. Instead, a few photos from the current trip to the Phoenix area for the “Waiting On Heaven” project.

the I-40/I-17 interchange near Flagstaff (Sat, May 11 2013)

on the freeway in Phoenix (Tue, May 14 2013)
With a break from rehearsals this morning, Andrea and I took an early morning drive through downtown Phoenix.

before the early morning rush into downtown

light-rail train and traffic before the early morning rush
About the photos -
Photos were taken using a Blackberry Z10. The first two photos were taken by Andrea, while I took the morning rush photos.
Two weeks ago, it snowed. Last week, it rained. This week, the weather pattern is forecasted to be more like summer. This is one of those years where the transition is seemingly from winter to summer. The clouds, their color and type, suggest as much.
The winter kind of clouds …

The summer kind of clouds …



Hopefully, we won’t have a transition from summer to winter later this year.