Opened up the forests since we have started the monsoon season. I know that I complained about the dry winter around here but our rains came and now I am praying for some relief for rest of everyone else.
This is Prime Lake, a favorite hike. Mr. S accompanied me and we saw green coming back and even mud puddles. The lake is really just a wetter green area for birds- not a traditional lake.
Beautiful image. Nice to see the green coming back to your landscape. BTW, here is tropical Louisiana we also complained this summer about too little rain, and now too much....
@eudora Thank you so much. I think that Mother Nature is having a good chuckle at our expense because she will be fine, but us chickens, maybe not so much.
@golftragic It is and to be able to get back into the forests but I feel so for Northern California.
@joysabin Oh yes, those fires are getting a lot of coverage here. Australia has terrible bushfires too so people have a good grasp of what's happening. Apparently some of our fire-fighters have gone to help for a few weeks.
@joysabin Absolutely right!! Don't know about you folks, but we call all fire-fighters (urban and rural) firies. We Aussies shorten all sorts of words, ambulance crew are ambos, for example.
Nice 'n Flagstaffy looking....i need to get up north more. Ryan and I keep talking about moving to Payson...might happen in the next five years (that is our goal).
@thistle Thank you a great deal. We are high desert, 7000 ft. It is dry but not anywhere as hot as Phoenix. The best part of this area is that I can get away to absolute quiet in about 15 minutes. Gotta love the middle of nowhere.
@jernst1779 Thank you a great deal. So wonderful to have some green again.
@haskar This year has seen some strange weather but then it seems that it has been different in lots of places.
@golftragic It is and to be able to get back into the forests but I feel so for Northern California.
@yaorenliu The green is good but we are high desert so open brown areas are all over. I just like being able to walk here again.
@blueberry1222 Is Payson double digits on a regular basis? Lots of great things in that area.
@henrir Thank you so much.
@joemuli Thank you a great deal.
@taffy Truly love this area, close but not many people venture out to this 'lake'.
@jernst1779 Thank you a great deal. So wonderful to have some green again.
@haskar This year has seen some strange weather but then it seems that it has been different in lots of places.