Archive for the 'weather' Category

Fog Fantasy in Phoenix

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

This absolutely drives me bonkers. In 2002 I bought a New Beetle and thought it was cool but a bit odd that it came with fog lamps. I did use them once, when I got caught in a pretty heavy snow storm after dark with my mom, as we were driving to her home in [...]

Wild Monsoon Threatens My Home

Friday, August 29th, 2008

… and me!! I love the monsoon season and the wild, crazy storms we get during this time. This particular storm was absolutely breathtaking. First we saw lightning more than 20 miles away, but striking multiple times a second for hours. While we were on the leading edge, the cloud formations looked like long fingers, [...]

Everyday Arizona

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Last year around this time, I made a video showing rain evaporating off the sidewalk. Ru liked it and reminded me of it recently. So when I found myself on the same porch stoop with some light rain falling, I made another video. Just for you, Ru.

Monsoon Arrives

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

A little video moment recorded with my iPhone. Horrible audio – you probably want to turn the volume down. If you can’t understand me, I’m basically saying that the arrival yesterday of our first monsoon storm of the year began with a lightning strike that ignited a brush fire on the Gila Indian Reservation southwest [...]

What the Wind Blew

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I had a nice moment to myself before going into the classroom.

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