WINTER CAME TO THE DESERT

Monday, January 15, 2007

BRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr—BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE!

Try telling that to the people anyplace east of Arizona. They say, “Sissy! You think you’re cold now, come here for awhile and you’ll know what cold really is.”

Oh well, it has only been below freezing for two nights. Our beautiful green plants and trees are frozen and will lose all their leaves—some may even die. For some reason the ugly ones don’t seem shocked at all. But I guess in the long run, it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to sweat the small stuff.

In a few days it will start getting warmer and warmer and warmer and warmer and we will scream, “The sun is burning up our beautiful plants.” The ugly ones will continue to look just fine. They always do.

I have just turned from the computer and looked out the window to the East. The sky is a beautiful blue and the sun is pouring through the window and flooding the room. Winter came by for a visit. All in all, it was rather nice. In the summer we will long for its return.

THE SONORAN DESERT—A GREAT PLACE TO BE!