LIFE HAS RETURNED TO THE VALLEY

Monday, November 19, 2007

It has been coming on now for over a month. That which was burned to a crisp by the summer sun and before that frozen to death in the winds and frost—has returned to life.
The bougainvillea is beautiful. There is a large pink one, a small pink one and a large red one in the back as well as a fairly large pink one out in front of the house. The green bushes and cactuses seem greener than I have seen them in a long time. The fichus trees are green; the fruit trees have blossoms on them and my neighbor’s grapefruits hanging over the fence just above our pool looks beautiful. They almost look good enough to eat, but I don’t really care for grapefruit. The flowers in pots around the pool and patio provide an array of color.

The weather person is predicting cooler weather for Thanksgiving Day and following. We have lived in the desert for over eighteen years and it rarely freezes. Last year it did.
I’m hoping its cool enough to have a fire in the fireplace on Thanksgiving Day. It’s already cool enough to have a fire to knock off the morning chill. But I do not want it to eventually freeze and kill our trees and flowers.

The Suns are in first place in their division, the Cardinals won again yesterday and still have a chance to make the playoffs, and Arizona State is ranked sixth in the nation and is playing Southern Cal on Thanksgiving Day. LIFE HAS RETURNED TO THE VALLEY!