Windy, Wet Walk

A Wet flag was blowing in the Wind and a gentle

rain was still falling as I headed out the door for my morning walk.

When the forecast looked like this when

I got up, I decided to go for it.  Yes that says 72 degrees.

And you know from prior posts 85 has been our 

overnight low for weeks on end. 

 No chasing shadows as usual,

since there was no sun in sight.

But the stunning flowers of the Red Bird of Paradise

continued to bloom brightly in the grey early morning light.

We had hours of thunder and lightening  during

the night and every low spot was filled with water,

which created fascinating reflections.

And the desert was happy to have a drink as it had been

months and months  of a serious dry spell.

About a week ago we had a huge windstorm and many of the homes

along the desert were severely damaged.

Walking along the greenbelt is often shady but today

I wasn't worried about the sun.  However I had to deviate from

my planned agenda

several times, 

but it was well worth it because there was always

 a visual delight ahead.  And sometimes the  rain enhanced the

reflections.

My wet and windy walk got some help from the

sprinkler system too.

This was one of my favorite shots.  

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A few of  my favorite birds also had something to say

about this windy, wet morning.  At first there were four

then two took off to catch a thermal and the remaining two

decided to follow suit, so I decided it was time 

for me to head for home.