T is for Time

I find that as I read prompts, I tend to have an initial gut level reaction to them as either “I can totally write for that,” or “I have nothing to say about that.” Defining moment felt like it was just something that I didn’t feel related to my life. There was never one big moment that shifted my focus.

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H is for Hot

Peeking outside, the breeze is blowing the trees. The desert has a way of holding its breath when it is hot and dry. It is like the trees make their leaves just a bit smaller to conserve water and be less visible to the sun. The animals are out only early morning and dusk unless they can survive in the dark.

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H is for Hot

We are under a excessive heat warning through Sunday night here–not that unusual for the desert but it is definitely a bit more toasty than we are used to. Usually by now we are well into the crazy thunderstorms of monsoon season. The storms seem to be playing a game of hide and seek this year.

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