An amazing thing happened this afternoon - water fell from the sky. And the temperature is about 10 degrees cooler. Finally.
As I was leaving work I saw a bird swoop into a nearby tree. At first I thought it was a mockingbird but then noticed it 's a blue jay. Always so noisy and yet so hard to catch with a camera. This one might be a juvenile - due to being more mockingbird-sized and having a bit of a pointy head.
I was delighted to see the near-sunset light looking different, and hoped these clouds meant rain. I didn't see any, but some heard thunder and had brief showers. The wind did bring the temperature down some, which was very pleasant.
I was looking for something to remind me of fall color. (I can't remember ever yearning so much for autumn.) The funny thing is that this photo is from the spring of 2008.
We were hoping these clouds held some rain in them, but they melted away.
After running a couple of errands this afternoon I decided I wasn't going to venture out in the heat for a while, so here's a shot from the window. It's still around 100 degrees out!
Seems that someone had a disagreement with this pole - and the pole won. Don't worry, it wasn't me.
Beryl personally inspected the blanket on my lap to ensure its safety.
This is the waterfall in the picture from a few days ago. It wasn't exactly cool inside the aquarium, but at least it was lush and green, which is much better than the oven feeling outside. This afternoon we were surprised by a brief shower, but if you hadn't seen it you would have never known that it rained.
Each time I back my car out of its spot I see this tree and I've been wondering why the trunk has such a segmented look. I'm a bit perplexed - it looks like coat hanger wire, and it seems painful to me. The tree just kept going, though. Plants are tenacious.
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