Hundreds of residents and campers are evacuated by helicopter after heavy rains in the Grand Canyon, including one private boating party of 16. No injuries have been reported.

echoweaver and her husband are on a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. It sounds like their vacation may have gotten a lot more exciting than they bargained for. I'm hoping they turn ( Read more... )

Man, that was really a staggering amount of rain we got yesterday, in a series of stupendous cloudbursts that I swear could have flattened umbrellas ( Read more... )

So cold out; it's in the single digits. I ran for the bus, narrowly avoiding a twenty-minute wait, sans thermals, in the wintry morning ( Read more... )

The scent of rain and lightning on the wind.

Strawberry-lemonade.

The violet-hued world at twilight.

Running in the morning, before the heat of the day.

New summer hours at work - 9 hours days and every other Friday off.

What are your five favorite things about summer?

What a disgusting, wet, cold, and splashy morning. Umbrellas just don't protect your legs; I need a real raincoat.

I felt bad for the cop who was watching the intersection at our bus stop; she'd forgotten her hat. I felt worse for one of the kids - he was wearing sneakers with a big hole in them.

Spring seems to arrived with a vengeance. The past two days have been absolutely gorgeous.

Exactly one week until we leave!