Stormy Weather

The monsoon season has started here in Arizona.
The humidity is high during the day,
and the temperatures just dropped about twenty degrees.
Quite a wind has kicked up. It should be raining any second.

Cacti are remarkable plants. Look at the deadened portions of this old timer.
Now look at the bottom, with all of his new young upstarts.
There's also brand-new growth at the top of long arms.

Some of our backyard flowers remain open during the storms.
They tremble with the violence of Mother Nature, but they perservere.
Others close their blooms and brace themselves against the wind and rain.