Walking in the river

I took Darcy back to the wash when it was not quite so raging. We had a blast playing in the water!

This frog was about the size of your pinky fingernail. 

 I sat along the sand bank, read, and pretended like I was at Lake Michigan.

 

Happy Monsoon Season!

This is the Santa Cruz River. Yes, RIVER. 

The same one my dog and I normally run in the dry sand in...how thrilling, huh?! We've had tons of rain here in Tucson, and I'm loving it!  Hopefully it keeps it up tomorrow for church (which is cooled by swamp coolers...booo humidity!) 

Celebratory storm

We had an awesome series of storms go through the Tucson basin on the 4th of July.  All through the night, we had rain. Woke up to it, then it stopped mid-morning while I got coffee with a friend, and as I drove home I could see it in the distance...loooooming.  

I must find it!  

So I drove speedily home, changed, grabbed the dog, and we were off!  We went out to Tucson Mountain Park, because I know the area and there aren't really any low spots (both necessary to be wise with potential flash flooding). It was GORGEOUS.  Took these shots either in the wash in the morning or driving into the park. I didn't bring my phone on the trail for fear it would get soaked.  

I'm glad I proved to be right! :D 

Here's the radar from the area - the big orange-red dot was about to hit where I was. Oh joy that was mine.  The dog has never been so clean :)

in the Santa Cruz

I take Darcy to the Santa Cruz wash to run...and run...and run...and run.  She usually sleeps the whole day after we get back.  It's also a great time for me to meditate and pray, and just enjoy the quiet (with the exception of when we go under the overpass).  However, if you ever feel like getting a workout by walking in sand, usually on a weekend morning this is what I'm doing - come on down and join me! Yesterday I listened to the new album by The Chieftains - AMAZING!!!

Scary little guys aren't they??