Summertime in the Mojave

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It's been a hard week. Triple digits didn't help any; and for 2 of those days I thought I had a fever. I feel like the worst of it has passed and I got to work on crafts today and move some boxes so I don't feel so claustrophobic in here. I've been thinking of all my passions and dreams and wondering where they all went.

I am happiest when the sun goes down.  In fact last night I sat in a camping chair way out back and fell fast asleep with the cool breeze caressing my face. When I woke up I was a little scared. I still have an irrational or rational fear that I'll wake up to find my foot in a coyote's mouth.

As I walked back to the house, I saw a huge shooting star so close to the ground and burning bright green. I wasn't even looking up at the time, but the light was so bright, I looked up to see what it was.

Pink Cactus Flowers

Sunflowers that grew all by themselves.

Sunrise in the Mojave

Flip-Flops

Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me happy. Lately my feet have been too hot and uncomfortable in shoes and socks. I just couldn't take it anymore so I headed straight to the local market and found these flip-flops for $5. And today I wore them to the laundromat and I was happy to have cool feet. The palm trees remind me of my days in Anaheim and living near the beach. There are no palm trees in the desert, unless someone has planted some and babied them. I see a lot of dead ones from failed attempts. 

We do have Joshua trees though and that kind of makes up for it.