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Posted by: WatchinTheSky, 9:04 PM GMT on April 28, 2012

Lovely day, spent some quality time at the SDZOO Safari Park this morning. Some bonus entertainment this morning during and after volunteer work. Close to the end of the 'shift', we caught a glimpse of a family of long tail weasels playing tag around the rocks and sage. This guy was caught in mid air!

They were surprisingly tolerant of our proximity and put on a show for several minutes.

As we were hiking to the cars - this guy crossed our path. About 4 feet long, in no hurry, heading to the
creek, hopefully on the prowl for rats or gophers!

Back to the weather, the storm is gone leaving sunny days and high temps in the mid 70s and 1/4 inch of rain in its wake. Weather folks were saying .5 to 1", but it is late April and that would be unusual. Looked like from the radar that maybe SBK got a lot more. We are at 10.8" for the rain season this year - about 2/3s of normal and not likely to get any more until the late summer monsoon (disappointing last summer).

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Could It Be?

Posted by: WatchinTheSky, 9:25 PM GMT on April 22, 2012

Is there really another chance for rain from a system sliding down from the PNW? All the forecasts show it, but the percentages are low as of today (Sunday). I'll take it, though - if it can make it! Weather here has been very nice lately, plenty of sun, highs in the 80s - as long as you live or happen to be 20 miles from the coastline. It has been quite foggy there and struggling to make the upper 60s. The lower desert is plenty warm, Borrego set a record yesterday...

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Seems like Spring

Posted by: WatchinTheSky, 1:14 AM GMT on March 12, 2012

Actually it has seemed like spring most of the winter this year - but here we go. It's the second week of March and the last good chance for rain this season. We should normally get around 13" in my neck of the woods(?) but my gauge is sitting at 6.77" and there is nothing likely for the coming week and only a small chance for next weekend. There are plenty of signs of spring to be found. Poppies are blooming in the yard - though there are fewer plants this year. Lo...

Updated: 2:45 AM GMT on March 12, 2012

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Rain?

Posted by: WatchinTheSky, 12:04 AM GMT on February 28, 2012

Feb 27 4 PMWhat's this wettish clear liquid falling from the gray sky?

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Sedona Get Away

Posted by: WatchinTheSky, 10:39 PM GMT on February 14, 2012

Feb 14, 2ish PMHappy Valentines Day to all the ladies!Just got back from Sedona, such a relaxing place! Beautiful weather all 4 days, upper 60s to low 70s daytime - probably 40s overnight.Peanut gallery or is it 'mushroom people' gallery? Across the top of the outcrop looks to me like a crowd of people (most with mushroom hats) looking down at passers by.Our Saturday hike - looking east across a small valley with lots of small junipers.On the same trail, we found th...

Updated: 4:51 PM GMT on February 15, 2012

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