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What a surprise this morning n Kanab, UT! With my age and sex, I need to get up more than once during the night. About 5:00 a.m. I got up and looked outside. It was just a beautiful sight!

Nan, Shelby, Buddy and I have been here for a few months. That being said, we landed here on the way to Yellowstone National Park. The week of Jan. 20th we are headed back to Phoenix for a while.

You may not know this but, I’m living at a RV Park in Mesa, AZ. It’s called Arizona Maverik. My first “permanent ” RV Park. I’ll be leaving in the next month to 6 weeks or so, destination unknown. I know it’ll be north of here. Way north of here. The 110 to 120 degree days here aren’t really for me.

I’ll try to photograph what I can here before leaving. Anyway…

Tonight, we were having a “Residents Appreciation Picnic”. Just before the picnic was to start we could see a dust storm coming from the east. Just as sudden as we could see the dust storm headed our way, it turned and headed north before getting to us. The dust just hung in the air all night.

As the sun was setting, it gave us quite a show. Heavy clouds of an impending rain storm brought out some very dynamic images and some very pretty colors. This is one of those images.

Is It the start of “spring” or is it just me?

I’ve been here since the beginning of December of ‘06. Doesn’t that just sound like something your grandmother or grandfather would have said? Why, back in ‘06 we went to school in snow up to our waists, 6 miles away… We had no buses! But, ‘ol Porky Pine Fred had a 24″ Schwinn bicycle that he used to ride… He wasn’t quiet right, ya’ know. Why today, we would say that he was a couple of French fries short of a Happy Meal!

Anyway, here in Mesa, AZ… We Got No Snow!
But the birds are out… At the Maverik RV Park, we have a small bird sanctuary. Doves, Woodpeckers, Quail, Wren’s etc. The one I’m waiting for is the Humming Bird. Other places I’ve seen some mundane Hummingbirds. Here, they’re just some really cool colors… I’ve been patient now for about 20 hours. and the ones I have seen are always blocked by the feeders!

For now, this picture will have to do!