Virgas hung from anemic clouds
Teasing parched earth that begged for rain
Moon rose, hung in the trees
Strawberry Moon forever?
Night heron and Snowiy egret reflected in Rio Grande’s water
It’s dwindling into a stream
Stormclouds blushed at sunset
Embarrassed by their precipitous disfunction
Off Center & Not Even 
That is wild! I was just thinking of you! Was gonna send you a note and here you are with a beautiful post accompanied by gorgeous photos. Lovely, Tim.
Thanks, Dale. I’m here but now here, kind of once here but not now.
I get it. We’ll take you when we get you! Enjoy the day to day of living, Tim.
What a nice surprise this evening! Thanks for the post. 🙂
Thanks, Susan. The clouds and virga were begging to be shared.
OOOOh…. this was a double take and great surprise this morning.
Surprise! Thanks, Shey.
Oh it were a real treat so it were….
Beauty in the heat is hard to beat
Water beckons like a mirage……………..
Pam and Teddy
Thanks, Pam and Teddy.
Wonderful colour.
Thanks, Couriers.
Delicious words and images Tim.
Thanks, Brad.
Beautiful return!
Thanks, Tiffany.
Such beautiful photos, Tim!
Love the Heron standing in the water. So peaceful and beautiful
Thanks, Becky.
Beautiful sky.
I love the moon photo. The land is so parched, it’s painful to look at.
Thanks, Liz.
You’re welcome, Tim.
Wonderful poem & pics, Tim, thank you!
It never ceases to amaze me how the Rio can swell, and then dry up.
xo
The Rio was a foot higher at 6:00 a.m. the other morning from rains out west and up north. When we went out at 8:00 p.m. that evening, the river was down again. That foot of water had evaporated away in 14 hours. Thanks, Resa.
Crazy!! Thanks Tim! xx
It is good to see you and The Painter again, Tim. We had a brief round of semi-productive rain and cooler temperatures for a bit and and now moving back into the drier phase. I’ve seen quite a bit of virga up this way.
It was 46º F yesterday morning (Jake loved it) and 101º F in the afternoon (Jake really appreciated the AC). We had cloud cover all night, so this morning’s temp was 64 (Jake ws not very happy about a warmer temps for morning our morning walk). Thanks, Lavinia.
It made for splendid photos though. I don’t think we even got the cloud here. A very dry monsoon season so far. Hugs.
Thanks, Teagan. The Super El Niño is a Super El Wimpo so far.
I spoke with someone from Wildlife Rescue the other day and she said the Lone Owlet was progressing nicely under the wings of their non-releasable owl foster daddy.So, in the words of Professor Farnsworth, “Good news, Everyone”!
Thanks, Susan. That’s good to know. The other one left the tree with the nest weeks ago.
The photographs are very pretty. A delightful poem 💓🍓
Thanks, Robbie.
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Love the poem!! The moon photo is stunning and I love the purple/gray filter of the photos! 😍
Thanks, Samantha.
Whoa, missed this post, had wrongly assumed the inkwell had dried up but then stumbled on this…a bit late..it’s a good day!!
Posts happen sometimes. Other than pretty skies and a funnel cloud last night, the most interesting photos of late have been coyotes stopping to take a dump in front of Jake and me. Thanks, Brian.
Oh how lovely to hear from you!
Thanks, Julie.
Fabulous photos! Hope you’re feeling better.
Thanks, Dawn. I’m feel fine.