More Rain

Dwan

We have received 0.44 inches of rain over the past three days. That’s as much rain as we received in the past three months.

A cheeky cheese standoff

Sandias through the rain this afternoon.

Spunk Pad

Dawn

Gwendolyn

Spunk watching his new iPad update before it transferred everything from the old iPad.

Roasting coffee

He had to try out a new box while waiting for the iPads.

Happy Spunk Kitty

Red Lights

Saturday is rush hour all day. Slow moving traffic, all red lights.

The mama dove is in the nest again. I don’t know if she laid more eggs.

Flowering Vinca

Loki doing cator mortis yoga

Sasha

Coyote at dusk

Sunset

Bowled Over

6º F @ 6:00 AM

What once was a staple, got bowled over by Staples and Strings. Thai’d, nailed, clipped and financed into other uses.

Intermission: cute cat photo — Spunk and Glenda

Coronado Center, a large split-level mall, was all the rage for many years. The mall was open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with many stores and activity-oriented businesses being open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. It was open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. After the long COVID lockdowns and restrictions, plus so much gang and criminal activity in Albuquerque, most stores now close at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m., and stores that used to stay open 24 hours close at 8 p.m. Many restaurants that were open 24 hours close at 11:00 p.m. It’s a sad commentary on the state of business in Albuquerque.

One business that has thrived through thick and thin, with not a lot of changes, is the McDonald’s at the corner of San Pedro and Menaul. It’s been there for as long as I can remember.