Rained All Day

September 23, 2026 Timothy Price24 Comments

Wade through darkness gloom
Owls call, hoots fall with the rain
Soaked by storm’s soft tears

Someone left the Jake out in the rain again

When Jake and I got home from our walk in the rain last night, the rain gauge showed 1.75 inches for the month. When I left for my walk at 5:25 this morning, the rain gauge showed 1.84 inches. When I got home at 7:00 it showed 2.0 inches. The rain gauge currently shows 2.71 inches of rain for September. It’s been several years since we received that much rain in one month. It’s supposed to rain Thursday and Friday, also. It seems Super El Niño may have finally arrived.

Turkey Vulture in the rain

Doppel

Dusk

Rio Grande at dusk

Contrail Shadows

September 22, 2026 Timothy Price25 Comments

Twilight

Dawn

It’s staying dark longer on my walk each morning

Contrail shadows

Spunk was disgusted

Doppel

Loki rubbing on my leg

“Hey good lookin’!”

Jake and I took out evening walk in the rain

Green Slime Gone

September 21, 2026 Timothy Price19 Comments

Twilight

Before: green slime. After: milk chocolate water.

Milk chocolate water
Washed green slime to the rio
Flood water. Power

Doppel

Loki

Entertainment while waiting for The Warning

Dusk

“My iPad!”

Washed Out

September 20, 2026September 20, 2026 Timothy Price23 Comments

Stars at twilight

Rio Grande still flowing from bank to bank

The north flood control arroyo I have to cross to photograph the green slime had floodwater flow bank to bank from the last heavy rain.

It looks like the dam I stood on to photograph the green slime washed out. It was too muddy to walk in the arroyo this morning to get a close look.

Sandias at dawn from the south bank of the flood control arroyo

Cat wash

Loki got socked in

What evil thoughts have you, Spunk?

Doppel, Jake and Loki napping

The Warning

September 19, 2026September 20, 2026 Timothy Price33 Comments

Doppel loves The Warning sisters

I went to see The Warning tonight at the NM State Fair. The Warning is a rock group made up of three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico. Dani: guitar and vocals. Paulina: drums and vocals. Alejandra: bass guitar and vocals. The concert was excellent.

Dani

Paulina

Alejandra

Doubled

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 Timothy Price17 Comments

Rio Grande at 5:30 a.m. this morning running about 4 feet higher than the night before.

We got a major thunderstorm at midnight last night that dumped almost 3/4 of an inch of rain. When I got up, the rain gauge showed double the amount of rain from when I went to bed. We now have 1.43 inches of rain for the month. I did another five-mile walk in the rain again this morning.

Clouds on the Sandias at dawn

The Rio Grande at 7:00 a.m. this morning up another 2 or more feet from 5:30 a.m.

The place where I stepped down to take the 5:30 a.m. photo was under water at 7:00 a.m.

Jake met me at the gate and got a short ride to my parking spot when I got home this afternoon.

Taboo Rose

Spunk with Doppel in the background

Doppel

Sunset

The river had gone down about 4 feet by dusk. The place I step down to take photos was no longer underwater, but too muddy to step on, unless you’re a dog.

Water was still flow the full width of the river at dusk.

Fool In The Rain

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 Timothy Price32 Comments

I walked five miles in the rain this morning. I didn’t see another soul. Even the parking area near my turn-around point was empty this morning. There are usually one or two cars parked there when I walk by around 6:15 a.m. I was the only fool out walking in the dark, in the rain. We have now received 0.51 inches of rain this month.