More Rain

The Rio Grande had more water in it at 5:30 a.m. this morning

I walked my five miles in the rain again this morning. The rain gauge showed 0.61 inches of rain when I left, and 0.70 inches when I got back. It stopped raining as I finished my walk, and the rain gauge still shows 0.70 tonight. I thought the rain coming in from the west would make it to us, but it stopped short of delivering any rain tonight. We got some decent light shots while watching and waiting to see if the storm would rain on us.

Silly Silver

Spunk

Doppel walking by Jake

I see dogs in the clouds

Sunset

The moon showed through for a brief moment

Water was flowing the full width of the river tonight.

Storm moving in from the west

Laurie’s first lightning shot

Although we didn’t get rain from the storm, I got some lightning photos out of it.

Fool In The Rain

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.

Green slime glowing under clouds reflecting the city lights.

Gamer kitty

Doppel watching Jake

Sunset

Dusk

Headed South

5:25 AM

After the rain last night, I headed south on the levee for my early morning walk to avoid the muddy section of the levee on my usual walk northward.

The Intel plant in Rio Rancho through the kissing cottowoods.

Dawn

Bunning in the yard.

Doppel

Afternoon cloud mimicking Resa’s Wolf Tree.

Silver

A little sunset color

The river was a little higher tonight after the rain

¡Milagro!

Twilight

Jupiter under Resa’s Wolf Tree again

The Rio Grande at 5:30 a.m. this morning

Doppel loves the pink tarantula

The Rio Grande at 7:30 p.m. this evening. !Milgro! There’s water!

The Conservancy released water from Abiquie Reservoir. Why now? I have no idea. It’s past the growing season, and most of the cottonwoods in the bosque are suffering or bare, possibly dead. The release of water might be due with the agreements between Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. But it’s too little, too late for the farmers and the trees.

Hunderdth Of An Inch

Starting off September with 100th of an inch of rain that left rings around the moon.

Pre-dawn color

Another old, broken cottonwood

Doppel doing his “Gentleman’s Kitty Quarterly” poses. He’s one cool cat!

Late afternoon

Do you see faces in the clouds?

Jake

Sunset

Daddy Owl at dusk

Tried to capture the bats buzzing me, but they flew too fast to show up in the dusk photo.