Querido and I were gone for a week--just barely--and when we returned, the weather had turned. Fall is here. The forecast suggests we may bump back up into the 80s next week, but I'm watching the squirrels. After keeping out of sight all summer, they are positively crazed now. Every day at work I … Continue reading The Squirrels are Crazed
Tag: Weather
Fall is Coming
Thank you for all your kind words for Melba. I am still terribly sad, but there are many things to keep me busy and distracted. First there is a little bit of blog tidying. I finally took the time to go ad-free and give this little blog its own domain, anti-quotidian.com. The redirect should work … Continue reading Fall is Coming
All the Garter
It's been a hot weekend here in Kansas, with bright days of 100 degrees or very nearly. They have a nifty thing called a heat index here, which must have something to do with humidity because I never heard the term bandied about in Phoenix. As far as I can tell, it means that even … Continue reading All the Garter
Summer Looks Like
I may have missed the boat on spring photos, but at least I can attempt to capture summer. The sun is much brighter than I expected it to be, akin to that searing Arizona sun that toasts you to a crisp the second you step out in it. This is Kansas, though, so there's always … Continue reading Summer Looks Like
Death Pollen
While the rest of the country gets snowed on, Phoenix is being blanketed in drifts of big yellow pollen from the mesquite trees. Sure, it looks pretty, but everyone is terribly allergic to it. I am terribly allergic to it: today my head feels like it's going to explode, my throat is scratchy, and my … Continue reading Death Pollen
Monday News
Today's headlines-- Live Performance of "Bulldozer" Discovered! "Bulldozer" is perhaps my favorite song on Cold War Kids' latest album. Piano that tears your heart in two, vocals that make you want to bawl your eyes out--what is not to love? Sadly, I first heard this song live, which made the cotton-bandaged version on the album … Continue reading Monday News
High of 81 F
Winter is slipping away. I am not in the camp that is jubilant about the return of spring: Phoenix winters are too mild and too short for me to feel that spring is any sort of reward. Remembering a coat & hat before you walk out the door for a scant two months is not … Continue reading High of 81 F
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