About 88 today in Phoenix, and the parking lot and the hiking and running trails @ Dreamy Draw were surprisingly sparse today. The last few weekends the parking lot was full and only overflow parking was available, but today the parking lot was only about half full. But temps are about 10 degrees warmer as we now transition from spring to early summer (my favorite time of year!) and the pollen counts have been really, really high all week. Plus the spring wildflowers are beginning to diminish, so all of that accounts for less peoples I think.
As I was driving out of Dreamy Draw today, I saw a VERY large rattlesnake, about the longest I've ever seen I think - had to be 6+ feet, and it was moving across the road and being attacked by a Mockingbird! Gotta luv those Mockingbirds - they are fearless, and will attack anything!
*I took this photo a couple of weeks ago. Its the view west of Dreamy Draw looking back on north Phoenix. The large Spanish-style structure you see in the foreground there is an office complex that houses some law and medical offices mostly.
No comments:
Post a Comment