Green, Green, As Green They Say...

 

... as the far side of the hill.

If you said, "From the song Green, Green, by the New Christy Minstrals, 1963," you get 20 bonus points.

Green in the desert?  You mean the golf courses?  I was surprised by how green the flora on the mountain was this morning.  The area received over  1/3" of rain last week - and it was enough to make a difference.  The ocotillos were a bright green (they looked brown before the rain), the ground cover was green.  Even the saguaro cacti looked brighter... and the white flowers at the top that had dried out were now replaced by an occasional red bloom...

 

Yes, I got out on the motorcycle this morning - out before 7:30, back before 9:00... and already 90º at 9:00.  Still, it was a nice ride.  I was up early anyway: got Steph's cats fed for her to give her a few minutes extra to get her morning going.  Took the car for gas.  Since, I'm up and reasonably awake, I might as well go for a ride.  Nice way to start the day.

Joan was already baking this morning: sugar free chocolate muffins for my "morning routine" (we freeze them and I take out a few at a time), and a bonus: corn muffins!  Then working with her plants.  She, too, needs to get out early, before the heat of the day.

I have music with Mark and the guys this afternoon.  Then, looking forward to the Strawberry Full Moon this evening.  The "peak" of the full moon will be after midnight here, so it will look full tonight and tomorrow night.

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While waiting for the moon to come up, we sat outside with Murphy.  I took a few photos of him because... I had a camera in my hands, and look at that handsome boy:

 Music with the guys today was a good time.  A bit more "free flowing" with song suggestions.  We wound up doing a couple Doobie Brothers songs that were new to our repertoire.  It was my turn to bring the pizza (our usual lunch), so my choice was Oregano's - no down side to that.  Plus, a large is plenty enough for 5 guys.

I mentioned the full moon earlier - traffic was crazy on the way to and from Mark's.  Not overly busy, just people making stupid, abrupt lane changes.  At highway speeds.  An accident just ahead of me on the way home cut a portion of that 4 lane (in each direction) highway down to 1 lane.  I got there just after the firetrucks and an ambulance.  No photos.

And now, I wait for the full moon.