Coffee’s ready. Grab a cup and pull up a chair. If we were having coffee I would tell you we coped with the extreme temperatures here in the desert. Now the heat dome has moved northwest. We continue with temperatures in the 100s F. We are doing well with air conditioning, but it makes it harder to fall into a routine with outdoor activities. It can be in the 80s at 6 AM. It gets hotter in the afternoon, so the evenings are still hot too. I do go to an indoor Yoga class. This week I am deciding if I need to wear a mask there again. We heard the announcement by the LA Public Health Department that people, even vaccinated people, should wear masks while in public, especially when indoors. This Delta variant is causing concern and I read the Biden administration is sending out ‘surge teams’ of specialists to assist communities where the virus is spreading rapidly. Our county here has not made any announcements about wearing masks.
I hadn’t seen the roadrunners for a while during the high heat, but just spotted one crossing the road yesterday. And today, so excited to see three of them. One was right near our driveway. I thought it was going to go in our yard, but it must have gone next door. The most wonderful sighting was on the patio outside one of the restaurants in our community. I think people must be feeding that one because he was not as shy as the others, and I was able to get a few closer photos of him. He was just beautiful and my photos did not capture all the colors around his eye, but you can see a blue streak on his tail. It was good to see that the roadrunners are surviving the weather.
Weekend Coffee Share is hosted by Natalie of Natalie the Explorer.
Those are great photos – I have never seen a roadrunner (other than the cartoon character) so it’s fun to see these pictures.
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Thanks Dan. I was thrilled to see it up close. I did not realize they have color around the eyes and on their tail. This one was pretty calm. Probably been used to picking up scraps from the restaurant customers.
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I would love to see one in person
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I still get really excited to see them.
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I am happy to hear that you are coping with the heat, I know how brutal it can be (I lived in Las Vegas for a while.) Thank you for the coffee and the photos of the beautiful roadrunner.
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So far the heat is tolerable if it’s dry heat. Happy to share the pics. Thanks for dropping by, Maria.
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That is good, dry heat is slightly easier to cope with.
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For sure.
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Very nice photos of the roadrunner. Happy July 4th weekend to you. Thank you for linking with #weekendcoffeeshare
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Thank you, Natalie.
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Oh I loved seeing these photos. Well done on such great roadrunner pics. I hope the hot weather eventually subsides. It’s no fun when it hangs around. Take care, Denyse #weekendcoffeeshare
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I was lucky to get him to pose for me. Thanks for stopping by Denyse.
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