Hoorah!! We had our second rain storm of the season! What a relief to our poor scorched desert. Our rains are not the same as other non-desert regions. Rains seem to come in short BURSTS instead of a nice steady prolonged rain that gives the moisture time to soak in. I guess that's why we have so many flash flood warnings. Anyway.....it was beautiful to watch and listen to the rumbling thunder.
I'm going to try to keep track of our monsoon season this year.
Saturday 6/18/2022 rain
Thursday 6/24/2022 rain
With the storm, comes the wind, dust, and debris. We don't complain as we know it's impossible to sweep on a daily basis. (LOL....at least most of us don't complain but some undoubtedly will.)
Other than the excitement of having some rain, I don't have any other news to entertain you. So...thought I'd share just a few photos from our daily housewatch routine.
Sprinkler heads get clogged up so have to be brushed or adjusted to get water flowing agian.
Ouch! This time a big circuit breaker burned up and shut off all power to the house. Unfortunately, the refrigerator was full of food items. Several contacts must be made to remedy the problem.
If there is no water treatment equipment in the house, this is what the pails look like as water evaporates leaving the heavy rust and iron.
Small pails are good so we can dump and refresh them monthly.
Owners always like watching their fruit start to grow.
Sometimes we just take silly photos to say hello.
Everyone wants to see their thermostat setting to know how warm it is in the house.
Occasionally we have to reset a circuit breaker.
Potted plants need water if not on an irrigation system. Not recommended!
Some leave quite a few buckets.
Just an occasional photo to remind them of our pretty resort.
Just saying hello.
More buckets.
It's wonderful when owners leave behind repair items. Batteries, irrigation parts, glue traps, etc. Don says this owner must have been a boy scout in his youth as he is prepared!
Digital thermometers are always fun to show off to the owner.
Back home with Mouse.
Kat tries to help as I vacuum off the cat tree beds.
Always take photos if a heron or special bird appear along our path.
The pond at #13 is still waiting for a new pump.
Friendly owners sometimes leave us a little snack to enjoy on our monthly visit.
If they leave some WD-40, we spray in the garbage disposal to keep it from freezing up. Vegetable oil works too but gets smelly in the summer heat.
Mouse celebrated his 5th year with us on June 16.
So much for today's ramblings.
My "helper" and I wish you a GREAT day!
