Today Aunt Jeanette writes:

95 degrees…wind blowing from the south at 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 25. Should I or shouldn’t I? I should…and I did!

I started on my walk thinking to myself, “If it is too unbearable I can always turn around and walk back home.” However, the farther I walked, the more interesting things I saw, so I just kept going. (Now, realize that I can find something interesting in even the most mundane thing!)

My first encounter was with a coyote crossing the road ahead of me. I quickly grabbed my phone to snap a picture. I was facing directly into the sun and couldn’t see a thing on my screen, so I just aimed and shot. Then the silly creature sat down facing me and we had a stare-down. I won and he turned and sulked back into the cornfield, all the while looking back over his shoulder to see what I would do.

I continued down the road and came to a pivot. The south wind was causing water to sprinkle on the road. What a relief! I had a nice cool shower and continued on.

At the end of a mile and a half, I turned around and started the return trip. My clothes had dried and I was ready to be cooled off again when I glanced up and saw the rainbow. Another photo opportunity! I took the picture, had another quick shower, and headed for home.

Adding ground squirrels, butterflies, swooping dragonflies, and a neighbor passing me on his way to irrigate, it was really quite a pleasant walk. And the temperature had dropped to a sizzling 94 degrees by the time I got home!

Until we walk again …