After I went to daughter's house to take care of kitty cat and garden while she's out of town, I drove over to the Mitchell Trailhead and walked south on the Perimeter Trail. I started at 3:50 pm and it was hot! Think sauna, think hemorrhagic heat stroke, think hot buttered brains! Needless to say, the trail wasn't crowded! ; D
Lots of pretty buckthorn bushes in bloom. At least I think they were buckthorn. Really, I can see a plant or flower more fully if I don't worry about the name. Going uphill out of the north fork of Pueblo Canyon, I enjoyed the spicy smell of pink NM locust flowers. Such a pretty flower - such lethal thorns!
On the way back to my car, I could see smoke to the north of Guaje Ridge. Probably it was from the South Fork fire near Polvadera Peak that broke out this afternoon. Spouse says he heard on KOB TV channel 4 that there is a fire in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. I was trying to verify that on the station's website when - whoosh - the world went black and we had an hour long power outage.
Fortunately, when the power went out, I was typing this in Blogger which constantly saves so I didn't lose what I'd already written.
Tomorrow is such a joy - in the morning, ABC Seamless Gutters, Comcast and the roofer are all coming out.
Spouse's injured left ribs are feeling better.
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