Long, Humid Summer

We enjoyed a long monsoon season, including heavy rains through September and even into October! (Normally, September and October are very dry months in Arizona.)

This past summer was not particularly hot, but it has lasted well into October.

Humid air reaches the stratosphere above the San Francisco Peaks (out of view, near Flagstaff).

Late-season rains caused the local landscape to blossom once again, as if Spring had returned!

Wildflowers near the plaza outside Canyon Room.

Wildflowers bedeck the slope beyond our driveway (lowest edge of Prescott Nat'l Forest).

Even though each day felt the threat of rain, we were happy to receive every ounce of moisture. The days remained warm well into October. Notice how lush the grass remained! The downside to this warmth and moisture ... Jeff still had to mow the grass each week.

Enjoying a snack on our back patio on a warm, mid-October evening.