So I was sitting outside in the carport the day before yesterday enjoying a delightful Arizona spring day. It was cool, there was a nice breeze, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. As I sat there watching the local ground squirrels play in the yard, I had an unexpected visitor.
A roadrunner trotted up to within ten feet of me and stopped. He/she just stood there looking at me for the longest time. I stayed quiet and just enjoyed the bird’s company for a while. After it got tired of me it just sauntered away, probably in search of a juicy lizard or snake to have for lunch.
That last picture is a round-tailed ground squirrel like the ones who live in my front yard. Cute little buggers!
Needless to say, when the roadrunner appeared my little ground squirrel buddies dived into their burrows!
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Great pictures! They bring back memories - lived a spell in Tuscon back in ‘73 -as an overcast,rainy day lingers outside my Ohio window I feel a distinct pang of nostalgia for dry warm air and very blue skies. Mt. Lemon comes to mind also. That is a mountain near-by, yes?
Why, yes. Mt. Lemon is quite close to Tucson.
I live in the desert near a town called Casa Grande, just an hour north of Tucson.
We’re already pushing the century mark during the afternoon hours.
Here comes Arizona summer!!!!
Looks like we keep good company.
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