Still Kicking!

Yowza!
98 by noon, in Pie Town.

Grader here now after a breakdown on way. Glad I wasn't replacing a drum on that trailer today. The guys looked the part.
Drivers GF did not. A sweetheart from Australia...where did Luke find her?....LOL
Another load of rock and progress.

Clouds built by 5pm and some virga. 5% humidity, and still trying.
Had a dozen antelope come to the water 1st thing this morning. Passing elk on the way in.

Cooled off to 87 and time for a walk with Rio.
 
Yowza!
98 by noon, in Pie Town.

Grader here now after a breakdown on way. Glad I wasn't replacing a drum on that trailer today. The guys looked the part.
Drivers GF did not. A sweetheart from Australia...where did Luke find her?....LOL
Another load of rock and progress.

Clouds built by 5pm and some virga. 5% humidity, and still trying.
Had a dozen antelope come to the water 1st thing this morning. Passing elk on the way in.

Cooled off to 87 and time for a walk with Rio.
That's the life Hank. mtmuley
 
80 @ 0900...a cooker.
Buttoned up early, headed to town when the clouds built up.
An hour later there were heavy downdrafts as I closed the gate.
Thunder up in those clouds as I ate lunch.
Temps dropped to 74 and the rain tried again...and for a minute I smelled the smell. Rain came off the roof and I opened the door.
Heaven.

An hour later it was 85 again and I buttoned up again.
The heat builds and it builds the clouds over these high mesas, wringing whatever is in the clouds, to try.
Heavy downdrafts cool the land.
The rain tries again.

Earliest monsoon type rain in June I have seen.
Another full thunderhead just blocked the sun. More thunder.
74 in the house and Rio back hiding from the sound.
Life is good in Pie Town.
 
A few days of cool, no rain here.
Lightning fire started just south of me. Very smokey now.
Heading to mid 80's & 90's again til the weekend.

Road half rocked.
Eaten alive by pinion gnats talking to driver last night.

A handful of apples growing. Need wraps next year.
Grass still growing despite the heat we have had early.
Pinions loaded with young cones.
Wildflowers starting up.

Come on monsoons!
 
Holy moly it's hot. 95
Gotta stick another ac in a window tomorrow morning.

Heavy smoke @ sunrise.
Apache gunship flew over and we saluted...morning pee in the yard. I could see a helmet in the window. Guy was low.
Young elk ran for the trees.

Bug juice on Rio & I today.
I could barely sleep between itches last night. Rio's ears are his soft spot.
I sprayed my whole head today.

Way hot for June...clouds trying again.
 
97 yesterday. Very smokey.
Fire is creeping thru the Apache, slowly.
Went to the store & picked up my rebuilt weedeater.

Rain drops this morning...cool.
Scattered showers today. Yeah!

Have to go get bloodwork done and order corral panels.
Socorro,in summer. Bummer.

AC working in house and in Tacoma. Good use of the hot days, driving. Solo.
Rio is happy inside in the cool. Going to try new kibble.
I can hit Sophia's Kitchen for breakie and the Pie-O-Neer for lunch.
Same drill Monday for Dr. video chat.
Wed. a trip to Show Low to pick up new miter saw & base.

Progress.
 
PSA is now .03......................... gone. WOW!
All markers in bounds.

Showers off & on all day. 75.
News says above average rainfall through June.
I hope.

Ordered corral panels and loaded up on doggie treats and salmon kibble.
Hit the Pie shop and scored. Strawberry/rhubarb and blackberry,lavender, goat cheese slices.
Rio asleep next to me. Both stuffed.
B.L.A.T. sandwiches....avo...a whole one in 2 sammies.
 
93 , Rio asleep on my feet with the ac on him.
Bad fire weather.
Bad fire has flanked Ruidoso. Whole town evacuated.

Got the video chat to work with Dr. finally.
He was all smiles and said to keep it up, see you in 4 months...thumb up.

Looks like the monsoons will start Wed.
50% chance here Fri.
Hopefully the gnats will go then.

Baby elk about.
 
Glad you and Rio are doing well! I was worried about y’all when I heard about the fires this morning. Hope the rain hits.

It was 103 when I mowed the lawn last week.
 
We are good here.
Hopefully some cooling today.

The 2 larger fires flanking Ruidoso are bad.
1500 structures, over 500 homes lost. So far.
2 dead as of this morning. 20,000 acres , no containment.

Most of the land burnt is on the Rez.
But Alto is gone, as are several small enclaves around Ruidoso.
The main street area along hwy70 is intact still.

Winds have shifted to east and it's pushing rain west.
Rains on the fire areas and flash flood advisories up on burn scars. Los Alamos, Chama, Las Vegas streams.

We could get some showers here in the west today. Clouds building and windy.
Friday looks wet here.

My road guy has lost 2 friends last week. I'm on hold til next week.
Also got call from shed guy and I'm in works after next week.

Unload the new miter saw and base and get it set up next to woodstacks Tarps ready.
Come on monsoons.
 
Finally.
Rained for an hour around 3pm. Off & on last night.
Smells great out there.

Herd that bull bugle again just now. He sounded off last night.
Early bird.

Deer tracks in my road. Cool.
Wildflowers showing.

2 years ago was la Nina and monsoons started on the 15th of June. Normal,or was.
Wettest year on record.

Maybe...hoping the rocked road helps.
I'll wash a truck and start building now that the gnats have had their way with me.
Poor Rio's ears.

Flash flood watches up across N NM.
Planning a quick run out to the Luna road to visit HT friends and deliver bison burger.
They have SF coffee and some chile for me.
She just had ACL surgery and has a bull tag in her pocket.
Hope he got his siding done. He has a bow bull tag...&,&,& ...lucky couple.

I know a guy...
 
58 and raining.
Rio asleep next to me. Muddy feet...LOL

Forecast calls for rain all week now. Wow.

Flood watch here now.
All across N NM. Southeast fire areas too.
News has clips of flooding across state.
Too many burn scars flowing.

No trip today.
Tomorrow try and get my Ford to Fence Lake for trip to garage. Rear end noise.

Some happy critters out there.
I love NM.
 
Getting a few thunderstorms.
Greening up again. Wildflowers going.

Pinion IPPS beetles going on a rampage now around here.
Healthy trees getting hit now too. Full of cones.
Bummer.

Went to Socorro yesterday and picked up a dozen corral panels and 7' T-posts. Riparian habitat cages.
Hot. Muggy. Good thing I left Rio at home.
Luckily the county road in got graded and I made it before a deluge.
My road is almost done..., no drivers I guess.

Got a lot of work done this week.
Went to bed @ 8pm last night, beat.

I got 1 cow tag from e-plus.


Pricey tag.
 
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