Nuclear Thunderheads, Saguaro Ghosts & Pinata Dust Storms Galore!

 October 8, 2025

   Three years ago yesterday we had a unique cloud take shape over Continental Mountain.

October 7, 2022 Cloud Goes Nuclear

And here's what Uno and I caught on our ride up to the post office today:

Ghosts among the saugaros

My neighbors up on Spur Cross have two giant Halloween skeletons that make me smile every time I drive by. Had to stop and capture the nearest one. Boo!

And, here's the other one:

Boo Hoo Two!

   You know, sometimes we Desert Rats find ourselves driving home on a dirt road and we come face to face with a rolling pinata in the guise of a dust devil and it, well, it doesn't bode well for the paint job on our vehicle.

Daily Whip Out: "Rolling Pinata Dust Devil"

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it."

—Cicero