It’s cooler in the shade(s)

“Sometimes in the summer evenings they walked up the hill to watch the afterglow clinging to the tops of the western mountains and to feel the breeze drawn into the valley by the rising day-heated air. Usually they stood silently for a while and breathed in peacefulness. Since both were shy they never talked about themselves. Neither knew about the other at all.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Click here for ZZ Top’s Cheap Sunglasses (w/lyrics) if music video doesn’t load.

I seldom wear sunglasses but when I do, they are always cheap. Truth. I don’t wear them when I am out photographing because I prefer to see nature and light sans filters and sunglasses have a way of distorting hues, and for a few years now I’ve been wearing reading glasses which actually do help me see the settings on my camera. I don’t wear sunglasses when I am riding because they are a distraction and the same is often true when driving. Mostly I try to avoid the sun, unless it is just rising or setting. Of course, sunglasses are a necessity at the beach or when sitting poolside.

I’ve been enjoying the September buzz read on a few other blogs. Those in the Northern Hemisphere expressing their excitement over approaching autumn with cooler days and the (future) sight of leaves falling. Sounds lovely and I do share in this sentiment. One I must travel to experience. The desert offers her own beauty and endless lessons but a “change of seasons” ~ that won’t be happening. I’ve also read a few blogs recently with weather forecasts displaying ideal days approaching. Dreamy. For fun, I thought I would share the week’s forecast for the Valley of the Sun. Oh goody, it’s going to be 111 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday! [image error]

I have many things to celebrate with September’s arrival… a recently published novella, five years of blogging, one full year without a haircut or color ([image error]), eighteen months of an intense dance practice, but my greatest accomplishment having reached September will be making it through an entire summer in this “dry heat.” Joking aside, my free spirit has been energized by warm summer nights under the stars and morning rides pedaling against strong summer winds, now this tumbleweed is ready to roll away…

Thank you for visiting and reading, perhaps the most random post I’ve shared in five years, though Steinbeck paired with ZZ Top makes perfect sense to me. If not, blame it on the heat.

my photos of Sonoran Desert at sunset w/downtown Phoenix in the distance / car selfie w/cheap sunglasses, oh yeah!

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