©Bert Gildart: Here’s a photograph taken yesterday by Tim Van Buren, the man back in Montana who does a superb job helping me with my web site.

As well Tim has also done a darn good job with his forwarded photograph convincing me that, right now at least, we are ever so happy down here among the jumping cholla, chain cholla, fishhook cactus, the scorpions, the tarantulas and all the bark scorpions.

“Yesterday it rained,” wrote Tim, “and I mean poured, and now this. I wish I was down there with you.”

CLAIRVOYANT

Maybe Janie and I have developed a bit of clairvoyance, ‘cause I took this photo yesterday (ABOUT THE SAME TIME TIM TOOK HIS PHOTO), realizing subconsciously that we’d want to let those back in Montana appreciate the extent to which we are suffering.

My biggest challenge of the day was running back to the chair before the self timer on my Nikon clicked the shutter. The way I’ve got it set, I have 10 seconds, and it took me almost that much time to dodge the thorns and get seated.

Life is tough among the fishhook cactus, creepy crawlies…

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LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME

*Night Photography in Organ Pipe

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