There are Puddles in the Desert

 Friday, November 21, 2025

I had heard the rain on the roof late last night and when we got up this morning it was still raining. We knew it was going to be raining in Yuma today because we were watching the weather for there since we needed to make a trip that way and the plan was to go today. The weather, for whatever reason, we were not watching was here because if we had been Tom would have picked up our outdoor stuff yesterday while it was dry. We have reservations starting tomorrow at Park Place RV in Quartzsite for the next four weeks so the now the questions is how to pick up and move the wet stuff because right now it looks like it will be raining throughout the night. I guess we will see what tomorrow brings. 

I opened the door to this scene this morning you can not tell
looking at the picture but it is raining in the desert.

This one I took between the raindrops on the front
window. It is all about that cloud.

More pictures out the windows and the door. 
There are puddles in the desert.

The plan for today was to drive into Yuma. We had hoped to visit the Arizona Market Place, I had a hair appointment, and a prescription to pick up. Since we were already going to be there I did place a pick up order at Walmart and we planned a stop at Fry's. With the rain the Arizona Market Place was removed from our plans. We will do that another time. We picked up our Walmart order. I had not done that in awhile and I had forgotten how nice it was not to have to go in and shop. Then we headed over for my hair appointment. When we got there the door was locked. I will not be mentioning the salon because she did end up apologizing about the mix up. The thing is she had confirmed the appointment and time on Thursday so not remembering it on Friday well lets just say the message I left was I will not be back. Enough said. We did take care of everything else we wanted to before heading back home. 

Driving out of Roadrunner BLM there are definitely
puddles in the desert.

Even though it is a grey day the green all this rain is 
helping thrive in the desert is evident.

All theses pictures were taken through the windshield as it was raining. With the right timing, most of the time, I was able to snap the picture just as the windshield wiper did its job of  clearing the window. Though there are few raindrops visible here and there not to mention all the ones I deleted with a wiper in the middle of them...lol

Rain or shine going south on US-95 this is my favorite view.

More of that green.

More puddles.

The empty space at the road to the Yuma Proving Grounds.

Later heading east on I-8 the cloud were covering the tops
of what I believe are the Gila Mountains.

We are home.
The Jeeps headlights shining on the Saguaro
and the Palo Verde next to were we are parked.

I am trying to be positive about all the rain we are experiencing right now. It has been a couple of years since there were a lot of wild flowers in the desert. I remember walking along the small washes out here and there would be tiny flowers along the edges. I remember a year were we would look out over the desert and it was covered in what can only be described as a green carpet. I remember riding into the Kofa Mountains and the roadside was filled with wildflowers. Maybe this year we will see all that again. 

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Rain Predictions Come True...We Had Puddles in the Desert

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I will be back to my regularly scheduled catch up posts and Chris's visit in the next couple of days. Today let's talk about the rain and how it made puddles, and I did walk through some in the rain, in the desert.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Yesterday the prediction was for rain. Yet when we got up and opened the curtains the sky was a beautiful blue. It did not last long though and by around noon the sky was filled with clouds. Clouds that promised to bring rain.

Noon and the clouds have covered the blue sky.

The rain arrived around 3 o'clock and  we could
hear the gentle pitter patter on the roof.

Not a lot but enough to make rain drops on the windshield.

We still had a light rain as the sun set 

behind the clouds tonight..

A soft sunset ending a quiet day spent in this spot.

Knowing it was going to rain we had nothing planned for today but to relax and do whatever. I ended up going through pictures for future catch up posts. There is one spot in the same place on my pictures and no matter how many times I have tried cleaning the lens and inside it still shows up. I will have to get my Nikon for Dummies book out and see if there are any suggestions.
It was a quiet, relaxing day in the Singer "B"


Tuesday, March 12, 2019

It was definitely raining when we got up this morning and it looks like it rained throughout the night. It was no longer a sprinkle it was more of a downpour. When we opened the shades we could see puddles and "little rivers" out on the desert floor.

Not quite ready to go outside I took these through open windows,
the open door and the windshield.

Around 11 o'clock I braved the rain and went outside.
There are definite puddles out there. 

Tom volunteered to do some laundry so I put together three batches and he headed into Quartzsite to the laundry mat. Since Tom is willing to go to the laundry mat, even though we do have a washer/dryer, that works best when we are dry camping.

While he did that I took a walk in the rain and enjoyed stepping in a couple of puddles and snapping a couple of shots of the tiny flowers blooming around us.

I really liked how the Super Vivid Effect made the rocks
so colorful with the little flowers in the center.

This poor little guy was right in the middle of a puddle.

I could see a current as the water flowed through the wash.
The last picture in Super Vivid from my walk in the rain.

Later when I went out the rain had stopped and  blue sky could be seen 

between the white fluffy clouds

as the sun tried to make an appearance.

The water is already starting to disappear

as the sun and blue sky take over the sky.

Though, today's puddles could

still be seen

across the desert floor.

The clouds were

beautiful

no matter what

direction I turned.

This was my favorite picture today.

The next time I took a walk outside

the water in the wash was gone.

As the afternoon progressed the clouds kept changing and a couple of times it looked like there would be more rain. Then the darker clouds seemed to move towards the south and there would be more blue sky.

While I was taking pictures
Tom finished wiping dust off the Stinger "B".
After this he wiped the Jeep down.
It is nice to  look out and see a black Jeep again.

Around 4:30 the clouds started to take over again and brought a chill in the air.

Around 6 o'clock I stepped out the door to the sun brightening 

everything around us

while the mountains to the east looked black.

The green on the desert floor glistened in the sunlight
while  we could feel and see a gentle rain coming down.

I really like how the green of the palo verde stands out in the
sunlight with the dark clouds behind. 

Then I turned back and saw a very faint rainbow.

Tonight's sunset.

We had some nice color in the clouds after the sun slipped behind
the mountains this evening. A nice end to our day.

The last of the color.

Another day parked in this beautiful place. 

I love that I can say I walked through puddles in the rain out in the desert. 

That we both stood for a brief moment in a sun shower. 

Plus, we saw a rainbow.

The wind started about 10 last night and seem to grow stronger as the night progressed. As of this morning as I finish this post it is still with us and 56 degrees. Our weather predictor mentioned a breeze. There definitely is a "breeze" with gusts of strong wind. The good news is there is lots of blue sky and by Sunday we should see temperatures in the 80's. 

I do not know about you but every time it rains in the
future I am going to be thinking about all the
Happy Umbrellas!

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