I want some coffee!

 ... to sweat ! And complain. A lot.  It turned hot. Then this week it eased a bit. But it's coming back very soon! Hard to remember to check on sunrises and sunsets but here are what I managed to put together... Sunrise off to the Southeast... ... and a sunset off to the West (where else?!) The craziness in Washington DC has caused annual visitors to disappear from the park early as fuel prices climb to all-time highs. If you have a big 40'+ motor home or you're pulling a heavy 38'+ 5th wheel, either of which sucks up the diesel fuel, you need to take precautions to minimize fuel expense! Diesel was priced at $4.99/gal this week. 

This blog started as a place for me to talk about coffee. But it didn't take long till I realized I'd settled on a single coffee origin (the place where the beans are grown) which we both liked: the state of Chiapas in Mexico.  Chiapas is the most southern state in Mexico bordering the Central American country of Guatemala.    Chiapas State, Mexico- their highlands are home of some fantastic coffee! I eventually accepted there was really only one way to roast it for us to both enjoy our morning cup: a dark roast that goes into 2nd crack by about 29 seconds. A recent typical roast of greens from Chiapas, Mexico. Life has caught up with us. For a number of years we both have had to limit our intake of coffee ( bummer! ). And I suspect the medical professionals we see on a regular basis would just as soon we stopped drinking coffee altogether! I've been told tea is an alternative but sadly tea (other than herbal tea) has more caffeine than coffee-  who'd a thunk it?! ...

 ... time to start whining about how hot it is! But maybe not this week. It was in the 80s over the weekend and into Sunday which was a nice break from freezing temps. But the 80s will disappear and we'll see a more expected high in the 70s. Hopefully the over-nite freezes are done till late fall.  In the meantime we have some pics with a tiny bit less color at sunrise than I expected. I was a little too early for a proper red/orange sunrise... breakfast chores were calling me! Early sunrise on 1 Mar... off to the Southeast. A little early for the best sunrise color. The weather happened to coincide with a change in the calendar to 1 March. Nice way to start the month! I'll take that as an omen that over-night freezes are over for the year. And a complementary peek off to the Southwest. We're in the midst of snowbird season here at SKP Saguaro Co-op with a lot of seasonal faces to try to recall. Sadly that's not happening and they all look like people I've never se...