I want some coffee!

Yeah, it's summer here in San Pedro Valley of Southeast Arizona- just like it's summer in the rest of the continental USA. And to be honest it's not as bad as I have felt here in our neck of the desert near Benson, Arizona. Daytime highs are over 100°F but (so far!) under 110°F. So not as bad as it can get down here 58 miles North of the US/Mexico border and the town of Naco in Sonora, Mexico. And this year seems to be giving the US a particularly nasty fire season. Yikes! I haven't checked any stats to confirm but it seems there are reports daily even in states like normally-wet Washington that are getting some serious fire damage this 2026 season. Fire crews are getting hammered very hard. Even with frequently smokey skies I've been able to grab a few nice sunsets as a reminder that this is a beautiful place to have a camera close at hand!  These startling reds are pure luck with timing... most nights are just not this intense!  

Dawn after some rain Yeah- the morning after. The morning after a bit of rain here in the San Pedro Valley.  July & August, normally the first and second months of our three month long monsoon season, were disappointing. Then along came September... September (if I remember the rain gauge readings!) managed almost 2" of the wet stuff. Excellent! Not enough to fix the drought but much appreciated none the less. The photo above is looking East toward the Dragoon Mountains as the sun was about to put in a wet-ish appearance. You can see the wet streak down the road-center of the 300 row. And yes... I'm a sucker for sunrise and sunset photos! Here are a few more gratuitous sunrise/sunset shots from San Pedro Valley... The Dragoons in the distance, to the East across the San Pedro Valley Another morning shot off to the Southwest. Our back yard neighbor is Paula who enjoys these 'pixie-lights' around her lot