The Last Conference Preparations

We couldn't fit everything in Roger's suburban this morning to take to Davis High for our technology conference tomorrow. We worked in the auditorium for about an hour, taking a break to go outside and stand on the hot cement in 90 degree weather to cool off. We were assured that the auditorium's air conditioning will be turned on at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. We were also in the school, where they were shampooing the carpets. The humidity was so high I felt like I'd been swimming. I will be glad when tomorrow is over, but feel pretty confident that we're ready for 350 people.

The clouds were again amazing this morning. This was taken just outside of Davis High, facing west.

Sunrise Clouds

We are so blessed to live in a place where the weather is diverse and nature amazing. As my friend Elaine and I were leaving the gym this morning, I just had to grab my camera.

Sunrise clouds to the west, just behind Target in Layton.

Sunrise clouds to the east, parking lot of the gym.

I LOVE Clouds!

There have been amazing clouds and blue skies lately.  If you type the word "cloud" into a search engine, it brings up numerous sites. One caught my eye: The Cloud Appreciation Society. It is an organization to promote an interest in clouds. I was surprised that anyone would need to form a group to appreciate clouds. Instead, just look up:)

Driving home from work on Highway 89 was very distracting today because I couldn't stop looking at the beautiful clouds. I I headed east in Fruit Heights to take a picture of a magnificent one and lost it - too close to the mountains. So I headed west and stopped at Nichols Park. By then the cloud wasn't that great. I headed  for Hwy. 89 again and got caught in a huge traffic jam. Making a U-turn took care of that. Eventually I ended up on Fairfield...saw this cloud and drove up Cherry Lane to snap a picture. My spaghetti-style drive home was worth it:)

Japanese Anenome

My Japanese Anenome is ready to bloom. One of those easy-to-care-for perennials that I love.

The Ends" of the Rainbow & Dave/Shaury Move

It's rare to see an entire rainbow - at least for me. I looked outside to watch the rain and there was a beautiful rainbow. It's also rare to see purple in the row of colors. After downloading the pictures, I noticed there was a double rainbow.

We helped Dave and Shaury move into their home today. They have double the space and are very excited to be out of an apartment.

Mourning Doves

There are a pair of mourning doves that live close by. Every morning they wake me with their cooing. It is a sad, mournful sound, but really it signals nesting, claiming territory and raising young. They like the standing water in front of our house in the cul-de-sac, but every time I creep up with my camera they take off. It's hard to get a close up, but this one was perched on the roof of the shed and held still for a long time. I wonder where their nest is, and if they are carefully tending their eggs or their young. Mourning doves take turns incubating their nest, which is done continually. The male does the day shift and the female the night shift. Since male and female mourning doves look very similar, it may seem like a dove never leaves the nest. Don't worry, the switch was made when you were not looking.

Sunset in Hooper

I noticed clouds in the west tonight and jumped in my little MINI and took off; after grabbing my camera bag, or course. I headed to a isolated country road in Hooper. It's so interesting to see how the sky can change in just a few minutes.

These birds were close by and fun to watch.