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And another Monday morning on the bus. Very low ridership and I noticed the 60 didn't have it's usual load of traffic. It's not a government holiday, so I wonder if lots of snowbirds have returned to their summer coops? It's so nice when they aren't here - traffic is lighter, restaurant and store lines are shorter - it's a kinder, gentler world during the Arizona summer.

I guess words like "kinder" and "gentler" don't seem quite right with 110 degree heat, but it's really not that bad, especially once you're acclimatized. Some people never get used to it, but they plan to leave all along and I think their mindset won't let them accept the heat. It's really no worse and, in some ways better, than winter hibernation in the east. In Ohio we spent months with no sunshine and temperatures in the teens and 20s - too nasty to be outside, no sun to make things bright - it was cloudy, endless gray. Here during the summer we spend time indoors to keep cool, but the sun is always there and in the morning, it is quite tolerable to go for a walk or do a little yard work. That doesn't happen too often in Ohio in February. I do miss the stark change of seasons and a good snowfall cannot be beat for beauty. Just need to win a lottery and have multiple homes to enjoy all the seasons in many places. So what's up with this and the bus blog? I do digress.

Dave was all spiffy today in a jacket and khakis - nice change from jeans and flannel. There's a big march scheduled downtown about proposed illegal immigrant legislation and Dave has to attend and cover it for his journalism classes. Could be very interesting. Hope it doesn't get violent - no one benefits when tempers get out of hand. Today I decided to use a picture I took on a recent desert walk. Are those storm clouds rising over Phoenix, literally and otherwise?