Rain Rain Rain

This area of Arizona has had an unusual amount of rain this year. The desert is beautiful--flushed with green and sparkling with wildlflowers. Everywhere we go, people say, "I've lived here for [fill in the blank] years and I've never seen a winter this wet." Greg and I had convinced ourselves that we were ready to return to Joshua Tree only to listen to a weather report and hear an entire week of possible showers and night lows in the 30's--not my idea of warm fun. We are likely heading up to KOFA wildlife refuge--it will be warmer and the wildflowers are getting spectacular.