4th Rainiest January on Record

Yesterday's late-afternoon rainbow

According to the Las Cruces Sun-News we're having the fourth wettest January on record, and it's just the 19th day of the month.  Local meteorologists are predicting more storms for tomorrow and Saturday accompanied by strong winds--some gusting as high as 50 mph.  Fortunately for our trek this morning--even though it was a bit chilly--Becca and I had good weather:  sunshine with just a breeze or two.  Now, in the early afternoon, the winds have already picked up, and there are huge lenticular clouds over the Organ Mountains.

Eager to start the critter search

Harbinger of the winds to come

Funny clouds

I've photographed these sentinels before

Torrey Yucca

Arroyo west of Tortugas Mountain

Facing west in the same arroyo

After rainwater runs through an arroyo

Soaptree Yucca stalks

Homeless House Finch

Ocotillo

Potrillo Mountains on the horizon

Leaning left

Same Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca west of Tortugas Mountain

Exploring an arroyo after the rains

Chihuahuan Desert sky

Organ Mountains

Becca and her shadow

Rugged Organ Mountains

In a valley west of the mountain

Where new Ocotillo growth meets old

Looking for Coyotes

Southern section of the Organs

Just an interesting sky