Rooster

Spent a day out at a gallery. This carved roosty was in one of the back rooms.

Ever hear of Valley Fever? Seems as if I may have contracted it due to the rousing of all the dust carried by the smoke and ash in the skies due to the area wildfires You can learn more about it here if you're interested.

For the lighter side of Valley Fever...
You may have heard that anyone who has lived in the Tucson Area more than five years probably has Valley Fever, a mysterious disease which may or not may have any symptoms and which is believed to be contacted by disturbing the earth.

A likely story! Everyone knows Valley Fever is what comes from not having the good sense to clear out of town at the end of May like everyone else. Here's how you can tell if you have the disease:

* You think all plants have thorns, needles or spikes.
* You only plug in your computer, stereo and phone when you're going to use them.
* You sleep like a baby next to a noisy wall AC unit, no problem.
* When a border patrol helicopter buzzes your house, you don't get up to see what's going on.
* You buy most of your clothes at thrift stores.
* You can't cook without jalapenos and lime juice.
* You keep oven mitts on the front seat so you can hold the steering wheel.
* When you order in restaurants, you wait for the waitress to ask, "Do you want red or green sauce?" That includes breakfast.
* You have actually eaten chorizo.
* You consider javelinas garden pests.
* You've had a meaningful relationship with a roadrunner.
* Your dog is smaller than the local jackrabbits.
* You say "But it's a dry heat."
* You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.
* Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
* You can say 115 degrees without fainting.
* You finally understand that line in "Horse With No Name" about "a fly with no buzz."
* People with black cars or black upholstery are either snowbirds or nuts.
* You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
* You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro," "Tempe," "Gila," "San Xavier," "Canyon de Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Rillito".
* Hot air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.
* When waiting for the bus, you stand in the shade of the telephone pole.