Cloud bank to the NW seems almost like a mountain at dusk,
but it is probably the rain we're expecting here tomorrow!
Wed 01 | Day
Cloudy with rain developing later in the day. High 62F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
We are now in Citrus Gardens, Mesa.
Tomorrow, we're relocating to Mesa for the balance of our time in AZ and plan to be back in Alberta by the end of March. That's the short story...
The long story...
Our intention, when we arrived here, was to leave Apache Junction at the end of February to spend some time with friends Mike & Betty south of Tucson before heading home. Tragically Mike had a major heart event and has been hospitalised in the Phoenix area since the beginning of February. When we went to extend our stay, we learned that our spot had been rented out already and that there were no other spots in this Park. Before the new management, our spot would have been kept vacant until we checked out! A staffer with our new Park management company located another spot in Mesa (they are a rare commodity during March, apparently). This way we will be able to continue our connections to our local activities and to visit Mike as he rehabs with his wife (she's an ccupational therapist) at an RV Park in NW Phoenix.
We were planning to move on Sunday Feb 26 but rain is, once again, forecasted for that day so we will use the dry conditions tomorrow for our move.
Monitoring Mom
Rose Lynn's Mom (will be 100, May5th) was taken to a hospital in Kitchener Ontario to have a nagging cough checked out. After a few hours she was moved back to her retirement resident only to suffer being dropped as her stretcher was removed from the transport vehicle .
(!!!!😢😟😨😧ðŸ˜ðŸ˜±).
So it was back to the hospital with a black eye and possible neck injury;
there were no fractures and she has since been admitted where she is resting, finally!
This has been a stressful time as we take care of business.
At about 4:30 am we were awakened to wind rocking our trailer; here's why ....at 2 am this wind advisory was issued for the Phoenix area;
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph (50 kph) with gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph). * WHERE...The entire Phoenix Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MST this evening.
Rain arrived for a short while at dawn and the temperature quickly dropped from 54F/12C to 46F /8C.
Another great day in desert snowbird country!
Good Covid News
Bill has tested negative for covid, his symptoms are fading fast and he's off to play bridge today after a 2 week break! RL was still positive on Sunday.
Bad Weather News
It rained steadily all morning 😒
The warmer, sunny weather we've enjoyed the past few days is gone again for the near future.
After Tuesday's rain, the mountains to the north and east of Apache Junction were topped with snow.
This morning, only the higher elevations were still white.
That was different!
The weather was cool, grey, very windy and, later in the day, we had rainshowers that turned to a downpour complete with thunder and lighning. in the morning Rose Lynn felt like a walk around the Park and found only a few dogwalkers braving the miserable weather. It was another good day to be quarantined because who wanted to be out?
Indoors, we enjoyed some table games while our evening meal bubbled away in the slowcooker. The day wasn't a total loss as we savoured some wine with our meal and followed it up with chocolate covered cherries!
All's well that ends well!
This morning Rose Lynn tested again and she is also positive for Covid.
Her symptoms are mostly congestion with a some catchy/wheezy coughs.
Other than that, she's doing well.
After yesterday's amazing daytime temperatures in the hi 70sF / mid 20sC, today's morning rain and cool, cloudy weather (50sF/ low teens C) made it easy to stay indoors and out of circulation.
Bill tested positve with a home test last night. He's been blowing since Tues evening and now has a wheezy/catchy cough. No fever, sore throat or loss of taste. Lethargic, though!
Rose Lynn has no symptoms and has tested negative (so far!).
Kind of hard to isolate in a 200 sq ft domicile!!!
This Green!
For the first time in 2023, we have had some daytime temperatures above 70F/20sC!
Many days we were lucky to reach mid 50sF/low teens C.
Today we hiked several trails in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. It was a great weather day and the views were spectacular. We even saw a few white tail deer.
