Thursday, February 01, 2024

A Wet But Artful Weekly Link Round-up

 


Rain showers have been rolling into Phoenix on an almost weekly basis, and we need every drop we can get. The Sonoran Desert has seasonal rain. The summer monsoon season usually is the most temperamental. This is the season for big storms filled with sound and fury, while the winter rain tends to be gentle and can lead to fantastic wildflower blooms in the spring.

Growing up in a small farm town in central Illinois-- and with a birthday at the end of January-- after having two birthday parties in a row snowed out, I proclaimed that, henceforward, I would be celebrating my birthday at the end of July. Pool parties are much superior to ones in blizzard conditions, dontcha know. But the proclivity for outing-spoiling weather followed me here to the desert. Denis and I want to get to the Phoenix Zoo or the Desert Botanical Garden, but every time we start making plans, here comes a few days of rain. Since we need the rain so badly, we really can't complain, but we do spend a few seconds grumbling.

Last week, the two of us went to the Phoenix Art Museum to spend a few hours enjoying what it has to offer. Let me tell you, that place has changed in the forty years since I was last there! I took lots of photos, some of which I'll be sharing with you in the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I'll share one of Denis taking a photo of a painting in the Western American Art wing.



 
I just remembered... I need to thank someone for reminding me to read another of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey mysteries. It's been much too long since I've read one.
 
Enjoy the links!


►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Book Banning & Censorship◄

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄
 
►The Wanderer◄
 
►I ♥ Lists◄


That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!

12 comments:

  1. We've had rain and showers lately too, Cathy, with more in the forecast for early this coming week. I love what it'll do for the spring flowers. I'm glad you and Denis have had the chance to get out lately, and I look forward to seeing the pictures you took. That is, as soon as I get back from that Anglo-Saxon grave...

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  2. I'm definitely in the top one percent of readers for the number of books read. It's appalling that 46 percent of those surveyed read no books last year.

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    1. I know... I find it impossible to put myself in the place of someone who never reads books.

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  3. I am going to kill soooo much time with that Washington Post survey...I can already tell. It mixes too of my favorite things, statistics and reading, so this is going to be fun, and there's a whole lot to digest there. Thanks for that link, in particular.

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  4. We got rain here in Salt Lake today...and hopefully more snow up in the mountains this weekend. It is hard to complain about rain or snow when you need the moisture so badly. Hope you have a good weekend despite the wet weather. :D

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    1. I happen to love snuggling under an afghan by the fire, reading a book and listening to it rain. :-)

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  5. It's been a wet start to 2024 over my way, too, and we also needed the rain. Laughing at Bill O'Reilly's reaction to his own book being banned definitely brightened that particular day!

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    1. You should have heard me laugh when I read that about poor ole Bill!

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  6. I hope the rain gods let enough rain fall to help the land, but let up enough to let you and Denis go on your adventures. Thanks for the links.

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    1. You're welcome, Kathy. Denis and I have planned to go to The Poisoned Pen Thursday, so we're keeping our fingers crossed!

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    2. Oh, yes, fingers crossed for that trip.

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