AN OCCASIONAL RIVER

Remember this?

Well......after this weekend's rain, this is what it looked like this morning, Monday, March 1st.

I really had a hard time trying to figure out what to look at.

The river....

or the snow covered mountains.

River.

Mountains.

Luckily it was easy to do both. 

I followed the walkway under the highway.  It's spooky underneath there.

The river widens out in this area, so there's lots of muddy mess and  things which have gotten washed  away....like this red shopping cart.....

and this silver one.

I know that looks really unattractive but on the way back to my car, I noticed this big old cottonwood tree putting on it's pretty spring green leaves already!

And talk about green!  I have no idea what kind of tree this is...but green, it is!

I left this side of the river and drove to the other side to have a look around and was thusly admonished.

I don't think they meant this little critter.

Or his little buddy.

From this viewpoint, I got a good picture of the mountain range to our west, which I have never shown you.

Just beyond those mountains is Old Tucson Studios and if you've ever seen a John Wayne movie, you've probably seen the other side of those mountains.  They are called, unimaginatively, the Tucson Mountains.

I spent a pleasant hour walking along the river in the nice warm sunshine.  So did lots of others and many of them were dressed in shorts and t-shirts.  As lovely as it was, eventually I had to head home.

Adios you beautiful mountains.

Adios Rillito River.

I am so grateful for:

1.  My old car which takes me on these little treks.

2.  The new battery which means my car will actually start.

3.  My little Kodak camera.

4.  These lovely mountains.

5. This occasional river.