Greetings from beautiful "sunny and arid" Arizona, folks!

The front of my house a few minutes ago...


And off my new back deck...


(...of course, with Prescott at a mile high in elevation, you pretty much have to expect this sort of thing at this time of year)


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)