96 yesterday and only 99 today

For two days now our temperatures are UNDER 100! That is something to celebrate! But going back up starting tomorrow. The temps were lower due to monsoon rains in the are of Vegas. In fact in the northwest section of the valley they had over 1.5 inches of rain in an hour. Flash flooding, damage and chaos.  We live on the eastern edge of the city - we did not get one drop of rain, just winds. For any one not familiar with the valley I marked the directions. We actually live in the area just south of Las Vegas city and north of Henderson. A no mans land if you want EMTs or Firemen. We get county help.

There's a big fire burning just south east of the city, near Searchlight. Over 83000 acres and only about 30% contained. Unfortunate it is burning in a Joshua Tree protected area. The TV reporters were talking to a conversationalist she said the trees only grow 1 to 3 inches a year, so it will be a long time before they will come back. For a day or two we got a lot of the smoke from it, but today is pretty clear, guess the rain cleared the air some. 

We have managed to get out a few time, for breakfast and to go grocery shopping. Tomorrow Bill has an apt for another shot in his eye. It is getting better, but slowly.  Need to ask some questions tomorrow. About how much better it might get, or will the shots just maintain it after a certain time. 

I bought a Diamond Dotz kit at JoAnn's - the cheapest I could find as I wasn't sure I could do it. Surprisingly enough I can do it. By do it I mean pick up a little half bead shape with a stylus and then place the bead on the canvas in the designated area. When I'm doing that motion my hands don't shake for some reason. It is fun to do. There are a zillion little beads in 28 different colors. It is kind of like paint by number with the areas marked by different symbols. 

A close up. Beads and symbols. 

The background is painted on the canvas, only the butterfly is beaded.  I only have the right upper wing left to do, but today my hand is shaking too much to pick up the beads. Will try it later. Don't know what I will do with it once I am done...

This morning I pulled out all the dead geraniums, so now have empty pots on the patio. Going to put artificial flowers in them and then when we get notice of inspection, take the flowers out for that period of time. 

The long covid is still taking it's toll on Bill. We were in Walmart the other day and suddenly he just drooped. Barely made it back to the car. We had just finished checking out so he was pushing the cart. It takes him a day or two to get his energy back again. But it is happening less and less often. 

Thinking about cleaning our big living room venetian blind today - just thinking... Not a favorite job.