Deborah Lee Soltesz @dsoltesz@az.social

#Moonrise over the high desert. I can never quite get my head around how/why the light reflects here. Often the red glow of sunset reflects more in the east than is visible to the west. 🤔 🤷‍♀️ But even through the construction chaos, it's quite breathtaking to stand and watch the colors.

Wishing everyone a lovely evening from #Arizona.

Enjoying the wildlife of Moab

There's a wonderful Saguaro-desert-in-snow image by Warren Faidley going around the intertubes. I tracked down the source drone footage, which is also gorgeous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swtq0mOTmHg

#snow #tucson #arizona

Ok, I can only do so much realistic art before I start to bring it back to weird and fun. #Sedona

#aiassistedart #aiart #art #artchat #arizona #surreal #surrealism #landscape #landscapes #color #mastoart

Greenehaven, Arizona - Elevation 3,941’

#Arizona #desert #photo #travel #sunrise #photography #iPhone

Lawsuit alleges recreation.gov parks fee site Is cluttered with 'junk fees,' seeks millions in refunds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022123_park_fees/lawsuit-alleges-recreationgov-parks-fee-site-cluttered-with-junk-fees-seeks-millions-refunds/
A lawsuit raises the question of whether unauthorized and possibly illegal “junk fees” that potentially generate hundreds of millions of dollars on Recreation.gov in effect has privatized public lands for the benefit of website operator Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
#Tucson #Arizona

🥶 I believe we have some weather coming in. (Am now taking tips for my amazing analytical skills.) 🌬️ 💨 🥴

#Arizona #Winter

Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ

There were many small, heavy clouds moving across the sky casting shadows into the canyon. I decided to post process the photo using the Orton Effect to contrast the soft and hard portions of the image.

An image from a post on my travel and camping blog:
https://bosquebill.blogspot.com/2016/05/spring-2016-shakedown-az-and-nm-part-3.html

#photo #landscape #TowerTuesday #Arizona

The University of #Arizona's #astronomy and space sciences operations generate as much money for the local #economy every year as a Super Bowl, according to an economic impact report: https://news.arizona.edu/story/economic-impact-uarizona-space-sciences-rivals-super-bowl

The USDA has an interactive site that compares current with historical snow pack information by watershed, country wide I think. So for the #Phoenix #Arizona area served by SRP you can see the Salt and Verde areas here:

#weather #drought #wx

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/WCIS/AWS_PLOTS/basinCharts/POR/WTEQ/assocHUC6/150601_Salt.html

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/WCIS/AWS_PLOTS/basinCharts/POR/WTEQ/assocHUC6/150602_Verde.html

If you're in Scottsdale, AZ don't shop at Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries. He was filmed shouting "MAGA Country" "F#^king Indians" to Native Americans at an ESPN shoot

#superbowl #arizona #racism #MAGAts

https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/09/scottsdale-shop-owner-mock-native-american-racist-espn-super-bowl-shoot/

There's still snow in northern #Arizona. The Salt river reservoirs are up to 80% and Verde system is up to 68%.

#Phoenix #water #drought

refs:

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/az_swepctnormal_update.pdf

https://streamflow.watershedconnection.com/DWR?reportDate=2023-2-6

All that snow is still sitting up north. The Salt River reservoirs are at 80% and the Verde is at 67%. More precipitation expected this week.

#Arizona #weather #drought

https://streamflow.watershedconnection.com/Dwr

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/az_swepctnormal_update.pdf

It's not called an "app" unless it was made in the Appalachia region of the Eastern United States, otherwise it's just sparkling website.

Arizona Republicans exempt lawmakers from the state’s open records law

After Ginni Thomas’s emails and the work of the Cyber Ninjas go public, GOP legislators retreat into secrecy

By Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/26/arizona-legislature-transparency-open-records-law/

https://archive.ph/6rfkr

#News #Arizona #GOP #Terrorists #Traitors #politics #CyberNinja

The NYT has a long article today about a proposed and controversial copper mine in Arizona. I won't link to it because it has factual errors and uses the mining company's self-serving narrative frame. Here's what's wrong with it:

https://bit.ly/3XBrgXf #OakFlat #Mining #Indigenous #IndigenousLand #Arizona #ApacheStronghold

All that snow is still sitting there ...

Roosevelt is at 75% and the Verde system is up to 65%.

Boy was is it 🥶 today.

https://streamflow.watershedconnection.com/Dwr
https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/az_swepctnormal_update.pdf

#weather #arizona #drought

This weekend has had zero time for social media, but here's a two-part #sunset from tonight. Pics were taken about 15 min apart from my porch. I hope your weekend was this beautiful.

#Arizona #ChiricahuaMountains