We’d not stopped at the Reach 11 Recreation Area here in Phoenix for quite a while and we felt that today after breakfast was a great time to take a walk, before it gets uncomfortably hot to be out in this exposed area. Everything we love about this place is much the same as it was the last time we visited, lizards, birds, ground squirrels, ants, flying insects, and as much quiet as one is likely to find considering we are in the city. There is something new though; well, not new but certainly an abundance we’d not witnessed previously: we counted no less than 6 little plastic bags of dog shit tossed to the side and 4 piles of dog shit right on the pathway abandoned by those who simply couldn’t be bothered.

Meanwhile, over at the frog pond, the croakers were out in force. Once again, please forgive the poor quality of these photos taken with my phone but it’s the best I have to offer as I left the DSLR at home since I hadn’t considered there’d be wildlife out for our morning walk.