🌼 Stop and smell the roses...or poppies

🌮 Tuesday is here.

Did you get your taxes done in time? Hopefully there's a refund in your future.

😎 The sunshine continues with highs in the 70s today. Make it great!

🌼 I have to admit, I am sick of the rain. Maybe it's my old bones or achy neck, but I am happy to see some sunshine and warmer temps. The rain though, did bring some beauty.

Wildflowers and blooms have hit the state. And, while you may be saying, "bless you" a little more often, enjoy the sights before the dry summer hits.

Folks are flocking to Death Valley National Park to take in the sights of colorful wildflowers. Many are calling it a super bloom which is a rare event that may be a possibility. Death Valley isn't the only colorful spot in the state. Driving up and down highways and rural backroads is a promising afternoon outing that may just make you want to stop and smell the roses...or poppies.

"A good wildflower year depends on at least three things: Well-spaced rainfall throughout the fall, winter, and spring, sufficient warmth from the sun and lack of drying winds," says the NPS.

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