On 11/28/2015 12:29 PM, Muggles wrote:

When I moved here (S.Az), I saw a sign in the airport claiming
"360 days of sunshine/yr" and laughed. "Yeah, sure". I've since
learned that it is pretty close to the truth! So much so that
cloudy/overcast days are REALLY noticeable!

hmmm retirement is creeping up soon, so, who knows?

If you like bugs, critters..., LOL!

Well, I don't like spider or snakes...

Both are relatively easy to avoid. Scorpions are more of a problem;
sort of like bees elsewhere. Some people have bad reactions to their
sting; others barely notice it.

OTOH, seeing real roadrunners is truly entertaining; it's hard NOT
to go "beep-beep" when you see one! And birds of prey are absolutely
magnificent "floating" overhead. Amazing to think they can actually *see*
small critters from that height!

Woodpeckers are a pest. Apparently "protected" else they'd be
EXTINCT (from angry/annoyed homeowners).

And watching hummingbirds is easily far more entertaining than
folks who will stare at a "fish tank"! They actually will come
up to the kitchen window to "complain" if we've not put the feeder
out, yet (despite the fact that the yard always has *something*
in bloom -- deliberately chosen for THEIR benefit -- from which they
could feed). And, will "buzz" your head while you're setting it
out (you can actually hear their wings beating) as if to say,
"OK, leave it here and now GO AWAY so I can eat!"