It's raining in Fruita

According to the waitress in a local cafe, apparently it rains "3 days a year" in Fruita, CO, and one of those three days is when I happen to be here. Water turns what passes for soil here into this slick red mud, making even walking on the trails a challenge. So, no biking and no hiking... *But* the thunderstorms made the sky really interesting and saturated the colours of the landscape, making for *fantastic* photo conditions!  I took lots and lots of them; so many that it may take me years to process them all. Keep your eye on this space! But until then, here's a teaser...