LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW!

Arizona has a certain reputation.

Dry - desert - cactus - sand - and hot. Hot. And hot.

People always seem to combine the idea of the Sahara, Mojave and Las Vegas, and that becomes Arizona.

So it's interesting when people discover that yes, we have trees (mesquite, mainly, I will freely admit), snow-capped mountains, below freezing temperatures. We're not all desert.




But when actual snow falls....

Well, us Arizonians go slightly nuts.




Schools close, army bases empty early, evening activities are cancelled. And we go outside and take photos - and build mini-snowman with our children (6" tall max).

And keep our fingers crossed that everything will be closed tomorrow too.