5-11 July - The temperatrue

is holding at 115 degrees in the shade and the wind is still blowing strong. The on-going dust storms are a bit unusual for this time of the year. The dust twisters and its larger brother - the dust storm - are typically non existent by the end of June, yet this year we have seen some major storms well into the early/middle of July. Hopefully the dust will soon clear so we can get back to winning the war.