Snow In Southern Arizona!!

Snow in Southern Arizona!

Alright, alright, it's only a field of cotton ready to be harvested. As I was driving down the road the other day after dropping off my kids at school I came across this huge field of cotton. It just seemed to go on and on, row after row of plants just bursting with white balls of cotton.

Some of you out there in cyber world may not be aware that Arizona is known for it's cotton farming. But each year starting about October you will start to notice these fields that were previously just rows of shabby looking green plants suddenly pop with white.

Ever heard of Pima Cotton? It's grown right here in Arizona. The name derrives from the Pima indians that first tought farmers how to grow it.

My kids think it looks like popcorn! I think it looks more like a field of snow. Of course what do I know about snow? I've lived in Arizona all of my life!

An unfortunate side effect of this time of cotton harvesting is that allergy sufferers are suddenly sniffing, coughing and congested. My youngest son and my husband are among those sufferers. But like every part of the country, these are things that we have learned to live with in order to be "desert dwellers" along with the heat of summer and the lack of rain all year long.

Enjoy these few photos I posted of our "Arizona Snow" and let me know what kind of traditional things happen in your area of the world.