On a drive one time to Yuma in the evening, we couldn't help but realize that the desert comes absolutely alive at night. It seems all those "heat of day" dormant animals are nowhere to be found until the mysterious hours of the night. We consider it a special and rare treat to see a coyote or fox or even a family of skunks up around our neighborhood. We decided to aid our summer's fun this year to purchase two items: night vision binoculars and black light flashlights. While we might appear to be a strange commando group going out on night patrol, we find the cooler air and deep blue skies to be among the treasures of summer to watch these amazing animals. With night vision (a bigger spend, but something maybe hubbies would love for Father's Day) you can see the animals in the pitch blackness and make sightings less rare. With the black light flashlights, you can see scorpions. While I would never recommend a close encounter, it would be super fun to be able to sight them out. The scorpions glow under black light here and so it makes it really an interesting learning experience. Now, I know this makes some people squeamish--I am one of those people, but I have all boys and had all brothers and learned really fast if you can't beat them, join them!
DJW
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