I'm back! Come say hi and tell me what you're up to.

So things are getting ramped up again here at Arizona Writer and the Hosey-Wilson household, and we've got so many cool things to share -- trips and opportunities around Arizona and in the worlds of science and nature; photos, musings and more from our adventures; connections with the amazing people we've met lately; amazing projects I've tackled recently and--of course--my opinions, without which I know you've all been suffering greatly.

Seriously, we're super busy, but it's because we get to do awesome stuff, and I want to get back to sharing it here as well as in all my various online stomping grounds. So rather than do an "OMG sorry for not posting" post (or worse, including it in the first actual post), here's a preview/highlight reel of what I've been up to lately:

We've had fun with friends:

David and Kat (hi, Amy!) making rainbow-kid pictures using video feedback at the Arizona Science Center.

and many, many animal adventures:

Feeding a very hungry baby elk at the Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center.

We've enjoyed monsoon season, sunsets and other awesome things the sky does:

Oh, just watching the Apocalypse in our backyard tonight. You?

We wrapped up one year and started the next at school, which is always an adventure, especially with a middle schooler:

The other boy in the chorus had a MUSTACHE. Middle school is wonderful and weird.

And of course, we do it all with enthusiastic commentary:

Many more details on the way; including a guest blog or two from my son. We've gone camping, interviewed some awesome folks, taken trips around the Valley and more. Stay tuned! So tell me, what have you all been up to?