A year ago these mountains in the Dreamy Draw Park were bursting with wildflowers and deep fluorescent greens. Today this parched terrain hasn’t seen rain in 118 days. A year ago today the Salt River was raging as the Tempe Town Lake had to be lowered to allow the floodwaters to pass, Death Valley in neighboring California was in full bloom. Now, a year later, we think apocalyptic global warming is the culprit behind this comparatively dry winter. Maybe the earth just isn’t as perfectly organized as we might like? Nah, it’s definitely the end of times!