This photo of a thirsty gulch was taken north of Mesquite by local photographer Diane J. Walker.

Photo by John Farrington

The skydiver landing is Joe Kaufman at the Mesquite Municipal Airport on Sunday, July 25. The photo was taken by John Farrington.

Photo by Ron Walters

Rain is rare in Mesquite, and rainbows are even more so. However, local resident Ron Walters was able to catch this rainbow arcing over Mesquite on Saturday afternoon, July 24.

Photo by Sharon Koos

A pair of hummingbirds in their nest was taken by Sharon Koos. The nest was built on a weather vane. “The weather vane turns in the wind, the nest turns with it,” Koos said. The picture was taken earlier this year in the back yard of a home in Sun City. Koos reported that the hummingbirds eventually “matured and flew away.”

Jennifer Sponseller captured this photo of the star during the Fourth of July fireworks held near the Eureka.

Photo by John Farrington

A skydiver drifts back to earth near the Mesquite Municipal Airport in a recent photo taken by aerial photographer John Farrington, who has taken more than 1,500 skydiving photos in the last two years.

Photo by Sandy Eeds

This photo was taken at a local golf course pond in Mesquite on Monday, June 7 around 7:30 a.m. “It brought a smile to my face to see these lucky white pelicans taking a break during their trek north,” said local resident Sandy Eeds, who took the photo. “I call them lucky because they made it past the unfortunate horror of the Gulf.”