our park

This is our home away from home. Prince of Tucson RV Park. We have a hamburger feed every Wed noon. They are cooked good and cheap. This is just one of many things to do here. We have potlucks often. Yesterday I went to the "Red Hat Society" salad lunch. They furnished the lettuce and we each brought something to go in the salad. Gosh you can't imagine the items on the table. While I was there Phil went with the guys to a "bar" and had hamburgers. Next week the park will cook a "pig" and it is really good we attented it last year.

These are some of the birds that Phil feeds. This is a Dove and Cardinal. Several doves come and eat but only one cardinal comes We hear a Wood Pecker on the pole behind us and we see a Road Runner on the fence but they usually will not join the others and eat.

This is a Gramble Quail. There are usually about 6 of them that come over the fence for a bite to eat. They are real fun to watch. They have a little "tuft" of fuzzy stuff on top of there heads.

This little bird here is a Red Breasted House Finch. We have several of them that come around and then we have the usual sparrows and occasionaly we have seen black birds. Phil has had a good time feeding them and "talking" to them as well as just watching.

I have finally gotten my pillow sling off during the day at home. I have to wear it when I go out in a crowd and still at night I have to sleep in it. yuck. My shoulder hurts, but, I just need to get use to using it again. My therapist, Jessica, has given me exercises for my whole arm because I haven't used it for 6 weeks also. Flying home 2-26 for my 6wk dr appt and I'm beginning to do strengthening exercises still have a ways to go. I am starting to drive alittle now too YEA.

I attended Ash Wednesday with my Aunt Easter and cousins Linda and Bev. We went to the 1:00 service. I miss the quietness of the evening service, but going with this group I don't think there would be quietness then either. I enjoy going with them really. I gave up FB for Lent. (and that is all I'm going to say about that)

sites around Tucson

Last week after my physical therapy appointment we went driving around Tucson to see some of the buildings. I usually have my camera out of the bag and at hand, but I did exceptionally well on this one. I have to take it left handed and reaching across my body but I did it.

You have seen guys driving around town with there dog in there truck bed. Welllllll this beats all. If you look real close these are not dogs these are GOATS!!!!!! We laughed our heads off.

These mountains we can see from our Park and is the scenery as we take our walks twice a day. This night you can see the rain strorm moving in across the mountains I just had to go back and get my camera. Usually we watch the sun set. But this sky brought in rain and cooler weather last week. Didn't last long thou.

This is the sun setting while we were "lost" in the desert. Well really not lost but not really sure if we were on the right road let alone a road. It wasn't showing up on our GPS. We left a paved highway to see the mountain and soon the road was just a "one way" and then just "dirt" with big holes. We did have a couple of cars behind us so we felt safer and hoping that they didn't just think that we knew where we were going. After all this was a "State Park". There was alot of neat scenery and we saw a few birds and one jackalope. But I was glad to see paved highway.

Here is Old Tucson Studios. If you look at some of my other blogs you will see this phrase often "It was closed, got here to late, after hours". Well no exception here. haha This is where alot of cowboy movies or shows were made. I'm sure it was interesting. Oh well I'll well I will just turn on a cowboy movie on TV.

We have enjoyed the weather the last few days alot and have even turned on the a/c in the truck a couple of times. Still missing family back in Ks where the snow flies and the coats are buttoned tight.

Thombstone, Az

Took a road trip together in the truck. Last year Phil came down this way on his bike and really enjoyed the ride. Lots of curves and hills and not so much traffic. The country side was so different. You would go thru dry desert land where nothing would grow and over the next hill you would see cows grazing. This windmill picture reminded me of a Kansas field almost.











Finally got to Thombstone. Phil let me out while
he went and parked our truck. They were just
beginning to set up the street gun fight. The "ladies" of the town were walking around, the sherrif and his deputies on one end and the "bad" guys gathered at the other end.




When the smoke cleared there lay two dead in the street.

These are all volunteers. There are alot of people there dressed in the time period dress. These were not cheap clothes either and it was a little
chilly too for the ladies. The stores of course
were expensive tourist traps. I was pretty much
unimpressed.















This impresses me though. Lots of border patrol
guards around. Some on horses, in trucks, and the dogs and then there is the one that stops you. "Are you a US Citizen?" "Anyone el se in the truck?" "May I have a look please?" Then you see a car pulled over and they are really giving it a thourough going over inside.









Our last stop was Karrachter Cave State Park.
Really interesting. We missed the last tour, of course, but we do want to come back and go through it.






Was a great day, good weather and very nice drive.

Cambree and Rosie

When I asked Cambree what she wanted for her birthday she told me a horse. She said the horse could stay in the back yard and she would feed it and let it sleep there too.,
I know I couldn't get her a horse but, I could find her one to ride.
We went out to C-Arrow Stables and she found Rosie.

She asked her mom if she could feed Rosie so they took some carrotts and feed her.





Cambree was in 7th heaven. She enjoyed just
leading her around. Sometimes Rosie would go where she wanted to go and not stay out of the mud but Cambree did not mind. Nor did Cambree mind the cold, wet day. She was with HER Rosie.







Rosie didn't mind Cambrees hugs. I got the feeling
that Rosie knew Cambree was her friend and not
hurt her but, give her lots and lots of hugs and loving.











Rosie was hungry thou. It was so funny even when walking thru the mud and a sprig of grass peeked through you better believe that Rosie was going to stop for a nibble.

We thought maybe we could walk her in the grass so it wasn't quite so muddy. No that wasn't happening. Rosie saw lunch and that is what she wanted. Cambree was not strong enough to pull her away. I guess you could say she lost the game of tug of war with Rosie.



Becki was wonderful leading her around for an hour in the muck and mud. Don't they both look happy!!! Cambree would say "Run momma" so Becki would run but be fore she could get very far Cambree said "Don't run momma" as Cambree bounced up and down.

Cambree wants to be a doctor for animals. She asked me one day if she could live in a castle on a farm so she could doctor animals and have a horse. She is our Princess on a horse.
God love her. Just look at her face and you know she had a great time.

Audrey, our quiet funny one decided to try out for the basketball team. Would she be aggressive enough, could she keep her grades up, would she enjoy it. Only time would tell. We are so happy we got to see her begin her journey.

She attended the practices and did the drills,ran, learned to shoot and ran some more. She injured her knee doing "butt kicks" you'll have to ask her about that. After seeing Drs an MRI she decided to play. Her she is watching the game and waiting for her chance to play.

She is ready and on "her spot". She was suppose to get the rebounds, which she did, but she is not a fighter (sorta reminded me of her mom a little). Still she 's on the court.

Look here. Is she pushing that girl out of the way?


We are so proud of her. When we left town I gave her a big hug and whispered into her ear "Audrey you kick butt on that basketball court". I had been sideline coaching her, along with her mom and dad, so I decided since I wasn't going to be able to anymore I'd just go for it.

Now everyone is wondering where did the quiet Audrey go and who is this girl wearing Audreys jersey. Becki says she is playing serious basketball. She played the whole game Monday, made 3 points and got good rebounds and Valley Center girls WON there first game.

That's our girl. GO AUDREY GO You show them girl

plants from the desert

Phil is fascinated, as am I just not as much as he is, with the height of these Yuccas.

He is standing next to them, no trick camera work, as if I could.

This is a brushed tail yucca, that is what Phil tells me.

The one that is leaning is like the yuccas we have at home only TALLER. The trunk is as big around as a small tree.

This flowering plant is my contribution. It was growing along side the road.

Another form of yucca, we think. These get very tall never have seen them bloom but i'm sure they do. Pretty cool looking.

We seen this mountain in the distance and seeing

this "thing" going in and out of sight. Got closer and it is a person on a glider. The glider kept going higher. Phil said he had caught a thermo and he was riding it. I was worried about him going to high, but, we went on and I will never know what happened. But he definently had a great place to see the desert scenes

Moved on towards our destination Tombstone,Az

Asa Boy Scout Derby

Asa is our Boy Scout, OK I know he isn't a Boy Scout yet but I have a hard time remembering which animal he is now. When we have been home we always go to his functions. And have enjoyed them.

Asa enjoys being a Boy Scout and learning and therefore earning his badges etc.

He is our source of pop corn!!!

This is his pine wood derby. The boys are to make there own car. They all have to weigh the same plus other regulations. Here he is placing his car on the track (He has his hat on)

This picture is also him placing his car on the starting line. They have 2 out of 3 heats. He won his first heat.

Asa did his own car with help from mom and dad,which is the way it is suppose to be. But, you can sure tell who has done most of the work on some of these cars. Which is so unfair. Not just for the derby but what is it teaching the boys.

Grandpa told Asa to be sure and put his car on the

track right so it will get a clean start.

He is waiting so patiently. What a young man.

He lost his second heat.

Here he is watching the finish line. This is the tie breaker. The third heat. He won. BUT, the guy in charge called the other boy the winner. Was I wrong, was I watching the wrong car? I asked others but they weren't watching closley. I asked Asa and he too thought he'd won. But, he is such a quiet boy at scouts and he wasn't going to argue an adult.

We left knowing we had a winner in our grandson maybe not the fastest pine wood derby car but definently a WINNER in our book.

GO ASA GO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

phoenix

We headed north out of Tucson on our way to purchase airline tickets to home.

I know these pictures do not do justice to what I wanted to capture. The shadows on the mountains. So mysterious looking.

Since I'm not sleeping real well at night I tend t o nodd off in the car, which scares me because Phil tends to nodd off too haha. Well upon waking up I see the city sign "Chandler". I grab my phone and my address book and start dialing. This is the town that my cousin Peggy lives in. Upon reaching her we made a date to get together.

She said Aunt Winona cannot see very well now and then she shared that her mom, somewhat like my mom, thinks that Peggy dosen't want her to call. We then swaped stories.

Saved over $70 by going to the airport and getting the tickets but spent alot of time. While there a boy 6 and his father came over and asked Phil if he were Santa Clause. We explained to him that it was warmer here and that we really needed a vacation after the busy time. It was so cute he came over again with his 9 yr old brother and took Phil's picture, and said he was going to be good this year.

Look at this sunset. Looked like the mountains were on fire.

A wonderful way to end our day.