Friday, February 3, 2017

Wineries, Wings, Feathers & Fur

Sonoita and Elgin are know for their many wineries. 
  It was a beautiful drive southeast of Green Valley.
 Our first stop was Charron Vineyards & Winery which 
has a great deck overlooking the vineyards and mountains. 
A nice relaxing time with friends.  
Can you imagine how beautiful this will look in the spring?
Just 30 minutes away you can see the different vegetation 
and the absence of Saguaro as we climbed 
in elevation through the rolling hills.
We encountered several Pronghorn antelope 
grazing in the grassland.
Something unusual at our second stop in the Village-of-Elgin 
was the peacock roaming around. 
At our last stop we met the winemaker at Sonoita Vineyards. 
She has lots of history to share because her Grandfather started the winery.
Everyone had a fun time. 

Another day we went to the Pima Air & Space Museum in 
Tucson. It is the third largest air and space museum in the world. 
There are six indoor hangers and acres of planes. 


390th Memorial Museum is
home of the B-17 Flying Fortress.
Plan to spend all day because it will take you 
hours to see everything or purchase the two-day pass.


Blue Angel
 Doug, who is a neighbor, was our docent on the Boneyard Tour. 
As a pilot, his love of airplanes is evident and he is extremely
 knowledgeable about the many different kinds of aircrafts.




Speaking of flight, we have Hummingbirds 
just two days after putting up our feeder!

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our
 ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely 
through space... on the infinite highway of the air."
Wilber Wright


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