Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

 The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum is fantastic! 

Click on their name to check out the website.

Wear comfortable shoes and plan on staying for a few hours 

because there is so much to see.

Interesting plants like the Devil's Trumpet.

Bloodflower Milkweed

Each one is so unique in shape and blooms.

Totem Pole Cactus

Ocotillo

Long-spined Prickly Pear

Octopus Agave

 Close up of the blooms.

Huachuca Agave

Lots of different animals that you wouldn't expect

 like this Desert Bighorn.

The Barrel cactus were just starting to bloom.

 Golden Torch

 Rainbow Hedghog

Maguey

 Boojum Tree 

 Strawberry Hedgehog

 Bobcat

 Grey Fox

 I love this picture of the Chuckwalla!

Coyote

 There is even an aquarium at the museum where we saw 

these cute Garden Eels bobbing in and out of their homes.

No problem follwing this rule!

If you are in the Tucson area you won't want to miss this place!

Don't forget to bring water!

"It's only a desert!" Yes, I know.

But then, the dear God made it so,

And since His work is always good

He must have loved it, else how could

He scatter flowers far and near,

Or keep trees green thruout the year?

He must have loved these mighty rocks

That came thru fire and earthquake shocks, 

The mountains and the little hills,

The murmur of the dwindling rills;

He must have loved the deep blue sky,

The glistening cloud-bands floating by,

The gorgeous splendor, when the day

Is passing on its westward way.

Flossie Edna Ritzenthaler Cole Wells (1889-1987),

 "Coconino Wilderness"

Work & Play

 Sandy's cactus is stunning! 

I walk by this cactus several times a day. 

The orange blossoms are also filling the air 

with a wonderful fragrance. 

After shopping for 17 semi-straight boards, cutting and 

heming the fabric, painting the boards, stapling the fabric, 

 Scott and Mike drilled the holes to anchor the last sun 

shade panel along the carport. 

It looks great and will provide many years of protection.

 Senior Olympics Day!

A great way to meet neighbors and have some fun. 

Half of the participants are sitting in the shade. 

Putting was the first event. 

I only made one ball through the hole. 

Ladder Ball was the second event. 

I won my first game and then lost the next round. 

 Bean Bag Toss was the third event.

I beat Joanne in the first game and then

 I had to play her husband in the second game and lost. 

Scott was scorekeeper for the Championship game.

I didn't participate in the Cribbage or Bingo in the 

clubhouse because I helped prepare the meal which 

was hamburgers, brats, potato salad, baked beans, 

chips, and Klondike bars for dessert. 

It was a beautiful day and everyone had fun.

Here is our first bloom from a little cactus next to our shed. 

After a long walk, we were treated to this 

sunset view from our driveway. What a great day!

"Balance activity with serenity, wealth and simplicity, 

persistence with innovation, community with solitude, 

familiarity with adventure, constancy with change,

 leading with following." 

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, 

and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

 About 50 people attended the St. Patrick's Day dinner 

we had at the park. I am on the activities team for the month

 of March so I helped decorate, set up, prepare and serve. 

The traditional meal was corned beef with cabbage, carrots,

 potatoes, Irish soda bread and dessert.

Sally & George are a sweet couple from Minnesota 

who dressed to the max for the party. 

They attend the Bible study group on Wednesday and

 Sally goes to water aerobics Monday - Friday.

This is a friendly community and we have already met 

over 50 people in just a few months.

In life you gain and lose friends. 

When I returned home after the dinner,

 I found out that a friend from high school just pass away. 

Live each day to the fullest. Where will you spend eternity? 

 Scott & I decided to check out the Tohono O'odham 

Swap Meet on Saturday morning.

We walked around for two hours and picked up a few things.

 Of course we had to have a carne asada taco 

 and they were pretty good. 

Irish Blessing

May luck be our companion

May friends stand by our side

May history remind us all

Of Ireland's faith and pride.

May God bless us with happiness

May love and faith abide. 

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Things are happening in our backyard.

 There was a disturbance outside 

and when I looked, it was a covey of quail.

 We attended an outdoor concert just a few miles away. 

Tucson Retro Rockets were great!

They play 60's and beyond classic rock. 

It was another beautiful day so over 

100 people were in attendance. 

Nothing too exciting this week. 

We are doing a few projects around the house.

Scott hung a string of rope lights in the back

 while I painted some boards for the sun shade 

we are putting up in the carport to protect the car. 

We are loving Arizona!

Birds of a feather flock together.