She’s home!! Can’t tell you how happy we all are that she’s home safe and sound. I must say though….I had forgotten how much she talks. :) Just kidding. She has lots to tell us. She had a wonderful time.
She plans on sleeping in late tomorrow morning and then I’m going to have her select the winner of the Caption Contest. Oh, what fun! I know she must be thrilled to be home.
She won’t be home until tomorrow evening…I’m missing her something terrible. We haven’t even talked since she left on Tuesday. I’m having withdrawals… :(
Here are some more shots from my trip up to Strawberry.
Notice the prairie dog and two rabbits…cute detail.
After overwhelming encouragement (on my blog that means two people asked), we’re going to have a caption contest for this photo I posted the other day. So put your thinking caps on and come up with your best idea for a caption for:
All entries will be considered (even those of family members since that’s what most of you are). No favoritism will be shown to those entries accompanied by monetary donations. Really – send me money and see. :)
A luxury pool with beautiful cabana girls peeling grapes and serving beverages of choice all day long….
I love the United States flag (as I have stated on numerous occasions), but I especially love this one. It’s the one that my Pop flies everyday in his front yard.
Happy Fourth, everyone!!
I’ve often noticed playgrounds like this one while driving around the valley at this time of year. Abandoned and sad….no children….no purpose but to possibly shade the occasional lizard. Waiting patiently for the return of cooler temperatures and the children.
My daughter and I were coming home from my friend Annie’s house this evening and luckily I had my camera with me….imagine that!
The sun was setting beyond this corn field turning the tops golden.
The Burrowing Owls were outside their homes taking in the view. This guy wasn’t too happy with me.
We had a lovely afternoon at Annie’s and enjoyed spending time with her and her daughter, Sara.
The vent she has her nose planted firmly over is the air conditioning vent. She had just been outside playing in the backyard with Greg. She may be laid back, but she’s not stupid.
We have been searching for a new member of our family for awhile. The last girl we tried was just a ball of energy. She was wired for sound and unfortunately wasn’t a good mix with our little nasturtium-beret wearing Millie….or my elderly mother.
Today my brother, Bob, dropped off one of his puppies for us to give a try. Her name is Star and she’s five months old. She’s very laid back and couldn’t be more lovable.
She’s easy going enough and young enough that Millie can still bluff her into keeping her distance. She just would love to play, but Millie needs to be a little more comfortable with her size.
There is an “understanding” between them and a peaceful truce reigns for now. I hope that Millie will not only tolerate Star but come to enjoy having a “little” sister around to play with.
She’s a long drink of water and will still get bigger. She’s half American Bull Dog and half Rottweiler. She’s a perfect fit for our family and comes with a money back guarantee. What could go wrong?
Well, didn’t do much winding down today. It was a busy day. Nicole and I did our housework thing and then because we seem to have caught the last mouse , we pulled everything out of all the cabinets and cleaned and bleached and cleaned and bleached. I’m thinking they’re coming in to get out of the heat (or maybe away from the roadrunner). Tomorrow will definitely be a down day. We may even head somewhere that has a pool and take a dip.
Here are some of the critters I saw while I was up north.
We went to a goat farm. They sold goat cheese and fudge…yes…fudge. No, I wasn’t brave enough to try either.
They had llamas on the goat farm too. They were way out in their pasture and didn’t want to come close for a picture.
These guys love peanuts too and go around digging up the Jay’s peanuts and reburying them. That’s what this little guy is doing in this shot.
He got tired of me watching him, so he climbed a tree and watched me.
Two nights this fellow and some of his buddies visited us. They are very noisy and smell awful! They’re not too shy and can be mean. I stayed up on the porch while he scrounged around for peanuts. This is a Javelina and he says “Don’t call me pig!!!”
Sorry, I’ve been neglectful. I’ll do better now that I’m back home. Watch for more shots from up north.
Annie asked if I had ever been to the Tonto Natural Bridge. I said I thought I probably had as a small child, but didn’t really remember. Well, let me tell you, if I had been before, I can’t help but believe I would remember.
This is water from a spring that flows over the bridge. We didn’t take the hike down into the canyon where you can walk up under the bridge….next time we will though.
The spring is diverted and also forms a waterfall. We did take that hike….it was only 300 feet long. But it was all steps down the side of a canyon. It gave us a workout, but was so worth the trip.
This is one of the parks that Arizona is struggling to keep open. The area towns are fighting hard to keep the park operating.
I, for one, hope they are successful.
When Annie and I walk around and step on the hoof, we develop hoof and “mouth” disease. *&#@*$ It hurts!!! Annie says she doesn’t understand how the horses can walk around on those things.
Oh, do I need this…
My buddy invited me to spend a few days with her up in her cabin in the north country of Arizona. The cabin is in Strawberry and is a little piece of heaven.
Pine is a bustling community just three miles down the road from Strawberry….so much charm.
As you can probably tell, I’m attempting to change the photo in my header. I’m terrible at this sort of thing. My tech person (aka Tracy) has been out of town and did offer some advice via email….I’m more a hands on kinda girl. So please be patient with me. I’ll get it all worked out eventually.
I’m going to be heading up north for a few days and hope to be able to post from up there. Won’t know until I get there. It’s been a busy couple of days and promises to stay that way until I’m gone.
But for those of you who are interested….
Quotes:
I’m just impressed I found a quote about okra…and I only found the one. :)
According to ecobites okra or gumbo, as it is also known, is really Hibiscus Esculentus. So get out there and eat more hibiscus!!
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