A no Photo Day

It's another rainy day in AZ, not alot just a few showers so it was a good day for a movie. We saw There will be Blood with Daniel Day Lewis, it was OK, I don't see where he should get an award, it is his usual role, it reminded me of his role in The Gangs of New York.
This morning I went to the parks yoga class, it would be nice to go every week but it is in the middle of the morning when we would like to be out doing things.

Yesterday, we went to the VFW's brats and meet the Clydesdale.

Then had dinner with Mom.


You can call yourself an Arizonian when....a rainy day starts putting you in a good mood.

Clydesdales in town

The Clydesdales are in Apache Junction for Lost Dutchman Days this weekend, we went out to Goldfield where they are being stabled. We hope the predicted rain for Sat. morning won't dampen the parade, I was planning on going.

This afternoon at 4 the park served pulled pork sandwiches, beans, coleslaw for $4. We sat across a fulltiming couple who were from Austin, MN.

Ken went hiking with the group from the park this morning. I cleaned the RV and then had lunch with Mom.

Last night I took this photo of the moon and Superstition Mtn. I won't be able to get the ecilpse tonight as clouds have moved in and we may get rain tonight.

Yesterday, we went out to the Peralta Trailhead and poked around. No poppies!

Desert Color

We had a fun day, the temp started out cool at 45 and got up to 67. We were outside all day and I can feel it on my face. We should sleep well tonight!! This is on Weaver's Needle trail. We went out this afternoon looking for wildflowers.

We found the beautiful poppies.

Jojoba blossoms and many other tiny blossoms.

I went along with the park golfers this morning to play 9 holes at Royal Palms executive golf course. I did well for putting 2 balls in the water, my score was 39 with 14 puts.

Here are my partners Dottie, Donna and MaryAnn, they are from the midwest also. Donna lived in Kearney for a couple of years. There were six ladies in the group.

My BD wine.

Ken thought this lady was a twin for my BF Cheryl. We saw her a week or so ago when we were having breakfast at I Hop.

Two roads diverge in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost

Art Fair

Finally the sun has returned and it is a nice day to visit the Scottsdale Art and Wine Fair. Admission was $2 and the wine tickets with a real wine glass was $10.

I had 4 samples of wine and one sample of beer, they were quarter glass samples. Ken bought me a botte white merlot of an AZ wine that I thought tasted good for my BD.

It's a nice souvenir glass!!

Robin was also visiting the art fair!

And just like the Plaza Art Fair there were the dogs.

Yesterday we spent the day with Mom, we hooked her up to a printer, one of these days we'll get her on the internet.

Blessed be the Cracked for they let in the light.

Rainy day

A rainy day all day. It was a good day to check out the swap n shop, Ken's first time. Here is Ken looking at the Mexcian imports.

The new thing is the Red Dirt dyed Tees, shirts, hats and bags. We'll have to go back to get us a couple. I guess you should wash them a couple of times alone first the sign instructed.

We took Mom out for lunch yesterday to the Olive Garden. Mom's printer isn't working and Ken is trying to fix her up with one.

Only in Arizona....You can get up to 25 years for destroying a cactus.

You can call yourself an Arizonian when...shade, not distance, is what you look for in a parking spot.

Hike

Another beautiful day in the valley, temp about 74. We decided to join the RV parks hiking group this morning. About 30 of us hiked Meridian trail into Usuary Park and back about 5 miles of easy walking. They get together every Wed. and hike about 5 or more miles, a different trail and usually a moderate difficulty, todays was easy. Good for me since I am out of shape and not really good with steep grades.

We did learn about a few other trails and the fees needed for some.

There were four poppies blooming on this trail. They told us there were more on the back side of the mountain which they hiked last week.

WalMart roses!!! Enjoy your Valentine's Day!

Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life. Marcus Aurelius

How many love birds?

Saw the love birds at Dreamland Golf Course, these are just a few of them.

Another trip to Gilbert Riparian Park, more bird photos!!

Temp today was 77.

Wild West Quotes

Leave me alone and let me go to hell by my own route. Calamity Jane shortly before her death in Deadwood, SD in 1903