tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9767851021525246352024-03-18T19:08:47.497-06:00good-times-rollinJoe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comBlogger725125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-45941043155019643122024-03-17T14:46:00.005-06:002024-03-17T15:52:04.996-06:00Awesome Weather, Wildflowers, and Washed Ashore<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">March </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Daffodils are the birth flowers for March. They bloom in early spring symbolizing new beginnings, happiness and joy. They are one of my favorite flowers. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiyJdSXFOTE2oavEehAGtMGVDruzE9A7rzWdTL1njRoUfIDPblHKB7wxytMmACuRh67rBIuy7HMzBCKWwCoUT61h8B6_igQsdDl0wbwy-EzGbE9O7o0mgaR8hyphenhyphenKqs12UvABPd4x5_M195o7MQA6M9ePg7hWAw5kRif3eMAGfe7x6OGuv-aOwjRsJg0qU/s3127/IMG_8671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3127" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiyJdSXFOTE2oavEehAGtMGVDruzE9A7rzWdTL1njRoUfIDPblHKB7wxytMmACuRh67rBIuy7HMzBCKWwCoUT61h8B6_igQsdDl0wbwy-EzGbE9O7o0mgaR8hyphenhyphenKqs12UvABPd4x5_M195o7MQA6M9ePg7hWAw5kRif3eMAGfe7x6OGuv-aOwjRsJg0qU/w618-h640/IMG_8671.jpeg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">March is my birth month and this year to celebrate, Joe and I spent the morning at Tucson Botanical Gardens. This is a wonderful time of year to meander and enjoy the beautiful colors.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61FZ4G8YsQWu3KGncy1G2G0Mob_oThmO5OONBOtt_4fpepVEPeA7Eyc0e1a5a7F_XgUB23GHcwFkiQNgdhxCKU_0_bjajxgGshpPj26P8vg6q_gLIc9TRnXcN4-4yvb1V650h0CCUvG1xwWeZBx-GCahpYlFVTZohFqYk3tkZ5LMCJkf17R5sMpkIyms/s3463/IMG_8673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61FZ4G8YsQWu3KGncy1G2G0Mob_oThmO5OONBOtt_4fpepVEPeA7Eyc0e1a5a7F_XgUB23GHcwFkiQNgdhxCKU_0_bjajxgGshpPj26P8vg6q_gLIc9TRnXcN4-4yvb1V650h0CCUvG1xwWeZBx-GCahpYlFVTZohFqYk3tkZ5LMCJkf17R5sMpkIyms/w558-h640/IMG_8673.jpeg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yIWXZNjRCZEVBNDlWRhowJV5P3zb34DQK0NbKnd4cMOmg_E_5oIHfF4skk7NDeWIj_rAmOaHsNLYMcYuV7VmGYooVWnlnHhMqSWTII3lfE3V4Dl-ttNYB1wRdQX9Dg9c7wqSn8FKUlwpSmdVlCUt5QKiA1OwkDdJhNoH4El_vDGYq_ank_K06FMN7pI/s4032/IMG_8573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yIWXZNjRCZEVBNDlWRhowJV5P3zb34DQK0NbKnd4cMOmg_E_5oIHfF4skk7NDeWIj_rAmOaHsNLYMcYuV7VmGYooVWnlnHhMqSWTII3lfE3V4Dl-ttNYB1wRdQX9Dg9c7wqSn8FKUlwpSmdVlCUt5QKiA1OwkDdJhNoH4El_vDGYq_ank_K06FMN7pI/w480-h640/IMG_8573.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj753XKmjo-WWJFNqidZNzybRtIPuJ-wu5g-g4QS5HXB8ISFtUl82j3w67ZcPETp4nLyuN4EZA938pHSn14zrekx4x5IspZuTRPjqlXsyoJRYuRkYP6dl2Mp56VQX6w1KbR7PAYhnBYw_d_k4PIu1CKP7sJ4PwdPAlaPK_LxvrhK_3tl5CMyFOBu-WPTk8/s4032/IMG_8648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj753XKmjo-WWJFNqidZNzybRtIPuJ-wu5g-g4QS5HXB8ISFtUl82j3w67ZcPETp4nLyuN4EZA938pHSn14zrekx4x5IspZuTRPjqlXsyoJRYuRkYP6dl2Mp56VQX6w1KbR7PAYhnBYw_d_k4PIu1CKP7sJ4PwdPAlaPK_LxvrhK_3tl5CMyFOBu-WPTk8/w480-h640/IMG_8648.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are two new exhibits at the Gardens. </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Antartica </b>is an exhibit of large scale images of <i>ice-shrouded mountains, graphic explorations of deep blue ice shaped by wind and water, and intimate studies of penguins and other birds who call this daunting environment home. </i> Antartica is described as the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest, continent on Earth and the world's largest desert. In 2021, photographers Catherine Harold and Vicky Stromee traveled to this formidable outpost to capture the beauty of the landscape, icebergs, and wildlife. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv8c4W59loa67pwS8tQrKk6G8pvXzEyyBHANsWwCXEArzXLpKeiBLrfHGFYAl_fNBbXLwvhoOI3GYSlGabm_XRS86Vl18_ACvCq2-xuEFoFpfznGKUzB89ve4p1r7DLeU1mttRO_EuNPs2LikWL7ytRfyJ6I5GaFvdHUyxMNRfktF5rNcJ3USq0aNjFw/s4032/IMG_8659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv8c4W59loa67pwS8tQrKk6G8pvXzEyyBHANsWwCXEArzXLpKeiBLrfHGFYAl_fNBbXLwvhoOI3GYSlGabm_XRS86Vl18_ACvCq2-xuEFoFpfznGKUzB89ve4p1r7DLeU1mttRO_EuNPs2LikWL7ytRfyJ6I5GaFvdHUyxMNRfktF5rNcJ3USq0aNjFw/w640-h480/IMG_8659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The detail in these large scale images is so clear, the colors are so vibrant, and the action is incredible. My photos of them do not reveal their beauty...so worth a visit if in this area. This exhibit is on display until June 30. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0VbdMcsv8zqhWT-3UKxrIuDm4Eo4XYdmvRIBXWVbrNCbIbZsAGDERU-hSlhSxsiyNEeIJrll3K7afnmdbHe2qURzPF8T8XyZBYBTiFcBxlTmn69jIbXWxc4GJ1eTHQ2I3SaSxDqf7MX6XVzwY7SMP0YY8cpTmrWjnUooCnAavxL1UoW8u6KYlNim9Pk/s4032/IMG_8661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0VbdMcsv8zqhWT-3UKxrIuDm4Eo4XYdmvRIBXWVbrNCbIbZsAGDERU-hSlhSxsiyNEeIJrll3K7afnmdbHe2qURzPF8T8XyZBYBTiFcBxlTmn69jIbXWxc4GJ1eTHQ2I3SaSxDqf7MX6XVzwY7SMP0YY8cpTmrWjnUooCnAavxL1UoW8u6KYlNim9Pk/w640-h480/IMG_8661.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fm2WQL5GNGkdl0KdBArZWHeRcXKTdhfnHpg0pm6DbVWWGlJPMeQ3_D7wvqnK3GllTjWge7hiU5lsM1H8iZYT-yOWR3-nJLdyi6Dza7NmwtdBPA3Htnn5PCna_J2zfEw6690VOjwtrMPrcpuQkmidmZrmTvZx_LohSuBuFHIWuWB8sc8dCllEPeWihzc/s4032/IMG_8658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fm2WQL5GNGkdl0KdBArZWHeRcXKTdhfnHpg0pm6DbVWWGlJPMeQ3_D7wvqnK3GllTjWge7hiU5lsM1H8iZYT-yOWR3-nJLdyi6Dza7NmwtdBPA3Htnn5PCna_J2zfEw6690VOjwtrMPrcpuQkmidmZrmTvZx_LohSuBuFHIWuWB8sc8dCllEPeWihzc/w640-h480/IMG_8658.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Washed Ashore </b>is an exhibit of larger than life sea creatures constructed entirely from debris collected on beaches. In ten years, Washed Ashore has processed over 35 tons of plastic pollution from the Pacific Northwest's ocean beaches to create over 85 works of art. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27cfue1nYJst8F00OWqhl8B6wsGZMiYZ0RA8x2-H65sPtiEMhAn_QUUc0tk3fGd1pvlTdpGsZjBp3GhiK15yBD7E1D24NwoT_T8fnc47ELsC2deC994kex61T8lK3ai9fvTtQl2l2ue47pkRIS6Sz5CoXse1FHKRHbsxVA-MCdelE-8JLuaIrBM7EjEE/s4032/IMG_8614.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27cfue1nYJst8F00OWqhl8B6wsGZMiYZ0RA8x2-H65sPtiEMhAn_QUUc0tk3fGd1pvlTdpGsZjBp3GhiK15yBD7E1D24NwoT_T8fnc47ELsC2deC994kex61T8lK3ai9fvTtQl2l2ue47pkRIS6Sz5CoXse1FHKRHbsxVA-MCdelE-8JLuaIrBM7EjEE/w480-h640/IMG_8614.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sebastian James the Puffin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The sculptures are beautiful, whimsical, and shocking all at the same time. Familiar items like buckets, shovels, water bottles, and flip flops are intentionally placed to convey the importance of keeping beaches clean. This exhibit is also on display thru June 30. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayqoxY-eq-3tQyqFe4W2a8Sjuiox1T1zjy6QnJI7rt8Z2ZcBHCOhggr16I0z8Y58cBIWdLaS4PAsvzwc8KvVgOevn8QcjYskA8kgvr_pFfei_dqssixAYKdHZQV6S6m5jmUDWcCJiCBa3GYoMhETZQbesUlKN6tszL9YkTDXn0jklDDBOXj8_9iC1wmg/s4032/IMG_8641.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayqoxY-eq-3tQyqFe4W2a8Sjuiox1T1zjy6QnJI7rt8Z2ZcBHCOhggr16I0z8Y58cBIWdLaS4PAsvzwc8KvVgOevn8QcjYskA8kgvr_pFfei_dqssixAYKdHZQV6S6m5jmUDWcCJiCBa3GYoMhETZQbesUlKN6tszL9YkTDXn0jklDDBOXj8_9iC1wmg/w480-h640/IMG_8641.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Priscilla the Rainbow Parrot Fish</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_TF8-lXMzvvBIKEaFwbyg6A118pnWGFeMAuqI6yY2kwT01qlvVrr0eTI7vsiSHsTwplBLJB0_Qf41rKzLFkOVS-w1IZU3JOvC456KjND2-3-dV9m3BEpmmWXRYzImSnmFEtPo0UhrlGjypXJ9WnfCZL7wPINJL1d-DG3Fc4Sg7SEwiTX5mgJbUm6jwY/s4032/IMG_8638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_TF8-lXMzvvBIKEaFwbyg6A118pnWGFeMAuqI6yY2kwT01qlvVrr0eTI7vsiSHsTwplBLJB0_Qf41rKzLFkOVS-w1IZU3JOvC456KjND2-3-dV9m3BEpmmWXRYzImSnmFEtPo0UhrlGjypXJ9WnfCZL7wPINJL1d-DG3Fc4Sg7SEwiTX5mgJbUm6jwY/w480-h640/IMG_8638.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There were all sizes and colors of jellyfish hanging throughput the gardens. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBQnmwQ7mTWKRz9qJjiPDD0FiZxIWl8W5FLvIvFKgwA7Of70dAKlY9YflcL4eCZOEfomxzU_2Bui2g3m-K1Tho3LoMNbHawQ8v-Y0d_W3QxCEjMpyRmENhNxlOo4wlR3Bq6UWs8dhbt1ORMzcKPPZhUjvcNYgfUJAvLvBqDlLWP1Tj7UFMSs0s2Cnurk/s4032/IMG_8628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBQnmwQ7mTWKRz9qJjiPDD0FiZxIWl8W5FLvIvFKgwA7Of70dAKlY9YflcL4eCZOEfomxzU_2Bui2g3m-K1Tho3LoMNbHawQ8v-Y0d_W3QxCEjMpyRmENhNxlOo4wlR3Bq6UWs8dhbt1ORMzcKPPZhUjvcNYgfUJAvLvBqDlLWP1Tj7UFMSs0s2Cnurk/w480-h640/IMG_8628.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAgAN8KAeBWi4yvJBtgvNi-vq07QyOGRKUXjL5zyE8rRnOAeg-VPpGPRk65ebdzoOE8ifjOnwIbBEN7obdyMi6_fRhmJmo4Se4JUZiuuHcY8oZzGqfpMtZ4ZtbGMnlZWL3HOlH6AKvPxhUKtREYpUKSBJoEbYoWmXHQA8lBvgnEd4afXnuaFIgJpPGVM/s4032/IMG_8627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAgAN8KAeBWi4yvJBtgvNi-vq07QyOGRKUXjL5zyE8rRnOAeg-VPpGPRk65ebdzoOE8ifjOnwIbBEN7obdyMi6_fRhmJmo4Se4JUZiuuHcY8oZzGqfpMtZ4ZtbGMnlZWL3HOlH6AKvPxhUKtREYpUKSBJoEbYoWmXHQA8lBvgnEd4afXnuaFIgJpPGVM/w480-h640/IMG_8627.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Edna's Cafe is temporarily closed as the Gardens is making some changes to their on-site cafe. In the meantime, Porter's Patio Cafe is serving breakfast (8:30 - 11 am) and lunch (11am - 3pm daily). </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCr4bEeEAHtHvYXbOVqBRTzdfExlEvpa6WDSIQP0GUZhOe6XCWkdwA3TWRM7KQsrdhLUCElaQFFjcvQV_pJ7X5mFq5_qJQMeUFdk8wldl4X4GEsiyOOvCfMGp4Wc5EbhbFMZlx6A_TMsw3ySC8eX0idvAU-YKCmcL9ufNil6a3SfyckCD1CM66pKAbDUs/s4032/IMG_8663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="4032" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCr4bEeEAHtHvYXbOVqBRTzdfExlEvpa6WDSIQP0GUZhOe6XCWkdwA3TWRM7KQsrdhLUCElaQFFjcvQV_pJ7X5mFq5_qJQMeUFdk8wldl4X4GEsiyOOvCfMGp4Wc5EbhbFMZlx6A_TMsw3ySC8eX0idvAU-YKCmcL9ufNil6a3SfyckCD1CM66pKAbDUs/w640-h376/IMG_8663.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Charly's BBQ and Grill, a popular food truck at taprooms around Tucson, is preparing up a yummy menu of breakfast burritos and buttermilk pancakes or pulled pork sandwiches, Sonoran BBQ chili dog, ceasar salad, and smoked chicken wings. We each had a pulled pork sandwich and fries. The fries passed the "very yummy" taste test and the pulled pork sandwich (served on a toasted bun with awesome Texas sauce and a hint of slaw) hit the spot. It's been a really (really, really) long time since we had pulled pork. Chef Carlos Guerrero has a long career in the business and was banquet chef at JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass Resort & Spa before he sprouted the idea of </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">Sonoran-style barbecue</i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> and began his own business. </span></span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We also spent a morning at Catalina State Park this week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Romero Ruins </b>is a quick loop just under a mile with historical land marks that guide visitors thru several centuries of human history. One of several Hohokam villages in the Tuscan area is nestled in the shadows of the Catalina Mountains within the state park boundaries. The Hohokam lived at this settlement continuously from AD 500 to 1450 with as many as 125 to 200 people living here at its peak around AD 900. Their settlement spaned the entire ridge upon which it sat...about 15 acres. The trail winds thru where their homes once stood as well as a hill where ancient trash is buried, and an oval-shaped depression used as a ball court.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRRVWpIp_DT4QjIX2mDnn5tUcTYgY7hzR87cUcf8sZh8vDsY-iyI86D06OexrdDfSno8xpblLG2pzjFA94LAp1N4osnqmdmjNzDwG7bd5LJ_MCZ-VJ-jiuVOsU6q6AnkFw9ZS66BN8vZ4d4r4UKOvj8fUCWEw6maBEN8AfUBe2tI9nvUM2r_fMV8z_nA/s4032/IMG_8714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRRVWpIp_DT4QjIX2mDnn5tUcTYgY7hzR87cUcf8sZh8vDsY-iyI86D06OexrdDfSno8xpblLG2pzjFA94LAp1N4osnqmdmjNzDwG7bd5LJ_MCZ-VJ-jiuVOsU6q6AnkFw9ZS66BN8vZ4d4r4UKOvj8fUCWEw6maBEN8AfUBe2tI9nvUM2r_fMV8z_nA/w480-h640/IMG_8714.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9HncExPhJNN7O3kiHW6YotZM-NK_umgeKrt4065dSx72t_UqcxksRy8MAnx95p4twELUWYaHL6UqKG4cJMzIil5uoQGSWGG6iHAQcXqUll1kJTS5T5EEN352OC-H_iJgxvJh_6fhPTR_AroahtXTXzKx44EATUFERkWCby5xJGCj_taRkKWT_0ChDpY/s3128/IMG_8727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="2708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9HncExPhJNN7O3kiHW6YotZM-NK_umgeKrt4065dSx72t_UqcxksRy8MAnx95p4twELUWYaHL6UqKG4cJMzIil5uoQGSWGG6iHAQcXqUll1kJTS5T5EEN352OC-H_iJgxvJh_6fhPTR_AroahtXTXzKx44EATUFERkWCby5xJGCj_taRkKWT_0ChDpY/w554-h640/IMG_8727.jpeg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The trail gets its name from the remains of a more recent structure built by rancher Francisco Romero sometime before 1850. The ranch is described as a <i>lonely 12 miles from Tucson which endured many Apache raids. </i> The Apache claimed this ridge as their hunting range. The Romeros occupied the ranch for a dozen or so years before moving to the Tucson area. Mr. Romero built several buildings on his ranch, but only one</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> has been partially restored (the original walls were seven or eight feet high) to emphasize the doorway, fireplace and size. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVI5epDC6GWEWnOEfaYnTfbqEAwncskppoU87VfNiConxLN5gLo6kf9bf49P462oxBIETHKrDJx__hLzXb3HHyr9SveboV4hU0qOAOThczG7cZ_WUbOtqaMKA3dKXqBZUpaUV965dCeIEZh4KFeVmH_kc2dlD5CMkbxZLHlUgEKFcN_PFa5cZfsnCMNQ/s4032/IMG_8719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVI5epDC6GWEWnOEfaYnTfbqEAwncskppoU87VfNiConxLN5gLo6kf9bf49P462oxBIETHKrDJx__hLzXb3HHyr9SveboV4hU0qOAOThczG7cZ_WUbOtqaMKA3dKXqBZUpaUV965dCeIEZh4KFeVmH_kc2dlD5CMkbxZLHlUgEKFcN_PFa5cZfsnCMNQ/w640-h480/IMG_8719.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">spots of color...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmuwaVN9GM9XDUMuL6iyK5nUqBM0hv6UFvQ-aYL4Oo8aorWJqh680Fc7ungqSBD1vmbznzkqaju3iE6FF235tAYSaNqatIIFvj4RjU0xI73lwA_Gsw9NFyLFa0KijBFH0PxbP__2N8Wub06Ty2_daw-wUSusz5JKHkQhD_vTmEDQ84B5RTL5428D5laY/s4032/IMG_8697.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmuwaVN9GM9XDUMuL6iyK5nUqBM0hv6UFvQ-aYL4Oo8aorWJqh680Fc7ungqSBD1vmbznzkqaju3iE6FF235tAYSaNqatIIFvj4RjU0xI73lwA_Gsw9NFyLFa0KijBFH0PxbP__2N8Wub06Ty2_daw-wUSusz5JKHkQhD_vTmEDQ84B5RTL5428D5laY/w640-h480/IMG_8697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Lupin growing along the trail...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and wildlife.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHwsGc8V7i0s7U_uulCZpcaEQmXXsGaTRfsshXbE8Yz5CjgZBqUiaV93Fv5SXyrxSKxFuBG5RUxRUngWRLS-c7fQ5I-qiOoxQNfI4GYAfno2p3nfEWLpFutM01qhlj1LrL0JJq44Qyv-BjQLwnwhpCpTBZBPx7JpR31II2tC5h4K19Kc-AssktF7uHtk/s3484/IMG_8750.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="3484" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHwsGc8V7i0s7U_uulCZpcaEQmXXsGaTRfsshXbE8Yz5CjgZBqUiaV93Fv5SXyrxSKxFuBG5RUxRUngWRLS-c7fQ5I-qiOoxQNfI4GYAfno2p3nfEWLpFutM01qhlj1LrL0JJq44Qyv-BjQLwnwhpCpTBZBPx7JpR31II2tC5h4K19Kc-AssktF7uHtk/w640-h430/IMG_8750.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A baby lizard not more that two inches long...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Romero Loop was a warm up as we also hiked the Canyon Loop Trail. It is my favorite trail in the park. It isn't a long trail either at 2.5 miles, but packs in a lot of beauty. We always go counter clockwise and enjoy the ridge before taking the 90 steps into the canyon. The ridge offers wide open vistas and we are so happy that signs of the Big Horn Fire in the summer of 2020 are fading away. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf2QHbHH7RYAI5vDci6CqdqE0ZHRmcQMJuuxtdAZEZMu9cX-USnTGFwM6p1ZiBEXfv5Y3x1epvZW8n4tQgUo9O6Sw_paiOTYBkmBEBhhiURvf4yf2le5-8BWW4HsfkxAC0UyNJlFMG9sZ3hWyTcSIjkktv63VCLHphEqgOXklDQVc2hEMm-stONzX__Q/s4032/IMG_8761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf2QHbHH7RYAI5vDci6CqdqE0ZHRmcQMJuuxtdAZEZMu9cX-USnTGFwM6p1ZiBEXfv5Y3x1epvZW8n4tQgUo9O6Sw_paiOTYBkmBEBhhiURvf4yf2le5-8BWW4HsfkxAC0UyNJlFMG9sZ3hWyTcSIjkktv63VCLHphEqgOXklDQVc2hEMm-stONzX__Q/w640-h480/IMG_8761.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7EhiTo9sf2BEZ379_XRPfTntzFa5xXwdFyVj-99JPjsDlzv7U96lKfExKTFEFNg9tjmNmGs5jlXBjXlQIscc9e5bf6QG9Hg45IxK72SmHYXN1LbsEW0jTPTqD43lHApF12BR32L0h6zsqFKL2lxMb8h7XxYtcu5ba1LwGD9Mqz0tewgatGDl8HP4xeM/w640-h480/IMG_8814.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another beautiful Arizona day in the memory book...flowing water and poppies along with the warm sunshine and spending the morning outside with Joe was the perfect combination. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We also met Jamie and Andra for lunch at The Cheesecake Factory this week...a birthday celebration and a slice of Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple was calling my name. No pictures as we were busy conversing, laughing and enjoying our yummy lunch and dessert. Jamie and Andra surprised me with the prettiest flower pot and cacti which is now at home on our patio. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW-1orAaq2Jaq9qaVVJXHp1Aou_Y5SwxKNPtKaYI7BYEFp8z6fDPMUHe_HW9CwZZxRukSozW2XKM_fXUshnx93L_g3cDSh1QAPcZlCJNmyKKutqZqCyXW9p1XCv2uAP-5e04LJuVHlLsKBtgwJU-Acz2JCQqwgd4PkNf-DSSA2KlV2S00GY1mUu-9yXw/s4032/IMG_8824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW-1orAaq2Jaq9qaVVJXHp1Aou_Y5SwxKNPtKaYI7BYEFp8z6fDPMUHe_HW9CwZZxRukSozW2XKM_fXUshnx93L_g3cDSh1QAPcZlCJNmyKKutqZqCyXW9p1XCv2uAP-5e04LJuVHlLsKBtgwJU-Acz2JCQqwgd4PkNf-DSSA2KlV2S00GY1mUu-9yXw/w480-h640/IMG_8824.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuDS4yJ_kFTuJXhi581_HhOQBH4nZNE4zoeXK2j78S57PqYxYeuSFsqJbIQlkeW7mDeZQzbIEJv8_j_nbe5G1ZGBG71F8RAzuWe1vRd-ZYDro7gMRean3Y9bSmz2WGhqENMHVMTQo5izQC8vDvjDVyHnKzQnngTPuq92ceF5Bpl1xJNHSt3oy_xlPmcg/s2013/IMG_8536.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2013" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuDS4yJ_kFTuJXhi581_HhOQBH4nZNE4zoeXK2j78S57PqYxYeuSFsqJbIQlkeW7mDeZQzbIEJv8_j_nbe5G1ZGBG71F8RAzuWe1vRd-ZYDro7gMRean3Y9bSmz2WGhqENMHVMTQo5izQC8vDvjDVyHnKzQnngTPuq92ceF5Bpl1xJNHSt3oy_xlPmcg/w640-h480/IMG_8536.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Cactus Wrens continue to fuss...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_OWYzAcMPeNPwv587CfyGrrVkFcWmu2wwwjj0uTixC3iKGG85zUWLR7RQcjUjo1XDOaYnxIvaT52MlMfDz728t70YkPxw8rdkEdw_ySCJ5SMkBjHXYj_OvzK4KQRPHeombnJGVvx5UXpqQg31H9QWoiTp8to08dPzrricvQX7bKJD544acMhNNZda7Y/s3608/DSC_0016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="3608" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_OWYzAcMPeNPwv587CfyGrrVkFcWmu2wwwjj0uTixC3iKGG85zUWLR7RQcjUjo1XDOaYnxIvaT52MlMfDz728t70YkPxw8rdkEdw_ySCJ5SMkBjHXYj_OvzK4KQRPHeombnJGVvx5UXpqQg31H9QWoiTp8to08dPzrricvQX7bKJD544acMhNNZda7Y/w640-h396/DSC_0016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mr C adds a spot of color...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkJLSM8DYIoVhjMaUEz0I-L_ulwHwja1XK5TuDfqymfSqsmgXlHGJa2UYoms6S-dtYh8gYuaD24EhCwWeY78YbhSeJISnhNpBrP_vRY2Ew6hdWHGFXvNOZqjT_aYuTbu-PPV9zgDV5tnyUg64XPJ6DIlAypJ6YAUkcYclwvvK7aulrOCm1U_1gfwojSY/s3111/DSC_0041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="3111" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkJLSM8DYIoVhjMaUEz0I-L_ulwHwja1XK5TuDfqymfSqsmgXlHGJa2UYoms6S-dtYh8gYuaD24EhCwWeY78YbhSeJISnhNpBrP_vRY2Ew6hdWHGFXvNOZqjT_aYuTbu-PPV9zgDV5tnyUg64XPJ6DIlAypJ6YAUkcYclwvvK7aulrOCm1U_1gfwojSY/w640-h396/DSC_0041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></i></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sally and I enjoy the morning glow...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEk8mlqWgeVquT7PwNdMIT36YWY6Gu0IiGgNRDbWKY9Gm6hSVCZ8ndN_xRsEBLY10nx8fycFWSpHJ-VHJya3D4-t-Aiz4a6q91mF4HjihocrxUgKxRvAoMfK8yP7w7Monnjolrv8rvltwiFL4zvoLZR9Ra_1s3ag0WS3P0qKe0dsnNuyPr7BTlAPH4-A/s4032/IMG_8846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEk8mlqWgeVquT7PwNdMIT36YWY6Gu0IiGgNRDbWKY9Gm6hSVCZ8ndN_xRsEBLY10nx8fycFWSpHJ-VHJya3D4-t-Aiz4a6q91mF4HjihocrxUgKxRvAoMfK8yP7w7Monnjolrv8rvltwiFL4zvoLZR9Ra_1s3ag0WS3P0qKe0dsnNuyPr7BTlAPH4-A/w480-h640/IMG_8846.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and Sally has no trouble figuring out what to do on a rainy Friday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBOEAAQTlWv2xCY74wN_XRqQht0R762pMh2v7KTdeEsFqI6OoeuTUOIWexFwhfhR7FDdM90Ji9Bhmssu2JMeo0pHAWzTln0ne-Ao5FJPWTfSbLSkvUCtnZVBvk8-vfB6ACSIvFqiq9uQNBHVTREiSDPY6lqHPEM5dhltxf0Amc8LMPlPib3ljwJ2_yWQ/s4032/IMG_8847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBOEAAQTlWv2xCY74wN_XRqQht0R762pMh2v7KTdeEsFqI6OoeuTUOIWexFwhfhR7FDdM90Ji9Bhmssu2JMeo0pHAWzTln0ne-Ao5FJPWTfSbLSkvUCtnZVBvk8-vfB6ACSIvFqiq9uQNBHVTREiSDPY6lqHPEM5dhltxf0Amc8LMPlPib3ljwJ2_yWQ/w640-h480/IMG_8847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSFPgyEX888sOLAPO4dkTrZrns7StEilVou107lf0kRCSkarHUEAubKBrVG6AOWOuhwv5XhzdpEqT53P3F2c4-lfh7h3n12C8zzxUxcflHn_AVXwLjx54A7o4UA0sY67McMperJOxkBZCEp0cTQ-zKTL6cdC6J-GP7woDAtxdwddZH3tokfVxB1brbck/s4032/IMG_8829.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSFPgyEX888sOLAPO4dkTrZrns7StEilVou107lf0kRCSkarHUEAubKBrVG6AOWOuhwv5XhzdpEqT53P3F2c4-lfh7h3n12C8zzxUxcflHn_AVXwLjx54A7o4UA0sY67McMperJOxkBZCEp0cTQ-zKTL6cdC6J-GP7woDAtxdwddZH3tokfVxB1brbck/w480-h640/IMG_8829.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A late afternoon walk in the neighborhood...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-17723802465117888842024-03-12T19:34:00.001-06:002024-03-12T19:34:11.148-06:00It's March Already...<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">March 12, 2024 </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwwDn0euxS3oQkcxfENR9hJXWCNs_vxiZ5re6-dmr3_-dHyciNd9QcQGY6TXYY35BGLwQ_YVxfeO9_wnM6_4NjGBqgVmU2OQq4d9dC9cRaJIboroX36HghewcGc5Q2Yh0G-pQSc9Kr-2do0BTFSmP-6CoV3lt65hWB9_olB2b2y0rOLt4DuuRhr-VtZg/s4032/IMG_8302.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwwDn0euxS3oQkcxfENR9hJXWCNs_vxiZ5re6-dmr3_-dHyciNd9QcQGY6TXYY35BGLwQ_YVxfeO9_wnM6_4NjGBqgVmU2OQq4d9dC9cRaJIboroX36HghewcGc5Q2Yh0G-pQSc9Kr-2do0BTFSmP-6CoV3lt65hWB9_olB2b2y0rOLt4DuuRhr-VtZg/w480-h640/IMG_8302.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mica Trail at Saguaro NP East</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">After several e-mail's from our BIL who lives in Maryland reminding me very politely and patiently that we must be settled into February (our last post on Feb. 11) by now, I find myself sitting at the computer and trying to recapture the past few weeks. I decided to take a break from blogging which turned into a much longer break than I had intended and find myself at odds trying to catch up. Ronnie and Carol left Tucson on February 15, but not before we had some wonderful weather and one more great hike at Saguaro NP East. We sure enjoyed our time with them...six weeks total between San Diego and Tucson. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mica Trail connects to Cactus Forest Trail and makes for a nice walk thru some beautiful desert and mountain scenery. Afterwards, the four of us enjoyed a picnic in the picnic area with covered tables...sandwiches, apples (with yummy cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla dip), chips and animal cookies sure hit the spot. We miss Ronnie and Carol and seem to be moving at a snail's since they moved on to Yuma. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc53kPrEukrdnmIlqiasfnOezHxEyQYV7PEH06EZo2EVt-m6cvxXw0_IMwTTNTjvpBCNYg-73I6WncO15X4Tu_mp4lv8TjYsEwP59qAqrFkFCl2EopMZi6oEKOjCcp2TKUbx6MlYF2Qt09JINL9mLduE0CCUCorbHUNzEC-YE9BJ7yYE4M0IdWVKDAUSg/s4032/IMG_8316.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc53kPrEukrdnmIlqiasfnOezHxEyQYV7PEH06EZo2EVt-m6cvxXw0_IMwTTNTjvpBCNYg-73I6WncO15X4Tu_mp4lv8TjYsEwP59qAqrFkFCl2EopMZi6oEKOjCcp2TKUbx6MlYF2Qt09JINL9mLduE0CCUCorbHUNzEC-YE9BJ7yYE4M0IdWVKDAUSg/w480-h640/IMG_8316.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo_OIjfURE5oY-_HxNfNbOKpEgUvuz5QDt0kxVn0o1-aGp5HWL9gnAkj7nEqxaHzGvFSCmVhJpQLVXan07pCizp1dVfDMKhyphenhyphenbVKnDSdEnK44EDFMGJJB_9aTRHmM-YdnX1b5-5pkixFvNQx6_D9ld6CgNG9H-_uxIesKpEhd7rYa6ssQVM1CEWvuQm9k/s4032/IMG_8301.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo_OIjfURE5oY-_HxNfNbOKpEgUvuz5QDt0kxVn0o1-aGp5HWL9gnAkj7nEqxaHzGvFSCmVhJpQLVXan07pCizp1dVfDMKhyphenhyphenbVKnDSdEnK44EDFMGJJB_9aTRHmM-YdnX1b5-5pkixFvNQx6_D9ld6CgNG9H-_uxIesKpEhd7rYa6ssQVM1CEWvuQm9k/w480-h640/IMG_8301.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ5ZpGAjqErzgkbhgTScilEaaRsaF8QB6DjQQLDTLWAQZOPcDjYcUN0TfqOjF3BchgIZz0LQ23Bb9ouBACeForCFYll2petDJtajWzlW4NqBSEt-faKXmv3xvcVvkfenzS_-QOYqmeT0N549NBEkAy5AU0SCdj3_8Fv_JDcTrjuR6691w-rwYu0q8Axg/s4032/IMG_8326.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ5ZpGAjqErzgkbhgTScilEaaRsaF8QB6DjQQLDTLWAQZOPcDjYcUN0TfqOjF3BchgIZz0LQ23Bb9ouBACeForCFYll2petDJtajWzlW4NqBSEt-faKXmv3xvcVvkfenzS_-QOYqmeT0N549NBEkAy5AU0SCdj3_8Fv_JDcTrjuR6691w-rwYu0q8Axg/w480-h640/IMG_8326.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZUsJK0mbAhETVcbb_JY1C620Kc4-kM2xTVgJ1kVzmZRoQSCRwpjzg43ota5Zq2ORaE8gQEK5l9AfddF1rVuZbgjtwiIr_avaNqBcu9WsFKcE3Uy6K4-h1nBcRNSzRf7VYdxu3xysYEFK3AM8WdBbTneR-VfqjZxvLWntWkOQoVxna3nG-fhLx63e81Q/s4032/IMG_8296.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZUsJK0mbAhETVcbb_JY1C620Kc4-kM2xTVgJ1kVzmZRoQSCRwpjzg43ota5Zq2ORaE8gQEK5l9AfddF1rVuZbgjtwiIr_avaNqBcu9WsFKcE3Uy6K4-h1nBcRNSzRf7VYdxu3xysYEFK3AM8WdBbTneR-VfqjZxvLWntWkOQoVxna3nG-fhLx63e81Q/w640-h480/IMG_8296.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><p>Joe and I spent one lovely afternoon at Madera Canyon. Of course getting there on one of my favorite country roads is part of the fun.</p></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFLrGeWIafoVVkohrj2cFTRO0BVsM3gaHWEWRgKWq7dxI8aW7L1fGLdfjzF-wC_LMCCtGmshZOX718yKWmGVRZZrbdOyKk1iAvQq5WRTKFpuNbm3cr0zb6oyc9euZxcUKt3PFskYJPZKpcX9bIevtCUXGXgRlv1tIzUQAiZXZLhgwRqQI17rfyUGp2RU/s4032/IMG_8393.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFLrGeWIafoVVkohrj2cFTRO0BVsM3gaHWEWRgKWq7dxI8aW7L1fGLdfjzF-wC_LMCCtGmshZOX718yKWmGVRZZrbdOyKk1iAvQq5WRTKFpuNbm3cr0zb6oyc9euZxcUKt3PFskYJPZKpcX9bIevtCUXGXgRlv1tIzUQAiZXZLhgwRqQI17rfyUGp2RU/w640-h480/IMG_8393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Madera Canyon Road and gorgeous clouds...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We had no plans to hike but rather just to meander along the paths</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZH77U9GhW2_9TZU6Ncilk0YOqOJfBpk2E5lYHCkRjqWKHbmJamqffWFPy-NhkTbx-SeYtubyg_wJavH4VzbfOP0LBbTuHUgT8WzwBknwgrwUz4I5DvUr3iLQq5qgSOGJ2gmqe7tp7nN87t3kxvmMizC87tg7nE-OMnvtlWSXne07fc777H-wNWdLhkI/s3066/IMG_8403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="2300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZH77U9GhW2_9TZU6Ncilk0YOqOJfBpk2E5lYHCkRjqWKHbmJamqffWFPy-NhkTbx-SeYtubyg_wJavH4VzbfOP0LBbTuHUgT8WzwBknwgrwUz4I5DvUr3iLQq5qgSOGJ2gmqe7tp7nN87t3kxvmMizC87tg7nE-OMnvtlWSXne07fc777H-wNWdLhkI/w480-h640/IMG_8403.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and sit on the rocks next to the creek to enjoy listening to the sound of running water, listening to. the birds sing, while watching the deer enjoying an afternoon snack, and soaking in the warm sunshine. It was so quiet...just the sounds of nature.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7pqXK4Lal11D13khtnYhFcTOPHMVK-3HEc6wpdqrj1EXdAjw47d-NLUBrgGwYfsG1RO9eKv_qSkmVJJcQK47mebxbixklF7olpJ1GmHSViTSXKsLwZPsj7jvdldiBfanGtNNdsW_2c-giohUZibiPeN-zxajdYWa33V1GbTHPDFjEDJ786qGb33bIBs/s4032/IMG_8416.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7pqXK4Lal11D13khtnYhFcTOPHMVK-3HEc6wpdqrj1EXdAjw47d-NLUBrgGwYfsG1RO9eKv_qSkmVJJcQK47mebxbixklF7olpJ1GmHSViTSXKsLwZPsj7jvdldiBfanGtNNdsW_2c-giohUZibiPeN-zxajdYWa33V1GbTHPDFjEDJ786qGb33bIBs/w480-h640/IMG_8416.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAV1WK9LT7xSM9Qxm1R9vxJbtmSRYv3FTfpzWoC_bRYf_SImE65onySGuKDuzLojXIS2nsSLdncrEjOINY7YGaDE7ICNoSSZ6c0pgGYWsfyAYvsWkYc3-HHLCHcwbyyzmrCQUc2FZjKPKL7uBwV_gI9DKXb06lYwjvG7Ojns5Kg8ksZFyKUmueKDqLEU/s4032/IMG_8406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAV1WK9LT7xSM9Qxm1R9vxJbtmSRYv3FTfpzWoC_bRYf_SImE65onySGuKDuzLojXIS2nsSLdncrEjOINY7YGaDE7ICNoSSZ6c0pgGYWsfyAYvsWkYc3-HHLCHcwbyyzmrCQUc2FZjKPKL7uBwV_gI9DKXb06lYwjvG7Ojns5Kg8ksZFyKUmueKDqLEU/w480-h640/IMG_8406.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mjpy5w0DFoO0U0ejEFfBgEawlBm4rhQuN1ef24QdCYnxbaKhjzNYSdsibEJ63UJ_q9j0DQbqxfXYCxYEBBcW1T5mSsl4jJLwfiJa0nCdIbaofub_0tlZRYJB21fCi0VqF0rZ_ushbRx6PWgHEtBX0__9jejD0KgQtUHE7hFoS4wu6Z7rmsmEd8pI1rw/s4032/IMG_8405.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mjpy5w0DFoO0U0ejEFfBgEawlBm4rhQuN1ef24QdCYnxbaKhjzNYSdsibEJ63UJ_q9j0DQbqxfXYCxYEBBcW1T5mSsl4jJLwfiJa0nCdIbaofub_0tlZRYJB21fCi0VqF0rZ_ushbRx6PWgHEtBX0__9jejD0KgQtUHE7hFoS4wu6Z7rmsmEd8pI1rw/w480-h640/IMG_8405.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Madera Creek</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At the end of February, our Mac Pro died. The battery had swelled and popped out a few screws from the bottom of the computer. We were told we were lucky it didn't explode! The same thing happened a few years ago and it was repaired, but this time, there was no repair. It had to be replaced. We decided on a MacBook Air. Same size, but totally different. In my opinion, if you don't upgrade often which is a never ending $$$$ then you get way behind on how to use the darn things. We attended a class last week which focused on the basics. This week we will have to call the support help "on-line" number. We much prefer a person to person help session, but apple does not do those. We did manage to get our taxes done yesterday, but still can't figure out the spread sheet our budget is on...the format and formulas aren't the same. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe had an eye check up and we made a stop at BK's for a dog, fries, and mostly the guacamole and chips. Sally had a check-up and all is good. Dr. Huang suggested Sally would benefit from a monthly injection of a medicine called Librela. It controls puppy osteoarthritis pain. Dr. Huang said we might not notice a significant difference in Sally's activity until after the second shot, but we did. Our sweet little Sally was hopping around the house like a bunny within a few days and her appetite (which had dwindled down to almost nothing) returned to once again enjoying her food. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHVUeRovuMaOsI8jJyMB8zZMf2b3itpCHrPTwS6HaxTUerPqKU31Qf50FE1qdIBUeXl01KK_I0jp_tAw-561V59hUK0kHVrocJ13XIAJfUCuTeUxh_A1BDK4abfJb1QhwxrrsewlR4ZgHOb8j66NlEWjRaauEnTh9ZeQ_DDqzJ2BzCMPFsAjKubkZxKY/s2910/IMG_8440.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="2900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHVUeRovuMaOsI8jJyMB8zZMf2b3itpCHrPTwS6HaxTUerPqKU31Qf50FE1qdIBUeXl01KK_I0jp_tAw-561V59hUK0kHVrocJ13XIAJfUCuTeUxh_A1BDK4abfJb1QhwxrrsewlR4ZgHOb8j66NlEWjRaauEnTh9ZeQ_DDqzJ2BzCMPFsAjKubkZxKY/w638-h640/IMG_8440.jpeg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sally enjoys picnics too!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another morning, Joe and I did the Freeman Homestead Nature Trail at the SNP-E. It's an easy trail that passes by the remains of the Freeman family home built in the early 1930s. Stafford Freeman applied for a patent under the Homestead Act and was granted 640 acres to farm, graze, and mine. In the early 1950s, the Freeman Homestead along with several home sites were purchased by the National Park Service. The first part of the trail twists and turns thru the desert with Rincon Mountains in view. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2L1oKHGGImmLatNlggKoqmobmfSS1C1GIOYw3aFLNiKPl-ZeMvp8AWUu0MSW9le-yt795LrnK46b7UhRLy_gNF73Yu_mugTNXJdcEwLOC9sjBrjNqd2vw_yYuCrQanSgityPuP0-WxtFHyVVCCk8B-eR6VJshAe-8zk9RoIbqdXOaqq5YLFDDS0A_bE/s4032/IMG_8492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2L1oKHGGImmLatNlggKoqmobmfSS1C1GIOYw3aFLNiKPl-ZeMvp8AWUu0MSW9le-yt795LrnK46b7UhRLy_gNF73Yu_mugTNXJdcEwLOC9sjBrjNqd2vw_yYuCrQanSgityPuP0-WxtFHyVVCCk8B-eR6VJshAe-8zk9RoIbqdXOaqq5YLFDDS0A_bE/w480-h640/IMG_8492.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kHP8CokQ3IEa611Kq0i3essYy7djEaTftcyBzrlky7Ir1DriB6tcnKDsa7AfiD3NdE58OIpUZcb2JT0iE9Zs1AmXQ_qY6PjLlTJrVtrgYJQqqSr2AURLQKP_49wAaYPJHKCIIh4Uj_xZLc-SFPwMN5LcdEXBdkQjQEimC9iAK8LXF9DokXCOlK3txI/s4032/IMG_8475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kHP8CokQ3IEa611Kq0i3essYy7djEaTftcyBzrlky7Ir1DriB6tcnKDsa7AfiD3NdE58OIpUZcb2JT0iE9Zs1AmXQ_qY6PjLlTJrVtrgYJQqqSr2AURLQKP_49wAaYPJHKCIIh4Uj_xZLc-SFPwMN5LcdEXBdkQjQEimC9iAK8LXF9DokXCOlK3txI/w480-h640/IMG_8475.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is lots of information along the trail and I did learn something new...I had never thought about the thousands of spines on the saguaros before except to take note that you don't touch them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WcHrDz0QSynOrgHX9ocnA1oKUkfH4qJbJE866Ef4j7R3Jsyr5nX_A1avB_1_k8U7gVkDZtbA9MvHr27ksMOXTo6y3p76FY46X7WZ5NfSEIsUa79H8Z4BurwfK0WfCUtdhMolMJZiE8Mr4GHqX913F_suoRGxNsUgyDEMbkqlPFI1tQJpsC5QEFh0owA/s3381/IMG_8509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3381" data-original-width="2228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WcHrDz0QSynOrgHX9ocnA1oKUkfH4qJbJE866Ef4j7R3Jsyr5nX_A1avB_1_k8U7gVkDZtbA9MvHr27ksMOXTo6y3p76FY46X7WZ5NfSEIsUa79H8Z4BurwfK0WfCUtdhMolMJZiE8Mr4GHqX913F_suoRGxNsUgyDEMbkqlPFI1tQJpsC5QEFh0owA/w422-h640/IMG_8509.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Saguaro skin is tough and waxy and pleated like an accordion so it can expand or contract with the amount of water taken in. Those spines actually have a purpose too...to shade and protect these desert giants. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And last week, we had a delightful visit with Janna and Mike. What a treat it was to see them...its's been way too long. They picked us up at our home and we road to Green Valley with them for lunch at Manuel's. It was the highlight of our week with lots of conversing and laughing. We sat on the patio for awhile when we got home...it was such a pretty day. When they left, Sally spent the rest of her day wandering about the house looking for them...she likes company too ! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We have enjoyed some walks...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZiPhBygFRbR0uxC2yqEK5XLpeie6dWEwoSC7vZHkNOWONmIzw0PeuRGS_koktAn5VvxRdYxynU90MVq6WrigXnRyUSdoOfxIH_JAa8B8LUDebR-zdhSSeneku4_HUk2i3wlHK64E98AMeehUmP3MIk9sAJxJWrcD00zOVVpjn7ve139WINpjSs-hgBk/s4032/IMG_8374.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZiPhBygFRbR0uxC2yqEK5XLpeie6dWEwoSC7vZHkNOWONmIzw0PeuRGS_koktAn5VvxRdYxynU90MVq6WrigXnRyUSdoOfxIH_JAa8B8LUDebR-zdhSSeneku4_HUk2i3wlHK64E98AMeehUmP3MIk9sAJxJWrcD00zOVVpjn7ve139WINpjSs-hgBk/w480-h640/IMG_8374.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Gorgeous weather...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV98DZYSdte0_QVvzinbGQWkP_JjmDvnz0EDILnTRDjVyVoK3WQZhFnKeCLumXJTu8bGI-PmzO9PEQs3z2IQ9u1TC5530XOuhnNu4e7s5P3_2jqRT4KF8SRua7nFTj9LiVO1nNGVMBFgzn6jZCWnT74tD5JGf1C__zZXUup2NkJDl7UsBrrp0-QK1iGQ/s1849/IMG_8376.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="1387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV98DZYSdte0_QVvzinbGQWkP_JjmDvnz0EDILnTRDjVyVoK3WQZhFnKeCLumXJTu8bGI-PmzO9PEQs3z2IQ9u1TC5530XOuhnNu4e7s5P3_2jqRT4KF8SRua7nFTj9LiVO1nNGVMBFgzn6jZCWnT74tD5JGf1C__zZXUup2NkJDl7UsBrrp0-QK1iGQ/w480-h640/IMG_8376.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The neighborhood Great Horned Owl...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY4WvYYqqWutKifOyiQvFMG_p5lKmrkEvvKzyW1tYmsKcjBRBIlS3kdrkh5E5n7vMjmLTrDE4aFl04GATCY50Nuw4vYnC9YLaQQPjPaVzn7H76sWt2WOyIkTbmNMStfkvjYllAnXsN3OX6BUXoKbmMeXVkiWrTC35NUl1iOO5QsbQwWvidrpjDd6yLiY/s4032/IMG_8437.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY4WvYYqqWutKifOyiQvFMG_p5lKmrkEvvKzyW1tYmsKcjBRBIlS3kdrkh5E5n7vMjmLTrDE4aFl04GATCY50Nuw4vYnC9YLaQQPjPaVzn7H76sWt2WOyIkTbmNMStfkvjYllAnXsN3OX6BUXoKbmMeXVkiWrTC35NUl1iOO5QsbQwWvidrpjDd6yLiY/w640-h480/IMG_8437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A neighbor's yard...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIvsRKVOl1MsaLKR0UUjzu1MKCJVczQh8nJN3ulIubKpKQq109fNeXP6clNT5AZRTpZ3yQqlVxJlIQqL2RKu-FjgdroI_4KKtMRWptdWjBrgF4yqD3P-A6yBYZCIMKvQ6Wlq552VOM5Cuaf7hvG_1-aR6XFVPwg4lHVfKxnlpHGj8iyFTphUsXQli6KI/s4032/IMG_8451.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIvsRKVOl1MsaLKR0UUjzu1MKCJVczQh8nJN3ulIubKpKQq109fNeXP6clNT5AZRTpZ3yQqlVxJlIQqL2RKu-FjgdroI_4KKtMRWptdWjBrgF4yqD3P-A6yBYZCIMKvQ6Wlq552VOM5Cuaf7hvG_1-aR6XFVPwg4lHVfKxnlpHGj8iyFTphUsXQli6KI/w640-h480/IMG_8451.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sunset walks are my favorite...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis, the Lesser Goldfinch are always busy and their feeder gets filled every morning. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5u5N2aQCtQOMs-PpBWTlUp7o-Vc55EgLRUY8hTsRcd_65SNYkWlXHDwBMJpMO4L-9BM5nCCOHJCBDS1Vwgszgy9JPLdM13a8lZMMphVVU_WKLWaPPi3UG8bH4znxDkqjJgOPnvXjfYIFhxXObMI5em6vrRGSprc87k5FNe1DEOPVsEe3OEy6z0McLA8/s6000/DSC_0056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">The Cooper's hawk stopped by for a visit...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRAd_7iKH4h_KqlHj7uvKI8M2hXfZZ6MtGDdqr1BHqBeZOzHDMzL_xtduB51IkJ40SoYHspCmTq5HwqaaAPw6dm4ZDtiONwAPgAZwGQIY9fEokjDgcadJVSS5K2MM4P0gdvBueE_xa9-qVf02R6KVBXPNwbMG6s-fvmpc4MQhzdiqhJMqbA2rPbIcBII/s3902/DSC_0014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3902" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRAd_7iKH4h_KqlHj7uvKI8M2hXfZZ6MtGDdqr1BHqBeZOzHDMzL_xtduB51IkJ40SoYHspCmTq5HwqaaAPw6dm4ZDtiONwAPgAZwGQIY9fEokjDgcadJVSS5K2MM4P0gdvBueE_xa9-qVf02R6KVBXPNwbMG6s-fvmpc4MQhzdiqhJMqbA2rPbIcBII/w640-h370/DSC_0014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and a Curved-bill Thrasher likes the butter bites.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">February is peak mating season for coyotes. They have been very vocal the past few weeks. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfP0iTQMqClFAOT9EQFYWB48VvTf7IMZcl4IOfYV2UDRnhk_tqj7cpimoBco28AMO_M3xD8dBnyVBzpyeVn1fNW1ajtmgLmQe_MbM-tM8s6lZBFz53NwN8fOTpxaWTEySlxD48_pIS3TC9RogsHnO_6Bj-TyKTauP_2zIA1GCcjI88DmzhwWQ0Mss3ko/s6000/DSC_0038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfP0iTQMqClFAOT9EQFYWB48VvTf7IMZcl4IOfYV2UDRnhk_tqj7cpimoBco28AMO_M3xD8dBnyVBzpyeVn1fNW1ajtmgLmQe_MbM-tM8s6lZBFz53NwN8fOTpxaWTEySlxD48_pIS3TC9RogsHnO_6Bj-TyKTauP_2zIA1GCcjI88DmzhwWQ0Mss3ko/w640-h426/DSC_0038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We keep a close eye on Sally these days...she loves lying in the warm rocks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcLJXkMe6V4g5nKzzggg345ST-kAf34Z7cJ7kswB3HJL5xqUuRrV7_b9Qs9rBJwGjNGQWq2uNbTJteYhuIP2lF6zGb9SGbgVUJ6Xo10dFYbb8LgDS63zmgLBnDLbmQHb5_rkEFiOpJK9NKQZFEZignamBjzOUdKKXCLPxU9pOMBPYB_f9Esf0e1SG07Y/s6000/DSC_0001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcLJXkMe6V4g5nKzzggg345ST-kAf34Z7cJ7kswB3HJL5xqUuRrV7_b9Qs9rBJwGjNGQWq2uNbTJteYhuIP2lF6zGb9SGbgVUJ6Xo10dFYbb8LgDS63zmgLBnDLbmQHb5_rkEFiOpJK9NKQZFEZignamBjzOUdKKXCLPxU9pOMBPYB_f9Esf0e1SG07Y/w640-h426/DSC_0001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And I planted a pot of violas...they always put a smile on my face.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS_-umJSaSC5pffL3VVDr-5NjGkPDQrXNUPZ4mswl8gN1Tz_GH8_KGfuCrB3HNGaXjHuJPlwDXYXXGDvSLMyXc1KliBHr3WEEzVsJ2tvuJYzC5X-2EV4k9gZ1YbK4D9K_-GSG4bwg-gZguVoQRNqXSBidKAgfF8Gkw7FEWkeNIg4St9hh8zoQu2SlcZc/s6000/DSC_0011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS_-umJSaSC5pffL3VVDr-5NjGkPDQrXNUPZ4mswl8gN1Tz_GH8_KGfuCrB3HNGaXjHuJPlwDXYXXGDvSLMyXc1KliBHr3WEEzVsJ2tvuJYzC5X-2EV4k9gZ1YbK4D9K_-GSG4bwg-gZguVoQRNqXSBidKAgfF8Gkw7FEWkeNIg4St9hh8zoQu2SlcZc/w640-h426/DSC_0011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This pretty much catches us up. So until next time,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PRga-noA8yP4uhoUntn3UptjF6q_y-CwgtxtpsTEQwyKIYnNoQfSn-K_R5c659BSHEaxJNlqwYdFmNwAV4TRzdee7qpU4VaPIneTddUhi5CsYI58pdal2EJKtkiGEXa0f1Dya3uF_9RIdZTZPTZdS0S_rve5op-3PIUovRoaNmvk5ZW5W6856pHVoZs/s4032/IMG_8456.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PRga-noA8yP4uhoUntn3UptjF6q_y-CwgtxtpsTEQwyKIYnNoQfSn-K_R5c659BSHEaxJNlqwYdFmNwAV4TRzdee7qpU4VaPIneTddUhi5CsYI58pdal2EJKtkiGEXa0f1Dya3uF_9RIdZTZPTZdS0S_rve5op-3PIUovRoaNmvk5ZW5W6856pHVoZs/w640-h480/IMG_8456.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-79999437640277038772024-02-11T14:32:00.004-07:002024-02-12T09:15:23.450-07:00Settling into February...<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">February 11, 2024</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1LLPLy4fQJ8gBODmAz6OsmwUpaWHYU2772DSF0kP1bKvDiNcbULF3xRwjOPrOosMgQPUROxqnR_V4_fMQII8UgyCH7Qo3yfPSB0ePEgv4-DZWHeBuwa2lOp2su9IFW2jqcQbzv5VSecHcOvdD4G5EnsoKVnddW4XMwxCmSwf3HE7IITPt3PytdhZURg/s4032/390B233F-CD19-4C68-9705-81B9C7421F3B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1LLPLy4fQJ8gBODmAz6OsmwUpaWHYU2772DSF0kP1bKvDiNcbULF3xRwjOPrOosMgQPUROxqnR_V4_fMQII8UgyCH7Qo3yfPSB0ePEgv4-DZWHeBuwa2lOp2su9IFW2jqcQbzv5VSecHcOvdD4G5EnsoKVnddW4XMwxCmSwf3HE7IITPt3PytdhZURg/w640-h480/390B233F-CD19-4C68-9705-81B9C7421F3B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Settling in at home is a wonderful thing...putting things in their place, adjusting to space, our very own little oasis, a roomy shower, and a much larger washer and dryer are just a few things that help settling in wonderful. There are many things we enjoy about home, but the quiet might just be my most favorite thing of all about being here. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Monday, we were up early and headed to Lazydays KOA. Just saying/writing Lazydays KOA floods my brain with so many great memories of days gone by. Carol and Ronnie left SD when we did and pulled right in to the KOA for two weeks of Tucson time and Monday we had plans to hike at Catalina State Park. Anybody that has visited this beautiful Arizona state park knows that to do most walking/hiking there one must cross the wash. Sometimes, the wash is dry...that is always sad to me...and sometimes the wash has running water...that always makes me happy. Memories of laughing all the way across with garbage bags wrapped around our legs come to mind...just ask Sue ! No bags this week, but there were lots of laughs heard while wading thru the better than ankle deep cold water. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpHVrrNpY9V58Oc40N52_2O9_r153eKaZXJCb1-O9mE1e5NxGVL9HlAEDa0YlnXz3RtaourJwzthT5BRdA9LI5bgfsJflCf3hxCY3Nqm4YsTYqqbQCppcq0BLO8F78dsJ269RBOKt2Yyi0QeFoV_lowiHns3vXzPAQPwtH2v7W7Hl1Tgc8cd7qN_lLVE/s4032/62BE048C-8DFA-4485-92C6-1B6E0317540B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpHVrrNpY9V58Oc40N52_2O9_r153eKaZXJCb1-O9mE1e5NxGVL9HlAEDa0YlnXz3RtaourJwzthT5BRdA9LI5bgfsJflCf3hxCY3Nqm4YsTYqqbQCppcq0BLO8F78dsJ269RBOKt2Yyi0QeFoV_lowiHns3vXzPAQPwtH2v7W7Hl1Tgc8cd7qN_lLVE/w480-h640/62BE048C-8DFA-4485-92C6-1B6E0317540B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Joe and I both agree that we don't get there enough as it is just shy of 45 miles from home. Afterwards, we enjoyed a picnic before heading back to town. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another day this week we enjoyed perusing The Gallery in the Sun with Carol and Ronnie. The gallery DeGrazia built is a work of art in itself and while we like some of his art...not all of his art...it makes for a colorful morning with a little history thrown in the mix. Carol is quite the artist herself and I enjoyed watching her stroll thru the gallery and pointing out things I would never even think about. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There were two rotating exhibits on display until September 4th. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">"Rodeo" is a series of oil paintings DeGrazia did in 1954 that were inspired by the Tohono O'odham Nation Rodeo and Fair in the community of Sells, AZ. DeGrazia referred to these paintings as his "dramatic" paintings...<i>works that capture a decisive, dramatic moment in paint.</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHe61_d6oj5MqsWKVNClATWWGDiPkfqe0wTGlCvkiOjKr7sxpyMophPpF2eGzvrMK-73Ezl8goWZ6_S7pfdvJor5HMfYiXgfJ_iQ5BlJOETzRDwFDdhjxUWrE8Y4Qamdr1bWocdzR-0NoHJSV-3HbcElg4Lw_vWqEt1vvz5HeJmz8raUYgrSLQ6bZ5mc/s4032/835CD5B5-928E-45B1-BA16-2242CB7613C1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHe61_d6oj5MqsWKVNClATWWGDiPkfqe0wTGlCvkiOjKr7sxpyMophPpF2eGzvrMK-73Ezl8goWZ6_S7pfdvJor5HMfYiXgfJ_iQ5BlJOETzRDwFDdhjxUWrE8Y4Qamdr1bWocdzR-0NoHJSV-3HbcElg4Lw_vWqEt1vvz5HeJmz8raUYgrSLQ6bZ5mc/w640-h480/835CD5B5-928E-45B1-BA16-2242CB7613C1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled : Wild Horse Race<br />oil on canvas, 1954 <br />I loved the bold colors and action in this painting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And "Master Thesis Paintings" featuring a selection of watercolors and oil paintings from his 1945 University of Arizona Master of Arts Thesis. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXK1Gina6jxQmF5WsBHI4mqCfg2QOYGUX85vCilDER5SNgW1SmaYD1u-MdSeIU7JvsMcOrrHH5epRVqV8RQuh4lqJeL0AaYD6omos3oCAi3xwm6_3NY0RjRUOnmTg-P-oopZWRCGo_4GSLEgyaKNmci2sqPdISCaV9EwBZq90oilapHtBrJIzXRDJp3M/s4032/A086756F-4AB1-4EB9-B527-1BC01C6C2F78_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXK1Gina6jxQmF5WsBHI4mqCfg2QOYGUX85vCilDER5SNgW1SmaYD1u-MdSeIU7JvsMcOrrHH5epRVqV8RQuh4lqJeL0AaYD6omos3oCAi3xwm6_3NY0RjRUOnmTg-P-oopZWRCGo_4GSLEgyaKNmci2sqPdISCaV9EwBZq90oilapHtBrJIzXRDJp3M/w480-h640/A086756F-4AB1-4EB9-B527-1BC01C6C2F78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Based on movements from popular classical music, his work demonstrates his theories about the correlation between the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms of music and the shapes, colors, and rhythms of abstract paintings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcb9vA_wlUqBlNkM7gQODY07vlLrphgG_UjzZhUce7LVrIsP4DtnoXXUcCiOEFSOSQSSr7dzlu7c6mDjSDfz1N-0aXs8a2zEoT_tu-cF_zYO6jcUTQn-98M9V9XgGrEuMKJ8vbjGfyHohWsYJBLFVv3ex_8ZtHyBClM1ZgYaI9vqxvGirHM9xeqvFyxE/s4013/0D54A8E0-59D1-485B-ABE6-9A0E5DB647F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="4013" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcb9vA_wlUqBlNkM7gQODY07vlLrphgG_UjzZhUce7LVrIsP4DtnoXXUcCiOEFSOSQSSr7dzlu7c6mDjSDfz1N-0aXs8a2zEoT_tu-cF_zYO6jcUTQn-98M9V9XgGrEuMKJ8vbjGfyHohWsYJBLFVv3ex_8ZtHyBClM1ZgYaI9vqxvGirHM9xeqvFyxE/w640-h258/0D54A8E0-59D1-485B-ABE6-9A0E5DB647F1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Tschaikowsky<br />Concerto #1 in B flat minor<br />oil on canvas diptych 1944<br />(I had to look up diptych...a painting on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Throughout the gallery, are tables, benches and chairs that DeGrazia made. I love the simplicity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUwRJ5fJK-DuA5VPwrSZLOO4ERa8nmVIW9ihKO5aeJZvOgd87vRcOHYxN6q7IchwidWoDZzBVpLjjxPW6mMeIk5JXiZ_WPac5aobS5zxpMgV9Me4qRq1dqtw4-uPYmHpMPqNvhpJr4yHCL8-7jzh8dsdkCR_2srQHmMvHLaJ7iSB-kEFUtLBhjq2WSUc/s3781/85713CCE-D43E-49BD-9215-A24402FD2823_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="3781" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUwRJ5fJK-DuA5VPwrSZLOO4ERa8nmVIW9ihKO5aeJZvOgd87vRcOHYxN6q7IchwidWoDZzBVpLjjxPW6mMeIk5JXiZ_WPac5aobS5zxpMgV9Me4qRq1dqtw4-uPYmHpMPqNvhpJr4yHCL8-7jzh8dsdkCR_2srQHmMvHLaJ7iSB-kEFUtLBhjq2WSUc/w640-h480/85713CCE-D43E-49BD-9215-A24402FD2823_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>In DeGrazi's studio, the buses caught Carols' eye. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCtlSpzPMwXcr0NVZE0qZ2zF9i8708C_mY-6FljQGGRa52iJay9g8qfkY13lOMZZSvwzHyecFFmcq72j6zH05NKIhluekl8oZaRjPkI8a9CXF3Abg40Hx_j7kKPzVI15pWuryB6Ehh_XfVBychzg9FBfGcWIwIQnURIrnSwmQuPWLxDb8f1PR3cNOWds/s3747/7D0581C7-5CFF-465A-9D55-33B4C1DB79AB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3747" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCtlSpzPMwXcr0NVZE0qZ2zF9i8708C_mY-6FljQGGRa52iJay9g8qfkY13lOMZZSvwzHyecFFmcq72j6zH05NKIhluekl8oZaRjPkI8a9CXF3Abg40Hx_j7kKPzVI15pWuryB6Ehh_XfVBychzg9FBfGcWIwIQnURIrnSwmQuPWLxDb8f1PR3cNOWds/w516-h640/7D0581C7-5CFF-465A-9D55-33B4C1DB79AB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And in the courtyard, Carol and Ronnie paused...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxy00eMaTMhJC8NjImkX3BebMeUN4pkHNRGhlruiRjjMkco_kyp2VoKSmdoeVAK36sTo0_JM_jgBWI5n918DQxcDxa3wlmeMvp1KPK_2TeeVh9w7Q1j2iu1RdZru0dEik_qLNIzKP4Ie28lbReqWx5FXDG2H7-G9Io51yrjNT6fD8JCVx8ADEUScjNENY/s4032/A3D7D0CA-C231-4999-915E-AC7F9108A889_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxy00eMaTMhJC8NjImkX3BebMeUN4pkHNRGhlruiRjjMkco_kyp2VoKSmdoeVAK36sTo0_JM_jgBWI5n918DQxcDxa3wlmeMvp1KPK_2TeeVh9w7Q1j2iu1RdZru0dEik_qLNIzKP4Ie28lbReqWx5FXDG2H7-G9Io51yrjNT6fD8JCVx8ADEUScjNENY/w480-h640/A3D7D0CA-C231-4999-915E-AC7F9108A889_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">to study the self image DeGrazia did in a sculpture like form that hangs in a tree. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrTgUYzOOe_U5wF2cY8O0q37kzV1JGyFl5OF-QGj1lBXhaTypdh6YS_07WHy4Jx3EGGVbmIM2tBS961KwlsuYXrf3C00RNcWHjqTQ6ucFW3zJ3SJfEZ6vmqIi_AmBWy4Dg5Wsahk1Oq6tIdC303w_bSDJPBmF1eJ3U86lgOAHJEhC-6JTU4V1cHvwHEo/s3683/A8142AFD-DF1F-4631-B78E-31AE53FA76D9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3683" data-original-width="2762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrTgUYzOOe_U5wF2cY8O0q37kzV1JGyFl5OF-QGj1lBXhaTypdh6YS_07WHy4Jx3EGGVbmIM2tBS961KwlsuYXrf3C00RNcWHjqTQ6ucFW3zJ3SJfEZ6vmqIi_AmBWy4Dg5Wsahk1Oq6tIdC303w_bSDJPBmF1eJ3U86lgOAHJEhC-6JTU4V1cHvwHEo/w480-h640/A8142AFD-DF1F-4631-B78E-31AE53FA76D9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We also took the time to see Mission in the Sun, the first building DeGrazia built on the grounds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAWbHPwAZ8GlsJ5weKcZJHgI-s1HQyQ280SzjB1yS-DNdbKfD2rrXyOdlhk1dN8X1B0xQ3USyYvmVRsodVXaB63Ah6AbsvGSw9ySaipSdQ3iThY6XUuvbXBg8fGI1Kg1k12DU1ka7R_J5qAGF9TcKrbaHEtntSrPUJDFQPBo9hKyAr57_I7u8l5M7wFQ/s3875/5DB3FF71-A5D4-4455-9A09-B40773BF2D29_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3875" data-original-width="2906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAWbHPwAZ8GlsJ5weKcZJHgI-s1HQyQ280SzjB1yS-DNdbKfD2rrXyOdlhk1dN8X1B0xQ3USyYvmVRsodVXaB63Ah6AbsvGSw9ySaipSdQ3iThY6XUuvbXBg8fGI1Kg1k12DU1ka7R_J5qAGF9TcKrbaHEtntSrPUJDFQPBo9hKyAr57_I7u8l5M7wFQ/w480-h640/5DB3FF71-A5D4-4455-9A09-B40773BF2D29_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Afterwards, we enjoyed a nice lunch at Cafe a La C'Art in town. A delightful morning, a yummy lunch, and time with friends makes for a really nice time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis, it has been a hodge podge of weather days....mild and sunny, rainy, windy, and cold. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_GCldBEbu8QgCa-dNdgPM_feLxoHon2Uwgc0a9WyajnJX-Q1RBebPFS6BzSohkoh4DImPPb1kGMig3HQ-gOGLxi3XFEScy2s-khhTVlve3GTfyNyP6xQDs8K9j2_hfD5k7irSco631fGUarFMwNggLAIjZUs8hjOIjF4sByOKhqWNeFKnKwefxcvhd0/s4032/7139790E-124F-4989-ADDF-96D1EE0FF97A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_GCldBEbu8QgCa-dNdgPM_feLxoHon2Uwgc0a9WyajnJX-Q1RBebPFS6BzSohkoh4DImPPb1kGMig3HQ-gOGLxi3XFEScy2s-khhTVlve3GTfyNyP6xQDs8K9j2_hfD5k7irSco631fGUarFMwNggLAIjZUs8hjOIjF4sByOKhqWNeFKnKwefxcvhd0/w480-h640/7139790E-124F-4989-ADDF-96D1EE0FF97A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We only had one decent day for a walk...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNIIxEjsNPHaALmvT5JTmrbNukS2iFwCvJCLWVvz54vLJFdTU72ekGnJPr4eQKpJ-bzYGN5Ju2yHwJfSUaBV94l9t2YHI2uoxKJqAZ8S_moCRudpg8vuFhwkoiXxIlgG9q9Eo89vKjfoBSjyUAVXeBmGl4uNBk8yfBGCcrciCjddVRJBiOjSjQh5eJsM/s3332/8AC2E25E-50F5-413D-ADD0-42F7D31F0785_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3332" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNIIxEjsNPHaALmvT5JTmrbNukS2iFwCvJCLWVvz54vLJFdTU72ekGnJPr4eQKpJ-bzYGN5Ju2yHwJfSUaBV94l9t2YHI2uoxKJqAZ8S_moCRudpg8vuFhwkoiXxIlgG9q9Eo89vKjfoBSjyUAVXeBmGl4uNBk8yfBGCcrciCjddVRJBiOjSjQh5eJsM/w436-h640/8AC2E25E-50F5-413D-ADD0-42F7D31F0785_1_201_a.jpeg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">No complaints...we need the rain! And a great day for being lazy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xnfWoqwszd3x9kN1YBnQxMYfq9BL42K0cwj3lEEYTbjpybNIq7HCDwu5mBeP4I_eJ4CQTO6yoMGLazovRUWmXmIOhvO-menlL2-qffhKrPEDpY_2tQGq5_rQ0LWzKhyphenhyphenxcLZNX4Fj3hdF5-8HQOouXU9vCgc2p8a3q64r6nVGHHcdxS-kxsatgE_LFAA/s5403/0F0E8B93-9FFF-4C33-823B-028B1D08C564_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="5403" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xnfWoqwszd3x9kN1YBnQxMYfq9BL42K0cwj3lEEYTbjpybNIq7HCDwu5mBeP4I_eJ4CQTO6yoMGLazovRUWmXmIOhvO-menlL2-qffhKrPEDpY_2tQGq5_rQ0LWzKhyphenhyphenxcLZNX4Fj3hdF5-8HQOouXU9vCgc2p8a3q64r6nVGHHcdxS-kxsatgE_LFAA/w640-h396/0F0E8B93-9FFF-4C33-823B-028B1D08C564_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The doves practiced their ice skating skills...quite gracefully I will add. I felt really bad when he started pecking at the ice for water. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Yesterday (Saturday 2/10) we had plans. Andra and Jamie and Carol and Ronnie came for lunch. I made lasagna, salad and bread and Carol brought cherry cheesecake. It was a wonderful time visiting. It was also cold and snowing ! I didn't get photos of the people, but I did get some of the snow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXV0rB2NhVHjwJEEWi-9xkTB5MWvNEDdKgnZMK2VQ6p3KLEdrkE6LRfp3vCysMoQ0tj6AVUxLOHNW1nvqPfojMATSGdvj1tnFjkzPBlNnZuFQevmoTvFx4H7IkZSdTjBhTWl1Bz3r9zciTE7C6JwbgrPjM64OVegeFqaKFDVLjKIllRUfcmJ-wnKlnDk/s6000/6D4C834C-EBE7-498B-9CDE-EC86B299C36A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXV0rB2NhVHjwJEEWi-9xkTB5MWvNEDdKgnZMK2VQ6p3KLEdrkE6LRfp3vCysMoQ0tj6AVUxLOHNW1nvqPfojMATSGdvj1tnFjkzPBlNnZuFQevmoTvFx4H7IkZSdTjBhTWl1Bz3r9zciTE7C6JwbgrPjM64OVegeFqaKFDVLjKIllRUfcmJ-wnKlnDk/w426-h640/6D4C834C-EBE7-498B-9CDE-EC86B299C36A.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1SAqdpV3hbpZZOKBa08mBTRORXKMKHE5opRJ3OWxJLTEwzi6PuYTDAw3Pm3Ck-0RadCpKZIW62kgpddKI7qOSQEj_GBhAov2zhUctdl99ksGVOe1fYFPsvTctNz2e6XTWRyU5rGa5dkVud_FbkZPnZFEJXU17apuZ-DZfv4z3-ZYHRApkhkSLQdwS94/w640-h426/CA0FFF26-6A28-45D1-BA43-CFC07AACB2E9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ozzie loves the snow!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The best part about snow here is that it was gone by late afternoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Y-IKHNRXW1BQPVs0AldzGIOgrPlDxnmrv6cMPsDs9JcaUitVU8cs0NrM4YqoIndcv9MJ4vy4IGDckdU45K7P_XWr2BbWX6bIq5UoOIRmW6KEyzRnC7NQhrAMV26zex_3RbL27U5MU5qgB5kagQywOZDGz1kocVtvYxhhKi7L_OIDsLRoJ2qFy3KrRU/s4032/8530F986-005D-45C4-8D1A-3909391B657D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Y-IKHNRXW1BQPVs0AldzGIOgrPlDxnmrv6cMPsDs9JcaUitVU8cs0NrM4YqoIndcv9MJ4vy4IGDckdU45K7P_XWr2BbWX6bIq5UoOIRmW6KEyzRnC7NQhrAMV26zex_3RbL27U5MU5qgB5kagQywOZDGz1kocVtvYxhhKi7L_OIDsLRoJ2qFy3KrRU/w640-h480/8530F986-005D-45C4-8D1A-3909391B657D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We weren't sure how many birds we should see after having been gone for a month. Filling the feeders was the first thing we did! No surprise that the Cactus Wren was the first to show. We have had the pleasure to see Cardinals, Gila Woodpeckers, Curved-bill Thrashers, House Wrens and Sparrows...all the regulars! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemWqah0yXjlajXAc3khUzj1l_L-XjVDoo5eKGgfhZBmuFEQ0B24HqW_1iZFfoGzeMTNJ__R5G6zbsvYdRmPkADWixVC34vyWPKj-rCXj3BzSNV3SilYq8tCsQi8xm2rOCW-CPgFeZr_W21vUxfy2mBT6l90M4AhX_wYD-WP4IXRy-jUny8eApFLwroJA/s3233/2ECC4C46-8166-43B4-B95C-AB57A81C822F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="3233" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemWqah0yXjlajXAc3khUzj1l_L-XjVDoo5eKGgfhZBmuFEQ0B24HqW_1iZFfoGzeMTNJ__R5G6zbsvYdRmPkADWixVC34vyWPKj-rCXj3BzSNV3SilYq8tCsQi8xm2rOCW-CPgFeZr_W21vUxfy2mBT6l90M4AhX_wYD-WP4IXRy-jUny8eApFLwroJA/w640-h440/2ECC4C46-8166-43B4-B95C-AB57A81C822F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we had a new bird in the yard...a Yellow-rumped Warbler. What a nice surprise! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTOa4Q761u9irplc6aFbIPClM44al13fMOwWGfXKJ07Ij8DUUTVsmOTJ3-jaVUljKCLfKhOhErAtjCO3F3Hj5OjFqYU8hqmLBPmkBThp6EoHn1bYNsKkbQmZEBQqofFGk7LZuvDvuWLP6EvDs_-B6jert8BGc6SZS1u8qlcUbZhkqtBEcXEylp82d8c4/s3579/8E4F77F1-8D6A-4B98-BCF5-9C0FD1B580D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="3579" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTOa4Q761u9irplc6aFbIPClM44al13fMOwWGfXKJ07Ij8DUUTVsmOTJ3-jaVUljKCLfKhOhErAtjCO3F3Hj5OjFqYU8hqmLBPmkBThp6EoHn1bYNsKkbQmZEBQqofFGk7LZuvDvuWLP6EvDs_-B6jert8BGc6SZS1u8qlcUbZhkqtBEcXEylp82d8c4/w640-h280/8E4F77F1-8D6A-4B98-BCF5-9C0FD1B580D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The thistle feeder has been the busiest !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU9T5AroEqqmNuFLEBh0O-vLadCDAtfWB0JB8MHOs_BsRasH8IBMxGsZZN1QuscHHul8R0XjsO5HvuB3HBkGZQZuHSuYvJepXdki6x1GWugJHc6v7OGQLOd8hJcNrA6jnr1oCXNgXC7tauptE8_fNMys4tFHS_xNeiy3bCJkSJTjVAaeRwAtyQp-bh3E/s6000/D706DA22-03BB-48E2-9054-F7EFCD3FFE39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU9T5AroEqqmNuFLEBh0O-vLadCDAtfWB0JB8MHOs_BsRasH8IBMxGsZZN1QuscHHul8R0XjsO5HvuB3HBkGZQZuHSuYvJepXdki6x1GWugJHc6v7OGQLOd8hJcNrA6jnr1oCXNgXC7tauptE8_fNMys4tFHS_xNeiy3bCJkSJTjVAaeRwAtyQp-bh3E/w640-h426/D706DA22-03BB-48E2-9054-F7EFCD3FFE39.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And this morning, this sweet little Costa's Hummingbird waited very patiently while I took his feeder inside to refill it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OyZfh7e4B03FvBq09fuPB54IfWeAAB7p4dCB1gIvqxqwHBnWSOpV5ABGMHelQkzze9iYY90bYkMCfgbDZUtzpWCQEhwphI-nWrGUnvKuShZcDK79-nMZyhO6tir2GOrRmF26vefOPMaCppixjDjw4amAOn_xUG0LsqA-P3qW3rvedv5hhTLlLZ9C8QM/s5446/E0114ABD-71F2-47D8-8A91-ED7887645B06_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3355" data-original-width="5446" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OyZfh7e4B03FvBq09fuPB54IfWeAAB7p4dCB1gIvqxqwHBnWSOpV5ABGMHelQkzze9iYY90bYkMCfgbDZUtzpWCQEhwphI-nWrGUnvKuShZcDK79-nMZyhO6tir2GOrRmF26vefOPMaCppixjDjw4amAOn_xUG0LsqA-P3qW3rvedv5hhTLlLZ9C8QM/w640-h394/E0114ABD-71F2-47D8-8A91-ED7887645B06_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sally had her annual vet appointment this week. All is good with her. We think she is happy to be home too...</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRbRd_DFXAQgVjb0_fckRYV2G5UbRu4j63ru8oCuuCoymOe7xm3g5SPz3dPQ59f2CsexcDyP93BbAgnyWznIn0qLh0h9AnaI4In1iRVyWjaQL-CzeMxjHnmH9sBrpVGJXT2C9SFBkrzDbQpyy-UqVSg8TwYf3HmphHr4vIo5fgxTapqcSn1-d5114cN4/s4032/FFEC0E89-C9C4-49CD-836C-CD655444D85C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRbRd_DFXAQgVjb0_fckRYV2G5UbRu4j63ru8oCuuCoymOe7xm3g5SPz3dPQ59f2CsexcDyP93BbAgnyWznIn0qLh0h9AnaI4In1iRVyWjaQL-CzeMxjHnmH9sBrpVGJXT2C9SFBkrzDbQpyy-UqVSg8TwYf3HmphHr4vIo5fgxTapqcSn1-d5114cN4/w640-h480/FFEC0E89-C9C4-49CD-836C-CD655444D85C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">February is off to great start. It is almost Valentin's Day ! Love is in the air...in the whisper of the trees, in the thunder of the seas, in the rising of the sun, when the day is nearly done, everywhere I look around, every sight and every sound, love is in the air. (taken from lyrics to "Love is in the Air" by John Paul Young.) </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6jmSHa0XWgllv83BJmVHup1hstJt98YVztwDU3Qk1lR3uZGE28HTD3WhUh7ASAatvBvOfx30pAxq1bOJCXPYXrZY6j9bUdwq2M0h844oX5kRsKS-hnRH86zejDFNqH5yKOutEGC4dTQ2V0HKDgzwsKotQzV4W-4gSWxmz__PEdvOXVwWqxEwD5-alas/s3393/AE0271E5-04EA-48E9-8DBB-7221A0376500_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="2183" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6jmSHa0XWgllv83BJmVHup1hstJt98YVztwDU3Qk1lR3uZGE28HTD3WhUh7ASAatvBvOfx30pAxq1bOJCXPYXrZY6j9bUdwq2M0h844oX5kRsKS-hnRH86zejDFNqH5yKOutEGC4dTQ2V0HKDgzwsKotQzV4W-4gSWxmz__PEdvOXVwWqxEwD5-alas/w412-h640/AE0271E5-04EA-48E9-8DBB-7221A0376500_1_201_a.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time,</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fsc2SKnrDmn750smNzbb7D2yQQzGczXNtNjzbUz8ydzJOphSeMDYsJlRt2xfL7vrFUUlQQ94yzeLx1VpC9nx0TRc-DVzS6EXScBChjCpCL2PPunFludtS0PCfaL_9pdALYO8AuLgwTE-5yz_Ciiu6VNx1wO2Eu5qnD9CkMP_u7Csg3T7G6ILMZKe4Xc/s4032/3BF98433-78EC-4441-AA5E-256428396E80_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fsc2SKnrDmn750smNzbb7D2yQQzGczXNtNjzbUz8ydzJOphSeMDYsJlRt2xfL7vrFUUlQQ94yzeLx1VpC9nx0TRc-DVzS6EXScBChjCpCL2PPunFludtS0PCfaL_9pdALYO8AuLgwTE-5yz_Ciiu6VNx1wO2Eu5qnD9CkMP_u7Csg3T7G6ILMZKe4Xc/w480-h640/3BF98433-78EC-4441-AA5E-256428396E80_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></p>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-84044405228669149782024-02-03T19:08:00.002-07:002024-02-03T19:08:58.545-07:00Wrapping Up San Diego<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">February 3, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Friday (Jan. 26)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Hotel del Coronado has been on my radar for some time. We joined Carol and Ronnie for a morning on the island to take it all in. The hotel has quite the history dating back to 1885 when two entrepreneurs bought the entire peninsular we call Coronado Island today with the idea of building a magnificent hotel that would be <i>the talk of the western world</i>. This destination resort first opened it's doors in 1888. It was indeed magnificent with electricity, telephones, private bathrooms, elevators and a state of the art fire alarm system. It was outfitted in fine china, linen from Europe, and luxury furnishings from the east. The Del, as locals call it today, offered a variety of activities...swimming, boating, archery croquet, golf, bicycling and fine dining with special rooms set aside for indulgences such as reading, writing, chess, cards, music and yep...smoking. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ln_qWLnA82t0D9rRpWSZX3JnfDGzPP9VSF47sWNxyyXqy8v6mUnS5j7lYQ5ZpZa0Utl_5xqar-wbM1jhBiWApN-3UzlfHv61flMYyOQatxvdbuHqiYwOSMtJxQarjm3RK5Px37oK4jfSDoES4yK1TRKytmapwbRE-GFh0BtPjUlsx8k6kAq9rLM_Ktw/s3273/7649B9EB-C8B0-4D49-88C4-47EE759D12D2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ln_qWLnA82t0D9rRpWSZX3JnfDGzPP9VSF47sWNxyyXqy8v6mUnS5j7lYQ5ZpZa0Utl_5xqar-wbM1jhBiWApN-3UzlfHv61flMYyOQatxvdbuHqiYwOSMtJxQarjm3RK5Px37oK4jfSDoES4yK1TRKytmapwbRE-GFh0BtPjUlsx8k6kAq9rLM_Ktw/w592-h640/7649B9EB-C8B0-4D49-88C4-47EE759D12D2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="592" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Today, the The Del is one of the last wooden Victorian beach resorts in the world. It is also the second largest such structure in the United States. It is recognized as the first commercial building to have electricity. Thomas Edison, himself, came to the hotel shortly before it opened to oversee the installation of electric lighting. And in 1904, Edison returned to debut the world's first lighted Christmas tree which stood on the hotel's lawn. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QhdMz863YJ6HKbOZinGZrpsMJZgqqiKsHIXxIcnDcr9YemffmvZQRni6MgquGmwb5nCmyA0XjNiwXvfENTrqPd04DlQz6qVA39-dROlpRPlZ9daiT9IiDVZTthDafff1SS-_0668KRpq6aPxGkP0Yxv3zOzoamq6eUzhvl7N6NdhqsYnVLlN42MjxDc/s4032/9D47F795-2CCB-4EB9-AE4F-8E91784746DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QhdMz863YJ6HKbOZinGZrpsMJZgqqiKsHIXxIcnDcr9YemffmvZQRni6MgquGmwb5nCmyA0XjNiwXvfENTrqPd04DlQz6qVA39-dROlpRPlZ9daiT9IiDVZTthDafff1SS-_0668KRpq6aPxGkP0Yxv3zOzoamq6eUzhvl7N6NdhqsYnVLlN42MjxDc/w480-h640/9D47F795-2CCB-4EB9-AE4F-8E91784746DE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Nearly a dozen US presidents have visited The Del along with a long list of well-known folks...both from the past and present. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yIw-GiLfLGJCgWG36IvXBkp6wrXjRvgtYnqIC9UZamGnTxCuHSP9yWpdH29MM0V8IZHaJ4tD9uZYb-D_Aq8YhuiZ_Nb3N1TUYj2WYKoFNkNCFfgzvabmYV3bnAZcWBgeDG89SaTfZ9gC7OjzS-wDux0TRYWXgfHEQ8_fNzg2elN9HppLceTH4xJPvoc/s4032/F64FB031-A89F-4AA8-A539-894E4B5F466F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yIw-GiLfLGJCgWG36IvXBkp6wrXjRvgtYnqIC9UZamGnTxCuHSP9yWpdH29MM0V8IZHaJ4tD9uZYb-D_Aq8YhuiZ_Nb3N1TUYj2WYKoFNkNCFfgzvabmYV3bnAZcWBgeDG89SaTfZ9gC7OjzS-wDux0TRYWXgfHEQ8_fNzg2elN9HppLceTH4xJPvoc/w480-h640/F64FB031-A89F-4AA8-A539-894E4B5F466F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />The Hotel del Coronado was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1lrpNwDZbktUV57alMeYVJafI9-HHv-yRltldscogw8PC2ZfwxGhciQDioA7Ussg2ZEpiV6QXjYSCosscl_iW4OLtMv9L-gRafJjsBPk7cSithAOpSeNajVL5XX-v5LXyilGgS9AKmY8Je5KGAFi8xunsZFQi0SsmFqW20bfLItfEHSCSagceFm9wAM/s3689/A8447830-86F3-421C-8841-380B4145162E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3689" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1lrpNwDZbktUV57alMeYVJafI9-HHv-yRltldscogw8PC2ZfwxGhciQDioA7Ussg2ZEpiV6QXjYSCosscl_iW4OLtMv9L-gRafJjsBPk7cSithAOpSeNajVL5XX-v5LXyilGgS9AKmY8Je5KGAFi8xunsZFQi0SsmFqW20bfLItfEHSCSagceFm9wAM/w640-h524/A8447830-86F3-421C-8841-380B4145162E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The beach the hotel sits on is a white sandy beach and makes for a very nice walk. Even though it is owned by the hotel, it is open to the public...you can even rent chairs, loungers, and umbrellas and have lunch served on the beach as a non-guest. We just walked. Every time we have walked on the beach, the waves have been amazing...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy9rEArzIvKbeoSewM1oNLIWp21PEDypC3YTSWNmDTzrIerq_CsX0DPk0xPBKE0oX6Dm2M3sPYRQtAB5UJGoVvGtoEZHRAmiehqaTjuhOZ1zLdxg1cHb7r6nkDP5qRjNJp4Dsfe_z9xvBS0cK0CD98t3vSD0NIo4bE9qnBC_M6e-1Z7-vEoFWAmKvy4k/s6000/D3448BB5-60B8-49D5-9489-2DCB2A665E5E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy9rEArzIvKbeoSewM1oNLIWp21PEDypC3YTSWNmDTzrIerq_CsX0DPk0xPBKE0oX6Dm2M3sPYRQtAB5UJGoVvGtoEZHRAmiehqaTjuhOZ1zLdxg1cHb7r6nkDP5qRjNJp4Dsfe_z9xvBS0cK0CD98t3vSD0NIo4bE9qnBC_M6e-1Z7-vEoFWAmKvy4k/w640-h426/D3448BB5-60B8-49D5-9489-2DCB2A665E5E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We stood at the jetty for a few minutes to enjoy the sound of the waves crashing into the rocks and to take photos.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6q1uRDah5WHhG18n6aO9fjnLn4E8u5gAel8V9irg2gJEn2DQH6q_M2Pnz3c53tH0gtsnQZphxYIh7dYOy0HMp39xioAFKFRWtuUvASqj4rtabXsb3ga6oLTPpyUBf3ku0EyCeeP3D-mH6TX7CV4dclwR7foNvQP8CPlaX_ogzWOZutB1jY3Ebx6ipbY/s4032/49C5E30B-0C52-4654-A18F-D969120DAA18_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6q1uRDah5WHhG18n6aO9fjnLn4E8u5gAel8V9irg2gJEn2DQH6q_M2Pnz3c53tH0gtsnQZphxYIh7dYOy0HMp39xioAFKFRWtuUvASqj4rtabXsb3ga6oLTPpyUBf3ku0EyCeeP3D-mH6TX7CV4dclwR7foNvQP8CPlaX_ogzWOZutB1jY3Ebx6ipbY/w640-h480/49C5E30B-0C52-4654-A18F-D969120DAA18_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Success...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrRWCm0S3ichb5T9feyHLsoUAESoyCSYtpvSGzIZop_VAPt9OsaTRCElETJOlIl8K7tvMwueWP5o2v0m5PhPC31EH5fYg8XHDOFpzbOVWVOE2ANd-VUdqw44Ng24gZc_mGeEFoXSlep3OW6BcIrXAUFpnDNRswh9CrJRdUR-8YW_9XPuP2bKLAp_XXVs/s4032/3C3354F9-B80D-42FD-B7D3-F43E5849176C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrRWCm0S3ichb5T9feyHLsoUAESoyCSYtpvSGzIZop_VAPt9OsaTRCElETJOlIl8K7tvMwueWP5o2v0m5PhPC31EH5fYg8XHDOFpzbOVWVOE2ANd-VUdqw44Ng24gZc_mGeEFoXSlep3OW6BcIrXAUFpnDNRswh9CrJRdUR-8YW_9XPuP2bKLAp_XXVs/w640-h480/3C3354F9-B80D-42FD-B7D3-F43E5849176C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">along with the feel of the cool spray on my face and the taste of saltwater on my lips...</span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KE9V1jgN_8CNy1djU2XSkjTYJPBS_uwm1tWMUyBmwceLD-wKG1IpiXuR1lN7gK3dmkWiEuYsyOGlB3wuaut9Mb570qrS4zTbiUcfF2lvlm-JwRMJkZ6ZqQuLY0O6qotITEl3cyPgMHMWaz-lrEPDgQsaUL0-v36IwkYyu2pF_47RakxYIvtQ13RZiWs/s6000/448B07FD-7F8B-4DDF-813A-0D40B8F40C36.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KE9V1jgN_8CNy1djU2XSkjTYJPBS_uwm1tWMUyBmwceLD-wKG1IpiXuR1lN7gK3dmkWiEuYsyOGlB3wuaut9Mb570qrS4zTbiUcfF2lvlm-JwRMJkZ6ZqQuLY0O6qotITEl3cyPgMHMWaz-lrEPDgQsaUL0-v36IwkYyu2pF_47RakxYIvtQ13RZiWs/w640-h426/448B07FD-7F8B-4DDF-813A-0D40B8F40C36.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and a new bird sighting for us...a Black Turnstone.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We all laughed out loud as we watched the California Gulls having their mid morning snack. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9d6NnyxMSnQs9g3_NLyPxskVJWDkCn4vqUgjIluG4oYeuTfInWL6B5WCkdaCC16-mFVJJf5ot5YNwvNUKbkeVb-EqOjfHkk7v71BJG7PGE-EnqM-zH2XenAqWyjRXasx6eD3U8SbXLZzqMw81oDQGFezB1T-xMEz2-NVOVYHsLIlU4wCwhhOFLQGwsU/s6000/4EC9A046-8364-4CE0-B7FC-B40B73A1785A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9d6NnyxMSnQs9g3_NLyPxskVJWDkCn4vqUgjIluG4oYeuTfInWL6B5WCkdaCC16-mFVJJf5ot5YNwvNUKbkeVb-EqOjfHkk7v71BJG7PGE-EnqM-zH2XenAqWyjRXasx6eD3U8SbXLZzqMw81oDQGFezB1T-xMEz2-NVOVYHsLIlU4wCwhhOFLQGwsU/w640-h426/4EC9A046-8364-4CE0-B7FC-B40B73A1785A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">If finding the perfect clam wasn't hard enough opening the darn thing sure is...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHg_sAusLfZH4UAuiGPuGiE7Rc4FQ3Tw49tQeg0h6-ph9JWe8OMfAyXIIoQZ052Zdkw8bp5ebTS8NrWCRzxwk-yKZlMfubg-j-NxcBg2G2YZBxVEne_eOoDgjGq9qbctvduGAFHsVpWrqvE_tFdZwlEF7yxfoAzDQXX9yt4JuqyLtG_aSKVMWERLFnOU/s3809/A6D96895-DC11-41AB-8CEA-4CBBB9ADD5AB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="3809" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHg_sAusLfZH4UAuiGPuGiE7Rc4FQ3Tw49tQeg0h6-ph9JWe8OMfAyXIIoQZ052Zdkw8bp5ebTS8NrWCRzxwk-yKZlMfubg-j-NxcBg2G2YZBxVEne_eOoDgjGq9qbctvduGAFHsVpWrqvE_tFdZwlEF7yxfoAzDQXX9yt4JuqyLtG_aSKVMWERLFnOU/w640-h426/A6D96895-DC11-41AB-8CEA-4CBBB9ADD5AB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">...it flew up pretty high and dropped it half a dozen times or so...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ5U7Y52ODvTZ7lr7WiJ2aWD1n1skWcAHspfj6az593VWyxw3zuIjG3WCyvVgE-jcgmxBIEJ-qpz1a7_x7rbTK_dI0pnPtp64IJA7ZKUJLT0hwNGHo4Hs_KMyXYW7RiuFIGtAE_W-f6VLPTDyNjDBNutJ2Eley5dolTSMY0Z1J7OZWMSVBPIiT8ROijA/s6000/4A7EE8A9-BD1D-423B-8CEF-882A11C08708.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ5U7Y52ODvTZ7lr7WiJ2aWD1n1skWcAHspfj6az593VWyxw3zuIjG3WCyvVgE-jcgmxBIEJ-qpz1a7_x7rbTK_dI0pnPtp64IJA7ZKUJLT0hwNGHo4Hs_KMyXYW7RiuFIGtAE_W-f6VLPTDyNjDBNutJ2Eley5dolTSMY0Z1J7OZWMSVBPIiT8ROijA/w640-h426/4A7EE8A9-BD1D-423B-8CEF-882A11C08708.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">working so hard to crack it open.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAxeCQQNMIUrmPgDK8Xdo1DsW5gy1RlF4qPyurlb196venhs5pe3CeF04g9dFSwmj91QJsohtYYQzvqilB9pwGH5s4WI4zfTJXiAaJBDA19W3biVYALX6DqiOa7pZN3oCw6V9LEo5T0Sb8KNp191RoAzDrEUzmq33MkN6PatyA8g-6zgzVKG3X_Kjnvk/s6000/5E252BCB-CF6C-4E49-B3E3-1655406F1EF7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAxeCQQNMIUrmPgDK8Xdo1DsW5gy1RlF4qPyurlb196venhs5pe3CeF04g9dFSwmj91QJsohtYYQzvqilB9pwGH5s4WI4zfTJXiAaJBDA19W3biVYALX6DqiOa7pZN3oCw6V9LEo5T0Sb8KNp191RoAzDrEUzmq33MkN6PatyA8g-6zgzVKG3X_Kjnvk/w640-h426/5E252BCB-CF6C-4E49-B3E3-1655406F1EF7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Finally...yum, yum!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We also saw a flock or two of Royal Terns. They are a social species and found in large, noisy groups.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelo5xVC5cwmcExM5-fdg4ab4I0p32uuTspJcVk2l28rnM2BHB8aelju3A3z6Ki8OhEP4Tf4EIbGboKIwjvyrLl4D9eG-MUo2oMCXbalSxoq261_PHTVZLooe7-s_Iau6137KuAnqnXh1izaTt21iRqA4GD4ELPP3AxaPreQqj4iS22rutq-MQrP8WLYo/s6000/370D7DE7-0892-443F-84C6-AD62EEA94D4D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelo5xVC5cwmcExM5-fdg4ab4I0p32uuTspJcVk2l28rnM2BHB8aelju3A3z6Ki8OhEP4Tf4EIbGboKIwjvyrLl4D9eG-MUo2oMCXbalSxoq261_PHTVZLooe7-s_Iau6137KuAnqnXh1izaTt21iRqA4GD4ELPP3AxaPreQqj4iS22rutq-MQrP8WLYo/w640-h426/370D7DE7-0892-443F-84C6-AD62EEA94D4D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I read that</span> <i><span style="font-size: medium;">a flock of Royal Terns is known as a "highness," well befitting its regal name.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicFcdzrEzU_kKNKQ4q9GdpRugQi2kW-t0QPUMbLkkfc7Ax9K02GMttalNl5ZwA8cCDav_wECmkIOYbC8e5ioKzaUXf_7IVUrFbvlbPyKjVFebhHujPaXJKCvzqBP2bovKq37qlZy-fyul36HVswgRrvrtmSZUSM1t8AOZQXz7uMinEkmpXaCd6VOStuE/s6000/0FE3415A-899A-4CA0-BA13-48218BA83E6B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicFcdzrEzU_kKNKQ4q9GdpRugQi2kW-t0QPUMbLkkfc7Ax9K02GMttalNl5ZwA8cCDav_wECmkIOYbC8e5ioKzaUXf_7IVUrFbvlbPyKjVFebhHujPaXJKCvzqBP2bovKq37qlZy-fyul36HVswgRrvrtmSZUSM1t8AOZQXz7uMinEkmpXaCd6VOStuE/w640-h426/0FE3415A-899A-4CA0-BA13-48218BA83E6B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They also make us laugh out loud...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday (Jan. 27)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Saturday was hiking day. The four of us chose a new to us hike...Annie's Canyon. It was almost a bust as when we got to the trailhead...a nicely dirt, gravelly, wide trail...and looked down the very, very steep hill we all said nope. We would have to climb back up that very, very steep hill on the return. Carol saved the day when she spotted a paved bike trail and off we went. I'm not sure how far it was from here to the trail, but all total, we logged in a healthy 4.2 miles. There was a decent on the bikeway, but not as steep or slippery.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmpNdoigs5uU-VZ9BQosCFbWXQKagD6hSXq64icGwTJ4n0pKPf_2UPL1_NsDKItQeoKc7qOXURbtVkEMU1rD2Rm7bFvrTH1Edgi6q5_2VUFE3rqFQk-JemEV8qRrhkXKiSWrp5vymBuZGsfNJElT2IYo2VWNy9kdWiW_O773Q2NYx-xUk4hyphenhyphenKwJ6J5-k/s4032/1080B8A2-FC60-4C09-93DB-BF685290E5BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmpNdoigs5uU-VZ9BQosCFbWXQKagD6hSXq64icGwTJ4n0pKPf_2UPL1_NsDKItQeoKc7qOXURbtVkEMU1rD2Rm7bFvrTH1Edgi6q5_2VUFE3rqFQk-JemEV8qRrhkXKiSWrp5vymBuZGsfNJElT2IYo2VWNy9kdWiW_O773Q2NYx-xUk4hyphenhyphenKwJ6J5-k/w480-h640/1080B8A2-FC60-4C09-93DB-BF685290E5BA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Annie's Canyon is a short trail...once you get there...thru a slot canyon. There are ladders and steps to climb at the end of the trail to an overlook. It was a Saturday...not a good day to do this very popular hike. Everybody and their moms, dads, grannies, grandpas, and children were there and they expected to take the four legged members of the family as well even though the signage said "No Dogs". Little dogs, middle size dogs an big dogs were all there to join in the fun. So, we made it to the ladder, with a very long line of folks making their way up and we strategically...it was not easy as we were all squeezed into a very narrow space...turned around and went out the way we came in. Would I go again? Yes... but not on a weekend and hoping for less folks. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRm_V4ZDFQ2xZPZZCl_KA4jQfNeMrGi3kOmNeUF9JlhuW6WepDnWs-6ILQ5EIwQs3L6ibPjmSEt0IlTjpGxOWgPBSjpW_27sCoIhU0x9uvlCVgjz-zy7DYu7q0sfNOu_IVmfvUf2hV6_n62ZYwrrJp7AOhuB9hM4NtMdvA0g_9HaJ4dFTuXHLJJ6lRfQ/s4032/7C5E2771-E024-4B47-B0E7-66FE6A73152F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRm_V4ZDFQ2xZPZZCl_KA4jQfNeMrGi3kOmNeUF9JlhuW6WepDnWs-6ILQ5EIwQs3L6ibPjmSEt0IlTjpGxOWgPBSjpW_27sCoIhU0x9uvlCVgjz-zy7DYu7q0sfNOu_IVmfvUf2hV6_n62ZYwrrJp7AOhuB9hM4NtMdvA0g_9HaJ4dFTuXHLJJ6lRfQ/w640-h480/7C5E2771-E024-4B47-B0E7-66FE6A73152F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZhq1_r7hibQxS5_vf7G2FRHoMl9HPSQnzvVrotpD35ejye5oppxPyZcjAuLNaxOZFk64TOm4k78PKl0Kpu7BqhfDWyzchGAM6V28yUNZOugLgIHpLFBNlCBLscpqT2ApWQuKvpROem6Xk20iimNI5hz3LyRzowl26ki2OhgR2yVi9gwzpDbbvDuu0jY/s4032/6D02A5E8-29A6-4134-A4A4-D7CFD5944688_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZhq1_r7hibQxS5_vf7G2FRHoMl9HPSQnzvVrotpD35ejye5oppxPyZcjAuLNaxOZFk64TOm4k78PKl0Kpu7BqhfDWyzchGAM6V28yUNZOugLgIHpLFBNlCBLscpqT2ApWQuKvpROem6Xk20iimNI5hz3LyRzowl26ki2OhgR2yVi9gwzpDbbvDuu0jY/w480-h640/6D02A5E8-29A6-4134-A4A4-D7CFD5944688_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The short trail to the canyon is well marked and easy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0YKKlCd7hZQR2LRt5CkahXDV5Sgxa_MJOCSajO9REcr-fHpqDWJ6BZPvdGLgzUw6IDBKBuq-cE3U7cSpobyEWM4r9b0fdn3sXSbOelaGXPkVdpA0cWT5p86t-oYSd5kr0DjxJawr28D0gvRGMou67-s85E4KZYOpGFHmnYaDuUicdNBV4LIBpfYmuo4/s4032/1D06BFC6-9127-4BE4-B467-15568BCABF74_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0YKKlCd7hZQR2LRt5CkahXDV5Sgxa_MJOCSajO9REcr-fHpqDWJ6BZPvdGLgzUw6IDBKBuq-cE3U7cSpobyEWM4r9b0fdn3sXSbOelaGXPkVdpA0cWT5p86t-oYSd5kr0DjxJawr28D0gvRGMou67-s85E4KZYOpGFHmnYaDuUicdNBV4LIBpfYmuo4/w480-h640/1D06BFC6-9127-4BE4-B467-15568BCABF74_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The beginning...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWLhw4qlN1hvn5Q288q86L7AP8UnEOXQgX1Lukz7wnZkY7K11vxaG19PUWqoTIi-mYOSRy55PzGgHzxyLVrxNO5QSe7nVFhHTUYpnttqqF3qkrLy92EGpRtw4MNXX4l6HQZqhLG09qfQXSZQ5_gXEszS-ZF-bavx-QFdCUvNrTGb1P9hKG0LmpQmf9CE/s4032/687ADFA8-0E11-4B74-A0D8-9F6393AADE46_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWLhw4qlN1hvn5Q288q86L7AP8UnEOXQgX1Lukz7wnZkY7K11vxaG19PUWqoTIi-mYOSRy55PzGgHzxyLVrxNO5QSe7nVFhHTUYpnttqqF3qkrLy92EGpRtw4MNXX4l6HQZqhLG09qfQXSZQ5_gXEszS-ZF-bavx-QFdCUvNrTGb1P9hKG0LmpQmf9CE/w480-h640/687ADFA8-0E11-4B74-A0D8-9F6393AADE46_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXvyEIolorVaz9xlpxUmLT0Ub1tiiBoDWAB2sMEyMgOKLF9hg6ZuMjJOuZMbuzp5IvffJm5sIVy9wKRoDkj1DSzDThyphenhyphenTz0JglqqGro2I2xxINRgXgru9MaZLp-ZkyHcxkgaj5Dpo6FMdNW5f_RWSbZm4iM8ZSWUfl2lIArtWzrblKVah8ZtZwY_iMw1I/s4032/6B3F4BA7-7CE1-4907-A8A4-560991A26EF1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXvyEIolorVaz9xlpxUmLT0Ub1tiiBoDWAB2sMEyMgOKLF9hg6ZuMjJOuZMbuzp5IvffJm5sIVy9wKRoDkj1DSzDThyphenhyphenTz0JglqqGro2I2xxINRgXgru9MaZLp-ZkyHcxkgaj5Dpo6FMdNW5f_RWSbZm4iM8ZSWUfl2lIArtWzrblKVah8ZtZwY_iMw1I/w480-h640/6B3F4BA7-7CE1-4907-A8A4-560991A26EF1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The squeeze...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Annie's Canyon is nestled within the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Preserve. I read that it was once <i>vandalized by transients and plagued with illicit drug use. </i>I saw photos of those beautiful canyon walls covered in paint and graffiti. Local residents had the area cleaned up and designated a trail there. The canyon was named after Annie, a 30 year resident of Solana Beach who was a very active conservancy supporter. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-nCF5mf2IeVjb0bZJ_UT66bF69vS5WUHWKrby82_A_v0DRoei3p7vMNg9JR_oSqQ2dfWHALDG0JK5CkX-QpuboSZdmHZ0tkFXxeb2HjPb4I6vRHTQe8l0_p9gjvAiupX2MDljWhTbfwg9BhIgQdG9JsQQjo_WNjYX2n9fxs_43lNicLOajYftnfUfs0/s4032/8ADE832D-93E0-4F3F-8E0F-FA715306E711_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-nCF5mf2IeVjb0bZJ_UT66bF69vS5WUHWKrby82_A_v0DRoei3p7vMNg9JR_oSqQ2dfWHALDG0JK5CkX-QpuboSZdmHZ0tkFXxeb2HjPb4I6vRHTQe8l0_p9gjvAiupX2MDljWhTbfwg9BhIgQdG9JsQQjo_WNjYX2n9fxs_43lNicLOajYftnfUfs0/w480-h640/8ADE832D-93E0-4F3F-8E0F-FA715306E711_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday (Jan. 28)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The four of us enjoy market days in San Diego so we were off bright and early and headed to one of San Diego's oldest neighborhoods...Hillcrest...Sunday morning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Even though this urban setting is home to cafes and bakeries, galleries, and museums and exploring this area sounds yummy and fun, we have yet to meander here except on market day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfNAMGu3ksHeEjakKCce8_p0HNGkq_2O9LvlUmPvCz4U7i4uRklB6GfD8jp5XLx-L72DwmJcDwav9hXWvFcnVtNfZLaRTQQ__0IxHWfLowX28I6qQISg2NaKYmiLSjmu6Tz7gvS2WxmJojfbeDZLFCK4SM3tmcq_hVnyxyTre0Zp9G2osAEXxC2PNZPs/s4032/9F09264C-7DDC-4B88-B63D-3D81F0ABB912_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Every Sunday (9:00-2:00) booths and tents line the street...about 175 of them...artisans, growers, and yummy things prepared on site to nibble on or drink while you peruse.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Izshd2Bl8PlpnJFo-RdpxDu9f8J3Ky6G_owVM-XqxtzuRaSQ7UHYFFcwNHkcDs2hPrxV5h2UMI7Tjy_b2vUJ4SjhMhGpuD-CCZoKjSlddZ2yYhYdBp1p0DKRkhEDAh7H9WJ5rXTzmWzAiHXmV0OC7_iFEWS-1r2oAV46D18IBxjWwkhlkmV1rFmbmc/s4032/8D1A4247-D10D-4B2B-9D39-1AADF2D8BAD1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Izshd2Bl8PlpnJFo-RdpxDu9f8J3Ky6G_owVM-XqxtzuRaSQ7UHYFFcwNHkcDs2hPrxV5h2UMI7Tjy_b2vUJ4SjhMhGpuD-CCZoKjSlddZ2yYhYdBp1p0DKRkhEDAh7H9WJ5rXTzmWzAiHXmV0OC7_iFEWS-1r2oAV46D18IBxjWwkhlkmV1rFmbmc/w640-h480/8D1A4247-D10D-4B2B-9D39-1AADF2D8BAD1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;"><b>Monday (Jan.29)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Monday dawned a gorgeous day. We had plans with Jeff and Fran for lunch on The Island, but an email from Jeff arrived early that morning. Fran's brother had a fall a was hospitalized. We were sorry we didn't get one last visit with them, and wish Bobby a speedy recovery. Until we meet again friends...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Our last day...a gorgeous day...what to do? I know ! A beach walk and pizza and the Bledsoe's were all in ! Mission Beach and Luigi's make for a nice walk and fun lunch. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVfP8y_eU3PX5elWPLSXI6pt536PTY-ahkbXK7z7gPTDtJv9L_Q2FJx9OGv1Nr2w8Tby0AGqrQAnk26w0nVbKIKIp5yEW8y5aiAju5IwDD98N9ge_2dEqaS95GCjNxf-qG2eNNLo09gygxLc3StjLPs6Tj-Wtfn-47oHWmrax3tx9xLzrbC0b9k89HQc/s4032/90DB743F-0C92-45AE-9F56-4D9FB2213A36.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVfP8y_eU3PX5elWPLSXI6pt536PTY-ahkbXK7z7gPTDtJv9L_Q2FJx9OGv1Nr2w8Tby0AGqrQAnk26w0nVbKIKIp5yEW8y5aiAju5IwDD98N9ge_2dEqaS95GCjNxf-qG2eNNLo09gygxLc3StjLPs6Tj-Wtfn-47oHWmrax3tx9xLzrbC0b9k89HQc/w640-h480/90DB743F-0C92-45AE-9F56-4D9FB2213A36.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;">We were not sure where the surfer was...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So that is a wrap on our San Diego get away. It was such a fun trip. We all enjoyed ourselves. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZQWV_Ys6L9Y4zR-7-oGB7R8MfodmlfVTmji4IeRZLb_J6O5CmTxr-Epvu7j4xJV4WVeITkcbqVWcjdfw1HuMeKivOZSDThnWuSQimxgWjvQq0bwcqg7G9VQTHsyae4koOcwDVu_n2t2r08snCObw2V7dALV-ycwmLd7kyKgAkGaJGC-UFt2nZtpmVpo/s4032/6B45C8BE-A382-4947-9726-37C5A9A96CD3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZQWV_Ys6L9Y4zR-7-oGB7R8MfodmlfVTmji4IeRZLb_J6O5CmTxr-Epvu7j4xJV4WVeITkcbqVWcjdfw1HuMeKivOZSDThnWuSQimxgWjvQq0bwcqg7G9VQTHsyae4koOcwDVu_n2t2r08snCObw2V7dALV-ycwmLd7kyKgAkGaJGC-UFt2nZtpmVpo/w480-h640/6B45C8BE-A382-4947-9726-37C5A9A96CD3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEowksbV957kUi_BI88mkbUVEd_lYoEjSAJOSduFQG0eDecagdZ-nZS57OGtawIILgwrfCxZ0h6Yz9AU7ewXmZH4gtop4C-_4_o-xNwwCUtRJFv38Xu_4iYLBCN5OxtfUmQvv4EcTv9WX2ttEWEBvgdpTssjECek7NeAyxHyN01AHINmeGgz4G3VNFo8/s4032/4CF1A55A-E51C-4542-9600-05544E694BAE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEowksbV957kUi_BI88mkbUVEd_lYoEjSAJOSduFQG0eDecagdZ-nZS57OGtawIILgwrfCxZ0h6Yz9AU7ewXmZH4gtop4C-_4_o-xNwwCUtRJFv38Xu_4iYLBCN5OxtfUmQvv4EcTv9WX2ttEWEBvgdpTssjECek7NeAyxHyN01AHINmeGgz4G3VNFo8/w480-h640/4CF1A55A-E51C-4542-9600-05544E694BAE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We left SD on Wednesday and enjoyed our first Arizona sunset for the year that night in Dateland. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREzDikqic7vSaAfU1k8v08t8tmygv1c2Kjg5N1U6JceD3Fm4ToAozcCXpbB9tE0PH8WEDg67i7MhANbo2AybAy4rIKbOr4v1YCEzSUAf3ojTPfUau8TJqBAtC0iWLH0O_lRIwWfleMhK-NP36RtOmMpA5bjtKIq0VBIZCTlEPvQQTfkPrObHxUjDRG-A/s4032/BC58F1F4-48B7-41F8-960E-F3CA611B5AC0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREzDikqic7vSaAfU1k8v08t8tmygv1c2Kjg5N1U6JceD3Fm4ToAozcCXpbB9tE0PH8WEDg67i7MhANbo2AybAy4rIKbOr4v1YCEzSUAf3ojTPfUau8TJqBAtC0iWLH0O_lRIwWfleMhK-NP36RtOmMpA5bjtKIq0VBIZCTlEPvQQTfkPrObHxUjDRG-A/w480-h640/BC58F1F4-48B7-41F8-960E-F3CA611B5AC0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And we were up for a pretty sunrise this morning. Adventures are fun, coming home is wonderful, and life is good !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KjuaGWhrSc_artwVM3LifCaAjgVHRBilLdNYLaovPo3hFemCI8BByW5rzJ5qNFAaEvJfkoxLLWSdnoJEha56Yhsn8seZvx-4-UtpmADlOBgY0wb3mj8bvEFgbSiSqX96WA7DbufTC64pKC_qeF2KCF22MEUPuJTQqs25Tn8G5BpbJjP4i3QHqJ-acQM/s4032/08EBCCCA-E1F9-45D0-96F3-A998B505276D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KjuaGWhrSc_artwVM3LifCaAjgVHRBilLdNYLaovPo3hFemCI8BByW5rzJ5qNFAaEvJfkoxLLWSdnoJEha56Yhsn8seZvx-4-UtpmADlOBgY0wb3mj8bvEFgbSiSqX96WA7DbufTC64pKC_qeF2KCF22MEUPuJTQqs25Tn8G5BpbJjP4i3QHqJ-acQM/w640-h480/08EBCCCA-E1F9-45D0-96F3-A998B505276D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkcUhvtIakZ4OtuQf9N3xG_fcHbd2wXy-_GsOi4F7yrUc_RRHBb8K6rIn1WUQ9PoI8wY4cIDZsmh2CrmKUpZQH8fujHSb2RLPHtwv_mbeXb-f_xk27Ij8wZFaZ67L3h-YW5EfP0E58eBEr9bVSeY56-6bd8kPI3VCAd5EKNXokqvZ1o42w9fXTAtCL5s/s4032/F48E463D-8FDB-4466-A131-6D3115EA699B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkcUhvtIakZ4OtuQf9N3xG_fcHbd2wXy-_GsOi4F7yrUc_RRHBb8K6rIn1WUQ9PoI8wY4cIDZsmh2CrmKUpZQH8fujHSb2RLPHtwv_mbeXb-f_xk27Ij8wZFaZ67L3h-YW5EfP0E58eBEr9bVSeY56-6bd8kPI3VCAd5EKNXokqvZ1o42w9fXTAtCL5s/w640-h480/F48E463D-8FDB-4466-A131-6D3115EA699B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></div></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-26534980240044446542024-01-28T18:01:00.000-07:002024-01-28T18:01:48.777-07:00La Jolla Beach, Pelicans and Sea Lions<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 24, 2024</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bKUrO4QXFnWxv_0VesezXvnAcInrBxLxTgfixlO4BvGTamb4bC94M_Nl_c_cf_C8MeMCE9B-9wlXu4gQLbwG-PlDTNSHoRouQKLkW7IK4MhCV2Nj_LXYG6CKHwL0GVTC_EDxNN9EyKlwJoq5doncNAqdB7Sq2H1V1JLG9aX5imBy0saKncYnsA4LgR4/s4032/F3922701-0434-4040-8D4A-BF229BE66FF3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bKUrO4QXFnWxv_0VesezXvnAcInrBxLxTgfixlO4BvGTamb4bC94M_Nl_c_cf_C8MeMCE9B-9wlXu4gQLbwG-PlDTNSHoRouQKLkW7IK4MhCV2Nj_LXYG6CKHwL0GVTC_EDxNN9EyKlwJoq5doncNAqdB7Sq2H1V1JLG9aX5imBy0saKncYnsA4LgR4/w480-h640/F3922701-0434-4040-8D4A-BF229BE66FF3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">(Just a reminder to click on the pictures for a much sharper image.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The La Jolla coastline is a photographers dream and it doesn't matter how many times we have walked there, it is always one jaw-dropper after another. Incredible views, rocky reefs, hidden coves, sandy white beaches, and 300 feet tall cliffs are just a few reasons why this 7 mile stretch of coastline is a popular beach destinaiton. The name La Jolla comes from the Spanish phrase "la joya" which means "the jewel"...it truly is !</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaCHfDyEjNrjywS2PZiWPF5kSOUcm8HwMD974bCasHDhbSNBFxU33h5PJGntFl65c-1mZw9qRsGF9Zhv2Or8hEpqWAuKqUfpWxmo43qzWgbAtmXTK5xeckg6rjpdLUubEN2QTP7VDy4ea-dsDs4Dt8uWl0uHhDFAS0WZpUYZVMwlmINXRpSIp_Pb2OzE/s4032/98658925-284F-4703-A54E-7259AA649DDB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaCHfDyEjNrjywS2PZiWPF5kSOUcm8HwMD974bCasHDhbSNBFxU33h5PJGntFl65c-1mZw9qRsGF9Zhv2Or8hEpqWAuKqUfpWxmo43qzWgbAtmXTK5xeckg6rjpdLUubEN2QTP7VDy4ea-dsDs4Dt8uWl0uHhDFAS0WZpUYZVMwlmINXRpSIp_Pb2OzE/w640-h480/98658925-284F-4703-A54E-7259AA649DDB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3lVCO3UK12z0s5mfbvj5ZLju6uKv88VoHpH0id_yrvJCgxcgHxlTKv3HoKvDrwpj3Pi-hHodwYMcOsDgBX41gMgAi3asyRAn5BJ38NIn9ob-OcCzqr_XiWQ8XnoUphrzp1kv3JMBQUiU7VjkUWMtFopD6g5Egx_prC_nHJKItTle-oud_U2648qwQIE/s6000/395D3333-3EE0-457D-9263-DCB9BD0FCC1F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3lVCO3UK12z0s5mfbvj5ZLju6uKv88VoHpH0id_yrvJCgxcgHxlTKv3HoKvDrwpj3Pi-hHodwYMcOsDgBX41gMgAi3asyRAn5BJ38NIn9ob-OcCzqr_XiWQ8XnoUphrzp1kv3JMBQUiU7VjkUWMtFopD6g5Egx_prC_nHJKItTle-oud_U2648qwQIE/w640-h426/395D3333-3EE0-457D-9263-DCB9BD0FCC1F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><p>I have been wanting to see Brown Pelicans since we arrived here. On all of our outings I would say when we headed home, "No Brown Pelicans today." They just happen to be one of my favorite birds and I love photographing them. Wednesday morning we joined Carol and Ronnie for a walk at La Jolla...my fingers were crossed. We usually park between the Children's Pool and The Cove. The sidewalk follows the curve of the shoreline with gorgeous views of the ocean on one side and lots of green space and residences on the other side. Finding something to photograph is not a challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc0fLSrIEDGNoTGeEBL1Tz2I367G5SoOJ_GUspmM3NAoebzvDrw3HAaGFP_I8qgrGMgxftKp7raE7KWJCXc_P0hr42xiSd51FZhSzoxU3HkHYC2soHlourojAap9wRt4E6g5pmCEiUiZnmNvy3CksRzomfMU6pU-jh7KLbns1RUu0Suxokts2Df31mxY/s3829/ADD3F25D-8AC4-4864-B8D1-095892DFD72C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="2926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc0fLSrIEDGNoTGeEBL1Tz2I367G5SoOJ_GUspmM3NAoebzvDrw3HAaGFP_I8qgrGMgxftKp7raE7KWJCXc_P0hr42xiSd51FZhSzoxU3HkHYC2soHlourojAap9wRt4E6g5pmCEiUiZnmNvy3CksRzomfMU6pU-jh7KLbns1RUu0Suxokts2Df31mxY/w490-h640/ADD3F25D-8AC4-4864-B8D1-095892DFD72C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;">This artist is Paul Straham. We stopped to admire his work and chat for awhile. Some of his landscapes include the ocean and are done with beautiful vivid colors. We chose a print he had painted of the pier with the cottages on it at Mission Bay It is a wonderful reminder of a place we love to visit and the memories we have made. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It turned out to be my lucky day. I have never, ever seen so many Brown Pelicans. </span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpviAG0Dh2IvvxuXDxswSIjV4MBKBdyoQ_pvGRgfIcjtdgjZCyB0AkFQ4C4ZDJcur9RFTjOgu4Flkq1UG2fDO2eRqB2pMyD8eEcA7iBTcebHRX7EGq6Y4ZIK2fMjKuk-k2PhmuY_0QurCA1Nf-jIM6qw04RgskT0uiOj7n6E97Hx5cAxYJ10gNtq9Pc4/s6000/0DC3B305-BF56-48E4-87CC-2D4444593356.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpviAG0Dh2IvvxuXDxswSIjV4MBKBdyoQ_pvGRgfIcjtdgjZCyB0AkFQ4C4ZDJcur9RFTjOgu4Flkq1UG2fDO2eRqB2pMyD8eEcA7iBTcebHRX7EGq6Y4ZIK2fMjKuk-k2PhmuY_0QurCA1Nf-jIM6qw04RgskT0uiOj7n6E97Hx5cAxYJ10gNtq9Pc4/w640-h426/0DC3B305-BF56-48E4-87CC-2D4444593356.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And this was just one small portion of one cliff...there were hundreds more pelicans!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The immature Brown Pelicans are gray-brown with pale whitish belly and breast.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMjRQ3l4pUqCcrULMq46O393UadmhhS2yJqy_8XJjU2-fWUya9cWXtN5JmmIu-1mvjY-GDMaLfznNVe7c1bZDLCB71RUjJ0MorQdWbfQ93kwAz8e1yb1B7KaMu488ssGWGD-TJgcZjejuMq21zBb5ZDXPaYmjKcHGUJt6qvFwvU4aV9Dj93uQUnEME1I/s6000/21E05508-7175-46AE-84F4-70A19DA04DC1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMjRQ3l4pUqCcrULMq46O393UadmhhS2yJqy_8XJjU2-fWUya9cWXtN5JmmIu-1mvjY-GDMaLfznNVe7c1bZDLCB71RUjJ0MorQdWbfQ93kwAz8e1yb1B7KaMu488ssGWGD-TJgcZjejuMq21zBb5ZDXPaYmjKcHGUJt6qvFwvU4aV9Dj93uQUnEME1I/w426-h640/21E05508-7175-46AE-84F4-70A19DA04DC1.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were happy to see snoozing seals. This space is off limits to humans this time of year and reserved for the seal's birthing months. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6PUGz2KwFJKnKSVZDlL1ZI74eHvRkvcnbxld9ZNsiqOf2u1BEQVhCbWWWWKaDNbhJLiQt0rtmrpR_0-qN2Ve0O3M_JNOWULW3kc78ACo-cmmyp5kamLqFhP0kOKCmwozksWfY1zkZPwC8hmYb-QZaz6yo0UW4v2lL5crutevsbzbDeJCoH-jKHCIwNc/s4032/CD6A2338-6720-41AA-8309-CF7A54571FC0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6PUGz2KwFJKnKSVZDlL1ZI74eHvRkvcnbxld9ZNsiqOf2u1BEQVhCbWWWWKaDNbhJLiQt0rtmrpR_0-qN2Ve0O3M_JNOWULW3kc78ACo-cmmyp5kamLqFhP0kOKCmwozksWfY1zkZPwC8hmYb-QZaz6yo0UW4v2lL5crutevsbzbDeJCoH-jKHCIwNc/w640-h480/CD6A2338-6720-41AA-8309-CF7A54571FC0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We were just discussing the whereabouts of the sea lions when we rounded a corner and stopped short in our tracks...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC1xFFuiqF44I9PTQDPZIsGENJUf5_-ll99Tg5zu_11PvH6qgDwsJPpfFR6HjPwqRkmFGQCpFtKGwvZLq_Nta4ZvnAUnA-k3Oh_4JSbOLQoukI4c6iUpVF1VD05eAcIrhZsC6z8fqU1-iT-OIYt1f8jJR9RaTcLYT7rGF6YEbl5YhJnIlAakVplu4YKw/s6000/5E58B963-8901-45E2-A484-0F6E68193F7B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC1xFFuiqF44I9PTQDPZIsGENJUf5_-ll99Tg5zu_11PvH6qgDwsJPpfFR6HjPwqRkmFGQCpFtKGwvZLq_Nta4ZvnAUnA-k3Oh_4JSbOLQoukI4c6iUpVF1VD05eAcIrhZsC6z8fqU1-iT-OIYt1f8jJR9RaTcLYT7rGF6YEbl5YhJnIlAakVplu4YKw/w640-h426/5E58B963-8901-45E2-A484-0F6E68193F7B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sea Lions are known for their intelligence, playfulness, and noisy barking. Their fur ranges in chocolate brown seen in males to a lighter, golden brown seen in females. Males are much larger weighing in between 600-850 pounds and 7 feet in length while the females grow to 200-250 pounds and up to 6 feet in length. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpFLQ-6DkqIYyamAi3CC9Pcc5Vk4jNMhKDMk6LnJ72CQGzIlmN8cTj-6ny2APgk_ySIO-9zf7IO3bPUp-czDofWjn2SwV-vW8z5fn9WJYTBu3Pnixk-wp6wYIGJ3zRlE1-d5k-qYAuRIUX7wkgUwVheeD_KL4-mWiI4xjjfg0LsgygThaD5xHjA06-mE/s4743/36B854A6-9C07-4EC8-B678-8368F00F51AB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="4743" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpFLQ-6DkqIYyamAi3CC9Pcc5Vk4jNMhKDMk6LnJ72CQGzIlmN8cTj-6ny2APgk_ySIO-9zf7IO3bPUp-czDofWjn2SwV-vW8z5fn9WJYTBu3Pnixk-wp6wYIGJ3zRlE1-d5k-qYAuRIUX7wkgUwVheeD_KL4-mWiI4xjjfg0LsgygThaD5xHjA06-mE/w640-h402/36B854A6-9C07-4EC8-B678-8368F00F51AB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSJNAD3vcKt7kRTuftse1rHwVQDuMB3H6zz5RIIeX0sEymZAHPNFQXaQB_GH62180m71oM3PwG6pW9ubpVDUDwdatgBkaQzPFQb-vMB-kWf7W3GzhHYwi6yJ7zKNoOdcQ5q5tQ-4xPsV4PmLVEXpBLRrkEhmM2F8dzkqKFuFgSesshJ2VBM_sJYfbl4Y/s6000/95C6CD9F-7C70-498C-A1DE-38769E7F50D7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSJNAD3vcKt7kRTuftse1rHwVQDuMB3H6zz5RIIeX0sEymZAHPNFQXaQB_GH62180m71oM3PwG6pW9ubpVDUDwdatgBkaQzPFQb-vMB-kWf7W3GzhHYwi6yJ7zKNoOdcQ5q5tQ-4xPsV4PmLVEXpBLRrkEhmM2F8dzkqKFuFgSesshJ2VBM_sJYfbl4Y/w640-h426/95C6CD9F-7C70-498C-A1DE-38769E7F50D7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A noisy conversation...and we all know girls rule!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAxI8DwC8b2-hTOkPtuIxsXatgm6tOUQFYzE9ClsykI3sHMJR687NThB-VIVPW5QsiPvVrhZfbdKrOwO3FuAwhBMYjbWu2ewMhchyphenhyphen4lBrHEdb3hVsczpOJ-N6ajlK6VQNl9XV5V9VMUlXelCJO3WiLpr-KeftDhWhN3o9jfSfmYXkGwp2oLvQbZOyX_c/s6000/77C505E2-2BDA-4990-8D61-2D18DE326F04_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAxI8DwC8b2-hTOkPtuIxsXatgm6tOUQFYzE9ClsykI3sHMJR687NThB-VIVPW5QsiPvVrhZfbdKrOwO3FuAwhBMYjbWu2ewMhchyphenhyphen4lBrHEdb3hVsczpOJ-N6ajlK6VQNl9XV5V9VMUlXelCJO3WiLpr-KeftDhWhN3o9jfSfmYXkGwp2oLvQbZOyX_c/w640-h426/77C505E2-2BDA-4990-8D61-2D18DE326F04_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A mom and pup and my first time to see feeding time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNTkMusmgCZkFNZgTY9DsSfXYAJyPEeBPcAKGziHj6TBGwUMyaV31yZndIhDnQ9tZ03gYqlbi8wYkBi_Vq32QAS70j9LHqxfYcnVtDFepoyDAAQ7SiDbKINBkFpTUZZGD4OEvfgfCc3_LK_nf7hfeMXDaC7zhqNfbE4qDWJHMiU7LAmKDDOXFoZo7t-U/s4990/B13D494F-6D16-41E8-B228-DB92D1E584FD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="4990" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNTkMusmgCZkFNZgTY9DsSfXYAJyPEeBPcAKGziHj6TBGwUMyaV31yZndIhDnQ9tZ03gYqlbi8wYkBi_Vq32QAS70j9LHqxfYcnVtDFepoyDAAQ7SiDbKINBkFpTUZZGD4OEvfgfCc3_LK_nf7hfeMXDaC7zhqNfbE4qDWJHMiU7LAmKDDOXFoZo7t-U/w640-h374/B13D494F-6D16-41E8-B228-DB92D1E584FD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Seal Lions are a member of the otariid or "walking seal" family. They have large flippers they use to walk on land.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhvOhUYJhIEJ3sHFruy_TDkF1aTNqvNRVBzMcvACqM5xZOc1c7tuIByaA11n4xGq-KBFekHhcxoV0-VaxQLqngsZPddfQxKaTXNbnSP8nNcySL89HhhAaaBvdgwspJs3M9HPmkS5yYeLO1bwkgVFC6Iy1gso5uNlKvRkfhiwQtiBvxJJG1mA-bZI40Z4/s6000/B5B8B43D-FE53-4A00-95CA-E74A2EE842BC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhvOhUYJhIEJ3sHFruy_TDkF1aTNqvNRVBzMcvACqM5xZOc1c7tuIByaA11n4xGq-KBFekHhcxoV0-VaxQLqngsZPddfQxKaTXNbnSP8nNcySL89HhhAaaBvdgwspJs3M9HPmkS5yYeLO1bwkgVFC6Iy1gso5uNlKvRkfhiwQtiBvxJJG1mA-bZI40Z4/w640-h426/B5B8B43D-FE53-4A00-95CA-E74A2EE842BC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">These amazing creatures have a beautiful dog-like face and external ear flaps. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Seal Lions often congregate in large groups when on the shore. I read that they don't just cuddle for the heat. Being very sociable marine mammals, they gain much more by <i>chilling out on the rocks with friends</i> than one might imagine... strengthening family relationships to finding a mate are important social skills for them. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrAoHa4DCMm3IyhM5duYqHydcfTHtKgHGBuT-slO-DQ8Ue20wgKxCCi4Zqyox_xjE1eEt_XFlPDAoJdS2mowBmK7wMed_pUBLjq6ZF43bbxClTf7L2tCICSNtoO5gRXcHnz_Y5WhVyIJHkbKbOTku2YfX2Ann4r5SQMegFmNtPsNTsh3aHKkuBofVys0/s6000/6897D0DE-CE2B-4F7F-8FB9-528F458017DF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrAoHa4DCMm3IyhM5duYqHydcfTHtKgHGBuT-slO-DQ8Ue20wgKxCCi4Zqyox_xjE1eEt_XFlPDAoJdS2mowBmK7wMed_pUBLjq6ZF43bbxClTf7L2tCICSNtoO5gRXcHnz_Y5WhVyIJHkbKbOTku2YfX2Ann4r5SQMegFmNtPsNTsh3aHKkuBofVys0/w640-h426/6897D0DE-CE2B-4F7F-8FB9-528F458017DF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was a most delightful morning topped off with lunch at Miguel's Mexican Restaurant on The Island with Carol and Ronnie</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">. The outdoor patio was perfect...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpj5L6HrdX0QmZJ71zCXA_36XvzF867xTBF7imfO85tJ5ZBSsyf2TLC2AZo97GRpJrIUbZWSvMffJwkTtayChXNLU8gZs3T9DQUGJYCxqqXOgu1sgJd8rHmztylgW0sTjjh1OOhltlVlmt5ZhdldPCTrrzSt1d6umdHquH5lF4HKxJV-he3fOylHTkyw/s4032/501BF4AA-FD78-41DA-9F13-2E938949F94A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpj5L6HrdX0QmZJ71zCXA_36XvzF867xTBF7imfO85tJ5ZBSsyf2TLC2AZo97GRpJrIUbZWSvMffJwkTtayChXNLU8gZs3T9DQUGJYCxqqXOgu1sgJd8rHmztylgW0sTjjh1OOhltlVlmt5ZhdldPCTrrzSt1d6umdHquH5lF4HKxJV-he3fOylHTkyw/w480-h640/501BF4AA-FD78-41DA-9F13-2E938949F94A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">...and the </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">queso was the best we have had.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOGhgnyI3nieueIBNHN683qe4HQIyfyNkCIlGjqmLvgg98Ry2Jz2bg1A-_w0wSQBKl5U5nKENuMjW8IW0YVI2QFlAPu_xrTbzeXzW0uSHngDnidQAtXCE9LhkC3EqsCFH8gl21mXagCrEMVRPsO7U2j5zVn5Y7eLJ0WcHUGvW_sAJJm2XRwKGBFzfYgo/s4032/BFC30EAE-337A-4D81-B0F4-0B72AE1F20BB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOGhgnyI3nieueIBNHN683qe4HQIyfyNkCIlGjqmLvgg98Ry2Jz2bg1A-_w0wSQBKl5U5nKENuMjW8IW0YVI2QFlAPu_xrTbzeXzW0uSHngDnidQAtXCE9LhkC3EqsCFH8gl21mXagCrEMVRPsO7U2j5zVn5Y7eLJ0WcHUGvW_sAJJm2XRwKGBFzfYgo/w480-h640/BFC30EAE-337A-4D81-B0F4-0B72AE1F20BB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I'll close with a few extra photos... </span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7l6Naxn0v_wzMdNkMGXZN0UvzUF-gYdxowQ4FvPZIlFAhea-qP9gpGAxPKdC56XawOXbXasL9QjsnOp1EFcvRg8wB8B8998fjZzN2GTI1DGrklcsOqgtlm_-kXML1f1I5vTQkrD6_1YjldOMc1zGXayr094oaK-gNF_hd5h5Cn6tqjHzbNpBhQ2EzR3c/s6000/C26F0FB3-2ABF-40EB-A0AB-054D198933DE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3718" data-original-width="6000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7l6Naxn0v_wzMdNkMGXZN0UvzUF-gYdxowQ4FvPZIlFAhea-qP9gpGAxPKdC56XawOXbXasL9QjsnOp1EFcvRg8wB8B8998fjZzN2GTI1DGrklcsOqgtlm_-kXML1f1I5vTQkrD6_1YjldOMc1zGXayr094oaK-gNF_hd5h5Cn6tqjHzbNpBhQ2EzR3c/w640-h396/C26F0FB3-2ABF-40EB-A0AB-054D198933DE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-56940937916822924412024-01-26T21:55:00.002-07:002024-01-26T22:03:07.868-07:00And The Rains Came...<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 23, 2024 </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfsgcHVA2YcoSdj-pkl_DQ57PixcUQVWQAvwMtAHh0ACGowHBpUH6Vt_Kvxo-3xkkvRXHZciw1odloqCPC7-YpNBUpAOp9yxpDIz7CqVaFSL5b_BuUb78ho5whVj2bbrv3CONZUI5k613gp8rc2cKs8k7aTr3pNH0oL0mLj7qyi0ZwMRLIQZ939mCntE/s4032/7978F463-39CE-42D4-AD4B-01E96042F617_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">To say it was a rainy weekend might be a bit of an understatement as it rained and rained on Saturday and Sunday and then Monday morning at 9:34, we received an emergency notice on our phones. Neither of us have ever seen it rain so much and so hard in one day. In fact, folks in San Diego had not ever seen it either. The news reported that San Diego received more rain in those three days that it has in the past three months combined. And Monday was reported to be the rainiest day ever in January dating back to 1850. It was the fourth wettest day on record in the entire history of San Diego weather measurements according to the national Weather Service. The photo below was taken about 8:00 am when we walked Sally. Within a couple of hours, the concrete in the road and RV sites were under water. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqijDLz8MeSkAqo9gYiDccsTYtOBvA9IK1iSCplYMnreWN8-LxxaCRUEGLbnkuNNu2X7inmWTZZsnkpf9YTYRg7amr5CxkyCUnwTPE2F9ekfhpa9TtM-dIWxfu9ra6-QBYDtxYeXrIPWSoCEL7mPDCWbEoid52AKFDT9XaWPgP96iFFnz9StNFOQfLo3c/s4032/FF173C38-8848-4029-8FE0-23DDF5270986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqijDLz8MeSkAqo9gYiDccsTYtOBvA9IK1iSCplYMnreWN8-LxxaCRUEGLbnkuNNu2X7inmWTZZsnkpf9YTYRg7amr5CxkyCUnwTPE2F9ekfhpa9TtM-dIWxfu9ra6-QBYDtxYeXrIPWSoCEL7mPDCWbEoid52AKFDT9XaWPgP96iFFnz9StNFOQfLo3c/w480-h640/FF173C38-8848-4029-8FE0-23DDF5270986.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sally was a real trooper...we managed several walks under the umbrella when the rains slowed a bit.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Joe and I filled our time reading, spelling, playing Yahtzee, making loaded baked potato soup and fixing stuff.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS5dJgS2mXHla6o2whwezToUr19zkxXR3Nrf_OxWOPBz1snYBdjwKmIugt9ewW_ASgncOLuPf9D5UoWz4nrc0cx2A5UKL1_YSwt_8VqixbQi6Qx0v5MHbnLOtZO7OQbBKvtiwJ1HtVX_gJoVl6FFS2_gpEOlyu4S3SS2FouBaoLhrYAOaJM63HMz6zKQ/s4032/2D3F84D6-70F5-48C8-B9D8-7AA8041487EA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS5dJgS2mXHla6o2whwezToUr19zkxXR3Nrf_OxWOPBz1snYBdjwKmIugt9ewW_ASgncOLuPf9D5UoWz4nrc0cx2A5UKL1_YSwt_8VqixbQi6Qx0v5MHbnLOtZO7OQbBKvtiwJ1HtVX_gJoVl6FFS2_gpEOlyu4S3SS2FouBaoLhrYAOaJM63HMz6zKQ/w640-h480/2D3F84D6-70F5-48C8-B9D8-7AA8041487EA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> But it was Sally who had the best idea of how to spend her time. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbA7YfKy5aO5OjFQjG7VeE947GHvM-sTg9p8XSj2dVDoQmUrXP87zF9RvFaUCav7xS5fsjn1aedy9oKJy1GMeeQzhNHqlWVcpMqnB987j58eLvuo19L50jb7N49AjGHyvHhUPlsfmCSfHumbcBrXhfafLU2eLJOCDOazftXXUPYAiMEzOM-b4BygiTJk/s3620/A948418F-6B44-4909-97DC-FAA0AAC6F851_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbA7YfKy5aO5OjFQjG7VeE947GHvM-sTg9p8XSj2dVDoQmUrXP87zF9RvFaUCav7xS5fsjn1aedy9oKJy1GMeeQzhNHqlWVcpMqnB987j58eLvuo19L50jb7N49AjGHyvHhUPlsfmCSfHumbcBrXhfafLU2eLJOCDOazftXXUPYAiMEzOM-b4BygiTJk/w534-h640/A948418F-6B44-4909-97DC-FAA0AAC6F851_1_201_a.jpeg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The sun finally came out on Tuesday. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr29EtpkFG6CwjJrEQzmBbMxKY_gYstfNoU9JbPA9zn0okI7-Za8vwF3_pxGAs5vBtFzwLONB3v2cSNQOtQ52YuNrHPL0ftUkAPwMzfYiWfivZ_za-vYuSd6Fv8q3VsMqlqB6lgMgi5NaO19UxpoX6jZ5HgLMK-zh-nhaBlbt-tsG3l1GPQBueMOqrR_Q/s4032/E57FD980-ECB2-4726-9A60-1294F9D05BAE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr29EtpkFG6CwjJrEQzmBbMxKY_gYstfNoU9JbPA9zn0okI7-Za8vwF3_pxGAs5vBtFzwLONB3v2cSNQOtQ52YuNrHPL0ftUkAPwMzfYiWfivZ_za-vYuSd6Fv8q3VsMqlqB6lgMgi5NaO19UxpoX6jZ5HgLMK-zh-nhaBlbt-tsG3l1GPQBueMOqrR_Q/w480-h640/E57FD980-ECB2-4726-9A60-1294F9D05BAE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We ventured over to Ocean Beach for a late lunch even though we knew the pier was closed from a few weeks ago. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrOOl57BjUB38n80usoy-Pp6b4Url3GPDHLlsF06GqAvkZhdOKd9NTeKikHAEY8n26EdnLoLQhQyrFcKjjxxESUs0_6KQS0f9wBPlhk1hnz-pOJ-s2Ou4_UWBYJtC7j5VguqoBEcgMbLdAr4XkTuhcohNbhpe-hoMaq_bZb3eiTZ1dAvLv8V1TvyH0wg/s3670/192B3390-4BA1-4CAD-B182-9BF7B96C705B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3670" data-original-width="3001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrOOl57BjUB38n80usoy-Pp6b4Url3GPDHLlsF06GqAvkZhdOKd9NTeKikHAEY8n26EdnLoLQhQyrFcKjjxxESUs0_6KQS0f9wBPlhk1hnz-pOJ-s2Ou4_UWBYJtC7j5VguqoBEcgMbLdAr4XkTuhcohNbhpe-hoMaq_bZb3eiTZ1dAvLv8V1TvyH0wg/w524-h640/192B3390-4BA1-4CAD-B182-9BF7B96C705B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was oyster day for me and South Beach Bar and Grill was calling. I enjoyed every morsel of a half dozen oysters on the half shell (the cocktail sauce at South Beach is the best ever) and a fried oyster taco with rice and beans. We enjoyed a nice view of OB Pier (which just happens to be one of the most visited landmarks in San Diego) during lunch. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8WfgWEjR_X1EOeXsNmBEdxojlsvE2JgZS1vusicUnlT79r2hTnJRIgogVa3Q1ILrjpmnqDVvHhhmTf1pUwAdeSiO6Cpcx1Hlff6-FgSsj0e_F9uv-GaiUkUTFkCnxzbD6-DQ0H7Fcb7GZo7H8JV1L2L86njC4LIPKF2lG25QJ3hXbh7OOux0xPpy_PU/s4032/E7B4ABD9-5B9D-45BF-9F8E-72519C9DE61C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8WfgWEjR_X1EOeXsNmBEdxojlsvE2JgZS1vusicUnlT79r2hTnJRIgogVa3Q1ILrjpmnqDVvHhhmTf1pUwAdeSiO6Cpcx1Hlff6-FgSsj0e_F9uv-GaiUkUTFkCnxzbD6-DQ0H7Fcb7GZo7H8JV1L2L86njC4LIPKF2lG25QJ3hXbh7OOux0xPpy_PU/w640-h480/E7B4ABD9-5B9D-45BF-9F8E-72519C9DE61C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe and I are always amazed at how busy San Diego highways are and yet always amazed at how easy it is to get around. Interstate highways that are 4 and 5 lanes wide stacked up on top of one another sounds intimidating. We try to pick our times to avoid locals going to or coming from work, but even then, it can be congested. But in all the years visiting here, we have never had to slow to a crawl or come to a stand still. I think that is pretty amazing. And probably pretty lucky. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfFO2C0etagpN3tvBD9qKM4mrGy_q8rAjUX-XXR85weA5rvqqKO3ITJwYo08su2ljhp0zHZbpWvhdfVWAhGbLGBKv3_7sF4YODZjM5ACsjqQzwW86i8K1tf1khHk0BKvhWXO_a_l5OkN5IZBs1idTE3jjSFhMwFeHL7uwr3VXXYuXt0Qhesqvy70C3To/s4032/78262384-D80E-4183-B18F-18EC3D3EC21C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfFO2C0etagpN3tvBD9qKM4mrGy_q8rAjUX-XXR85weA5rvqqKO3ITJwYo08su2ljhp0zHZbpWvhdfVWAhGbLGBKv3_7sF4YODZjM5ACsjqQzwW86i8K1tf1khHk0BKvhWXO_a_l5OkN5IZBs1idTE3jjSFhMwFeHL7uwr3VXXYuXt0Qhesqvy70C3To/w480-h640/78262384-D80E-4183-B18F-18EC3D3EC21C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Last week when we went with Carol and Ronnie to Switzer Canyon, we drove the long way home and stopped at The Landing on Coronado Island. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I love driving over the Bay Bridge...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_X4lS1FsjZdEsPDozBoI2jBWqYOo_CC8_rS74cK7feOagSzTOZo-kiqR3ImedxqmJFldueuQfqTGbGPS9inB33BfI7_ORPJoWxHaTUQLVLmkCJoALOeUwsSOwpQzUw6Qyy8jiRBYR2lCPUrapbt5ig6x4aXsh-UlS38fyBFiPx2q3jkqMiwILSZT5eU/s4032/7DDDF42A-DA1F-4583-8169-E1D5D2B6AAEC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_X4lS1FsjZdEsPDozBoI2jBWqYOo_CC8_rS74cK7feOagSzTOZo-kiqR3ImedxqmJFldueuQfqTGbGPS9inB33BfI7_ORPJoWxHaTUQLVLmkCJoALOeUwsSOwpQzUw6Qyy8jiRBYR2lCPUrapbt5ig6x4aXsh-UlS38fyBFiPx2q3jkqMiwILSZT5eU/w640-h480/7DDDF42A-DA1F-4583-8169-E1D5D2B6AAEC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Landing is so named because that's where the ferry lands when it takes folks to or from the city to the island. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc71wcbd90qf0BF-P72EBdg3gaQnnl_QijifTd_GLDKkuQnn4tBNYh1cSGIlEHSHBwCO91PVbNehyphenhyphenqJfD9oTLAhAHD_lBOlBKdpuUdG66GF10GZT_fsvIPG-Wz2UW08g7wWl0xqxEAunz-wOlBe03N6T6_V4ogsr-Z3iDR5jyET6_ie4eUZaoWqEZJC8Y/s4032/9BEDE157-FF88-44F0-954B-11C97EAEF568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc71wcbd90qf0BF-P72EBdg3gaQnnl_QijifTd_GLDKkuQnn4tBNYh1cSGIlEHSHBwCO91PVbNehyphenhyphenqJfD9oTLAhAHD_lBOlBKdpuUdG66GF10GZT_fsvIPG-Wz2UW08g7wWl0xqxEAunz-wOlBe03N6T6_V4ogsr-Z3iDR5jyET6_ie4eUZaoWqEZJC8Y/w640-h480/9BEDE157-FF88-44F0-954B-11C97EAEF568.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is a wonderful green park with lots of little shops and restaurants to peruse or enjoy a meal at The Landing. But the really best part to me is the view of the city.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWf-zSc0mUGgvTUolWIv1k9sfs2oxioh_C8MorAuabqCPFoAL2IfccXF1dqWumPqFHQVS5JANXy48CRk7EUiyIZJ-IVSpFvoj_G46YbBh4jI_4EprZ9AhI8YDf5_Gb0iJ_GK1KenFpQoqN8THgrKdPoWGeA-hGRTh85qR29dJT0a46N-1XYJ3p6htTU/s4032/1727CE68-EE2B-4999-B3B8-52944CCF1A9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWf-zSc0mUGgvTUolWIv1k9sfs2oxioh_C8MorAuabqCPFoAL2IfccXF1dqWumPqFHQVS5JANXy48CRk7EUiyIZJ-IVSpFvoj_G46YbBh4jI_4EprZ9AhI8YDf5_Gb0iJ_GK1KenFpQoqN8THgrKdPoWGeA-hGRTh85qR29dJT0a46N-1XYJ3p6htTU/w640-h480/1727CE68-EE2B-4999-B3B8-52944CCF1A9F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The pier just behind the palm trees is the pier where the ferry lands.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbrdkKURrKy7y5nBo7_npksN4GKSeYUurzbGffSV-v3se1oWxZriPa9W3GnsX-O8pfAH4BrIWbfZV-PTeMqfqAshZJ_21z6FI-Oi_wLgYDiw10VORyqx1C5m6qTFU4MmlZFK-qks_eaIDqjo6p8DeqVJ9Nq0Sh3IfB_zpiy7Fb23RvPqjm2eHfhPiMpY/s4032/F08942F4-BE97-4EEA-928F-DB798C8EAC3A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbrdkKURrKy7y5nBo7_npksN4GKSeYUurzbGffSV-v3se1oWxZriPa9W3GnsX-O8pfAH4BrIWbfZV-PTeMqfqAshZJ_21z6FI-Oi_wLgYDiw10VORyqx1C5m6qTFU4MmlZFK-qks_eaIDqjo6p8DeqVJ9Nq0Sh3IfB_zpiy7Fb23RvPqjm2eHfhPiMpY/w640-h480/F08942F4-BE97-4EEA-928F-DB798C8EAC3A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is a good stopping spot so I will close for now...until next time,</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ6_YIBqXIVP9W8-TUZmGqdQcF_DQapzwpSwxIE2uPSF4HYmRo-ymHdaAFXMo1VqgQd8Zib1SCMMOB39TW8L5Jzcp35vyv7z0ndVuHNB6hsiXOmPwUJc3qTa1LSOa8qyk-8O0-HnyWXoqPqJG4toRBJcSav3Wxk-Ti6i-GAEPgP3IGUsya6hyGtl8tp8/s4032/4C8B4975-9375-458C-B529-17AF3756450B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ6_YIBqXIVP9W8-TUZmGqdQcF_DQapzwpSwxIE2uPSF4HYmRo-ymHdaAFXMo1VqgQd8Zib1SCMMOB39TW8L5Jzcp35vyv7z0ndVuHNB6hsiXOmPwUJc3qTa1LSOa8qyk-8O0-HnyWXoqPqJG4toRBJcSav3Wxk-Ti6i-GAEPgP3IGUsya6hyGtl8tp8/w480-h640/4C8B4975-9375-458C-B529-17AF3756450B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></div><p></p>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-32431641318634413412024-01-24T10:11:00.000-07:002024-01-24T10:11:52.967-07:00Bayside Walk and Switzer Canyon <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 24, 2024</span></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday, January 17...</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZqNVplBR-Sv40Km1SgrsHBrUaOEmRWzI4-bhbssb7wT_U10d7zDVC4xPrng55EuwNI7RK2YiDEW9oeNkoIZj1UPFkBlR9NmPHVSLZTb05_E0Q-n4onYibUrMqhlcjl5k9EdNiWW7P7KI925npHB9ZtHORH7YHGOBiJPi0m7Qg9f03YrKf6ZXdRWzFI/s3529/A01960C1-4448-47F7-8C3C-D2B2F6E68C8E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZqNVplBR-Sv40Km1SgrsHBrUaOEmRWzI4-bhbssb7wT_U10d7zDVC4xPrng55EuwNI7RK2YiDEW9oeNkoIZj1UPFkBlR9NmPHVSLZTb05_E0Q-n4onYibUrMqhlcjl5k9EdNiWW7P7KI925npHB9ZtHORH7YHGOBiJPi0m7Qg9f03YrKf6ZXdRWzFI/w548-h640/A01960C1-4448-47F7-8C3C-D2B2F6E68C8E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mission Beach and Bay are always a great choice for a walk. Last week we enjoyed the Bayshore Walk along the beach and this week we enjoyed the Bayside Walk along the bay. Dredging began back in the late 1940s to convert marsh/wetlands into the jewel it is today. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9fpFx6AVOf_5_KtWKOXBrlFsQDRUEWK65qeMW654DNQGxENC7KwqorjC4pOgaHbKXhh-OtxdqpaS1CWLuoo2ZptWo1ryS5YcTvuW6WOHWCTv_au5sMykbGnV6q9w7e9PDvHtNuvWJIZ0FT4G6ChRuzwujyxSKuQHKlyAoxaCAdMTEW_qiI-OK9Oz_Po/s3373/63E11EE6-BBA2-4AD5-A24C-95E09DA625FE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9fpFx6AVOf_5_KtWKOXBrlFsQDRUEWK65qeMW654DNQGxENC7KwqorjC4pOgaHbKXhh-OtxdqpaS1CWLuoo2ZptWo1ryS5YcTvuW6WOHWCTv_au5sMykbGnV6q9w7e9PDvHtNuvWJIZ0FT4G6ChRuzwujyxSKuQHKlyAoxaCAdMTEW_qiI-OK9Oz_Po/w574-h640/63E11EE6-BBA2-4AD5-A24C-95E09DA625FE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="574" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Today Mission Bay has 32 miles of shoreline and at 4,600 acres, it is the largest manmade aquatic park and the ninth largest municipal park in the country. Most folks are not aware what a <i>created environment </i> Mission Bay is. It was constructed and fabricated for the purpose of creating recreational opportunities. In fact, the first triathlon in the United States was held there in 1975. I suppose walking is a recreational opportunity and Mission Bay just happens to be a favorite for us and Ronnie and Carol. We logged in a few miles all the while oohing and aahing. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQRwH-Xd-ZBxV8uH3bZK8nfFF-tbIUf3B_EiAKAT44jMIuYsD-w6itjZwET6r-HaXugtoYfrsmpYbsHNpq-KFVp4KS4jMwRO4kmOE8RKvExjjZuZKrhWW9gu5GnubHQdUKp8aNkCnOp5nzrWlPcylv7Vg9ukaISFXOWq_M7Gnqwx7w3CQRVjuJ3_Rsr4/s4032/C661A2C9-ED52-4794-94F3-8C266C8D2873_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQRwH-Xd-ZBxV8uH3bZK8nfFF-tbIUf3B_EiAKAT44jMIuYsD-w6itjZwET6r-HaXugtoYfrsmpYbsHNpq-KFVp4KS4jMwRO4kmOE8RKvExjjZuZKrhWW9gu5GnubHQdUKp8aNkCnOp5nzrWlPcylv7Vg9ukaISFXOWq_M7Gnqwx7w3CQRVjuJ3_Rsr4/w640-h480/C661A2C9-ED52-4794-94F3-8C266C8D2873_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">My dear sweet Mother-in-Law once said, "Things don't just grow in California, they thrive." She also said if you ever have a chance to visit California, you should. She shared that CA was one of the most beautiful places she had ever been right along side Hawaii. I haven't been to Hawaii and don't think a trip there is in my future, but I can say for sure that California has been a favorite for years...things do thrive here. Helen most definitely had a green thumb and a great appreciation for color...I often think of her on these walks. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZpGYzJJ-Q6uGZaAAtros49rNsuSfgoXqYf4H9XaKexm9f5hdYpfdLFWHm2ciB5YeTZErUikSbjQ2h23YpWzRP7CRuswJ9AxjG8JEJUuUtcDaUumgzVFvPfNjO6hb1YQ1TntESh9QJryj0MUDz6k-Li_C24p6LXMkFGfklNh-ApeWzJKng93eLdXj62U/s4032/1A9570EF-D99F-42BE-93F0-FC3E147519B9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZpGYzJJ-Q6uGZaAAtros49rNsuSfgoXqYf4H9XaKexm9f5hdYpfdLFWHm2ciB5YeTZErUikSbjQ2h23YpWzRP7CRuswJ9AxjG8JEJUuUtcDaUumgzVFvPfNjO6hb1YQ1TntESh9QJryj0MUDz6k-Li_C24p6LXMkFGfklNh-ApeWzJKng93eLdXj62U/w640-h480/1A9570EF-D99F-42BE-93F0-FC3E147519B9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had no idea as I often think of beaches, bays, quaint neighborhoods, birds, colorful blossoms, friends, marinas, sunsets, and yummy food when I think of SD. Canyons are usually described as a "deep, narrow, valley with steep sides" cut into the earth by running water. Located east of Balboa Park is one such canyon...Switzer Canyon. I was so excited Friday morning when Carol texted, "We found a new hike. It's an urban hike in a canyon. Do you want to go?" Located just east of Balboa Park, Switzer Canyon is one of San Diego's largest canyons. Today, the canyon serves as a boundary for North Park and South Park...both charming San Diego neighborhoods. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpe4ZDTaG6X_tXYQEp76mEcnoDa727fbKR2JRAvSy-nSBfsWyzQzYZEXXgTgI71VB7qe1kTOtTA6kLt05E1gLhwO-d8GGGvVlUFwbRsDUm_ltQeO4Bk6EgM021Bd5be_V5oBMDv25PgrsO9Ci1nLbD9fRHJc-37LaQcerCyn9_jyxJIP675sqlKQ35KI/s3782/2233EF9E-FE47-4837-95B5-E8F481467F16_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3782" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpe4ZDTaG6X_tXYQEp76mEcnoDa727fbKR2JRAvSy-nSBfsWyzQzYZEXXgTgI71VB7qe1kTOtTA6kLt05E1gLhwO-d8GGGvVlUFwbRsDUm_ltQeO4Bk6EgM021Bd5be_V5oBMDv25PgrsO9Ci1nLbD9fRHJc-37LaQcerCyn9_jyxJIP675sqlKQ35KI/w320-h400/2233EF9E-FE47-4837-95B5-E8F481467F16_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Switzer Canyon is named after E.D. Switzer who owned a five-acre farm just outside downtown SD that bordered the canyon in 1869. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A quick search did not yield any info about him. And the only other info I found was that the remoteness of the canyon from downtown made it a good place for an isolation camp during the city's smallpox scare in 1887. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> In October 1998, the Sierra Club guided about 60 residents on a tour of Switzer Canyon and organized the first canyon "friends". The canyon is now a protected area to preserve the landforms, habitats, and vegetation. What beauties these old elm trees are. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJWAIn1cIXP_y2YSCOrahAB0M_yMaFLI0Lt0sJLLgiuEFA6LFsGeZL29zGfB2yjS9foB-IgElnFhCIBhC-G0RTn34lQjhCl25eOJaYpis0xFglUHyR3UgT-VY2a5TNJu4KnRvddPRPQI2kavp_Uo53Mkov-_TxBovZTgEJP-HRDV1F7va5A3V5KLngMo/s4032/395F8177-D751-489B-A626-BE10BF992820_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJWAIn1cIXP_y2YSCOrahAB0M_yMaFLI0Lt0sJLLgiuEFA6LFsGeZL29zGfB2yjS9foB-IgElnFhCIBhC-G0RTn34lQjhCl25eOJaYpis0xFglUHyR3UgT-VY2a5TNJu4KnRvddPRPQI2kavp_Uo53Mkov-_TxBovZTgEJP-HRDV1F7va5A3V5KLngMo/w480-h640/395F8177-D751-489B-A626-BE10BF992820_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGgog04sJlB0La9PcLfexiQ6Qzt1MPAKOp8ILR4E2NaD0XmlVKMDA3fbIryxlg1TFuZjHNiRNwlrrZXwrSk-sv7t1vicOAEDUVrwp29ZZLy4upSpk6Kx3ETH24l2Oy2ojqhmSnA_PeVE_6pucF8bo19GBpDYxVhtoFPIf4ziejWn7YVp1MTGEPACEofs/s2919/D6ABD42A-C592-455D-9C8E-1F92C138F53A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="1865" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGgog04sJlB0La9PcLfexiQ6Qzt1MPAKOp8ILR4E2NaD0XmlVKMDA3fbIryxlg1TFuZjHNiRNwlrrZXwrSk-sv7t1vicOAEDUVrwp29ZZLy4upSpk6Kx3ETH24l2Oy2ojqhmSnA_PeVE_6pucF8bo19GBpDYxVhtoFPIf4ziejWn7YVp1MTGEPACEofs/w408-h640/D6ABD42A-C592-455D-9C8E-1F92C138F53A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Stately California sycamore trees and saplings...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_olb464gxm5MZiNaR-aC0neq1eFa3Enq0cneVQZoR8DFi36dhPJddtslOOfTsRPD2YHP7W1ONJhdmE6Dsi81JXp6boDkved1fzcFgyGXcFJTHbwJdAvGvv2SAefichbkHHXDsHEyz5NsDCoaBAp-Fstp30Bd0Y8uskS5U5x0wWYrVZCmQsyr9mPdDaI/s4032/0C52DBA6-F049-4DAE-B66A-A5F6A442B1CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_olb464gxm5MZiNaR-aC0neq1eFa3Enq0cneVQZoR8DFi36dhPJddtslOOfTsRPD2YHP7W1ONJhdmE6Dsi81JXp6boDkved1fzcFgyGXcFJTHbwJdAvGvv2SAefichbkHHXDsHEyz5NsDCoaBAp-Fstp30Bd0Y8uskS5U5x0wWYrVZCmQsyr9mPdDaI/w480-h640/0C52DBA6-F049-4DAE-B66A-A5F6A442B1CB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and gorgeous native evergreen shrubs...Toyon or often called Christmas Berry.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ALG_k39Zs8pHrlndDludPC3GKCMxazo7MbonkBrhebYdl7LXBm2u9jEPbR3T_2fbaw0qmaK3I8ED_nu5Jgvy3IMuEn8SJ9mNS1YaX5D_JFLA5gdn1vkkc_lHyevZWvOVdrq6c2uIzVbbikB1fWEQHF-HyguyZeS1oRXagMwdSXruNPpP8SmMfnTqGE/s4032/195F0284-BF66-4643-AD87-B1060FA9083C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ALG_k39Zs8pHrlndDludPC3GKCMxazo7MbonkBrhebYdl7LXBm2u9jEPbR3T_2fbaw0qmaK3I8ED_nu5Jgvy3IMuEn8SJ9mNS1YaX5D_JFLA5gdn1vkkc_lHyevZWvOVdrq6c2uIzVbbikB1fWEQHF-HyguyZeS1oRXagMwdSXruNPpP8SmMfnTqGE/w480-h640/195F0284-BF66-4643-AD87-B1060FA9083C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8wNH4NOw4NxSdMkZjDS3kTzxBDshHOEJO_q6OHNe62DiP56B3VJdZmmBdOWN3LLDTmhN-_0MvhSUEYXf5lC9lv2OwzuTpuIgrWIvm7lRr9RsUjBllCKEt06DsWcs7anCNIbbBcdNH1XLuDUAuLgyy5PwgtlOYDPz-cj_xCaobwvLTO782_qvtUNCtZY/s4032/3AE8B45E-DE37-42A8-A816-97E7D6617EDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8wNH4NOw4NxSdMkZjDS3kTzxBDshHOEJO_q6OHNe62DiP56B3VJdZmmBdOWN3LLDTmhN-_0MvhSUEYXf5lC9lv2OwzuTpuIgrWIvm7lRr9RsUjBllCKEt06DsWcs7anCNIbbBcdNH1XLuDUAuLgyy5PwgtlOYDPz-cj_xCaobwvLTO782_qvtUNCtZY/w480-h640/3AE8B45E-DE37-42A8-A816-97E7D6617EDB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Its a steep walk down and a steep walk up and the section of trail we did was slightly over a mile. The exit landed us in Burlingame Historic District...a 10 block <i>pocket </i>roughly located between North Park and South Park. It is an easy stroll through a neighborhood rich in early-century Craftsman and Spanish Revival bungalows. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vsR8O8FERiHsTZAItZ6sks4r_urM5YlxanWm1UOlXPC2Wgci7jssCcz9WNkoFlyKwwG8yaQt3MvrK0MqEbMnHQVr6JmJaoBC9aX6y3UAivFwG6zsPMcFzxWS9ILpnrP7xr-wEhjioiyTLiK3mu1JQU8YQ_5WVOLzQeZShcu19aNbkKSfzBRMEbsEt4/s4032/596CA400-AB2D-4EDE-819A-89B9452C613B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vsR8O8FERiHsTZAItZ6sks4r_urM5YlxanWm1UOlXPC2Wgci7jssCcz9WNkoFlyKwwG8yaQt3MvrK0MqEbMnHQVr6JmJaoBC9aX6y3UAivFwG6zsPMcFzxWS9ILpnrP7xr-wEhjioiyTLiK3mu1JQU8YQ_5WVOLzQeZShcu19aNbkKSfzBRMEbsEt4/w640-h480/596CA400-AB2D-4EDE-819A-89B9452C613B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;">The homes had plaques designating the year the home was built.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_DTp4f97urQAnp_cpynwD0XNuL6sVlNeabPCgmipcDFwQy3iflAoUrswfQubEN6sEyUw7kxdjyeSnXR3Of49qHj2oHLVf_nyadZZ4EpY3YXMqfnu0HznFmwr2oT15j_ZIKsMLXQN88Alq5kz9b5OAeHVASvZZHatMolFt5cFaAp2qtyr_1qJ5OFk2O8/s3802/219771A7-CFC8-42A9-A08B-C3B80F82A3FE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3802" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_DTp4f97urQAnp_cpynwD0XNuL6sVlNeabPCgmipcDFwQy3iflAoUrswfQubEN6sEyUw7kxdjyeSnXR3Of49qHj2oHLVf_nyadZZ4EpY3YXMqfnu0HznFmwr2oT15j_ZIKsMLXQN88Alq5kz9b5OAeHVASvZZHatMolFt5cFaAp2qtyr_1qJ5OFk2O8/w640-h510/219771A7-CFC8-42A9-A08B-C3B80F82A3FE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRrwT6olkfYGARW3ZveDIxXAHMQkZmCOnNXPfQnjhhLK_8Xup20wpqRdXSBBffpCHB5wCrbBdyUAZZ_W6t5TUlyzBZhpIybmVATGwAquQg535UDYLPzXYrn7PzDeM7lw9LXJOX91d352cr_o8q0FzR8DWTZ_SwfD1do6R710UIwBYNF2zGlMcWN0Ojtc/s4032/904DAE2C-99C0-4195-B821-3A97EC1C68BF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRrwT6olkfYGARW3ZveDIxXAHMQkZmCOnNXPfQnjhhLK_8Xup20wpqRdXSBBffpCHB5wCrbBdyUAZZ_W6t5TUlyzBZhpIybmVATGwAquQg535UDYLPzXYrn7PzDeM7lw9LXJOX91d352cr_o8q0FzR8DWTZ_SwfD1do6R710UIwBYNF2zGlMcWN0Ojtc/w480-h640/904DAE2C-99C0-4195-B821-3A97EC1C68BF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">1913</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYsTrVSTwG0kKin8wm6qWw_nFersZaXPBpsRR0c0idpr0B1InoV8e9xahwVWYinYGapByOr95I4ITSeWW3ejI7wu8ZDZcQ5-XuLU6sjbYeiCC3rMbTnsMP5YfMm6ombr9aF8lAB6cTfoF3zHDge2CPpobJUaRC2q1o2s5eCzMHqvj5qbLS8VnEluln0/s4032/248B6F01-B629-4DCF-B3A6-5ED7331B518C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYsTrVSTwG0kKin8wm6qWw_nFersZaXPBpsRR0c0idpr0B1InoV8e9xahwVWYinYGapByOr95I4ITSeWW3ejI7wu8ZDZcQ5-XuLU6sjbYeiCC3rMbTnsMP5YfMm6ombr9aF8lAB6cTfoF3zHDge2CPpobJUaRC2q1o2s5eCzMHqvj5qbLS8VnEluln0/w640-h480/248B6F01-B629-4DCF-B3A6-5ED7331B518C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I was too busy taking in the brick walks, yard, and retro camper and didn't get the date on this one...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMovl0FTFWngwWQf0-IcEpi6sXFOWyfr0LItT_0jfF-uLlRFl5ty9Uep6ynAKRtVkKHg-gEhAIF2Fy-NEgHDUAbsC7P3_D0qOfRKdk63ifwufMS1v6-ySfDErW-eBW2k-sRz3drtaU-xPRejN3vVhjXXv52rgvO1x0wEckO-y_rGbUIlhl-mpe5k1Cdyg/s4032/07A6E52A-9191-46A6-A2AB-E667194E1A48_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMovl0FTFWngwWQf0-IcEpi6sXFOWyfr0LItT_0jfF-uLlRFl5ty9Uep6ynAKRtVkKHg-gEhAIF2Fy-NEgHDUAbsC7P3_D0qOfRKdk63ifwufMS1v6-ySfDErW-eBW2k-sRz3drtaU-xPRejN3vVhjXXv52rgvO1x0wEckO-y_rGbUIlhl-mpe5k1Cdyg/w480-h640/07A6E52A-9191-46A6-A2AB-E667194E1A48_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I got side tracked on this one too...what a really nice driveway</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO20EbGZYU0_aMoIM6bHwtAdz04Qsb0VpdWxqvPX3Lt8-nxSwXlq_guJj4yqrnEMNHZYmqt-nyuCBoJpdkyINUWxWqBXs8u2C7ePCDfcyIZtrZV72P5yCRDbAguE2bvJF7urEi_ygAO10dBnnyY70Bc8YoOsWWTEkn-aVt4xR6ezsePk9X8csPUF8gxI/s4032/1D3DE954-2F18-4176-A12B-5ECFF9543807_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO20EbGZYU0_aMoIM6bHwtAdz04Qsb0VpdWxqvPX3Lt8-nxSwXlq_guJj4yqrnEMNHZYmqt-nyuCBoJpdkyINUWxWqBXs8u2C7ePCDfcyIZtrZV72P5yCRDbAguE2bvJF7urEi_ygAO10dBnnyY70Bc8YoOsWWTEkn-aVt4xR6ezsePk9X8csPUF8gxI/w640-h480/1D3DE954-2F18-4176-A12B-5ECFF9543807_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">1924</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And I couldn't help myself...what a face!</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4GJAA_VbB9MSfYjK8nU_YyFqfZ0bThDSQyF-MRIVGvsRvi1k7pHwRXQ5GsvBvYGCs9Cd4-HYVKGh7wBlXv32xtUKvsH5cGGIXLNmc32Oe2gNTfEy8iRCGds0P8jVfAMVprMQK0Ak1VJVLSSDvaPKsO7gnyuVu0GJvL4orzq7rMLOZB-f-cxM9HB_hEI/s4032/E435BECE-4177-4D6B-8F2C-41266A149718_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4GJAA_VbB9MSfYjK8nU_YyFqfZ0bThDSQyF-MRIVGvsRvi1k7pHwRXQ5GsvBvYGCs9Cd4-HYVKGh7wBlXv32xtUKvsH5cGGIXLNmc32Oe2gNTfEy8iRCGds0P8jVfAMVprMQK0Ak1VJVLSSDvaPKsO7gnyuVu0GJvL4orzq7rMLOZB-f-cxM9HB_hEI/w640-h480/E435BECE-4177-4D6B-8F2C-41266A149718_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We walked a couple of blocks at South Park...an urban neighborhood full of charm, coffee shops, unique boutiques, and indoor and outdoor cafes.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_yMQ6VvPt8ER5COoPaYGvxUqGYT6O_LuwbIljhBzPGuZNj06Wf-kbnUpeWjhj5Jou5p7sJr74BRey8iT9j8sVSnAYn36Lj3DBc4s6vZqrn2rWyRXM2MfBM1rE-3S_m2gInvDIT9pmKyX_tQ1fhWSqBIi4z6M2uyfwWjjDxdUcg0tcWOzQv2dobSZ2qw/s4032/BD3C59CC-9460-4E45-ACB9-9D321C0BFD80_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_yMQ6VvPt8ER5COoPaYGvxUqGYT6O_LuwbIljhBzPGuZNj06Wf-kbnUpeWjhj5Jou5p7sJr74BRey8iT9j8sVSnAYn36Lj3DBc4s6vZqrn2rWyRXM2MfBM1rE-3S_m2gInvDIT9pmKyX_tQ1fhWSqBIi4z6M2uyfwWjjDxdUcg0tcWOzQv2dobSZ2qw/w640-h480/BD3C59CC-9460-4E45-ACB9-9D321C0BFD80_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Plum Pottery sure caught my eye. We met Les there. He is a student of pottery. </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMyjpDcLH4LEQiVOd52UpAunkW3d31oT_LXdFqkyL_EQI0a5t7sqZB_7UZ4HwJXxl7G-kU901xWdpU03-fUEHiUpmhM-zF0GTWK6iYomBLU1R_EL1MdE7Z5PSt06Fnkd1wJaDkE59EddMeh4t1O2yJwh__-cjsJppgabFMm1R2Q9z1SjADgrKwQ-47kA/s4032/E7DC29AD-A98C-4C08-9519-08796EB83895_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMyjpDcLH4LEQiVOd52UpAunkW3d31oT_LXdFqkyL_EQI0a5t7sqZB_7UZ4HwJXxl7G-kU901xWdpU03-fUEHiUpmhM-zF0GTWK6iYomBLU1R_EL1MdE7Z5PSt06Fnkd1wJaDkE59EddMeh4t1O2yJwh__-cjsJppgabFMm1R2Q9z1SjADgrKwQ-47kA/w480-h640/E7DC29AD-A98C-4C08-9519-08796EB83895_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Plum Pottery is actually a studio to teach the art of pottery. Annie is the owner and she along with two other potters are passing along their skills to locals interested in learning how to make pottery. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULQ1K7xOATTc2jFLTNSViI5Wru_KPTq5JzkS3FdknIp6hoI3AwR43i2GwRPPV-kF_x5zdCj-M_xtY1HjVOwP94HMEkrBXlVYR2AlYFU1FFHAZZob8r2YHEOTILRA4J9bx_myBloBWyeI4QZko0k9Q_xLWtejbKQZ9oGBA7cJjAvuqSapz3ghAyyoYFR0/s3867/E9121B25-5171-4082-B5E2-5E44F053CDC0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="2900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULQ1K7xOATTc2jFLTNSViI5Wru_KPTq5JzkS3FdknIp6hoI3AwR43i2GwRPPV-kF_x5zdCj-M_xtY1HjVOwP94HMEkrBXlVYR2AlYFU1FFHAZZob8r2YHEOTILRA4J9bx_myBloBWyeI4QZko0k9Q_xLWtejbKQZ9oGBA7cJjAvuqSapz3ghAyyoYFR0/w480-h640/E9121B25-5171-4082-B5E2-5E44F053CDC0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Classes are offered for adults and children throughout the year. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The studio is bright and cheery and if you just happen to be at South Park during a class, the door is open and you are welcome to watch</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgERcc_TGp8IGDxBbKZ6GbXFqLKu7bjz721_rAJDIlhTJ_T0w6zUHSXSQrGy9WV8X1vc_-JykSUSccULNAh8SJJDspb1ELISuKv5a_UZTe8nBTD69oe5WBG_UpvB-mVB5v8LrsaaF3NYi0AhqL8cRi6d5TrHuSOwOe-D52PUsL0eIMkYaZTEHZvcMg2Q/s4032/3F103DDA-8462-45D0-BC35-2ECB77A9BD68_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgERcc_TGp8IGDxBbKZ6GbXFqLKu7bjz721_rAJDIlhTJ_T0w6zUHSXSQrGy9WV8X1vc_-JykSUSccULNAh8SJJDspb1ELISuKv5a_UZTe8nBTD69oe5WBG_UpvB-mVB5v8LrsaaF3NYi0AhqL8cRi6d5TrHuSOwOe-D52PUsL0eIMkYaZTEHZvcMg2Q/w480-h640/3F103DDA-8462-45D0-BC35-2ECB77A9BD68_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Les says that only the three teachers sell their pottery at the studio and emphasized the studio is not in the business to </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">sell pottery. The pieces that are put in the window are sold to make room for more pieces and sold at a very reasonable price. I do have a soft spot for pottery !</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7ZBRHjVv8VmR6iWRBLLFMGGV3YmDsBlql9aZgQiYi1qa0d-lrke2XP9M2Vjs0Gm9NYN5VEQBlfiCfhCygARMz5QuxWaTaoXDKR1gfZYe2FNzAhdK8t7GF3a52x8fw6g2mjUSdYWB2fkFUP3QWghOlNuXoHZdBjbfHM_zpbDwwTmEhjC-z1LBAUitcg8/s3359/8D8D4E30-7404-460E-A2B0-826CB994DCD2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7ZBRHjVv8VmR6iWRBLLFMGGV3YmDsBlql9aZgQiYi1qa0d-lrke2XP9M2Vjs0Gm9NYN5VEQBlfiCfhCygARMz5QuxWaTaoXDKR1gfZYe2FNzAhdK8t7GF3a52x8fw6g2mjUSdYWB2fkFUP3QWghOlNuXoHZdBjbfHM_zpbDwwTmEhjC-z1LBAUitcg8/w576-h640/8D8D4E30-7404-460E-A2B0-826CB994DCD2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="576" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On the walk back to the car, we crossed a bridge with a skyline view of SD on our left...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LmoSbQw1rQBe3eXOdkaPAawXky8NMRo7FcatbKNHHTBsTqVBh1giVVMKNHs8QywYVwl85VjaxWVJuBFbtEDJOVJ7HXrMIse94lfztxhPpfk2UF6YeOorl7880Fhc0HeSN4gmwqEXixFFcreRWQ-FXc3_N79t6iaOdl4qwo7YmhtRvqryReHG7_3yGhU/s4032/3FF18D61-5947-40A9-962C-B500FD3F3A5B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LmoSbQw1rQBe3eXOdkaPAawXky8NMRo7FcatbKNHHTBsTqVBh1giVVMKNHs8QywYVwl85VjaxWVJuBFbtEDJOVJ7HXrMIse94lfztxhPpfk2UF6YeOorl7880Fhc0HeSN4gmwqEXixFFcreRWQ-FXc3_N79t6iaOdl4qwo7YmhtRvqryReHG7_3yGhU/w640-h480/3FF18D61-5947-40A9-962C-B500FD3F3A5B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and a view of Switzer Canyon on our right.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuthoELAvZeMCMhfeTDcInntIKLbw6qCCMBvaZT2aqdMRAnYw6cw6IMPnTy5mrinYfcCwhfMY-ge_dbQxjq-hFmISOjvSooITMdbRAfUKQ3rb42i9RdanNoonYLTI8Fj-yo4eFT79mwfQvGOU4WDjuEx00e5gm-njeey3TQwhWkoHNGfSbtwnJDEyltA/s4032/AA1891C9-4DD1-46D5-9943-C868A48BC805_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuthoELAvZeMCMhfeTDcInntIKLbw6qCCMBvaZT2aqdMRAnYw6cw6IMPnTy5mrinYfcCwhfMY-ge_dbQxjq-hFmISOjvSooITMdbRAfUKQ3rb42i9RdanNoonYLTI8Fj-yo4eFT79mwfQvGOU4WDjuEx00e5gm-njeey3TQwhWkoHNGfSbtwnJDEyltA/w640-h480/AA1891C9-4DD1-46D5-9943-C868A48BC805_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The last part of the trail and the climb out...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Two completely different walks...two totally fun days...and so many beautiful things to photograph. Until next time...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyrXn9R-1MVFGSVYcP3AHPxiTt9E2b1s755MvqYgAvPxVZjldrn76INMxDtBuiuzThzIWi39IPV2sovopQ_4tqAmXYSVHwHjFo-y434Qp1r8m82idQHCbbLbGZ7E9yZI3-vcQIM8eC9-wYDJq1qI6kUYY7OviQ_n0P8lFiXO0eMwNPiTY0wchayfliI8/s4032/19F0186A-5E79-4D62-8FF5-B07A53ADB6A3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2823" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyrXn9R-1MVFGSVYcP3AHPxiTt9E2b1s755MvqYgAvPxVZjldrn76INMxDtBuiuzThzIWi39IPV2sovopQ_4tqAmXYSVHwHjFo-y434Qp1r8m82idQHCbbLbGZ7E9yZI3-vcQIM8eC9-wYDJq1qI6kUYY7OviQ_n0P8lFiXO0eMwNPiTY0wchayfliI8/w448-h640/19F0186A-5E79-4D62-8FF5-B07A53ADB6A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Bayside Walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTx_tQ9gesSBZJMwr6tcrv5X1uj-J8t-bRoZpUuXGstwDZKkI_BikDbbuz71X39Q3HOPwpmyf76AfUYFP1qwbHhLLXvAvWBZDplRNyXuqJcVVYFaSOW-CTA2t8nBKXgI6NlMn9lJNgWwypntfMpoQK-n8R_h99UThKN09mFnRXAEo35B7EHcnDa4QWqY/s4032/C304FC0E-968C-48B2-AFB1-AC9030531940_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTx_tQ9gesSBZJMwr6tcrv5X1uj-J8t-bRoZpUuXGstwDZKkI_BikDbbuz71X39Q3HOPwpmyf76AfUYFP1qwbHhLLXvAvWBZDplRNyXuqJcVVYFaSOW-CTA2t8nBKXgI6NlMn9lJNgWwypntfMpoQK-n8R_h99UThKN09mFnRXAEo35B7EHcnDa4QWqY/w480-h640/C304FC0E-968C-48B2-AFB1-AC9030531940_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Switzer Canyon Trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY TRAILS!</div></span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-65123644585280302292024-01-21T18:08:00.000-07:002024-01-21T18:08:27.695-07:00Imperial Beach...<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 16, 2024 </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pjOZvfW6HJOA-3ECa9unUUfMg797rQj9laMjWHee80UtX3qc_ygwhohDzmDP0F3mRc9Jgyi8pu95CeZRV6bAw-KpBwWx71vfd8Ja1-eCbEk5DFdBNZtUEan6xKx3FPj063qFOxObYwBfWEb9M5862bt6yaCynXWZJWtKLicGBurF3_3kUXlH4jJDGsk/s3926/C584013A-3A0A-4131-A63A-197FE9FDDDF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="3926" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pjOZvfW6HJOA-3ECa9unUUfMg797rQj9laMjWHee80UtX3qc_ygwhohDzmDP0F3mRc9Jgyi8pu95CeZRV6bAw-KpBwWx71vfd8Ja1-eCbEk5DFdBNZtUEan6xKx3FPj063qFOxObYwBfWEb9M5862bt6yaCynXWZJWtKLicGBurF3_3kUXlH4jJDGsk/w640-h480/C584013A-3A0A-4131-A63A-197FE9FDDDF4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Surfhenge",a colorful art piece, welcomes you to the pier. It is a tribute to the history of surf board design.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Imperial Beach is a little further than a stone's throw from the KOA at just under 10 miles. It has often been described as <i>a Southern California retro beach vibe that can be lost in the glitzier towns to the north</i>. Imperial Beach was first developed in 1887 as a summer retreat to entice Imperial Valley residents to visit. The area was also a draw for the military beginning in the early 1900s when a 10th Calvary troop was stationed nearby to suppress conflicts along the border. The city was incorporated in 1956...the tenth city to do so in San Diego County. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDFhwNq_oBDnytmFgl2rzuBxe13O4BuNcL98VMWzV-TDrYtEbMXkbfEGiOJ-V8W5g8OAr_caV9ClJldUpfEdgFq2KZs1SJFgTkc5YO7cavkU9-W1_CMISmA3DgvM80GVPZE7H6swYq0PGhgXTy1mOxeZG6XZaXj8Fdq6pGbgVnbTgFuulfaSQoOGpbWE/s4032/74F6B645-F329-4E71-B392-ACA33A293A13_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDFhwNq_oBDnytmFgl2rzuBxe13O4BuNcL98VMWzV-TDrYtEbMXkbfEGiOJ-V8W5g8OAr_caV9ClJldUpfEdgFq2KZs1SJFgTkc5YO7cavkU9-W1_CMISmA3DgvM80GVPZE7H6swYq0PGhgXTy1mOxeZG6XZaXj8Fdq6pGbgVnbTgFuulfaSQoOGpbWE/w640-h480/74F6B645-F329-4E71-B392-ACA33A293A13_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Imperial Beach Pier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />At just under 1,500 ft long, the wooden Imperial Beach Pier is the focal point of the community. The first pier and boardwalk date back to 1909. That pier finally gave way to nature in 1948. Today's pier was originally built in 1963 and restored and enlarged in 1989. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuINPeOx0uHPJsXTmAi491j85ENciq6yyFp4jjAJHHflrheKzfKqPPN6DXTFkLoatSEFaRIhMovxDWuBTDqGkP4YpRANZQLSyg6O6wReN7lyguIuCVQRmXPDhlSNZCpWysRmRT9VLRGgYmvaQem25PM00DNBoWL5OW1zJiUP7RJtNpYYKmNTI4v2qFXQ/s4032/A1FB1D86-AF3C-4AF5-A806-60AC9CA8AD85.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuINPeOx0uHPJsXTmAi491j85ENciq6yyFp4jjAJHHflrheKzfKqPPN6DXTFkLoatSEFaRIhMovxDWuBTDqGkP4YpRANZQLSyg6O6wReN7lyguIuCVQRmXPDhlSNZCpWysRmRT9VLRGgYmvaQem25PM00DNBoWL5OW1zJiUP7RJtNpYYKmNTI4v2qFXQ/w480-h640/A1FB1D86-AF3C-4AF5-A806-60AC9CA8AD85.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="4844" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg811BV0EGe6qL1GmRutL26KkrvuHZ4mhc76hZst2xOMmNMaWp5QDmMexv4a-iipkehfdbpP2A5Ytt052OWnkLHh0D2qR3gSyYztn-2O677AnUWRV1IohXIYsmC-7cK5OSXWLjmAgSqsoMOm52qd3DLVzs0jTIwE6BGHky1MrgfZNlwBFDKfM6vgP7dqtA/w640-h300/5C7FBC2D-9F3F-4E9D-89E5-244093FDC460_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Located a few blocks south of the pier is a wonderful walking and birding area...Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge. It is a 1,072 acre wetland located where the Tijuana River meets the ocean. The refuge was established in 1980 and is part of the 2,800 acre Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve...one of only 30 such reserves in the United States. The purpose of the NWR is to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants which are listed as endangered or threatened species. We first visited the refuge two years ago when <a href="http://ruffinitwithrufus.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Jeff</a> suggested it might be a birding spot of interest for us. It sure was of interest and it sure is nice to have friends who are locals and gracious enough to take the time to point out such treasures. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYZ0orSpqjCV8hBsjosaA-gQv0ee5VWhr8UKfym7v81lF2144f9kZVmrf4qgR3ekfoQtGsXVY1K_3EfNqGBAt7bR7TsV-2cWV4jrCNWDFc1Sqfv8oP3fLYi2wNaDtMCyMJqcIc3I0TE7YaQfXeAmVAbvSCCgdTon_OcvLpJjLORx3Pg3mJqT2XNeGqTs/s6000/3F9628CB-7F1A-4BD4-927F-536717BDA71A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYZ0orSpqjCV8hBsjosaA-gQv0ee5VWhr8UKfym7v81lF2144f9kZVmrf4qgR3ekfoQtGsXVY1K_3EfNqGBAt7bR7TsV-2cWV4jrCNWDFc1Sqfv8oP3fLYi2wNaDtMCyMJqcIc3I0TE7YaQfXeAmVAbvSCCgdTon_OcvLpJjLORx3Pg3mJqT2XNeGqTs/w640-h426/3F9628CB-7F1A-4BD4-927F-536717BDA71A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I took this photo of a Yellow-crowned Night Heron on January 18, 2022. What a photo session it was!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We arrived at the slough much later in the morning than when we visited in '22. Like the photos from Torrey Pines, the sunlight cast a glare and was not very suitable for photographing the landscape or the birds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7ze2pLkVucqh5BWr1DaYQ8AD4QqiN7XP1txLlSfGYXA_Z2eLG_etwvL_7z1-vO-rRlig7vqmmSO108TeIVUUIqOXiPYElgS7_0MjLYfsI5q7_5ntmr4qY8-IUvX_26gh494MIKVK5RfdnMQ4mD7C_H75Z8AEfeUxk0GBxhyuP9opbZikfYxwgUdXJko/s5167/3DD1B667-F749-4D95-B409-66505DA908C9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="5167" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7ze2pLkVucqh5BWr1DaYQ8AD4QqiN7XP1txLlSfGYXA_Z2eLG_etwvL_7z1-vO-rRlig7vqmmSO108TeIVUUIqOXiPYElgS7_0MjLYfsI5q7_5ntmr4qY8-IUvX_26gh494MIKVK5RfdnMQ4mD7C_H75Z8AEfeUxk0GBxhyuP9opbZikfYxwgUdXJko/w640-h354/3DD1B667-F749-4D95-B409-66505DA908C9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A sweet little Anna's Hummingbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtFvZCHFilDyUDlx_g0lhn3o3HsdFL1QB03g3rvoByXb0uAPWEZpMVRVEBMKVJUD8VqgYxWw5FHnQV8PEXIcDkJdY4TLcTEDx6fsKhGbJlQbemtL6GsxqMtGnT8QKQICPRLzVW9MZCe7RyD5XpJnxbw6_j3o1itFywzBD7r682vogAhw5-kJmOVUOvwY/s3953/070D6DAA-569A-491A-8C1E-65B19F2DEF7A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3953" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtFvZCHFilDyUDlx_g0lhn3o3HsdFL1QB03g3rvoByXb0uAPWEZpMVRVEBMKVJUD8VqgYxWw5FHnQV8PEXIcDkJdY4TLcTEDx6fsKhGbJlQbemtL6GsxqMtGnT8QKQICPRLzVW9MZCe7RyD5XpJnxbw6_j3o1itFywzBD7r682vogAhw5-kJmOVUOvwY/w640-h444/070D6DAA-569A-491A-8C1E-65B19F2DEF7A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A sweet little Allen's Hummingbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr_C_26sCtcfS-evpwSYk5GAcLeIAIIBCuGdnaLubmuejIkzPmQEQ4XzCIyPMDuYI8qJF2snctNg0OXehQ_dSkuKfzbaURQMl2jqmDJCUM0zmlFaoLVDmbltkSgXQO-B-vUR2CEbJinLNQU6uy6hhT3qc9qZjWX7VoqIycXLqQN5I3CqdCFyOkVs_rG8/s5425/2BAE2149-F3E5-475F-B632-D76AC8AC168F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="5425" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr_C_26sCtcfS-evpwSYk5GAcLeIAIIBCuGdnaLubmuejIkzPmQEQ4XzCIyPMDuYI8qJF2snctNg0OXehQ_dSkuKfzbaURQMl2jqmDJCUM0zmlFaoLVDmbltkSgXQO-B-vUR2CEbJinLNQU6uy6hhT3qc9qZjWX7VoqIycXLqQN5I3CqdCFyOkVs_rG8/w640-h354/2BAE2149-F3E5-475F-B632-D76AC8AC168F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">An elegant Snowy Egret</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What I thought was a stump turned out to be a Yellow-crowned Night Heron...way far away for photographing, but none the less a sighting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnSPTS7_lh0SKZ_eTUzkX8sOtgVSHeGZ_YNYSe3e8IEsl14bnmIY5kZpcWLLbA35am3tDfiIFXVTDOPiQLHHRDbTJihabGgq_2AHSXduyukMc384jQEduNE6cCNOBQWtedkyY9j3hg89N8pUrStyWgSfix9s9m8uZyx28xo5_aRhj5F3LsDhwK995-AY/s4274/262BFE04-7848-46E5-9937-E20427BE4496_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="4274" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnSPTS7_lh0SKZ_eTUzkX8sOtgVSHeGZ_YNYSe3e8IEsl14bnmIY5kZpcWLLbA35am3tDfiIFXVTDOPiQLHHRDbTJihabGgq_2AHSXduyukMc384jQEduNE6cCNOBQWtedkyY9j3hg89N8pUrStyWgSfix9s9m8uZyx28xo5_aRhj5F3LsDhwK995-AY/w640-h376/262BFE04-7848-46E5-9937-E20427BE4496_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There were lots of Coots...not the doddering old curmudgeons one usually associates with the word coots, but charming charcoal gray waddlers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ9QpTkFurzUNNVZoOJYMuhRN2CAPa693aaP3SFyQJT6ie7gDetsLRx81lKqd19TF-EHBR_MRblvP6ZLS_ULj33oCm3Sie5yi93zD7NOjB6VIuZICNgrP9U6lTxtnjyw8QSM1VG1Qsv_h3n-r4YxhJG_Bc3xZlKJGwPKNKnlhhzy2HlETQHLX3v9Smyc/s6000/DEA7D8C6-495D-402F-9B06-C8BB4ADB9663_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ9QpTkFurzUNNVZoOJYMuhRN2CAPa693aaP3SFyQJT6ie7gDetsLRx81lKqd19TF-EHBR_MRblvP6ZLS_ULj33oCm3Sie5yi93zD7NOjB6VIuZICNgrP9U6lTxtnjyw8QSM1VG1Qsv_h3n-r4YxhJG_Bc3xZlKJGwPKNKnlhhzy2HlETQHLX3v9Smyc/w640-h426/DEA7D8C6-495D-402F-9B06-C8BB4ADB9663_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And lots of beautiful, hard working, and sometimes amusing ducks. Mallards...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTY5zjY_elSjl17aygeJL8eil2bSh-KNIAYqe9M5mc1KxgWtcF0-3n1v870RM341gNoCsI22K_vieCXWXHjHkocPjs-gC6Gt6untcsldGO0F5OY2R1rpY1GmB_WCNecmWjmi-XooBErfm5DUqBePEactw6Qtu-qb4gFqkkZrYKGrfoF18AXTolI6UdEY/s5350/C9CAF186-5C85-4F03-A40E-9F20F8D0FA7D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="5350" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTY5zjY_elSjl17aygeJL8eil2bSh-KNIAYqe9M5mc1KxgWtcF0-3n1v870RM341gNoCsI22K_vieCXWXHjHkocPjs-gC6Gt6untcsldGO0F5OY2R1rpY1GmB_WCNecmWjmi-XooBErfm5DUqBePEactw6Qtu-qb4gFqkkZrYKGrfoF18AXTolI6UdEY/w640-h434/C9CAF186-5C85-4F03-A40E-9F20F8D0FA7D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="6000" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINkOaVwKvd7bg-ljaETBAf7QryUb6oWPTZ6EMY4G1eiQgTDX6VffrAd_l_MgjdgRBUD2bCOKXQOjxxDm7wOIqS9lYpoFk1X36dmVqlsxhJvBDX5O8jOSnx5qLOUR0iEs0_EN1QoZV6fSoRgvWzlCqLFbRPZOJRe95irLBmf3eMSdZa3TMy9jl_NkEuJU/w640-h350/E510A13E-B6A9-4CCF-BBAB-E72A9F4065BB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and Green-winged Teals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb53Wn6Fi-xVPeecpUKJReDjk1DOny9auzZooUmF4VTJ_v_uezx3gr_iJTpdb0vlEaqFK8VRQPSiqW1fSAhqqyI0WUOisurs2_8BNHP2zENyzB10MwMg72ZCxGTUc9kJlycmf9NBRZmtpEdXxlwOFofOc4byF1Cvkw4v2wbDqScq81DU3V3xUXOGqNpfE/s3440/21BA4D2E-A09D-48A2-9173-0F4F571EA260_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So far we have been twice, walked two different trails. There is one more trail left to do. Also, there is Imperial Beach Shoreline Trail (5.0 miles round trip) that begins at the pier and ends at the mouth of the Tijuana River that we have not done yet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAJjPMtWBCxvvTI7UzyWT3eJiL8abGgTgrg8z9iS-Z6Oj1rkBo3omTXTnXvwu4EcU-QGdOliffdgJdGYeA57dKjj-Y1B_DI90DUVUohGw2-snj3dRkosHu-1pGUkMx9dd_WE93qhScXleOyuJDDPAUo1B30oa6-nj4VR4NnApKfhbossgPlz6mC9BTQA/s4032/8CDC5F7B-77BD-4D76-AA2A-8C063EB70DCF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAJjPMtWBCxvvTI7UzyWT3eJiL8abGgTgrg8z9iS-Z6Oj1rkBo3omTXTnXvwu4EcU-QGdOliffdgJdGYeA57dKjj-Y1B_DI90DUVUohGw2-snj3dRkosHu-1pGUkMx9dd_WE93qhScXleOyuJDDPAUo1B30oa6-nj4VR4NnApKfhbossgPlz6mC9BTQA/w640-h480/8CDC5F7B-77BD-4D76-AA2A-8C063EB70DCF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The VC is closed on Monday and Tuesday, but the trails at the refuge open for visitors to enjoy. </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWVTnNBZY6KQoEw2m592Kym5njmrtNSB2pOofCbO2wqNwxBKkIPiHi3vyhsPt0T7LXlgPX3ZZWs9zfZaqVwKFyHFPPnaDHLqdTfK9payPKNpMNH5ZtwPSpfW3kqh9GbSHhN5RYn3GTrMU4CmBA6wy9N9mpt2_P1ttMEn8oG83XkkfZs50Sj3nTfp4jR4/s4032/707CAA68-80CC-4CF2-BB2B-BB66EEE44B97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWVTnNBZY6KQoEw2m592Kym5njmrtNSB2pOofCbO2wqNwxBKkIPiHi3vyhsPt0T7LXlgPX3ZZWs9zfZaqVwKFyHFPPnaDHLqdTfK9payPKNpMNH5ZtwPSpfW3kqh9GbSHhN5RYn3GTrMU4CmBA6wy9N9mpt2_P1ttMEn8oG83XkkfZs50Sj3nTfp4jR4/w480-h640/707CAA68-80CC-4CF2-BB2B-BB66EEE44B97.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">And to top off the day, we stopped at Rally's for burgers and fries. We don't have a Checker's/Rally's in Tucson and jump at the chance to devour our favorite Champ cheese burger and crispy fries when ever we pass by one. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu07nCz3IyQtq3Xts_mDZRnl8LLmJrqT3dXQ4pVb6CcpiEXT_j9h_qITQd-lDKR9mfgGDTtNE7ibN9UT4L2ZneQuXPgE9ya_9h0u_ST4bg9tDrHd4JnTz91od2lRttB9DLKqO8AkitvndzSFMbGEh7voOERZueMc2wDapwf_bfOD_2-N4QpUOBZk1zDKA/s4032/DAF68D99-026E-4770-8801-91D56A6D6C31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu07nCz3IyQtq3Xts_mDZRnl8LLmJrqT3dXQ4pVb6CcpiEXT_j9h_qITQd-lDKR9mfgGDTtNE7ibN9UT4L2ZneQuXPgE9ya_9h0u_ST4bg9tDrHd4JnTz91od2lRttB9DLKqO8AkitvndzSFMbGEh7voOERZueMc2wDapwf_bfOD_2-N4QpUOBZk1zDKA/w480-h640/DAF68D99-026E-4770-8801-91D56A6D6C31.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">January 15, 2024</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_IZkCLcKbsH3FOtILABlvNQqH-tUobxySIZGdyfNFuky7lPbIv2G5k7way_pMUcJitKAQOZxv9g4o1WFzP0F9FMY6fDaGrMHFGN86vFmJeE0iNGbtIe35uqGVHwcm4zhehIQFLO0MVjwFztvo9s7fWpvujmSzcWSob2FILFyLD6F_slA_HSGaYJU3yQ/s4032/3EBF8218-991D-47AF-B72E-9B52DC481EA6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_IZkCLcKbsH3FOtILABlvNQqH-tUobxySIZGdyfNFuky7lPbIv2G5k7way_pMUcJitKAQOZxv9g4o1WFzP0F9FMY6fDaGrMHFGN86vFmJeE0iNGbtIe35uqGVHwcm4zhehIQFLO0MVjwFztvo9s7fWpvujmSzcWSob2FILFyLD6F_slA_HSGaYJU3yQ/w480-h640/3EBF8218-991D-47AF-B72E-9B52DC481EA6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">One of our favorite places to walk when in San Diego is Torrey Pines. We first hiked this beautiful plateau that overlooks the ocean back in February 2015. We were wowed then and are still wowed today after several visits. We are saddened by the loss of so many Torrey pines this trip. We read that because of insufficient water, these rare trees can not produce a necessary oozy sap-substance that flushes bark beetles from the trees. Dry conditions are favorable for bark beetles as they tunnel into and feed on inner bark tissues...ultimately killing the tree. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I took this photo in 2015...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioak2K3irraymZGBGLG71uGVqNf8EnPyePRJP26q1xx6U48DRfivkSF6P6E-Ay9o90XfMT_q_oVc8oyjFbvFG_Hnr13XU2413e5nVvDpa3rPgD10E-yJv1WPocelBIv71lCYmyYL1CPNOy_yzx0F33hcbgciDwIqJNRXWmiN_CdgYUC-K-zT9NvWw6iy8/s1600/0BD8AD28-2ADB-46F9-93FB-ACC83DC2CAEF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioak2K3irraymZGBGLG71uGVqNf8EnPyePRJP26q1xx6U48DRfivkSF6P6E-Ay9o90XfMT_q_oVc8oyjFbvFG_Hnr13XU2413e5nVvDpa3rPgD10E-yJv1WPocelBIv71lCYmyYL1CPNOy_yzx0F33hcbgciDwIqJNRXWmiN_CdgYUC-K-zT9NvWw6iy8/w640-h426/0BD8AD28-2ADB-46F9-93FB-ACC83DC2CAEF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> and this photo this week in the same curve on the hike. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tsHiCJLvDgqPX1i7abNmNEeN-LKBbw0Ew8oJ-4BVSoSeEaI376b8TkDKlFokYUjYZv_GfFNTKTnq6EHZD77EsfVGE0ZsNJnTml2zJfhy4Uskkbpba9bHViaOH0TjXjqb_w3K4p4N9Ti47CZmEbmkBTwZjJaiTpt35OwY0aj4NX59QpjoyUmJHEvPSoE/s4032/E3BEC3F9-F080-40D4-83A5-EB25793A4B71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tsHiCJLvDgqPX1i7abNmNEeN-LKBbw0Ew8oJ-4BVSoSeEaI376b8TkDKlFokYUjYZv_GfFNTKTnq6EHZD77EsfVGE0ZsNJnTml2zJfhy4Uskkbpba9bHViaOH0TjXjqb_w3K4p4N9Ti47CZmEbmkBTwZjJaiTpt35OwY0aj4NX59QpjoyUmJHEvPSoE/w640-h480/E3BEC3F9-F080-40D4-83A5-EB25793A4B71.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I won't repeat information from past posts (if interested, type Torrey Pines in the search bar to the right) and just post some favorite photos I took this week. We started the morn with the Guy Fleming Trail for the gorgeous views and it is pretty awesome to be amongst the rarest pine tree in North America. </span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_mueRogFYfc-RZBeNNzKIQZR8BvFHk1arTErd7PsXYEQWGJ06TsD5YaZOWZrZk-e0jjM3vYhH882TU9cNa5RPd_DJCOtMwrmLi8F2CFcwjd89Yc31jfIbzgnCc4KwgXkmsn0VtQaxImsW_E5ybOoRmcjwnH-cKYIzPKjBe07whE2wN_CzKa9EF73oqI/s4032/EA607495-3CD9-4A9E-951B-0E073172808D.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_mueRogFYfc-RZBeNNzKIQZR8BvFHk1arTErd7PsXYEQWGJ06TsD5YaZOWZrZk-e0jjM3vYhH882TU9cNa5RPd_DJCOtMwrmLi8F2CFcwjd89Yc31jfIbzgnCc4KwgXkmsn0VtQaxImsW_E5ybOoRmcjwnH-cKYIzPKjBe07whE2wN_CzKa9EF73oqI/w480-h640/EA607495-3CD9-4A9E-951B-0E073172808D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;">Beautiful colors...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHmdAGfLIomfv6PzI3LcpfamgYlCAghackIxZrKpOyNX9f5QRxiPS5fTYfEyB-g87g8bkpu2s8Gi7o6ec-DRxjVPyIthz8JBIthtsolyN3HAbRkvHPJ_1ad-K3qPb2iq3S7n7nv1JB6omI5FwxZY_GLw4ojQDqzbfkPD5pS14YxXHon2StPgdEnzRM4M/s3327/42F17881-D5F0-47C7-BAAF-B06680C7144C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3327" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHmdAGfLIomfv6PzI3LcpfamgYlCAghackIxZrKpOyNX9f5QRxiPS5fTYfEyB-g87g8bkpu2s8Gi7o6ec-DRxjVPyIthz8JBIthtsolyN3HAbRkvHPJ_1ad-K3qPb2iq3S7n7nv1JB6omI5FwxZY_GLw4ojQDqzbfkPD5pS14YxXHon2StPgdEnzRM4M/w582-h640/42F17881-D5F0-47C7-BAAF-B06680C7144C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ragwort</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPykhF6l3Ce7pnOu079t0WJD_sTvMrDSSBNZjABZ_02TzTQD8d48uNftxlYMjrN3WfqOBSkrLw8JocrgBq-fVMBHIk5r0piGFL6gzBbCk3-X50QJMm4hENWMMP9pVuzmIfsHP7vQht4-f2oM0qh_w3vuhgULi3eODmt-MCAMvESbAqU1GCZbFFeKjOzM/s4032/4115C39B-AA5A-4CC8-AAAD-F40733A84C31_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPykhF6l3Ce7pnOu079t0WJD_sTvMrDSSBNZjABZ_02TzTQD8d48uNftxlYMjrN3WfqOBSkrLw8JocrgBq-fVMBHIk5r0piGFL6gzBbCk3-X50QJMm4hENWMMP9pVuzmIfsHP7vQht4-f2oM0qh_w3vuhgULi3eODmt-MCAMvESbAqU1GCZbFFeKjOzM/w640-h480/4115C39B-AA5A-4CC8-AAAD-F40733A84C31_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Licorice Fern</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8KEASPOQ7fbREtnMXASNbssygBrTDlnHZ8rTy1juNUF6aStf6AYU0quYjvHivKMkDpaAlv6rWEgNApCWxpAmFMNZzKUT8PeElm1We8l6D8Yj4jrxTVA8IOQmLo106PLtIpWUFDqhB9gehPlxFTI4m0vgSxRKXrSZ0CcVzvueTbnjrEB_STqr-S8_uLA/s6000/4FBE8C99-6B16-4D97-9A20-74AB2C64D5F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8KEASPOQ7fbREtnMXASNbssygBrTDlnHZ8rTy1juNUF6aStf6AYU0quYjvHivKMkDpaAlv6rWEgNApCWxpAmFMNZzKUT8PeElm1We8l6D8Yj4jrxTVA8IOQmLo106PLtIpWUFDqhB9gehPlxFTI4m0vgSxRKXrSZ0CcVzvueTbnjrEB_STqr-S8_uLA/w640-h426/4FBE8C99-6B16-4D97-9A20-74AB2C64D5F1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Desert Sand-verbena</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4hduLYY7lDdh8w3xKHlpFUYGkvtVxdBNNURhGs_A9JdPopRN9XZNZ9ZLMkm_lOzfQOOvDw55z5oD19TQnL3YwyvgOSFclW7d4h7CPy23cGKHfSSnoxT9sGsbUQDlMf4SVwq11nASkS3NxWY7qqaIk5PDj_RNaLYw7FdvFY_u_X2K1LsN6BAhj53Ghbg/s6000/4FB07C8C-DD41-4F2D-B2DC-2FF4C0F23A78_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4hduLYY7lDdh8w3xKHlpFUYGkvtVxdBNNURhGs_A9JdPopRN9XZNZ9ZLMkm_lOzfQOOvDw55z5oD19TQnL3YwyvgOSFclW7d4h7CPy23cGKHfSSnoxT9sGsbUQDlMf4SVwq11nASkS3NxWY7qqaIk5PDj_RNaLYw7FdvFY_u_X2K1LsN6BAhj53Ghbg/w640-h426/4FB07C8C-DD41-4F2D-B2DC-2FF4C0F23A78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Agave shawl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8xPetEFdk2LRoLIb_-kClkbAgz_FtFsBCCEcINQwyfo7h_4wHbBa_BclWYlCx5DtktOyKLRa_9nn7oPsW1B58Km5f_tOdRYzvJFeuh_iD1-jq9Z6rOQeCgN19aw3Do1w0J-wPYt_PxIrRNlJkU97a_D6EIKVjGRADT74DF81rYjy18AfWg-Hpus8Rs8/w640-h426/77A72C6F-0592-45BB-9EDA-6502644C6411.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Century plant<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WCTyslff_Nep0F4oIhZh3eTJYzoaDhyphenhyphenoscltZfC3Pm8aJnN79YsqzdYhefalBEfZCdx-031WCG7ilpdWyvcsXm6QdE2aFwXFYcEsiWvOhfDU18SDcpd-_wgMVud-7V-0LYwlOzGFdfeqryOoZ8PCBrHzft4EeYcqdjtXQj6YV-CeHsq7Wiw6-LEXKx4/s6000/A53CBDDA-A4A5-4700-9802-68DB513F0CE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WCTyslff_Nep0F4oIhZh3eTJYzoaDhyphenhyphenoscltZfC3Pm8aJnN79YsqzdYhefalBEfZCdx-031WCG7ilpdWyvcsXm6QdE2aFwXFYcEsiWvOhfDU18SDcpd-_wgMVud-7V-0LYwlOzGFdfeqryOoZ8PCBrHzft4EeYcqdjtXQj6YV-CeHsq7Wiw6-LEXKx4/w640-h426/A53CBDDA-A4A5-4700-9802-68DB513F0CE1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">California holly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD61xWiZh8Wt93LgbdJXGnd7WYwjT_iyOXytPfd2W6Nbu39CtTIreqXu6xXaREx_EXRFFEbEyEYs5QeK0NOO-QglNLeCoXt0OA_sTPvi-EDDeZ2EY9I3GUvi9QWgNnlc-5EMoa_NfkLQ7YB99lRyHD2wuh_a6xGwUJZWmqlyksPiPeaq9IeU4Ln6qv8gg/s6000/A9885D9A-32AE-4386-B5DF-F51A31E39432.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD61xWiZh8Wt93LgbdJXGnd7WYwjT_iyOXytPfd2W6Nbu39CtTIreqXu6xXaREx_EXRFFEbEyEYs5QeK0NOO-QglNLeCoXt0OA_sTPvi-EDDeZ2EY9I3GUvi9QWgNnlc-5EMoa_NfkLQ7YB99lRyHD2wuh_a6xGwUJZWmqlyksPiPeaq9IeU4Ln6qv8gg/w640-h426/A9885D9A-32AE-4386-B5DF-F51A31E39432.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">California poppy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGIcVDOuI1eYbcpLOK89eCBG_mM3Wwt1jXXjjSwlDG6hFa4CRthBjlW1p349XVk8qrqVHPXN_fUhyphenhyphen6NYUWlkM252hskqx3ixpMerRN_3zJ2Ut6f3jXiXIrYEKENlUp0Od5VD4McArAuqI-nwvM88eZFHzh7eaGKu-jpIeVrl-8R_nTChglGLT-yccSs4/s3024/289F3B31-4C2B-43FD-8537-4B608F113FD4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3024" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGIcVDOuI1eYbcpLOK89eCBG_mM3Wwt1jXXjjSwlDG6hFa4CRthBjlW1p349XVk8qrqVHPXN_fUhyphenhyphen6NYUWlkM252hskqx3ixpMerRN_3zJ2Ut6f3jXiXIrYEKENlUp0Od5VD4McArAuqI-nwvM88eZFHzh7eaGKu-jpIeVrl-8R_nTChglGLT-yccSs4/w640-h602/289F3B31-4C2B-43FD-8537-4B608F113FD4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Prickly pear</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We heard lots of birds, but I saw only two that I could photograph...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBA9pxOrlGXsqO-0u7_eLHwfXqeVe__2Lmwh5wEx62n8L2IbuoZlqYe5bKgzG0CtSs-AvfCsVYSE8BuGf6n0ifTGvwJoeOtgkXVVyl6mfqSSzesLxUWC2R8kqAc904QjRUHkUvxBFWahYaGzxyiZiLAwtWWTe_MXyqGHxqQiMj-etc8WPzGTpUL1tvY8/s4326/A7F27ACE-0EEF-467C-90B7-ADE6F6D41179_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="4326" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBA9pxOrlGXsqO-0u7_eLHwfXqeVe__2Lmwh5wEx62n8L2IbuoZlqYe5bKgzG0CtSs-AvfCsVYSE8BuGf6n0ifTGvwJoeOtgkXVVyl6mfqSSzesLxUWC2R8kqAc904QjRUHkUvxBFWahYaGzxyiZiLAwtWWTe_MXyqGHxqQiMj-etc8WPzGTpUL1tvY8/w640-h388/A7F27ACE-0EEF-467C-90B7-ADE6F6D41179_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Joe and I could not ID this one...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvzxaBCoL1eTe7so0vBXluXX17IzmGhPwTgVp-YbLgntLAZ9iPTnNZAVWiJqkucHkv7jyf-F8nPB84VbAEqvqy-MwV3ZJFeqrR0qpelY_0M2Y02m1tRnne6zftUvhAVG5RInNmWx8RF9mqtMWk9vN6Jdhx0pDf5RMg6EFhOhmju9ghelOntrtKb-Sqow/s6000/D36B5652-6F4A-47EB-B133-1E317D8E6BF2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvzxaBCoL1eTe7so0vBXluXX17IzmGhPwTgVp-YbLgntLAZ9iPTnNZAVWiJqkucHkv7jyf-F8nPB84VbAEqvqy-MwV3ZJFeqrR0qpelY_0M2Y02m1tRnne6zftUvhAVG5RInNmWx8RF9mqtMWk9vN6Jdhx0pDf5RMg6EFhOhmju9ghelOntrtKb-Sqow/w640-h426/D36B5652-6F4A-47EB-B133-1E317D8E6BF2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Spotted Towhee...he's a fast little bird rummaging and hopping in and out of the shrubs. It was hard to catch a clear picture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After snacks, we enjoyed another walk...this time on the beach. In past visits to the reserve, the tide was too high and there was no beach to walk on...I was so happy to be at the base of the sandstone cliffs we had just hiked. I am not sure if the tide was going out or coming in, but there was a narrow section of beach to walk on between the cliff and the ocean. The section of beach we walked was not the kind of beach one would spread out a blanket on to soak up the sun and not the kind of beach one would make sandcastles on...but instead, a gorgeous beach with sparkling, colorful rocks to walk on. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5Acc4jFSDLQWWqoBn92B6PJBSg6Pe7AZgfHPlqACBqk2JDfPV0wCI4nRVxaEPsjpPl8rWWKXqwXwpiJqf5lLu0lO_GbM0bpAeeHoBlRafwszMMcRrB25HCkjP34StcK_Xo2U_2hf2SYFc717YIn0aByeGFllH0GImor2NeP_dbKeFDT6PCCSvGGW31o/s4032/283C7177-32EA-4BCA-BE1D-5C13797341BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5Acc4jFSDLQWWqoBn92B6PJBSg6Pe7AZgfHPlqACBqk2JDfPV0wCI4nRVxaEPsjpPl8rWWKXqwXwpiJqf5lLu0lO_GbM0bpAeeHoBlRafwszMMcRrB25HCkjP34StcK_Xo2U_2hf2SYFc717YIn0aByeGFllH0GImor2NeP_dbKeFDT6PCCSvGGW31o/w480-h640/283C7177-32EA-4BCA-BE1D-5C13797341BE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They nest on the cliffs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsBfKN-nSFaUKUNIIrG13eg0Il2y3uqaliU6yAvxZFab08zfvV5GyhvpUTRAo8VO61rYwkr02-zPkU4qtlXZ6pmPKeJAwzwcilM56W9vrioYJnrcitudAYbvBAfoxNxISVIxn9Ojn1-xKAGp_EwylMr7NJnsKBjkCHdgwM8bGQg4V8iznKYLdJBtS-98/s2454/1D93B022-1DCA-4F2B-A288-2ABC8A8629B1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2454" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsBfKN-nSFaUKUNIIrG13eg0Il2y3uqaliU6yAvxZFab08zfvV5GyhvpUTRAo8VO61rYwkr02-zPkU4qtlXZ6pmPKeJAwzwcilM56W9vrioYJnrcitudAYbvBAfoxNxISVIxn9Ojn1-xKAGp_EwylMr7NJnsKBjkCHdgwM8bGQg4V8iznKYLdJBtS-98/w640-h404/1D93B022-1DCA-4F2B-A288-2ABC8A8629B1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was such a wonderful morning to be with friends and soaking in all this beauty. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvzVd4slTehU1asghrVo8zZ2tuifklmBcZlF9hZlMB2DJ2HlgW0bhX9urPcGlRxmewx4Y1l_j9WSZhltkz9L-Ps13TRMJipWgn06WxcJrZJS-cFHCWvc3ZVmU10ZyevQJbzkSgj8u48qGlFJ2wEbHgDdYybZBxX9W-sP97D3Fkrs5CrHQHpJDkiKdvXg/s3563/BC4B6C28-D09E-489E-B4F0-2BA43A411C09.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="2658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvzVd4slTehU1asghrVo8zZ2tuifklmBcZlF9hZlMB2DJ2HlgW0bhX9urPcGlRxmewx4Y1l_j9WSZhltkz9L-Ps13TRMJipWgn06WxcJrZJS-cFHCWvc3ZVmU10ZyevQJbzkSgj8u48qGlFJ2wEbHgDdYybZBxX9W-sP97D3Fkrs5CrHQHpJDkiKdvXg/w478-h640/BC4B6C28-D09E-489E-B4F0-2BA43A411C09.jpeg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Thank you for the photo Carol!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at Belle...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioutqWJey4PoBIxUO4At66ExMWw-cUPszAJcMvBY-bjo6HImyz6o7-FhqgOWzRHaKicaO0p7za0S0Ap1g79-yO8UbQPJAH1aK5n_MzOnPlDLowUDiEsbUXUoHjLCWPMrl9TkKHby9SAiQ5eEFWyrB1tfVvaW41DCzr805FVNA40_ea3820pStre_T2bHo/s3667/C8945B57-F1EA-46D1-B2D8-26C0A8A472D2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3667" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioutqWJey4PoBIxUO4At66ExMWw-cUPszAJcMvBY-bjo6HImyz6o7-FhqgOWzRHaKicaO0p7za0S0Ap1g79-yO8UbQPJAH1aK5n_MzOnPlDLowUDiEsbUXUoHjLCWPMrl9TkKHby9SAiQ5eEFWyrB1tfVvaW41DCzr805FVNA40_ea3820pStre_T2bHo/w528-h640/C8945B57-F1EA-46D1-B2D8-26C0A8A472D2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 15, 2024</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAfXZ91smdOK-HNRYt1XsxqMJC6h_N0a6rVa9-KOp2B83VLxtLp57bBt8PEdEkqTYFRGoUCSxfwG8cD-jPOi9s3Pst-ClK-OLn1vMt8ABxJgfe60inncPYUBs-5QYGilOs1IlOSZawszm3NNEbkNZa1ryvtnJlBgzjG08kLUY5XZM0WwtQwCOalpbe7Y/s4032/00A06744-4173-46BF-A6EB-A34A7FB26B9C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAfXZ91smdOK-HNRYt1XsxqMJC6h_N0a6rVa9-KOp2B83VLxtLp57bBt8PEdEkqTYFRGoUCSxfwG8cD-jPOi9s3Pst-ClK-OLn1vMt8ABxJgfe60inncPYUBs-5QYGilOs1IlOSZawszm3NNEbkNZa1ryvtnJlBgzjG08kLUY5XZM0WwtQwCOalpbe7Y/w480-h640/00A06744-4173-46BF-A6EB-A34A7FB26B9C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I always look forward to market day when we are in San Diego. There are two markets we have perused over the years...both offering a nice variety of locally grown produce, arts and crafts, clothing, and flowers. Both markets also offer a nice variety of prepared juices and foods such as bread, pastas, sauces, sweets, and more. Both markets are always lively and bustling with folks of all ages, wonderful aromas, bright pretty colors and the upbeat sounds of musicians performing on the street corners. Hillcrest opened in April 1997 and these days you can visit their market on Sundays from 9am-2pm. Little Italy Mercato Farmers Market first opened in June 2008 and these days you can visit their market on Saturdays from 8am-2pm for the big market (6 blocks long) or on Wednesdays from 9:30am-1:30pm for the smaller market (3 blocks long). </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJKFKEyFa5ojoBhwVZeBqHF78qUhePI0eEg4lt1mRKdLxsYiAn_P54jP0d6EDNa6tKeUQ-7ctDFVy2d-JyWqRBcEwujw1QbHr0Nf5Kg7iQJQFxUeDk2CeJB2XgH7j27SvBS8U2OqjJqrcyVQJ_E9tZBwN6QXiS5YPYCuAFYVxsObn_1eDJwgdHE4mtcg/s4032/FC0AA948-9A04-479E-83C5-3EA4435813F4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="4032" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJKFKEyFa5ojoBhwVZeBqHF78qUhePI0eEg4lt1mRKdLxsYiAn_P54jP0d6EDNa6tKeUQ-7ctDFVy2d-JyWqRBcEwujw1QbHr0Nf5Kg7iQJQFxUeDk2CeJB2XgH7j27SvBS8U2OqjJqrcyVQJ_E9tZBwN6QXiS5YPYCuAFYVxsObn_1eDJwgdHE4mtcg/w640-h454/FC0AA948-9A04-479E-83C5-3EA4435813F4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Our choice this week was a Saturday visit to Little Italy. I have such a good time walking along the sidewalks and taking in all the sights and sounds....sidewalk cafes, store fronts, balconies, trees, fountains and tall buildings make cities such fun places to visit.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcue58wbA_9FB4MmwOM4buA2Hi-DdrdobZDbeKf6vDiSuN-ibJeQkILVuAPJNEiEchvbDF928R7IB6f7IDKa-QkyxkXO__zXEs_oGpQDmdi9L3Xt2XP55uaduQEm3nKlbLXhUfOUwmOHedpOOhqjvcWeavFy2PWmfNwaF02WY7fkuFx0CG52bW_PKVkY/s3923/4768BA37-15E8-45A9-932C-B52AA036B245_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3923" data-original-width="2942" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcue58wbA_9FB4MmwOM4buA2Hi-DdrdobZDbeKf6vDiSuN-ibJeQkILVuAPJNEiEchvbDF928R7IB6f7IDKa-QkyxkXO__zXEs_oGpQDmdi9L3Xt2XP55uaduQEm3nKlbLXhUfOUwmOHedpOOhqjvcWeavFy2PWmfNwaF02WY7fkuFx0CG52bW_PKVkY/w480-h640/4768BA37-15E8-45A9-932C-B52AA036B245_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKfe4PZsAN5SOqd-YG28kjSiqjJOCAQiPc02Zr-5eD181Pb4W68riS69Z7a7BKf705j1oxj50K4AhGMVgFGuxO7AEpAOz2fxUduJAVo1ZNANQ7AkOWS-C4-abDjPdJVp2u-fbwe5E_zamnFK8j9yG4xqVgCI8Th-SjLizSZ8_M_ilyAKo0x5XLnaMpv0/s4032/A2ADE3D3-F81F-4947-B6CB-D0F91CCC92C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKfe4PZsAN5SOqd-YG28kjSiqjJOCAQiPc02Zr-5eD181Pb4W68riS69Z7a7BKf705j1oxj50K4AhGMVgFGuxO7AEpAOz2fxUduJAVo1ZNANQ7AkOWS-C4-abDjPdJVp2u-fbwe5E_zamnFK8j9yG4xqVgCI8Th-SjLizSZ8_M_ilyAKo0x5XLnaMpv0/w480-h640/A2ADE3D3-F81F-4947-B6CB-D0F91CCC92C2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigElphU3cSYYxEMkXsz85PfGB__TSejOTYW052Vy-xxQAy03SVD2DbGj6S1E60F053w3_bR2SUOU34CZoctn16QKy2BSYRYOPV4J_yldG08WvXA_zpITjQkrrDKHm2FT42PekQiI1EDvKwQRlyQ7YIkUp4A4buiJUdnv0d1kw9Pojhy3Ogpnt3a33Iu7k/s3203/276818F0-A934-4ADE-B081-CEE37377946E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2986" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigElphU3cSYYxEMkXsz85PfGB__TSejOTYW052Vy-xxQAy03SVD2DbGj6S1E60F053w3_bR2SUOU34CZoctn16QKy2BSYRYOPV4J_yldG08WvXA_zpITjQkrrDKHm2FT42PekQiI1EDvKwQRlyQ7YIkUp4A4buiJUdnv0d1kw9Pojhy3Ogpnt3a33Iu7k/w596-h640/276818F0-A934-4ADE-B081-CEE37377946E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A new to me item at the market was speciality mushrooms and there were lots of vendors selling them. I read that the Agriculture Dept. reported the sales from specialty mushrooms grew 32% in 2023. I haven't paid any attention to these strange looking mushrooms that are considered to be part of "other vegetables"...a totally new food group for me. They are considered a hearty meat substitute, low calorie, and can be an important source of nutrients. They caught my eye and my attention so now I just need to learn the differences and find some recipes ! These don't look anything like the small mushrooms I get in the carton at Frys. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswGSoXxDVER2lRaq7bFGRR-BVv1qscSkf89kHCDbJl90Z3-zV_uDv1sCR2koKdJ1N04DyQZPszv4jDNp0d1pcYClWLH5M6PIDxXU7pdbxwF1mEXp1F9jxDpt9s9Ctp-HadzSryXQHejYoNdHJBmNkcburJzqnAVgTNu5oocdxvP_iA1W3CofA3xwT_Rk/s2969/5137941F-E011-43D0-ABFC-2F4613A032D1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="2969" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswGSoXxDVER2lRaq7bFGRR-BVv1qscSkf89kHCDbJl90Z3-zV_uDv1sCR2koKdJ1N04DyQZPszv4jDNp0d1pcYClWLH5M6PIDxXU7pdbxwF1mEXp1F9jxDpt9s9Ctp-HadzSryXQHejYoNdHJBmNkcburJzqnAVgTNu5oocdxvP_iA1W3CofA3xwT_Rk/w640-h450/5137941F-E011-43D0-ABFC-2F4613A032D1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mushrooms were not the only thing that caught my eye...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's a restaurant that </span><a href="http://ruffinitwithrufus.blogspot.com" style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Jeff</a><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> (whose blog is a great source for yummy places to eat and fun/historical places to explore when in San Diego) mentioned in his blog awhile back that he and his brother visited. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQMSyOIbOfAWVwMlW_rIwekxKdWi4UKMlb9AQ_IzWJhAX7UftCEW-daPELdZvMQtxg-s9AAvBShuoJOccZ4bd1JVMx_ngbUcJaW-yK0qGV5HF3DESOEddY905NBlIpDaqkES6u3C_EziQ1B566inyaY-Q3u3TvEV6D8Se-B739N9RAZUFAZh_1cV2n-M/s2528/4D886637-364E-4B60-B878-9E70EC024B19_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="2528" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQMSyOIbOfAWVwMlW_rIwekxKdWi4UKMlb9AQ_IzWJhAX7UftCEW-daPELdZvMQtxg-s9AAvBShuoJOccZ4bd1JVMx_ngbUcJaW-yK0qGV5HF3DESOEddY905NBlIpDaqkES6u3C_EziQ1B566inyaY-Q3u3TvEV6D8Se-B739N9RAZUFAZh_1cV2n-M/w400-h161/4D886637-364E-4B60-B878-9E70EC024B19_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>El Indio (The Indian) was founded at the corner of India and Grant Streets as a tortilla factory in 1940 by Ralph Pesqueira, Sr who worked at the airplane factory by night and his tortilla factory making fresh hand made tortillas by day. During WWII, customers from nearby factories soon began asking him for an easy, ready to eat lunch item that they could eat with their hands. Ralph Sr., responded by making the "taquito"...a word he coined meaning "little taco" and the beginning of what we call rolled tacos today. Ralph Sr. passed in 1981, but the family owned business still makes taquitos the same way...hand rolled everyday with a little piece of the tortilla left open to pick up salsa, cheese and/or lettuce...just the way Ralph Sr. made them years ago. I didn't know this piece of history and would have surely ordered the taquito special if I had. Next time...for sure! Ralph Sr. is also credited with "inventing" San Diego's first tortilla machine in his basement. His small tortilla factory was able to increase their quantity of tortillas from 30 dozen a day to 30 dozen an hour...enough to turn his factory into a small restaurant. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcneiAeUqFZypxLqBh-s_SpRvQh9hSD8KLywweCoJY7Lpgxm_wDTWkhStN58-i53wQn3sP_6vKVFONPSlcJiMjV21VsuCJE9IHGPn08cM5p0rteUvf_e2_c6w-MyDMy2bN2FiqvZlvkiCeNkvcL4rrl9K7ytiO7gpa9FUhZX2Nj7wrZ2ZHRR5sdwOHdRY/s4032/0D042A8F-AAC2-4DF3-9288-0E90278DE99C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcneiAeUqFZypxLqBh-s_SpRvQh9hSD8KLywweCoJY7Lpgxm_wDTWkhStN58-i53wQn3sP_6vKVFONPSlcJiMjV21VsuCJE9IHGPn08cM5p0rteUvf_e2_c6w-MyDMy2bN2FiqvZlvkiCeNkvcL4rrl9K7ytiO7gpa9FUhZX2Nj7wrZ2ZHRR5sdwOHdRY/w300-h400/0D042A8F-AAC2-4DF3-9288-0E90278DE99C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Our lunch was fish tacos served with the best refried beans I have ever tasted (and I am pretty picky about refried beans), Mexican rice and corn chips made in house. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They sell bags of corn husks and corn chips and different size containers of their salsas and guacamole to take home. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Seating is inside or patio...they even have a patio across the street and a huge parking lot for customers free of charge. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-65Am3dYwu9q36xyNVZqyiDAEXp7k2r-KBCpFGQtRuJX6GByyQKe_G8cR_-hmwHcRTXagCnjuJPwP7eGwY-i6RqcsOL_EBRhfWQ1D42awNFTZAxwf5VgSZowXX3stBg52iLiJDQyRsEGIzb9fxUW6ckxZaqxXSBbSEpGKqf9NH5AXA5l727dbM4yKNZM/s4032/83AC6FF3-82B8-4078-8526-4610B57D4F3F.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-65Am3dYwu9q36xyNVZqyiDAEXp7k2r-KBCpFGQtRuJX6GByyQKe_G8cR_-hmwHcRTXagCnjuJPwP7eGwY-i6RqcsOL_EBRhfWQ1D42awNFTZAxwf5VgSZowXX3stBg52iLiJDQyRsEGIzb9fxUW6ckxZaqxXSBbSEpGKqf9NH5AXA5l727dbM4yKNZM/w300-h400/83AC6FF3-82B8-4078-8526-4610B57D4F3F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Thank you Jeff...the food was yummy and I so love the history. It is worth noting that this small family owned "slice of history" has sent care packages to our soldiers while fighting in wars as early as Vietnam. It's long history (83 years) with happy customers has earned the restaurant many accolades and awards. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And we came home with a bag of corn chips and guacamole. <br /> <br /> <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAybYwGnjoamJVC18qNh4_7P-LIDepXMRliIiDUq4dogWpfRop169bIDCAZY68vHlDWst362AVj2nOoVONAA6mQXzddBymQoUfDSHmJwlTiiyCvyTrmhPVMFb9W_z0U27sbpFGc5Y4j1-gKZhU_Q0G9Su9yH9g81bJHtqKr4qeLsaU2YZnZC4or7wVVjs/s4032/95502864-E6D3-4674-A834-9CDF0DF9B758_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="4032" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAybYwGnjoamJVC18qNh4_7P-LIDepXMRliIiDUq4dogWpfRop169bIDCAZY68vHlDWst362AVj2nOoVONAA6mQXzddBymQoUfDSHmJwlTiiyCvyTrmhPVMFb9W_z0U27sbpFGc5Y4j1-gKZhU_Q0G9Su9yH9g81bJHtqKr4qeLsaU2YZnZC4or7wVVjs/w640-h370/95502864-E6D3-4674-A834-9CDF0DF9B758_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Patio umbrellas at El Indio outdoor patio...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Thru our years of blogging and travels, Joe and I have been fortunate to meet so many great people. After being blogging friends for several years, we finally met Jeff and Fran in person back in 2017. Since that time, we have enjoyed their company quite a few times when we visit San Diego and even once in Tucson. Sunday's outing was a chance to catch up with them. Jeff and Fran planned a meeting for the four of us at Balboa Park for a guided tour of the Marston House Museum with lunch at a nearby (walking distance) restaurant afterwards. What a terrific experience we had as Fran's friend just happens to be a docent at the museum and the four of us had our very own private...take as much time as you need...tour of a beautiful home built in 1905. Our docent was a bundle of energy and so excited to be sharing such a special place and oh my, I could write a book with all the interesting and fun facts she shared with us. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As a quick intro, George Marston (1850-1946) is sometimes referred to as "San Diego's First Citizen". He is recognized for his work as a <i>visionary civic leader, a merchant </i>(Marston Department Store) <i>philanthropist, conservationist, and historic preservationist. He was a leader in the creation of Balboa Park, San Diego's Public Library System, Torrey Pines State Park, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, and the Serra Museum along with Presidio Park. </i>He was founder of the San Diego Historical Society. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XwC8kXwXVuRdmUEXoXhQfQnk0Ud4iCgnbThhRTp6SYWN8-yu2UX9ySuruOSN58HKzLjmAw6aftl5P16kOKSkFFEWb1PnJEC3peECuZPT7kfPG9PMEfJ1L05H__t78tNrBCjxTn9ngkpwANF7XL34gTiS0Y5X-zZkNS-YEYkGm11yOlCOuH0Ayb3vr2M/s4032/3FD4D24C-F03B-4AA2-88E6-B57C3DF9928B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XwC8kXwXVuRdmUEXoXhQfQnk0Ud4iCgnbThhRTp6SYWN8-yu2UX9ySuruOSN58HKzLjmAw6aftl5P16kOKSkFFEWb1PnJEC3peECuZPT7kfPG9PMEfJ1L05H__t78tNrBCjxTn9ngkpwANF7XL34gTiS0Y5X-zZkNS-YEYkGm11yOlCOuH0Ayb3vr2M/w640-h480/3FD4D24C-F03B-4AA2-88E6-B57C3DF9928B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe and I arrived a little early and enjoyed a walk in the garden. The gardens are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was a gift to his wife Anna for their 50th wedding anniversary in 1928. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh1xNbV6mZ4SHA01wO7WS2kc5DlWS-IvP2xwCrZToNJ-Nj8ZN7CEd8W_zA1DXH5dc0KJINMe3VQYbpcZGuXSkVQDHN-t4UOyEIMJ_9zD93iHND1n7RVjJQBGOEhOllJvFvqHPbShRISTFq7vxudRKaAmFD_Xf8yUUM1mG367MBy4bfGeZy_wjLu89RcE/s4032/B4596D2D-7CC1-4509-9D3A-8F9D74D65EED_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh1xNbV6mZ4SHA01wO7WS2kc5DlWS-IvP2xwCrZToNJ-Nj8ZN7CEd8W_zA1DXH5dc0KJINMe3VQYbpcZGuXSkVQDHN-t4UOyEIMJ_9zD93iHND1n7RVjJQBGOEhOllJvFvqHPbShRISTFq7vxudRKaAmFD_Xf8yUUM1mG367MBy4bfGeZy_wjLu89RcE/w480-h640/B4596D2D-7CC1-4509-9D3A-8F9D74D65EED_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was a nice surprise to find blooms...pink, red and white camellias, pink, red and white roses, rododendrums, daylilies, and daisies are what I can remember. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nynCMja6Mk58u0qGzBdO4-sv5sQo0f2Wmu8Klm0RHnHm10EfftpJ_VTLOFfqBG4x9kkSQzLlEM8E0MnwSopObtanRQKCdkBt6WTeYaN57tkRg-LkLnrl2I-a9UQQx5cWAKQixexXG028mGMQ-xUw-z9ZOBEXwFpUpgM7FdZ6Q62OwGK59vE1dUZZqRU/s4032/5664A1B2-C4F0-4D75-AEBA-3793B189B3BA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nynCMja6Mk58u0qGzBdO4-sv5sQo0f2Wmu8Klm0RHnHm10EfftpJ_VTLOFfqBG4x9kkSQzLlEM8E0MnwSopObtanRQKCdkBt6WTeYaN57tkRg-LkLnrl2I-a9UQQx5cWAKQixexXG028mGMQ-xUw-z9ZOBEXwFpUpgM7FdZ6Q62OwGK59vE1dUZZqRU/w640-h480/5664A1B2-C4F0-4D75-AEBA-3793B189B3BA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The water fountain on the back wall is a focal point in the garden...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZ1KpHDfXyMSUMi0MxQjdb8qubJSYSGGkKAFyBCFA-BA2I4iNER58g0q1xAURp-l3uDLHzt85BWMAGUcaH3KPMRWN0v4NXvgV5h2XDUgwznCyI_giSpR6Dq1dxtDlpWjpOqWYTvzfOBldH8TFpsc8cUIgagcpKmZ6UfKfFxgaQK195owfggJMxmpVrUI/s3506/CB97AC76-99E1-40F3-B366-934F99F7C799_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="3506" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZ1KpHDfXyMSUMi0MxQjdb8qubJSYSGGkKAFyBCFA-BA2I4iNER58g0q1xAURp-l3uDLHzt85BWMAGUcaH3KPMRWN0v4NXvgV5h2XDUgwznCyI_giSpR6Dq1dxtDlpWjpOqWYTvzfOBldH8TFpsc8cUIgagcpKmZ6UfKfFxgaQK195owfggJMxmpVrUI/w640-h496/CB97AC76-99E1-40F3-B366-934F99F7C799_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And sometimes, I just can't help myself...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneqdI9gkJHvkyXgYcP91EKc_up_jqr_LhL3OnoHxv2RwJHRJ0optXKUro3IIFaIOfluTP2XgXdnK8op_DRyLUxNGpek4KFSa0uJ5bvIdV8Zp162CvgpikY6hj3s1-k_HCXHHtJZpjXD0U51iuiIGurLRPPb0pCs5r1NhEX6YcCiD7PemsCBxXP9yQVDs/s4032/C2B176B9-5D5D-4D40-B0D3-0756A8DECFDF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneqdI9gkJHvkyXgYcP91EKc_up_jqr_LhL3OnoHxv2RwJHRJ0optXKUro3IIFaIOfluTP2XgXdnK8op_DRyLUxNGpek4KFSa0uJ5bvIdV8Zp162CvgpikY6hj3s1-k_HCXHHtJZpjXD0U51iuiIGurLRPPb0pCs5r1NhEX6YcCiD7PemsCBxXP9yQVDs/w480-h640/C2B176B9-5D5D-4D40-B0D3-0756A8DECFDF.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Marston House was designed as the private home for George and Anna Marston and their five children. The Marston's commissioned a prominent architecture firm, Hebbard and Gill, to design what is one of California's finest examples of Art and Crafts Architecture style homes. This home...now a museum...is one of the most important remaining buildings designed by these master architects and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Marston House is located in what we know as Balboa Park...it spans five acres and the home itself is 8,500 square feet. Mary was the oldest child of George and Anna and the last family member to live in this home. She deeded the home and five acres of gardens to the city in perpetuity and held a life estate on the property. She died in July 1987 at the age of 107. </span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeV9U1EbrVPjXDXiGeLx22cS1rZ84uXs9bC378FWdmkXG6g9a-kWBTgMenKQBL1Sqom3utqLJZWrQpC3ubnjeY5FDUqWraTgVZQl3nVg1zCwJwito6G5qFO2XEJvylCQR4SWov0tYaywgOynW-Yob4BE9oAHRE6lNw_J6izA2CqIsV9NE-Dj7h-tcsH4/s4032/35F12AF5-A68F-43FC-9FB9-4BE35E61CA23_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeV9U1EbrVPjXDXiGeLx22cS1rZ84uXs9bC378FWdmkXG6g9a-kWBTgMenKQBL1Sqom3utqLJZWrQpC3ubnjeY5FDUqWraTgVZQl3nVg1zCwJwito6G5qFO2XEJvylCQR4SWov0tYaywgOynW-Yob4BE9oAHRE6lNw_J6izA2CqIsV9NE-Dj7h-tcsH4/w480-h640/35F12AF5-A68F-43FC-9FB9-4BE35E61CA23_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Arts and Crafts Architecture style homes are homes adapted to suit the family's needs. As best I understand, the "Arts" are found in the natural materials, textures, earthy tones and colors, and metals </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">used inside and out. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWLolh0_oTVYIbmnMOh0R5DDTtxnuNw2jQP8yaYaDoq6075AXii3YxUZqjyci9ImSxdejLQStvxfQHSzNwrrmmwYf1OFk1d59w7tdJrdz2_k-JMy9pcPvBtWwaDBqNBGCUEC-v077e6Zwniq7JODGTJAUrfhr8Vfz4KiLRpM2EX6U5BYOA57bRftAxnY/s3709/E07BE912-E016-4F75-BF91-3ED384FAD1AF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="2966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWLolh0_oTVYIbmnMOh0R5DDTtxnuNw2jQP8yaYaDoq6075AXii3YxUZqjyci9ImSxdejLQStvxfQHSzNwrrmmwYf1OFk1d59w7tdJrdz2_k-JMy9pcPvBtWwaDBqNBGCUEC-v077e6Zwniq7JODGTJAUrfhr8Vfz4KiLRpM2EX6U5BYOA57bRftAxnY/w512-h640/E07BE912-E016-4F75-BF91-3ED384FAD1AF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Gorgeous redwood closets at the top of the stairs...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsyJ4vORIb-SS7eTSatOkwep04TBEjbXVHe5c0S6YjgEnzETpvcq55mdjeujSVO9EgVXqzwyu6Pc2hmAR0hCIVR9ID61vZEtDy5hIIUGW8pTQWasmOA7qM6-_b_lDo8pxOFu2fpb60hy8lSpHedsQyWyfqUljPoCZ1Utd0UtbX8CCAyHpWWjz8Bbtmc8/s4032/BD40A5CC-FF2B-475D-997C-785AFD266CFC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsyJ4vORIb-SS7eTSatOkwep04TBEjbXVHe5c0S6YjgEnzETpvcq55mdjeujSVO9EgVXqzwyu6Pc2hmAR0hCIVR9ID61vZEtDy5hIIUGW8pTQWasmOA7qM6-_b_lDo8pxOFu2fpb60hy8lSpHedsQyWyfqUljPoCZ1Utd0UtbX8CCAyHpWWjz8Bbtmc8/w640-h480/BD40A5CC-FF2B-475D-997C-785AFD266CFC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The fireplace in the sitting room...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nDLUba2dMzEk2xECncfcM2U0l-60r0WkVizdke2KFrQaR8lbBcH8734ddYonxHqFAw6UlKbRgJyA-JU9uzv8X_04KeAMFhyThoMGqHvsat7YDUwgMtIpbQEXhRP5c0UGjq1bU2gHO3kPlurjCRui-pX1yrrperOhE18QlMK43drXd84gZrpFujYdB_g/s1774/D4FC5DAF-3C11-407B-9011-B106920A38FA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1726" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nDLUba2dMzEk2xECncfcM2U0l-60r0WkVizdke2KFrQaR8lbBcH8734ddYonxHqFAw6UlKbRgJyA-JU9uzv8X_04KeAMFhyThoMGqHvsat7YDUwgMtIpbQEXhRP5c0UGjq1bU2gHO3kPlurjCRui-pX1yrrperOhE18QlMK43drXd84gZrpFujYdB_g/w622-h640/D4FC5DAF-3C11-407B-9011-B106920A38FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The library is the only room that has the original seagrass wallpaper... </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PYDfzVZqL0teUyiLCt0CjjSpSrH7u7aB_oKT4pCwpkEcD7uqX7e8ixBuNxbSi9z8Gjs49vYJyNwrMbzLFD16M6PKJS2T3DJF6jEdzCNs7hLNWuIMP_rjnvN4ei7OAK3LWoNFoul3722WPRklbIpc9349x2p6DXrzQ0PvlWq-yz0I1nN4Nw634W7LMrY/s4032/920BACC2-4293-47CD-BFCA-CDEA7CB48DF8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PYDfzVZqL0teUyiLCt0CjjSpSrH7u7aB_oKT4pCwpkEcD7uqX7e8ixBuNxbSi9z8Gjs49vYJyNwrMbzLFD16M6PKJS2T3DJF6jEdzCNs7hLNWuIMP_rjnvN4ei7OAK3LWoNFoul3722WPRklbIpc9349x2p6DXrzQ0PvlWq-yz0I1nN4Nw634W7LMrY/w480-h640/920BACC2-4293-47CD-BFCA-CDEA7CB48DF8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Beautiful wall lights...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2_y50MAOrlBIEbm_3zsXNQJLVnsqmIytR3vwAZFj31wUcn95DSTvubJESlkkGG-b3nU5GCKVKnAUMJryjrWvD3l1S6242dScN99MMKktTbl8gPkmwN98aPqDv4Y7E0Gut3pnS01KegwZL4rapxunq248irQK5uob2qN56Juj0FbiXQxAKkpnbBXbQTc/s3232/AE424FE2-1EEC-49EA-A989-F38670FF80B9_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="2854" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2_y50MAOrlBIEbm_3zsXNQJLVnsqmIytR3vwAZFj31wUcn95DSTvubJESlkkGG-b3nU5GCKVKnAUMJryjrWvD3l1S6242dScN99MMKktTbl8gPkmwN98aPqDv4Y7E0Gut3pnS01KegwZL4rapxunq248irQK5uob2qN56Juj0FbiXQxAKkpnbBXbQTc/w566-h640/AE424FE2-1EEC-49EA-A989-F38670FF80B9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Butterfly (or bowtie) keys are used downstairs to lock in place horizontal boards used on the wainscot wall forming a completely flush detail that is both beautiful and functional. This detail prevents cracks and separation where the two boards join together and allows for the wood to expand or contract. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The "Crafts" and found in built-ins, a key element in the design style adapted to meet the needs of the family living there. Bookcases, shelves, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">cabinets are all custom designed and built for specific things the family wanted/needed them for... an example is a cabinet built to specifications to store large rolled up maps at the base of the bookcases in the library that belonged to George who had a love for maps.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlbR6RvwUPVsjDdAdsRQF9zfQvTIkV0Vqmtu4PaWg7EJ9huSMtpy_kZh3ibtvx4Ulhyphenhyphen4hfQO6V7jeRPm9B1CU36uuUBg33LoposdR312YWQlkB7X0DrTEPI6eMyJc-Xd9nCcxKOXyL8OjZGv09ZhHLVaQrtBZ5_RRZcrJM-QhXSRzTmYyXO50iNfE-RA/s4032/8A99EFBF-86EA-4DA5-A598-89D19B456B44_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlbR6RvwUPVsjDdAdsRQF9zfQvTIkV0Vqmtu4PaWg7EJ9huSMtpy_kZh3ibtvx4Ulhyphenhyphen4hfQO6V7jeRPm9B1CU36uuUBg33LoposdR312YWQlkB7X0DrTEPI6eMyJc-Xd9nCcxKOXyL8OjZGv09ZhHLVaQrtBZ5_RRZcrJM-QhXSRzTmYyXO50iNfE-RA/w640-h480/8A99EFBF-86EA-4DA5-A598-89D19B456B44_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This library was my favorite room in the house. The built-in bookcases lined every wall. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz8fvtMVJCbwX45U_LAlA8Gdxx6WzvQd8eNEJDQE6tEGzenLRVzXVVbm2hhROYaQSMw2ov5mPzpkxs0Gei4vgVNtZj6Qz5USbMIcFeAU5SbiKmUxHfjgNmhsy4tV0KP0pgP9TVQIZ6zyeZInPl3RbpKbHl0y421o2elXJeQzUaQfdZPfuwNKJ_FUgbfQ/s4032/65A7FDFB-0F93-42B8-9639-58ECD081A533_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz8fvtMVJCbwX45U_LAlA8Gdxx6WzvQd8eNEJDQE6tEGzenLRVzXVVbm2hhROYaQSMw2ov5mPzpkxs0Gei4vgVNtZj6Qz5USbMIcFeAU5SbiKmUxHfjgNmhsy4tV0KP0pgP9TVQIZ6zyeZInPl3RbpKbHl0y421o2elXJeQzUaQfdZPfuwNKJ_FUgbfQ/w480-h640/65A7FDFB-0F93-42B8-9639-58ECD081A533_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This Tiffany lamp was one of three in this home. All three were custom made for Anna Marston.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcWwOc2xeiNlGF0ZAzC1wYGq8Z8BdgeozOvT5GBJFVCSeEk_2XTP8Qt6qOP7UwNaC8KzTQEXXV4WKSDYGSZCWZ00HEql1WdrAB2efRS2mYPmAQi1HlYsT35GSY9uuEP6ANUDz51g6VsNlZVdV0kzSxZV-G9Nkh8vHzUGJdeYUNtKDpIc_iUdP1y2mASU/s4032/013E8BD7-5863-4FD0-97DB-5566B1346C89.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcWwOc2xeiNlGF0ZAzC1wYGq8Z8BdgeozOvT5GBJFVCSeEk_2XTP8Qt6qOP7UwNaC8KzTQEXXV4WKSDYGSZCWZ00HEql1WdrAB2efRS2mYPmAQi1HlYsT35GSY9uuEP6ANUDz51g6VsNlZVdV0kzSxZV-G9Nkh8vHzUGJdeYUNtKDpIc_iUdP1y2mASU/w480-h640/013E8BD7-5863-4FD0-97DB-5566B1346C89.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The bookcases hold hundreds of titles...necessary for a family of avid readers and writers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The dining room was simple and elegant, bright and cheerful, functional, spacious, and well used. It was the most eventful room in the house. George Marston discussed plans for the first Panama-California Exposition (1917) here and Anna Marston hosted Sunday dinners with an impressive list of influential people including President Theodore Roosevelt. <br /></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUH7-YEXV91pb2vHtSwlkG2NttIKHaInA1YNxyoXHk3g2tk9ODQBs1vrXWnzx_qnOcCAMwcpL6gs0hzYKMCFUrfuihp8nWMXbtiOBa28Q6EQhYSzXAwClripCvN07JYKSlDA_6MYtRibftpD8Pypfw5X55yUAt7afNA-aO6FacasJqWvbNsD_rB0vMns/s4032/90D36113-819A-4DD3-B0A8-F20BF754C71E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUH7-YEXV91pb2vHtSwlkG2NttIKHaInA1YNxyoXHk3g2tk9ODQBs1vrXWnzx_qnOcCAMwcpL6gs0hzYKMCFUrfuihp8nWMXbtiOBa28Q6EQhYSzXAwClripCvN07JYKSlDA_6MYtRibftpD8Pypfw5X55yUAt7afNA-aO6FacasJqWvbNsD_rB0vMns/w480-h640/90D36113-819A-4DD3-B0A8-F20BF754C71E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Our docent, Kathy, sharing information about how the built-in china cabinet was constructed with quarter sawn oak. It is a beautiful cabinet with paned glass doors, drawers and cabinet space beautifully framed. It is a nice contrast to the redwood in other rooms and I will add that the wall color is Nile Green and stunning. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4anqYjg01eLVHLjulqgifYIf7i0EgTrUX-P-9I2bP4U0pwL9FaHAidg_lrOTf5lhE-98iCDf1Y3Qnj7281dkq4cfUYI6ktvFLQxRhFxThOew9Qw_mIFAVUIq6yQzPXMSFCfUIZ8fompS3Cl8SnRlhp4G86KpXlEbhmH-jKIIeiQt6xTsaFTy57n3q8A/s4032/7C5DE673-DA5E-4A51-92D3-2B18D8CDF189_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4anqYjg01eLVHLjulqgifYIf7i0EgTrUX-P-9I2bP4U0pwL9FaHAidg_lrOTf5lhE-98iCDf1Y3Qnj7281dkq4cfUYI6ktvFLQxRhFxThOew9Qw_mIFAVUIq6yQzPXMSFCfUIZ8fompS3Cl8SnRlhp4G86KpXlEbhmH-jKIIeiQt6xTsaFTy57n3q8A/w640-h480/7C5DE673-DA5E-4A51-92D3-2B18D8CDF189_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The dining room fireplace and patio doors... <br />The back wall also had doors that led to the backyard with windows in between. Notice the the detail on the floor in front of the door on the right...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU-6vC9LayWXqYA84etsa-Z9ZPFfvvSFAX9n3KFx-SyjBHmhtkSV_xDHD3r0ldw-nwPo5wEv1zEWkFrLLjKyKEB3FMSiSFMMzHBXfMS8rpDDx5xLbejtT7eYQX0Mpy_v25DtBwz6nHTqOH0sqcGe3i_6hqZqTfubwAeETHubH2DD1RfrxNW4F8jB5Qj8/s3289/8FF9CE14-3620-4364-8015-6F0728B3122C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="3289" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU-6vC9LayWXqYA84etsa-Z9ZPFfvvSFAX9n3KFx-SyjBHmhtkSV_xDHD3r0ldw-nwPo5wEv1zEWkFrLLjKyKEB3FMSiSFMMzHBXfMS8rpDDx5xLbejtT7eYQX0Mpy_v25DtBwz6nHTqOH0sqcGe3i_6hqZqTfubwAeETHubH2DD1RfrxNW4F8jB5Qj8/w640-h480/8FF9CE14-3620-4364-8015-6F0728B3122C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">...all the corners were laid this way. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">In the entrance hall, a built-in bench and a telephone nook are tucked into the staircase. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFylZoAf6GloK4DeZEebk5b82zbgeQSpXYjKF9E9SxqDB0mPb_8krjX62itKv9o_XU3Ji2MXO93sxsQgSnx4GjxsD0CB_F65SShS33Khyphenhyphen2nxt_qX7fyPbutUFhHbR8kzEChoneq7SFPcXEwUvRKGYGVdc4YRWfJ5xyA_iDq4asgIC5baxQHal41LWikI0/s3953/FD81746C-DE32-41CE-A78A-D51C4DBEAE48_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="3953" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFylZoAf6GloK4DeZEebk5b82zbgeQSpXYjKF9E9SxqDB0mPb_8krjX62itKv9o_XU3Ji2MXO93sxsQgSnx4GjxsD0CB_F65SShS33Khyphenhyphen2nxt_qX7fyPbutUFhHbR8kzEChoneq7SFPcXEwUvRKGYGVdc4YRWfJ5xyA_iDq4asgIC5baxQHal41LWikI0/w640-h480/FD81746C-DE32-41CE-A78A-D51C4DBEAE48_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I could go on and on...the kitchen, the butler's pantry with wooden countertops to reduce noise when food was "plated" for serving, the pantry with a California Cooler, the service porch, the upstairs bedrooms, the upstairs built-in closets and cabinets made of cedar, the bathrooms, the screened sleeping porch, and the gorgeous over-sized pocket doors in the downstairs living spaces and so much more ! I will close with one more little detail...the windows. George and Anna loved bringing the outdoors inside and the home has lots and lots of windows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRba_9sw6MrrkYbz53UR3_-rkR8Tf6Yd46QQIfTCAkDAq0_zrWQyVqZIf-AeXnW8Lee1JX1N-8bAkXSUYsiHdnqPaqRmUOveZPQUD3YHjj76utp06DMxmQN4YCVYojXIwaaEefM0UX2hfsgEu_kc0VTuLmxjnunkJZ0pPds-7ocLqkDYA8hjsSOZrMRk/s4032/D0E9737E-A9C9-4DD3-A1BE-E5DE296B2937_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRba_9sw6MrrkYbz53UR3_-rkR8Tf6Yd46QQIfTCAkDAq0_zrWQyVqZIf-AeXnW8Lee1JX1N-8bAkXSUYsiHdnqPaqRmUOveZPQUD3YHjj76utp06DMxmQN4YCVYojXIwaaEefM0UX2hfsgEu_kc0VTuLmxjnunkJZ0pPds-7ocLqkDYA8hjsSOZrMRk/w480-h640/D0E9737E-A9C9-4DD3-A1BE-E5DE296B2937_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The staircase...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And what we found that was so clever...screens were on the inside allowing the windows to be pushed open to the outside and not obtrusive on the inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNdIK7mJkXnfTGLJZblwZ-WPjridGJ555Rk_Uk44yov3G8Rckj2AOo8e8fCTqaz9_t3KN2yyBAsAEgC6EUNqVVqk4uytX2RGmCSF35Br93nl83JQ7JOfvGXMVMOK5lamMKYe8DDK8NBo1bjCHZC4uipI2aklu22dwdNPl7DFfqbFhlohoHRDH2ZWhZeU/s4032/A1B84569-5E52-4072-A006-2BA3D0B9AC4D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNdIK7mJkXnfTGLJZblwZ-WPjridGJ555Rk_Uk44yov3G8Rckj2AOo8e8fCTqaz9_t3KN2yyBAsAEgC6EUNqVVqk4uytX2RGmCSF35Br93nl83JQ7JOfvGXMVMOK5lamMKYe8DDK8NBo1bjCHZC4uipI2aklu22dwdNPl7DFfqbFhlohoHRDH2ZWhZeU/w640-h480/A1B84569-5E52-4072-A006-2BA3D0B9AC4D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Marston's had a huge impact on San Diego. And if you have time, George is worth googling and learning about...his family, his home and the way he managed and ran his department store. Today's term "forward thinking" certainly describes him and his family. One third of Mr. Marston's wealth and one third of his time went back to the city of San Diego and San Diego is certainly a better city because of his generosity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsqeh0Rq_RaIXCMlLEDVpLa46TNk5O9c32g7f5a__jO48kLVyHtLNL0vh800Xni5gT5b-vWjK5iQv9tH4da0xI_gKEMkwLqkdeuFGyjKwNw9_copn7eNqt6OZTJmIcenuCTw4b-XCtAHv3ZaLoGOyMHEO_nMCAa6BwnpwPFxyTHnyd_8h2sf3-YP2-8I/s230/9E5B8F1C-9FD0-44C8-B73A-E780E3209713_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="230" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsqeh0Rq_RaIXCMlLEDVpLa46TNk5O9c32g7f5a__jO48kLVyHtLNL0vh800Xni5gT5b-vWjK5iQv9tH4da0xI_gKEMkwLqkdeuFGyjKwNw9_copn7eNqt6OZTJmIcenuCTw4b-XCtAHv3ZaLoGOyMHEO_nMCAa6BwnpwPFxyTHnyd_8h2sf3-YP2-8I/w400-h377/9E5B8F1C-9FD0-44C8-B73A-E780E3209713_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Known for his love of ice skating, George was still skating at age 90. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Our brains were a wee bit overloaded as we walked a couple of city blocks for lunch. Jeff and Fran chose Jimmy Carters Mexican Cafe and what a yummy choice they made. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TsZm9wN-QJM9vzMHTeTk0OXapwnKyL51BM44ofXnXW43KuKjhTi1JLwUgTi5eYjPTfO60CnqhEzYZSiGHRFjALCh2CSrAHu-WMpMIqeLG2MXKZSgHywdSVHYYuTbL3EnTcI9t1qWyPbFy6-BJHGN_Q2h0Tsl7pSSmIR96wLN93hz1KUripKIiiEtr4Y/s4032/DC888808-5998-457B-9455-809AFA1BC9E0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TsZm9wN-QJM9vzMHTeTk0OXapwnKyL51BM44ofXnXW43KuKjhTi1JLwUgTi5eYjPTfO60CnqhEzYZSiGHRFjALCh2CSrAHu-WMpMIqeLG2MXKZSgHywdSVHYYuTbL3EnTcI9t1qWyPbFy6-BJHGN_Q2h0Tsl7pSSmIR96wLN93hz1KUripKIiiEtr4Y/w480-h640/DC888808-5998-457B-9455-809AFA1BC9E0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Inside, the cafe is cozy (with additional outside patio seating), its colorful and fun with lots of choices on the menu. At one time, Jimmy Carter had two restaurants...one an American eatery and the other a Mexican Cafe. He eventually merged the two offering traditional American breakfasts alongside authentic Mexican food dishes. I chose brunch...Jimmy's Skillet...shrimp, crab, mushrooms and chives scrambled with grilled potatoes and hollandaise served with tortillas and a Bloody Mary (not too spicy, just the way I like it). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOMGJleIX8nsJLJ07uNOqxz05mvy_UyyzN82ec7LmxHBNwlCTiSCSZuaVLVG8uc-GJR8RsZXoXGTRcf93sQZZjHlhNrBY_7g909OsKJGJLOoDMmSapXJnJWJ56m6W9G1rZxxOa-NE0PslLb0HnaDyZvrfnr0cam-mAglbuPQAxYSij_I1shEdzekT15U/s4032/EEC44424-E857-451F-A8C0-1C90B117D1E3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOMGJleIX8nsJLJ07uNOqxz05mvy_UyyzN82ec7LmxHBNwlCTiSCSZuaVLVG8uc-GJR8RsZXoXGTRcf93sQZZjHlhNrBY_7g909OsKJGJLOoDMmSapXJnJWJ56m6W9G1rZxxOa-NE0PslLb0HnaDyZvrfnr0cam-mAglbuPQAxYSij_I1shEdzekT15U/w480-h640/EEC44424-E857-451F-A8C0-1C90B117D1E3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We all chose something different and we all cleaned our plates...a sure sign we all enjoyed our meals. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The best part...sitting with friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Thank you again Jeff and Fran. Joe and I enjoyed our time with you and the wonderful morning we shared. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsiVkwlRwJS1C1op4UgIhB7i_2Fby0aWpaRTleihLHJBPTcBjdCp590Pu7etsL32DfFwrv-WVJaKVAVrjWTuKKYO3GtPlKp9gTpc53c8Pt49nPcoYZnqZzSrr3OgVZkX6eovQBictyIsfBVkz5T4ZgyvU7Ongawoxbn_f7Woa0p9YKiPGycWB_Yywi0g/s4032/DE8FCA1A-B414-4A0A-A311-BD248F94D385_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsiVkwlRwJS1C1op4UgIhB7i_2Fby0aWpaRTleihLHJBPTcBjdCp590Pu7etsL32DfFwrv-WVJaKVAVrjWTuKKYO3GtPlKp9gTpc53c8Pt49nPcoYZnqZzSrr3OgVZkX6eovQBictyIsfBVkz5T4ZgyvU7Ongawoxbn_f7Woa0p9YKiPGycWB_Yywi0g/w480-h640/DE8FCA1A-B414-4A0A-A311-BD248F94D385_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Jeff and Fran standing on the sleeping porch taking in the gardens below. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at Belle...Sally makes sure we get lots of walks and that we stop often to enjoy the flowers along the way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEkJuXRJIhP2BtfeNwbDAgTSPgEu16pU4VuEhoRJQpr6krbOfycckKJ6oa2MBveIb8gfNIwNNv8mgemw6T-B-yjggQCXJkxlGGgXUyO5bogNN5hg-7-icNV8xq4lpGk6KiY9ZKMvlzuapmZyzjBGE4Z-3XDJIOkRdOPBNt4WxOlkH6mMVHTweihhjBh4/s4032/E6EC1DBB-89AE-4222-8425-4BD6AAE1A426_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEkJuXRJIhP2BtfeNwbDAgTSPgEu16pU4VuEhoRJQpr6krbOfycckKJ6oa2MBveIb8gfNIwNNv8mgemw6T-B-yjggQCXJkxlGGgXUyO5bogNN5hg-7-icNV8xq4lpGk6KiY9ZKMvlzuapmZyzjBGE4Z-3XDJIOkRdOPBNt4WxOlkH6mMVHTweihhjBh4/w640-h480/E6EC1DBB-89AE-4222-8425-4BD6AAE1A426_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3882" data-original-width="2455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2Szzr7fYXXwAyW-tNmBOkOlxN9wf6xkq4TFmUGbItfT2-5yKqtWPwRtadLwAcrRx-0bIWk-0frFzYo3W0BNgT3nz_kgHeV23jXz6TUk3Klm9wKB8_sQwPqRaIhcMG6VZyQqLgKpqEYONPyWWYd7zxai9XxV_D7XWtLdekDnd1_wGcuhgGAcNfG59Efk/w404-h640/091E3326-4D66-454A-A277-943CF382F0FF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS ! </span></div><p></p></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-11297158440051446632024-01-12T19:31:00.000-07:002024-01-12T19:31:08.780-07:00Seaport Village and Beaches<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 12, 2024</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYnJKWs_lnjzUN6mwauWXw0pcIgfm0OerDtV4buPDhKw8PnU_KqZC_VjdYPmPUnz7x2PAjxvhjNIf48npoh6Yme9D8-AvDbtWENiW1Vsn-OIQrs9mCHiFtJk1CqUK6macFKCMHb0jLztQqCv6uavl-Qi763g_m9y0qCN4mE5kg2ef05s6SQaLiWOUxHA/s3792/8356CF67-6642-43C0-B98D-3351384354C1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYnJKWs_lnjzUN6mwauWXw0pcIgfm0OerDtV4buPDhKw8PnU_KqZC_VjdYPmPUnz7x2PAjxvhjNIf48npoh6Yme9D8-AvDbtWENiW1Vsn-OIQrs9mCHiFtJk1CqUK6macFKCMHb0jLztQqCv6uavl-Qi763g_m9y0qCN4mE5kg2ef05s6SQaLiWOUxHA/w480-h640/8356CF67-6642-43C0-B98D-3351384354C1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Harbor Drive in San Diego</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Wednesday's destination was Seaport Village. It's a fun outing...we can walk, shop, eat and never have to move the jeep and it's less than 10 miles </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">from the KOA. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaXU6uqSgIZOFxSZpioBoHSJ-uugEPngOdpim0Yqx8cuu8QUjvRt3TOHqKI66Guh3hhoDUToCOXSxiGsLbXRnDht5aU2sAqP6u8-VqnYhyphenhyphenb1C7QPAPiglINP-0zqAUhU_KwkNdF15L6XEOJTQNW-Bc7ZDtTDZHsw1XTuf7OJlzboL6qg_4tT90t9ZCUI/s4032/047F9EB0-C972-46B2-8920-D7CF6AC0E389_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaXU6uqSgIZOFxSZpioBoHSJ-uugEPngOdpim0Yqx8cuu8QUjvRt3TOHqKI66Guh3hhoDUToCOXSxiGsLbXRnDht5aU2sAqP6u8-VqnYhyphenhyphenb1C7QPAPiglINP-0zqAUhU_KwkNdF15L6XEOJTQNW-Bc7ZDtTDZHsw1XTuf7OJlzboL6qg_4tT90t9ZCUI/w480-h640/047F9EB0-C972-46B2-8920-D7CF6AC0E389_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The walk along the harbor passes by store fronts, patio cafes, a very green park with trees and picnic tables and benches, and a marina on one side. The beautiful bay with various size boats going out or coming in, Bay Bridge, Coronado Island and the Navy shipyard are on the other side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsmeHW7LaJr3ydprt0jJLolzANaV8scQzq8OjHlhysg0teq-u5dsZ6sQNHwJbmWHheyp0BNhEP2db6PaFzVndw43uRZZJu_r3nDAF5iGm2THkBX4LFqQDger7ADefNSODkoIlHJJBgqzIrIPIcBSu28slNdsvcNf0gXN2s-IkpL7ZXxuMWaNBTtpWNEk/s3858/92DECEF0-85A6-4478-8733-DB223347FA9A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3858" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsmeHW7LaJr3ydprt0jJLolzANaV8scQzq8OjHlhysg0teq-u5dsZ6sQNHwJbmWHheyp0BNhEP2db6PaFzVndw43uRZZJu_r3nDAF5iGm2THkBX4LFqQDger7ADefNSODkoIlHJJBgqzIrIPIcBSu28slNdsvcNf0gXN2s-IkpL7ZXxuMWaNBTtpWNEk/w640-h502/92DECEF0-85A6-4478-8733-DB223347FA9A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Fun stores to browse...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2F4JrZI56zdhOscs5fQjvd7x4hQ_S7lZoyLxPgK34gTBUWvomCd25epOLq4vIfpRwso2XlGUhLdHUwUpChVTtjheksT3QokIkZISp0r4v1AiwUBmPO8x2U3wA5X_VMlBTcfL5Z037LrZXDk0fNC3uC0IZk0-qUHpmD0ofRf4rRJT9ysro4kB84Qvc0o/s4032/EBE8320B-C55C-41F1-8E86-836BAA85330A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2F4JrZI56zdhOscs5fQjvd7x4hQ_S7lZoyLxPgK34gTBUWvomCd25epOLq4vIfpRwso2XlGUhLdHUwUpChVTtjheksT3QokIkZISp0r4v1AiwUBmPO8x2U3wA5X_VMlBTcfL5Z037LrZXDk0fNC3uC0IZk0-qUHpmD0ofRf4rRJT9ysro4kB84Qvc0o/w640-h480/EBE8320B-C55C-41F1-8E86-836BAA85330A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A beautiful green park...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq90nXbSZOcZYgENclc_i4sAFswkGKi0zws2Xx2_-BmTUjxzjcyasYpvZWrJ3haqDYxk70pF-x6YB498Jzplje7V3c40zVjEldlyZXvQOwSgSU1lzCoDr1jXYVJtqwCCODTKNH-Nd3QxlcmC55tZ4eWJb3Ky5ttTRMo-PVOoqRPjayDfBr3zJcJWHo3Y/s4032/F233BB5A-F49E-4586-9D80-7ED046096419_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq90nXbSZOcZYgENclc_i4sAFswkGKi0zws2Xx2_-BmTUjxzjcyasYpvZWrJ3haqDYxk70pF-x6YB498Jzplje7V3c40zVjEldlyZXvQOwSgSU1lzCoDr1jXYVJtqwCCODTKNH-Nd3QxlcmC55tZ4eWJb3Ky5ttTRMo-PVOoqRPjayDfBr3zJcJWHo3Y/w640-h480/F233BB5A-F49E-4586-9D80-7ED046096419_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Looking toward Bay Bridge which connects San Diego and Coronado Island...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvQoSsoaCB5YpUIuDisNNCDsN1mhGYzqhq1jjCRdgX5qXj-Go8s0mltkN3va5KiaJ-GcMDZ5qvPcQrckttG1Vo2aeIQRdhs5ajoMzGF2V4be0UPgx3iZM7xoul3ks-BTAJQRhyphenhyphenDS31hcgYcJNXt6WiYoSnQgGVtkQ5a5CqJf5KZXe5XzhBM4pigzXmdk/s4032/C24BA3CA-4E0E-4996-84AD-0F865AEED1D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvQoSsoaCB5YpUIuDisNNCDsN1mhGYzqhq1jjCRdgX5qXj-Go8s0mltkN3va5KiaJ-GcMDZ5qvPcQrckttG1Vo2aeIQRdhs5ajoMzGF2V4be0UPgx3iZM7xoul3ks-BTAJQRhyphenhyphenDS31hcgYcJNXt6WiYoSnQgGVtkQ5a5CqJf5KZXe5XzhBM4pigzXmdk/w480-h640/C24BA3CA-4E0E-4996-84AD-0F865AEED1D0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Looking toward San Diego...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPm_FI_97_aYeUkEeQhC4TND6_mprbprQpoRq0r37rWp9JIFGPwS9U6zJ9Kj-N1k-Omxl5KersTEAiSosrw-J7l1CdaRd5ah4jpGkAZ4sU2lSMVswnu7NI8w3Pq1EYVfTsWW5j8RfGsqhFa1E5UkbNEd8oEJdiZ9fo48Pst_Mqs0g_qGmeiH1uh68TUg/s4032/7A340451-BBA0-48C6-992A-EEE7EB5E7568.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPm_FI_97_aYeUkEeQhC4TND6_mprbprQpoRq0r37rWp9JIFGPwS9U6zJ9Kj-N1k-Omxl5KersTEAiSosrw-J7l1CdaRd5ah4jpGkAZ4sU2lSMVswnu7NI8w3Pq1EYVfTsWW5j8RfGsqhFa1E5UkbNEd8oEJdiZ9fo48Pst_Mqs0g_qGmeiH1uh68TUg/w640-h480/7A340451-BBA0-48C6-992A-EEE7EB5E7568.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Navy shipyard across the bay...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOxYB86hUuBEB2ABfrEjdjVfmc6Ee_4MGrcPDiCdr2lOJKuFEQBMBRGfD1poXgFptonVdH2AHb8Y4qNZZ6o_0E4E9NUfzGhLwt2G8WpwLuEd_61KED6oxeinZh7Sx3RTonNO7ssCs6xZNwHsmKjAH_5vxh-QYa3PdBoCnIKdZ53BiFKse0g8dJhgyYUg/s4032/63A7CE6E-FD5B-47A3-BAEC-7DE7F9CDE4F8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOxYB86hUuBEB2ABfrEjdjVfmc6Ee_4MGrcPDiCdr2lOJKuFEQBMBRGfD1poXgFptonVdH2AHb8Y4qNZZ6o_0E4E9NUfzGhLwt2G8WpwLuEd_61KED6oxeinZh7Sx3RTonNO7ssCs6xZNwHsmKjAH_5vxh-QYa3PdBoCnIKdZ53BiFKse0g8dJhgyYUg/w640-h480/63A7CE6E-FD5B-47A3-BAEC-7DE7F9CDE4F8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Getting closer to the marina...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4DxAzxXgSsSWSuMCABJ0tv8aDAV0Fl6abTTsfzHPKFyidZmvQWa3VsXb3DSrwG37qQpvtI2wlBKtnBV9UZWgrvhFRuhxy6NGRsVU1iixbwYcW7jgLTWda5w-EZJ46UfkkaYWU9A6k90gqUSSHibIZrRnE3HXM_z0tSy8cUGsT_wmz29VvZisuHlNKYI/s4032/03B2284E-22A1-4DD2-8C64-137FAE7C6778.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4DxAzxXgSsSWSuMCABJ0tv8aDAV0Fl6abTTsfzHPKFyidZmvQWa3VsXb3DSrwG37qQpvtI2wlBKtnBV9UZWgrvhFRuhxy6NGRsVU1iixbwYcW7jgLTWda5w-EZJ46UfkkaYWU9A6k90gqUSSHibIZrRnE3HXM_z0tSy8cUGsT_wmz29VvZisuHlNKYI/w640-h480/03B2284E-22A1-4DD2-8C64-137FAE7C6778.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Passing by the marina, we always take time to read the names of the sea going vessels..."Snaphappy" was our favorite this time...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The history of Seaport Village's reclaimed land can be traced as far back as 1782 when sailors aboard a pair of Spanish expedition ships anchored in the bay. As the story goes, the sailors began to fall ill from scurvy and were buried there. Then in the 1930s, train tracks were laid along Harbor Drive when the land was converted into a railroad yard to ship goods and materials to San Diego. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH9azb3gJMjbn4Xn-KjL0qQFtBD5KtxTwzUga1i4hg5MXrUZyxt4jFatocrtSoJQWn9cc0Sjjta6i3KYONzkvnsaKpL6sFQ-4M2vJcfSZtYJPyiMGWJg5Fsrdgl4LDpRpnynbyEbgbZXdqdbjuQ3RUe3GMWTI-KZAhJTSO7MhztMZOom7ubFIDLHsH64/s4032/3C79CAAA-D1E9-41E4-98D7-859E9CBF3B6F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH9azb3gJMjbn4Xn-KjL0qQFtBD5KtxTwzUga1i4hg5MXrUZyxt4jFatocrtSoJQWn9cc0Sjjta6i3KYONzkvnsaKpL6sFQ-4M2vJcfSZtYJPyiMGWJg5Fsrdgl4LDpRpnynbyEbgbZXdqdbjuQ3RUe3GMWTI-KZAhJTSO7MhztMZOom7ubFIDLHsH64/w480-h640/3C79CAAA-D1E9-41E4-98D7-859E9CBF3B6F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It wasn't until the late 1970s that someone had a vision for Seaport Village which officially opened in 1978. Today it is a 14 acre waterfront complex with lots of color, a laid-back vibe, and unique shopping and eating choices. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBsiuyvWuaiuSvT6FGZbAiSJEXJ1yXA4rBGLrwWHfFZzE0iCrK-CWbMXkxbJ6PIqEa-pNzK9j-E5ZZUd_GGOuAXRJ0rg6YWpC9eCRa0PrW578iMNxPFeK81FGLpNx4wxp7sQHib_pRFHNrunOH1QoT6hHFbeSF5ZrA7c-k3ex4N00UNP9MSMOACy3cUs/s4032/36D8BA85-94CF-4246-A7C8-E1BF9C9E7F62_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBsiuyvWuaiuSvT6FGZbAiSJEXJ1yXA4rBGLrwWHfFZzE0iCrK-CWbMXkxbJ6PIqEa-pNzK9j-E5ZZUd_GGOuAXRJ0rg6YWpC9eCRa0PrW578iMNxPFeK81FGLpNx4wxp7sQHib_pRFHNrunOH1QoT6hHFbeSF5ZrA7c-k3ex4N00UNP9MSMOACy3cUs/w480-h640/36D8BA85-94CF-4246-A7C8-E1BF9C9E7F62_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">And while there, don't forget to look up or you might just forget you are right smack dab in the middle of downtown...beautiful San Diego !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwdKtCRwx3YfZdK4iiFXc-BKJ6FGY51-DdrzbpCRKRPTFijP-8oFGYK7i7UTWa8Eg732MKIQvYZUUsSaSNBoXFyNQDhw2uZZNmOHCXT06hZLFLxsfgILkeTUgi8srof4Kii6SsUvCffbv3lnW9WVpXxOPuNRV0ZcilXixyvgrvkPNDpfuoWpwXmGx6VI/s4032/B852528E-E3DC-4D29-955C-B8E28CDD8E75_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwdKtCRwx3YfZdK4iiFXc-BKJ6FGY51-DdrzbpCRKRPTFijP-8oFGYK7i7UTWa8Eg732MKIQvYZUUsSaSNBoXFyNQDhw2uZZNmOHCXT06hZLFLxsfgILkeTUgi8srof4Kii6SsUvCffbv3lnW9WVpXxOPuNRV0ZcilXixyvgrvkPNDpfuoWpwXmGx6VI/w640-h480/B852528E-E3DC-4D29-955C-B8E28CDD8E75_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Walking and shopping sure makes me hungry. Our lunch choice was Edgewater Grill...they serve brunch until 3:00 ! It was little chilly for the outside patio, but we had a very nice window table with a really nice view of the bay. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx9oWDUHz84z0xugxb_3yTQgpBxBZPPSehARsTEQWNRgJx21m7oTyjEbTax3ZYPQvrLK8r_0vZ2CaswGN0nbht2XDd2tf2JTFRxNvdmKYbbyptThCtSPX-GFU2WlI5lh6HRi5C1JycrRYJgDPerCAEJbK0Vb5lAKIpOvAvxKj6VQ2fRNsrmr9LR5R5d4/s3855/C14BEA7A-8EAA-46EC-B57B-77A5EED76D6F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="2721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx9oWDUHz84z0xugxb_3yTQgpBxBZPPSehARsTEQWNRgJx21m7oTyjEbTax3ZYPQvrLK8r_0vZ2CaswGN0nbht2XDd2tf2JTFRxNvdmKYbbyptThCtSPX-GFU2WlI5lh6HRi5C1JycrRYJgDPerCAEJbK0Vb5lAKIpOvAvxKj6VQ2fRNsrmr9LR5R5d4/w452-h640/C14BEA7A-8EAA-46EC-B57B-77A5EED76D6F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Joe patiently waiting while I washed my hands...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7AQw2LR7eShJtAG2PLzMp_qe7aCn-TXbXV57sVO3yFET9SPs7ylbGMMwaC54MNcTE8RAa5gB7kOe95_ian-p7XX-JYjqUhMRhPuNSekH5GeKkhdbvm6t9TWq0JLz5HL1yJ6yiXOqdyTS5p7VVhOQGRoexBxjVxI_dEw5qGmp_vRbcuZRvC2pqr7l-Ug/s4032/082D515C-C184-4C93-9138-BB7158ABFF7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7AQw2LR7eShJtAG2PLzMp_qe7aCn-TXbXV57sVO3yFET9SPs7ylbGMMwaC54MNcTE8RAa5gB7kOe95_ian-p7XX-JYjqUhMRhPuNSekH5GeKkhdbvm6t9TWq0JLz5HL1yJ6yiXOqdyTS5p7VVhOQGRoexBxjVxI_dEw5qGmp_vRbcuZRvC2pqr7l-Ug/w480-h640/082D515C-C184-4C93-9138-BB7158ABFF7E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The service was stellar and the food was yummy. Joe chose fish and chips served on a bed of mixed greens with fries and malt vinegar. I had brunch...not a surprise...and chose crab Benedict with local crab, poached eggs, house hollandaise, english muffin, avocado, and breakfast fries. I ate every morsel ! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXJdKgv8NPNWn4GiN-rlqNLo0pYcTmIJcjBctzDge5duHvFphBHA6VTqPHadMrwkZHCHvbPaqDDxOUAdmOAyEJP5t-rw0pJXJhuYKSnyqihZd3pHolhQJirfydt6H8x_wCAKAUpAVlJ9_mq-uGqcbudGAml6alEB75acuJEDSDMvK3bCKYA-fQErFBso/s4032/E7007667-CA1F-4185-BE83-837D71B2499B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXJdKgv8NPNWn4GiN-rlqNLo0pYcTmIJcjBctzDge5duHvFphBHA6VTqPHadMrwkZHCHvbPaqDDxOUAdmOAyEJP5t-rw0pJXJhuYKSnyqihZd3pHolhQJirfydt6H8x_wCAKAUpAVlJ9_mq-uGqcbudGAml6alEB75acuJEDSDMvK3bCKYA-fQErFBso/w640-h480/E7007667-CA1F-4185-BE83-837D71B2499B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We did make one small purchase...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRZ_0SYZ40Ra6py4Bbm1cre6nPAZiTbWlCGbJRUUFP2guYWGNN1tZdTZAOmFhD6ZYa2g_j6XJwd8oN8SVeNtfilr1MP7J0E2CDlNeDz0Anx7xGXr4sy8_SzXU0dxo0dt-_yWbUjSNWns3namNhbCgfPkfPRLgXSBPdiCEqWEPQSp39-9L5EOBnRFkeJ0/s4032/CB1E299E-D077-47CD-B8E4-2A804912C0FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRZ_0SYZ40Ra6py4Bbm1cre6nPAZiTbWlCGbJRUUFP2guYWGNN1tZdTZAOmFhD6ZYa2g_j6XJwd8oN8SVeNtfilr1MP7J0E2CDlNeDz0Anx7xGXr4sy8_SzXU0dxo0dt-_yWbUjSNWns3namNhbCgfPkfPRLgXSBPdiCEqWEPQSp39-9L5EOBnRFkeJ0/w480-h640/CB1E299E-D077-47CD-B8E4-2A804912C0FF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Friday's destination was Mission Beach. We joined Ronnie and Carol for a much needed beach walk...I was in heaven! Our walk began at a grassy knoll somewhere at Mission Beach and ended past the Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach. Some of the walk was sandy ocean and some on the boardwalk where beach reparation was in progress. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaDXDpMLybSLqHE9m27_FmGxS9vms1jEWoqKszbd3U5F2LjdqN3TUTnhZtOxhsGzOCPIku0F_DCEKx5oJ04n0nE6O3lsCuDLU_N8Le5sVqps03PYSnb5boNM_svnDik4mBNTH0cHGo-2dLsmWEjpMTwIoTsVjDUtRDujKvQM6mPaqEw0U4DeOyuxYbEQ/s4032/910AA0E5-363A-473B-86D3-02DB35587311.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaDXDpMLybSLqHE9m27_FmGxS9vms1jEWoqKszbd3U5F2LjdqN3TUTnhZtOxhsGzOCPIku0F_DCEKx5oJ04n0nE6O3lsCuDLU_N8Le5sVqps03PYSnb5boNM_svnDik4mBNTH0cHGo-2dLsmWEjpMTwIoTsVjDUtRDujKvQM6mPaqEw0U4DeOyuxYbEQ/w640-h480/910AA0E5-363A-473B-86D3-02DB35587311.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_b3WmmmNmnksC1kBnY3XvveWxS636gu18snMfsO7FiMezxzhPwAmwmCd5h55n0qG8b25_3a2DR6YF_2H2Kd3PjD1Mv6M5bUxeyD65nKsARPJmcoVt-o7rMLdxDfu7uaTYLbJcAxyOd-ZKGBYWodEliIcXdI56cD85hqUOD9C5NUCUI5pUy-GShHUvgI/s4032/3964988C-6E73-4EAE-B398-FFA6C88E082B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_b3WmmmNmnksC1kBnY3XvveWxS636gu18snMfsO7FiMezxzhPwAmwmCd5h55n0qG8b25_3a2DR6YF_2H2Kd3PjD1Mv6M5bUxeyD65nKsARPJmcoVt-o7rMLdxDfu7uaTYLbJcAxyOd-ZKGBYWodEliIcXdI56cD85hqUOD9C5NUCUI5pUy-GShHUvgI/w480-h640/3964988C-6E73-4EAE-B398-FFA6C88E082B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the last of San Diego's beach communities to be developed, Mission Beach got its start in 1914. It is built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. </span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-3-4AdT2P1Jkc-VDTgESAhzn7O7rSxGFt7S1IxrndvsstP82Q1B8E3OisVztcGgUyY_WGh9NG8h-1OvUX9vT4AXGFSxzMTfiBEeZblDPmWLqWZtQiDpUQokAm36URgH8jl8Lp5_JYEi9Xzbropah7f22dbmzuVQ13sauxdsb7Rrdwp7sud1XbUjh2j0/s4032/6E5EB8C3-F005-4038-AAF5-3054FFE4FAB3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-3-4AdT2P1Jkc-VDTgESAhzn7O7rSxGFt7S1IxrndvsstP82Q1B8E3OisVztcGgUyY_WGh9NG8h-1OvUX9vT4AXGFSxzMTfiBEeZblDPmWLqWZtQiDpUQokAm36URgH8jl8Lp5_JYEi9Xzbropah7f22dbmzuVQ13sauxdsb7Rrdwp7sud1XbUjh2j0/w640-h480/6E5EB8C3-F005-4038-AAF5-3054FFE4FAB3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mission Beach...glistening rocks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This family friendly beach spans nearly 2 miles of ocean front. A boardwalk runs along the beaches on both the ocean and bay front areas. Since our arrival and thru this morning there has been a high surf advisory with winds gusts up to 45 mph and breaking waves between 12-18 + ft. high with water finding its way to nearby boardwalks and roads. Piers were closed and I even read that the sea wall at the Children's Pool in LaJolla has damages as well which is not good for the seals and sea lions who birth their pups this time of year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpefZMSB2IohIY0SrEPFXoVkc9u3XlqDIWzkeejwzbNVAIIRFwoH_1uDBRqygfUVc-uQoqDG4aMsm8iLc0CsWQCp57955ifLcwxhCqpA57I2FIb5hnKbVKgUJ1UX8EiowRQOrcTJL69iMcdC9oiiRz1Oeq4m4HZ2bSw_dtjQZmNGHUvrtkPhn6-67g_Ug/s6000/E4D05350-3C01-425B-A6EB-E465DBCC8208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpefZMSB2IohIY0SrEPFXoVkc9u3XlqDIWzkeejwzbNVAIIRFwoH_1uDBRqygfUVc-uQoqDG4aMsm8iLc0CsWQCp57955ifLcwxhCqpA57I2FIb5hnKbVKgUJ1UX8EiowRQOrcTJL69iMcdC9oiiRz1Oeq4m4HZ2bSw_dtjQZmNGHUvrtkPhn6-67g_Ug/w640-h426/E4D05350-3C01-425B-A6EB-E465DBCC8208.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I have always enjoyed the challenge of capturing waves as they roll over...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEYFiXehZEtJDaDLWFAu21Wf50J1XROwHYhryj39Ob_fyQdCqsoOqcsUKN1Bl8x01i0RCJxv_R0CdOzaVugdrqaHPuo0O-QjvVHOTmyCLGWfsSYJ8-EgHVdTPAm6h_afv4awEZ2Dj7_1SC_v3rDwWY26_TOySOb3rKwir_sMFIalhxEcR4Jz0ex3anaY/s6000/E8DB1DAE-23B8-4088-9F32-EC19E717C597_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEYFiXehZEtJDaDLWFAu21Wf50J1XROwHYhryj39Ob_fyQdCqsoOqcsUKN1Bl8x01i0RCJxv_R0CdOzaVugdrqaHPuo0O-QjvVHOTmyCLGWfsSYJ8-EgHVdTPAm6h_afv4awEZ2Dj7_1SC_v3rDwWY26_TOySOb3rKwir_sMFIalhxEcR4Jz0ex3anaY/w640-h426/E8DB1DAE-23B8-4088-9F32-EC19E717C597_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I'm guessing this surfer feels the same. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU__NgzTifdQ_5DCnEsu9_H7FbRVWS2thM5eGy7f95AUK3Vu8B8FA2ay6KRP2q5lzWJ_lXdjuU6v03U01t_T1M9az7hX93QxDPvI8lka-WdSOhQZ3qcf55RXZaTK3gGdlYBfd7TVbC6WmrduQ91r7aQkWoe7g6Nzeepvpuq9Enh_cw1OIDw5Vnb2fEhJE/s6000/0F7EB801-B1C1-4D71-B407-72D4426D93FC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU__NgzTifdQ_5DCnEsu9_H7FbRVWS2thM5eGy7f95AUK3Vu8B8FA2ay6KRP2q5lzWJ_lXdjuU6v03U01t_T1M9az7hX93QxDPvI8lka-WdSOhQZ3qcf55RXZaTK3gGdlYBfd7TVbC6WmrduQ91r7aQkWoe7g6Nzeepvpuq9Enh_cw1OIDw5Vnb2fEhJE/w640-h426/0F7EB801-B1C1-4D71-B407-72D4426D93FC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Crystal Pier, first built in 1927, is an 872 ft long wooden pier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZQ4eRfmALRgkKAMDGPFV7Xh27Y02Xy76SCbJLTMiNZx8AZC-uoF4eWBcrbUeGjacVbe3aXOcheJieiU-rcoFoJD-iP-xhlB9JwYXNz__oWdzOi1scU4XSgNrko_YSjXiv38YS_qCFavOiRMa71Xxq2ugASB-ZMKTZdw9K3s27hyphenhyphenzSC-QhLsuFFghHiY/s4032/4C8E44E3-FF27-4337-9D09-D90D4D38E07A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZQ4eRfmALRgkKAMDGPFV7Xh27Y02Xy76SCbJLTMiNZx8AZC-uoF4eWBcrbUeGjacVbe3aXOcheJieiU-rcoFoJD-iP-xhlB9JwYXNz__oWdzOi1scU4XSgNrko_YSjXiv38YS_qCFavOiRMa71Xxq2ugASB-ZMKTZdw9K3s27hyphenhyphenzSC-QhLsuFFghHiY/w480-h640/4C8E44E3-FF27-4337-9D09-D90D4D38E07A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is usually open to the public for fishing, people watching or just relaxing to the sounds of crashing waves, but that portion of the pier was closed due to the high surf. But, Crystal Pier Hotel and Cottages were open for rentals. Imagine a night of sleeping over the ocean... </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFeOH2UHIRLj18n-mt2jGwB1SC5Lnys_2XLtH1-Yn3dYAv97nZ1wbzLZXoiOQYunHNMVHT9WrZQFqpFDoz-aOhwLd5VO3xbx0CN-XRsqVTLkAzDBYTvRERjg0RpMPeeuz5XqvWdjp31oDvma2ncPx-nMfti9t4dS6ceuAYxEYT30-Z2ivl6BKFIyPd1U/s4032/D345540E-77EA-42FA-85C2-9B8676179171.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFeOH2UHIRLj18n-mt2jGwB1SC5Lnys_2XLtH1-Yn3dYAv97nZ1wbzLZXoiOQYunHNMVHT9WrZQFqpFDoz-aOhwLd5VO3xbx0CN-XRsqVTLkAzDBYTvRERjg0RpMPeeuz5XqvWdjp31oDvma2ncPx-nMfti9t4dS6ceuAYxEYT30-Z2ivl6BKFIyPd1U/w640-h480/D345540E-77EA-42FA-85C2-9B8676179171.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Each cottage features a private deck on the pier...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Also built in 1927, the hotel primarily features original cottages...restored, renovated, and rustic...a reminder of days gone by. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqlv26UUMuLPOVw1n9yqgwykX95gInA0sLynVNM2QB_pRuNd5og3wiKpG8aQ8Oa26L7pWL27FhjeSEVTplU7yyKzDqEFRFPw6xvFcvSFs2SPFuFG8ejBZknVAab3z5_wUIvs8AkK4AtMtZSLDh4KjTrWFBImwFooEwlnR0ODcy5tijCR06ou4ATaNKjY/s4032/1AE2AD4D-D555-486E-8C6E-2342AB4CF6BB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqlv26UUMuLPOVw1n9yqgwykX95gInA0sLynVNM2QB_pRuNd5og3wiKpG8aQ8Oa26L7pWL27FhjeSEVTplU7yyKzDqEFRFPw6xvFcvSFs2SPFuFG8ejBZknVAab3z5_wUIvs8AkK4AtMtZSLDh4KjTrWFBImwFooEwlnR0ODcy5tijCR06ou4ATaNKjY/w480-h640/1AE2AD4D-D555-486E-8C6E-2342AB4CF6BB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Past the pier, the glistening rocks disappear and we enjoyed the shore birds and their funny antics scooting in and out, chasing each other and probing for tasty morsels. Lots of Marbled Godwits... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1do-4a1U0F6H8ozHEdeW5BFYosrU97V2LWzv2asprbd-P7iz1C0Nva3yk68QzKonV92LOGCA8-eJVMVwN45Ie0GM0hf4medDa3aIljSngXGbLLLlRcRToPMX1fP2nbuR6COBSkAnKUdvcJtDe-S0XIuImHbuebIVV88w3JNlPLmwP7UUOjR0l7Ffv5xQ/s5255/D559EAE5-A853-4D9E-A547-6EE734D4471A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="5255" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1do-4a1U0F6H8ozHEdeW5BFYosrU97V2LWzv2asprbd-P7iz1C0Nva3yk68QzKonV92LOGCA8-eJVMVwN45Ie0GM0hf4medDa3aIljSngXGbLLLlRcRToPMX1fP2nbuR6COBSkAnKUdvcJtDe-S0XIuImHbuebIVV88w3JNlPLmwP7UUOjR0l7Ffv5xQ/w640-h412/D559EAE5-A853-4D9E-A547-6EE734D4471A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Rain in Belle is awesome especially when it's a good steady rain and no winds are involved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILGJPpJQrTJuIQJZkJ-JDZmYQXhWDoUZ14glINs5QwAKtHjjRD9urEAtjkOeYJcfayzYkTQfAX7DbHbDLJrgi136e1D-5NX9vayj4TJ0IQCAP8NlHuMzF7LKDfNMp-T-M2acGAtgUFanNDWzDl35tSaDG7e4xHrnwh-Lr7UrfEkZWdncxmqy3AmfGqeQ/s4032/5F18E800-0D6E-4C60-8CFB-18F157B0F78D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILGJPpJQrTJuIQJZkJ-JDZmYQXhWDoUZ14glINs5QwAKtHjjRD9urEAtjkOeYJcfayzYkTQfAX7DbHbDLJrgi136e1D-5NX9vayj4TJ0IQCAP8NlHuMzF7LKDfNMp-T-M2acGAtgUFanNDWzDl35tSaDG7e4xHrnwh-Lr7UrfEkZWdncxmqy3AmfGqeQ/w480-h640/5F18E800-0D6E-4C60-8CFB-18F157B0F78D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The three of us enjoy the flowers and the grass here at the KOA and get plenty of walks around the resort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcFcVa8cwcBXzIKekjtLr6LC_EVeZonSLkJ_Z5fTTugBQHVSFG7EDH_ECM7JJfsQv37VueMwwtVIC5bgl98olxM2zsCFyfZFHcEazq7oZSQjTbI4CaNQZ1RDhdM3Rd2aHPVvHTlxohgjooG4xr1tHMkxNDoUUMNhzxqvjdsDyRF5kCotkwc254Em7tPk/s4032/C46EF51A-4C4C-4192-914F-A7FB36429BB1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcFcVa8cwcBXzIKekjtLr6LC_EVeZonSLkJ_Z5fTTugBQHVSFG7EDH_ECM7JJfsQv37VueMwwtVIC5bgl98olxM2zsCFyfZFHcEazq7oZSQjTbI4CaNQZ1RDhdM3Rd2aHPVvHTlxohgjooG4xr1tHMkxNDoUUMNhzxqvjdsDyRF5kCotkwc254Em7tPk/w480-h640/C46EF51A-4C4C-4192-914F-A7FB36429BB1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">January 9, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b>Sweetwater River</b></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KnTptfFa6Ca05K4f8pZwzV0Rf1CnHENoMbfAzVDd6DZE50dL5rK-BYumeVDs-L6IEKZAnhvDGAHrpPazxfFhCN0uI6y73ieWRNH_0SL_XAwO_ksbTO0Y_ZY-BH4vgny5_WmC1t2EkcZEdHBVsz85gGW8MhaAbWdWcifQpEucMQvlYUNQI5WVcz2Sk44/s4032/7F22F5F0-6A82-4646-ADB6-5AA3AE771BC1_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KnTptfFa6Ca05K4f8pZwzV0Rf1CnHENoMbfAzVDd6DZE50dL5rK-BYumeVDs-L6IEKZAnhvDGAHrpPazxfFhCN0uI6y73ieWRNH_0SL_XAwO_ksbTO0Y_ZY-BH4vgny5_WmC1t2EkcZEdHBVsz85gGW8MhaAbWdWcifQpEucMQvlYUNQI5WVcz2Sk44/w480-h640/7F22F5F0-6A82-4646-ADB6-5AA3AE771BC1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sweetwater River...photo taken from bike path</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sweetwater River runs beside the KOA Resort. Along the river is a nice two lane biking/walking path that goes to Pepper Park...a beautiful green space. The tidal portion of the river starts here in National City before the river empties into SD Bay. We have biked this section of the path several times and enjoyed fish and chips at the outdoor grill at the marina. We don't have bikes anymore, but sometimes we walk there. As you can see in the photos, the water is very low and looks like it has been that way for sometime. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aR6BmdZDUJilkv_Ssp3ePj1bAwR53thftUkr41qGiWoDs9182OiddTGF1ySl8QFNiqpd0_6G-asrtqPpDCHV-jsWxlcw_oW3-wFVUe-Gku2ITxbzLd9vmP4Nzc7tWgt36opdWPnDYasUDF-TNc92HNcaCAKqZnJgXLjwpV8KB2j_wIVeXvsiafoejhw/s4029/FBD253F0-E491-48C7-9876-2C186876FE34_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="4029" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aR6BmdZDUJilkv_Ssp3ePj1bAwR53thftUkr41qGiWoDs9182OiddTGF1ySl8QFNiqpd0_6G-asrtqPpDCHV-jsWxlcw_oW3-wFVUe-Gku2ITxbzLd9vmP4Nzc7tWgt36opdWPnDYasUDF-TNc92HNcaCAKqZnJgXLjwpV8KB2j_wIVeXvsiafoejhw/w640-h428/FBD253F0-E491-48C7-9876-2C186876FE34_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We saw a variety of ducks and other small shore birds.</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70m3Lgd1rdj4HwSDIWdMI5A-qcf1s5pBlwA4TDhaBUZcKn3ImKKPr_dCzWrQAbGXHdmu09CagFpn7WubFBKAIK86RdDGJUb9Ek-98Ttk79qiKSpO_yqIHXqvflU7LAiDYgcPnenp-h_citgno_6JSAKH_T2jP_n-WG1fxc_fJyKdbj0kAmUFZ9MtBOC4/s5107/EFBC084B-37BA-4DC7-8AFA-768FE41D52C0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="5107" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70m3Lgd1rdj4HwSDIWdMI5A-qcf1s5pBlwA4TDhaBUZcKn3ImKKPr_dCzWrQAbGXHdmu09CagFpn7WubFBKAIK86RdDGJUb9Ek-98Ttk79qiKSpO_yqIHXqvflU7LAiDYgcPnenp-h_citgno_6JSAKH_T2jP_n-WG1fxc_fJyKdbj0kAmUFZ9MtBOC4/w640-h272/EFBC084B-37BA-4DC7-8AFA-768FE41D52C0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Northern Pintail and Willets</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvSFIyAeadnIObb3pbNOqxIDIW9-MeX2YHRlF5hEGR8H_dlVRpkJp2dyXxtTDjj7Ops8RxkgVfApyOsf7XRvglXVaSOGaq09UJpWXFBXsRDRauxV8ra2kIAdRcecmSKYcwoBxvPLi3OpfLMvRwv3VXKz9cqqNnI4Tibt88JWKb6i8ABUV2yasWSekI4U/s4192/0FD51B3A-4A18-4610-BBE0-EB914B504A8A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="4192" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvSFIyAeadnIObb3pbNOqxIDIW9-MeX2YHRlF5hEGR8H_dlVRpkJp2dyXxtTDjj7Ops8RxkgVfApyOsf7XRvglXVaSOGaq09UJpWXFBXsRDRauxV8ra2kIAdRcecmSKYcwoBxvPLi3OpfLMvRwv3VXKz9cqqNnI4Tibt88JWKb6i8ABUV2yasWSekI4U/w640-h284/0FD51B3A-4A18-4610-BBE0-EB914B504A8A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Buffleheads</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yTnGsTmtJluWDhlWCRhMX3WC67oX2BQFQmWulbOLL9kR3VFobxo4Ba7ISlso10yB72JxCejLajqx7ARg9UqKq5YBB9OLOn8qU9erEL4oous9uIE-WGkZZRV3AEUaiabJpE0JkoVvIJy2Z15smr8TbXQKYidKkfrxMCFzyggs8cqD4I96GaGlnSjKITc/s5430/76A679CE-2BDD-44D0-B61B-0647427A7DF7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3414" data-original-width="5430" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yTnGsTmtJluWDhlWCRhMX3WC67oX2BQFQmWulbOLL9kR3VFobxo4Ba7ISlso10yB72JxCejLajqx7ARg9UqKq5YBB9OLOn8qU9erEL4oous9uIE-WGkZZRV3AEUaiabJpE0JkoVvIJy2Z15smr8TbXQKYidKkfrxMCFzyggs8cqD4I96GaGlnSjKITc/w640-h402/76A679CE-2BDD-44D0-B61B-0647427A7DF7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">American Wigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was excited to spot a kingfisher on the way home. We have seen kingfishers here and there in our travels, but I had not ever photographed one. This Belted Kingfisher sat for awhile and what a real treat it was to take his picture. </span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y7CoRwf22gcCSuXzaAHim3EYK0Y1YS65-DzL_0DuDJuVH3EeSSFYOM1fcROzOiKiYOgnVea7Lvfj-PcZG0h4kL3_niNnz3X9LLQLR8oogLNYw8h1rLM4KfwPqeBKJAcYmGNNz6CVDUSj8FbpTpB3xeqCM9_N10sHr1YOYAvh-AKGs_t7X2XM_C3rRmA/s5259/11C6EF83-C1FC-4F0D-B918-C864CC0720B2_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="5259" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y7CoRwf22gcCSuXzaAHim3EYK0Y1YS65-DzL_0DuDJuVH3EeSSFYOM1fcROzOiKiYOgnVea7Lvfj-PcZG0h4kL3_niNnz3X9LLQLR8oogLNYw8h1rLM4KfwPqeBKJAcYmGNNz6CVDUSj8FbpTpB3xeqCM9_N10sHr1YOYAvh-AKGs_t7X2XM_C3rRmA/w640-h418/11C6EF83-C1FC-4F0D-B918-C864CC0720B2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">With it's top-heavy physique, energetic flight, and piercing rattle the Belted Kingfisher seems to have an air of importance as it patrols up and down rivers and shorelines. It nests in burrows along earthen banks and feeds almost entirely on aquatic prey. This is one of the few bird species in which the female is more brightly colored than the male.(All About Birds) </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70vfxbLgoWpT0ZIWs1VZhH5riHBS4ob85coQb2W0EhXsIjhiix8IuaamKsK0BGAXxmuDsrxYNcDlj1fEJwVRN0_O7kYVmu-wK2ahwmznS1x9zlPzn-1rnFfDhPjYahcwTaTaJIuU86KmJYTqe9WjS_tGINkOFwd44qDcv618RvZh3Wk49wT5qwC5XWzc/s2311/99CC86CF-8564-4DC9-A026-96F0C5DF1AE7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="2311" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70vfxbLgoWpT0ZIWs1VZhH5riHBS4ob85coQb2W0EhXsIjhiix8IuaamKsK0BGAXxmuDsrxYNcDlj1fEJwVRN0_O7kYVmu-wK2ahwmznS1x9zlPzn-1rnFfDhPjYahcwTaTaJIuU86KmJYTqe9WjS_tGINkOFwd44qDcv618RvZh3Wk49wT5qwC5XWzc/w640-h364/99CC86CF-8564-4DC9-A026-96F0C5DF1AE7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For most of our walk, the path was lined with Brittlebush...</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEvNkj8HZC7_RouudjHi38G7-x8l5AAOVLIOU6haf9EMg6gNVDFDvIcDdmAnwbnw0giEhnceQqgxyLMniU0xgdAJu7DkYln4FSJ7gsTMuMeMwO7hWWXkFOMOz3tk26Nl44Zji3tiwMvrNoOrHZo4_Tm_Oy50dSXjHP0637w-T8ARQdKmcAL_chYKG6SA/s2937/FF7D8734-4871-4FBC-A462-9D886C9B2D21_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="2937" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEvNkj8HZC7_RouudjHi38G7-x8l5AAOVLIOU6haf9EMg6gNVDFDvIcDdmAnwbnw0giEhnceQqgxyLMniU0xgdAJu7DkYln4FSJ7gsTMuMeMwO7hWWXkFOMOz3tk26Nl44Zji3tiwMvrNoOrHZo4_Tm_Oy50dSXjHP0637w-T8ARQdKmcAL_chYKG6SA/w640-h602/FF7D8734-4871-4FBC-A462-9D886C9B2D21_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">...so bright and cheerful and a nice way to log in a few miles!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Bay NWR encompasses about 2,620 acres and was established to protect a rich diversity of endangered, threatened, migratory, and native species and their habitats in the <i>midst of a highly urbanized coastal environment. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcJTItt56-ItU2hKw8MJ7N-DJyTYi1slZcgCFt3nZ_u7lGX9gXcTtzTrFxFFyyNdnMMjth6Wlfw0-O_id5UCTuTlNZtDWMT8eG2pQIkjlRPWoLvGbiyZm3sO_ticv2zAiJIkTXQ3n7qp1ePhVxMjtWBq_w70tB3PLrai44MoPdIN0UAdv-ZAhw1Gabmc/s4032/8FEAC000-28F4-41FA-BE86-2B8A01BD6511.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcJTItt56-ItU2hKw8MJ7N-DJyTYi1slZcgCFt3nZ_u7lGX9gXcTtzTrFxFFyyNdnMMjth6Wlfw0-O_id5UCTuTlNZtDWMT8eG2pQIkjlRPWoLvGbiyZm3sO_ticv2zAiJIkTXQ3n7qp1ePhVxMjtWBq_w70tB3PLrai44MoPdIN0UAdv-ZAhw1Gabmc/w640-h480/8FEAC000-28F4-41FA-BE86-2B8A01BD6511.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This area is one of those "been there" places and has become a favorite to walk and look for birds. We usually begin our walk in Imperial Beach at Bayshore Trail. It is a short dirt trail that connects the parking area to to Bayshore Bikeway. This section of bikeway traverses what is known as the Silver Strand...a narrow piece of land that connects Coronado Island to Imperial Beach. First off, our mornings have been chilly...lazy, second cup of coffee chilly...so we haven't been out and about as early as I like in order to catch the birds at their usual feeding time. The walk was nice with Ronnie and Carol joining us and I managed enough birds to make taking the big zoom lens worth the effort.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have several favorite birds to photograph and Snowy Egrets are on the list. These slender, elegant herons are quite photogenic and their slow, deliberate, stalking movements make capturing them easy. I was happy to see so many of them...</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkuohWJBC8Ftkeg13VYfrQOj7CLCmbCdzs_58vYBcukLEuXsu8JgcG_l8eoD7Ht-OyGAvIZ_736n7481lbhwsBOBmcxs5vsJ8aX8MddIhvslENCjSlPFee8khsRDMrvcXAM8cHYrCNxKIE65HBbBtbQuXYzHrjAqNYMH0vNKK4_CHA9QnTaZLsB4E-eE/s6000/49FDD6D0-8CC9-476F-9926-13E074422FF1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkuohWJBC8Ftkeg13VYfrQOj7CLCmbCdzs_58vYBcukLEuXsu8JgcG_l8eoD7Ht-OyGAvIZ_736n7481lbhwsBOBmcxs5vsJ8aX8MddIhvslENCjSlPFee8khsRDMrvcXAM8cHYrCNxKIE65HBbBtbQuXYzHrjAqNYMH0vNKK4_CHA9QnTaZLsB4E-eE/w640-h426/49FDD6D0-8CC9-476F-9926-13E074422FF1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLh5gjb2ODRU2alUm9ukFUUxZHZenVTUklmEsgk1gPg6fcmN48OvPgt0DCWo0R0J28pw0UPdmwEkjXbA7AsP0e2DOT6ehHDS2QdwHVZ8zb3Dm5BEjZ2guX0muCMgqwvMQ7qKX_NbtejJRaToXFSXdqAMORhgp0-UIWg-8Eb8ghDtOI5pRyd4AchKlJHY/s4261/486A5609-F92D-49F8-8C7D-2B767EB664E7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="4261" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLh5gjb2ODRU2alUm9ukFUUxZHZenVTUklmEsgk1gPg6fcmN48OvPgt0DCWo0R0J28pw0UPdmwEkjXbA7AsP0e2DOT6ehHDS2QdwHVZ8zb3Dm5BEjZ2guX0muCMgqwvMQ7qKX_NbtejJRaToXFSXdqAMORhgp0-UIWg-8Eb8ghDtOI5pRyd4AchKlJHY/w640-h432/486A5609-F92D-49F8-8C7D-2B767EB664E7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFljdlhyfAqHDy75uYcn2CtPC8GTLnVRUdigYwss-P12lV9xl_Ft_ZmsqKRYGR7H8Q9wH1UsrxyiNIIvyqfqhgOvPkD1oGqumUNY9PUUdOJLtgK4ZT_kL4LvZbBfIvN_yA8HCXPNIkDCRGjvc62J12iVTIocFfUdMK9xNTmWIepnPEJcpa0Au2YG7c-tI/s6000/81697DBB-0C65-4B64-AA60-5085435112FA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFljdlhyfAqHDy75uYcn2CtPC8GTLnVRUdigYwss-P12lV9xl_Ft_ZmsqKRYGR7H8Q9wH1UsrxyiNIIvyqfqhgOvPkD1oGqumUNY9PUUdOJLtgK4ZT_kL4LvZbBfIvN_yA8HCXPNIkDCRGjvc62J12iVTIocFfUdMK9xNTmWIepnPEJcpa0Au2YG7c-tI/w640-h426/81697DBB-0C65-4B64-AA60-5085435112FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed watching the Black-necked Stilts...another new bird to photograph. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6a3DI8cIuoSN5r5wAqZdaAnhT3BdOI2iHNI2T3pBGrL50EfL_DUWkgaBY33K9th4tzPM5pVlAO5d7CGUr9OgjhXK2onwE-p3O2k-pcHj9VQy1VrlKyRnwaqhUy6rA_aXut4ngQ_dTayYoUY721WT_c2LabVnAlgNelipTkVbtVdYT1yVa2HPNt-iTh0/s4892/7F5641AA-184B-44DA-82A9-62F8F3BE322C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3135" data-original-width="4892" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6a3DI8cIuoSN5r5wAqZdaAnhT3BdOI2iHNI2T3pBGrL50EfL_DUWkgaBY33K9th4tzPM5pVlAO5d7CGUr9OgjhXK2onwE-p3O2k-pcHj9VQy1VrlKyRnwaqhUy6rA_aXut4ngQ_dTayYoUY721WT_c2LabVnAlgNelipTkVbtVdYT1yVa2HPNt-iTh0/w640-h410/7F5641AA-184B-44DA-82A9-62F8F3BE322C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />All About Birds states that these birds are among the most stately of the shorebirds with long rose-pink legs, long thin black bill and elegant black and white plumage. I also read that these pink legged birds have the second longest legs in proportion to their bodies of any bird...exceeded only by flamingos. Sooo cool !</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuYUXASmwDyfFXznGOzrOClKMNNuhJerir2NMXavTQ-lWdbaFtpgp3yKxdrKfffexFYC0Bq5GstuCR24-lXnCBRelWToVCT04xHXKZDdJApCuAT36j0Pe4nfem0aZ5f4a_wNiy1ytT_15sBaKxthz1z_y1oXKeXg15kCGrlB-LCn2xeb6JOygy9h6oWI/s5976/1C39DC1B-B5E6-4719-AC23-5B25E89A8D37_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="5976" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuYUXASmwDyfFXznGOzrOClKMNNuhJerir2NMXavTQ-lWdbaFtpgp3yKxdrKfffexFYC0Bq5GstuCR24-lXnCBRelWToVCT04xHXKZDdJApCuAT36j0Pe4nfem0aZ5f4a_wNiy1ytT_15sBaKxthz1z_y1oXKeXg15kCGrlB-LCn2xeb6JOygy9h6oWI/w640-h302/1C39DC1B-B5E6-4719-AC23-5B25E89A8D37_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Somethings we just never forget...and photographing a Long-billed Curlew for the first time is one of those experiences for me. I literally chased it around the grassy area near the front office at Cocopah RV & Golf Resort in Yuma in February 2014 determined to get a picture. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEU4Pk29CjDetjAHTj_ziEmHbR8CiySSsUqe-Jd7TJ3mDe5gijxrqlDklNTII-bF0EygAfsJTow_K91Ywl_vidznP2fHYgg2Tt6oecnJi-JzvCSSfFW4UM9eR1th22EfCVc0IQVrgD8Z1SsBysUgWdAAOeT0-0YqNY4rpBMmDR9GUI5vooKUytZdWrbg/s1600/7536FC1D-C4E1-41AF-9AF9-2B1F8FE1B1B7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1600" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEU4Pk29CjDetjAHTj_ziEmHbR8CiySSsUqe-Jd7TJ3mDe5gijxrqlDklNTII-bF0EygAfsJTow_K91Ywl_vidznP2fHYgg2Tt6oecnJi-JzvCSSfFW4UM9eR1th22EfCVc0IQVrgD8Z1SsBysUgWdAAOeT0-0YqNY4rpBMmDR9GUI5vooKUytZdWrbg/w640-h258/7536FC1D-C4E1-41AF-9AF9-2B1F8FE1B1B7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Long-billed Curlew...February 2014</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnGCO2GAi0-3KMdaZ8go3hUcmsd4SggraU8fQmNzLyNRk2TbeHtDzan_DH0tsjbftlLGGFFyzmh9sb8fv_7FDIy_JhD-K9ux6JXvA12zWghGjjWZN4CcF-J0anjojL9ab11fP5Zbxtnk-QRDCSqHP7tgfl9WmKrtI2hnz9mq0mD9g_JmLYiO6vWzb3mQ/s4155/8CF5D93C-1E50-44BF-97BB-7F7EB5D188DD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="4155" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnGCO2GAi0-3KMdaZ8go3hUcmsd4SggraU8fQmNzLyNRk2TbeHtDzan_DH0tsjbftlLGGFFyzmh9sb8fv_7FDIy_JhD-K9ux6JXvA12zWghGjjWZN4CcF-J0anjojL9ab11fP5Zbxtnk-QRDCSqHP7tgfl9WmKrtI2hnz9mq0mD9g_JmLYiO6vWzb3mQ/w640-h436/8CF5D93C-1E50-44BF-97BB-7F7EB5D188DD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Long-billed Curlew...January 2024</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of Sanderlings...</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TDpEVeSB6vd8RXXSrvIq_E0F3D-vJ_O455s6JSbuwCgKSbIF_iXoeiby5YYZhK9ggWM9j8mt4oGhvXh6fCPoAKdJNFDJTEVzw6jdMK97FmutC8-UVOKVHVFEQymOCufftbMJKrZyX2tiF-nx69nl1BNP1jFzgmT6blSA2rBIxV-HGUJkif4nla27YQc/s5326/96A76C36-9491-4B10-BCC7-73E0E4FC8647_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="5326" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TDpEVeSB6vd8RXXSrvIq_E0F3D-vJ_O455s6JSbuwCgKSbIF_iXoeiby5YYZhK9ggWM9j8mt4oGhvXh6fCPoAKdJNFDJTEVzw6jdMK97FmutC8-UVOKVHVFEQymOCufftbMJKrZyX2tiF-nx69nl1BNP1jFzgmT6blSA2rBIxV-HGUJkif4nla27YQc/w640-h230/96A76C36-9491-4B10-BCC7-73E0E4FC8647_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">one bird I couldn't identify...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8tRjf-LrdPHXM1uPzxQZtwC1hbOOCPGvMxET2CdqFZBfitjzRx0oz4qjeNjyMU_YNzWPS5wfQMXAoZijQPxuGDqhfhMe1IVe90CVbQ8-IFGsKEzVvEeVLM7XIyhE6gA1hiPZOMM_RwxqZxyyDJRqAu6m0wI67fwnel3d5s7b8EcVk5LvRZTwoVQgPMU/s3755/D492277E-6D6D-4FE0-9C01-AAA6596E6982_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="3755" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8tRjf-LrdPHXM1uPzxQZtwC1hbOOCPGvMxET2CdqFZBfitjzRx0oz4qjeNjyMU_YNzWPS5wfQMXAoZijQPxuGDqhfhMe1IVe90CVbQ8-IFGsKEzVvEeVLM7XIyhE6gA1hiPZOMM_RwxqZxyyDJRqAu6m0wI67fwnel3d5s7b8EcVk5LvRZTwoVQgPMU/w640-h362/D492277E-6D6D-4FE0-9C01-AAA6596E6982_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and gorgeous feathers.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">licking the yogurt spoon...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDo53dUdI22Hgb3cRdNTrl6cs_wCk9sgC8YolyCdfuiP2_mWjZZTRTsmQQjX1EXBrtQ7reChXViZeFsnkwHjrUxFJcc2NStP4AwwcXeBVMCmL0OC9vl24cW1d2tpk2duE8kwBPmr7j3OkwaQQNPeP-aJoVbkL2RLXTbX1v_03KoNYUBvSmU5Bbo5TI-c/s3707/CC98B3B2-15DF-4CB6-BCC5-B41BEF82DB40_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3707" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDo53dUdI22Hgb3cRdNTrl6cs_wCk9sgC8YolyCdfuiP2_mWjZZTRTsmQQjX1EXBrtQ7reChXViZeFsnkwHjrUxFJcc2NStP4AwwcXeBVMCmL0OC9vl24cW1d2tpk2duE8kwBPmr7j3OkwaQQNPeP-aJoVbkL2RLXTbX1v_03KoNYUBvSmU5Bbo5TI-c/w522-h640/CC98B3B2-15DF-4CB6-BCC5-B41BEF82DB40_1_201_a.jpeg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and quiet time under the steering wheel.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 6, 2024 </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0bilCwe4gxFUfBZduu8e_5DByeWcCbysD4U46ccoNJJImFREFVVJEXdVH73KjHoEk1xEa74613pcKAs1IF575wqxc8CkjoNhIZ-8tQ8p_F5mXDy6Z9qnBnz6M_7GZcOtDL09bL8l-Ji-R8oLyvFEw-etHoLOby_AgeR0j23xbBISWr5dMI1Nuy74QdY/s4032/BBA713BF-278E-416C-9776-032B87902F3B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="4032" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0bilCwe4gxFUfBZduu8e_5DByeWcCbysD4U46ccoNJJImFREFVVJEXdVH73KjHoEk1xEa74613pcKAs1IF575wqxc8CkjoNhIZ-8tQ8p_F5mXDy6Z9qnBnz6M_7GZcOtDL09bL8l-Ji-R8oLyvFEw-etHoLOby_AgeR0j23xbBISWr5dMI1Nuy74QdY/w640-h408/BBA713BF-278E-416C-9776-032B87902F3B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Rosecrans National Cemetery located on the Fort Rosecrans Military Reservation is also located on this hilly peninsula. </span> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Our first outing was a visit to Point Loma. Loma is Spanish for mountain/ridge. It is a favorite destination for two reasons...Cabrillo National Monument (CNM) and Point Loma Seafood. I have written about this beautiful park many times. We enjoy the history and the natural beauty it has to offer. San Diego Bay was discovered in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (the first European to visit California) and today CNM is situated at the tip of Point Loma right about where Cabrillo's ship landed. Bayside Trail was calling. It's a downhill hike with great views of the harbor and the city of San Diego. I was a little disappointed that we had to turn around about 2/3s of the way down the trail due to work by the CCC, but their work keeps the trail and area in tip-top condition so we thanked them and headed back up. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70kXateIJQhL25VA3d3DNgpB4oy7kY7D0ZsUjaC0g5veWPkC3oCOvtTM-zvw7qvTVKJvnhIjTA-4R7xqJUh8-tlleKpDfYO1ct8kxINznwSfJnjJVDQXgZrqiTAsuNBn2cfmS8V09zpfbJaFwUHVdmlWgq_ETrH5fIVW1LvGfKOq4knl_IYXr6U7rLYI/s3841/7A5B7A30-985B-463C-998C-D054F55FDA9A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="3841" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70kXateIJQhL25VA3d3DNgpB4oy7kY7D0ZsUjaC0g5veWPkC3oCOvtTM-zvw7qvTVKJvnhIjTA-4R7xqJUh8-tlleKpDfYO1ct8kxINznwSfJnjJVDQXgZrqiTAsuNBn2cfmS8V09zpfbJaFwUHVdmlWgq_ETrH5fIVW1LvGfKOq4knl_IYXr6U7rLYI/w640-h436/7A5B7A30-985B-463C-998C-D054F55FDA9A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;">California holly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Old Point Loma Lighthouse (built in 1855) is a big draw for visitors. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2x3yV2cGz_sxFdN2DQ3sZgJxMHNw7G_eSBXtEVgLkB00DklZtnh3K-DUNRma3g7a_FOCsJj_8qZL1afQjWyEn2RnkOvDKw28tt5CvvmbM5oUv-fvoyGdUwab1anmSdr2T_0acseVrb_0Nq2lL1M0CsbIHJ0oyw2c0YkTAq7scWmYD7p76zRt-_YcNuRg/s4032/8780842B-76EB-4BA5-9D05-49DC4E943669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2x3yV2cGz_sxFdN2DQ3sZgJxMHNw7G_eSBXtEVgLkB00DklZtnh3K-DUNRma3g7a_FOCsJj_8qZL1afQjWyEn2RnkOvDKw28tt5CvvmbM5oUv-fvoyGdUwab1anmSdr2T_0acseVrb_0Nq2lL1M0CsbIHJ0oyw2c0YkTAq7scWmYD7p76zRt-_YcNuRg/w640-h480/8780842B-76EB-4BA5-9D05-49DC4E943669.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">After our walk, we spent some time in the small museum reading about local history and the life of the lighthouse keeper. This little lighthouse, was first lit at sunset in November 1855 and burned every night thereafter for 36 years. During those 36 years the small structure (once the highest light in the United States) withstood at least one big blow and an earthquake along with <i>numerous ravages</i> of time and weather. When a new lighthouse was built no one seemed to want this significant piece of history. It was boarded up, whitewashed and abandoned...there was even talk that it might be demolished. The old light was eventually turned over to the National Park Service in 1933. The lighthouse was not completely restored until the 1980s and from 2003-04, the surrounding area was also restored to a more authentic look including native plants, a vegetable garden and a water catchment system. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnBi9-t-Tkg5escpiM_CUuzDEwbtin03YTXrO9muy-hS7hnuUJlQ4SfXn1x9a4YuV1v3IWR8S_1c9dxt8k65-JTFqtbQ0sO0jwsj8-gZ8a2U7WkuB0h2R8fLeeQDHgxahF_ebnVAiGA5-69RVJVKdMSWxiKADF95Kuc5Zu-yFApmJpYAvj3yz7pqGWZg/s3744/45429965-07D2-4D3D-BC2D-0D89D2706483_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="2790" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnBi9-t-Tkg5escpiM_CUuzDEwbtin03YTXrO9muy-hS7hnuUJlQ4SfXn1x9a4YuV1v3IWR8S_1c9dxt8k65-JTFqtbQ0sO0jwsj8-gZ8a2U7WkuB0h2R8fLeeQDHgxahF_ebnVAiGA5-69RVJVKdMSWxiKADF95Kuc5Zu-yFApmJpYAvj3yz7pqGWZg/w476-h640/45429965-07D2-4D3D-BC2D-0D89D2706483_1_201_a.jpeg" width="476" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Known by locals as "The Freshest Thing in Town", Point Loma Seafood is just down the street and around the corner from CNM and is one of our favorite lunch spots. It all began 60+ years ago as a fresh fish market. Today this local icon not only sells fresh fish, but also offers fish processing for local sport fishing enthusiasts and a "Fish and Chips" menu. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2hhgNNMLTKBHAwprQjQYf8VV5JYPjaK9n__SXjBF1ocTaepUHXrLveW75E6AZWNS7jmkLF30VUsDQ40UodM9CGxY3gWBv1A-wsTIGxiJKMSeMmyFyYQpupgbTgyPhK70Iaa4UM4Vr_2r0l8or166P2VclEqzty2hQpmNHXLi0VpkbbsUxw0Ua3c8khg/s3947/62060D8A-D163-447D-BFC8-F22491104990_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3947" data-original-width="2712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2hhgNNMLTKBHAwprQjQYf8VV5JYPjaK9n__SXjBF1ocTaepUHXrLveW75E6AZWNS7jmkLF30VUsDQ40UodM9CGxY3gWBv1A-wsTIGxiJKMSeMmyFyYQpupgbTgyPhK70Iaa4UM4Vr_2r0l8or166P2VclEqzty2hQpmNHXLi0VpkbbsUxw0Ua3c8khg/w275-h400/62060D8A-D163-447D-BFC8-F22491104990_1_201_a.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>If that's not a big enough draw, they bake fresh sourdough bread everyday, and make their own tartar sauce, slaw and chowders. I have had a hankering for oysters and didn't even hesitate when Joe asked what I wanted for lunch...a fried oyster po' boy sandwich. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP1PrCEj9QLkvCQwKAZssD_LtPAbrCr8b-_eyGisS7gRU4qz3MoMFn154XA8GgktIn9HxuTjcQLdC1e8X3SZVzK8ivywE95Xw8eTS188y8y9roSepsX2WbYtZC39s3T0CCnaUUtGrXYxYscXsJWWPTGj555fkd1Kqt2XigCzBq3GCw925I5HqwZ9YCOY/s4032/676CBE78-B0CC-4E21-B83B-FB3847A77495.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP1PrCEj9QLkvCQwKAZssD_LtPAbrCr8b-_eyGisS7gRU4qz3MoMFn154XA8GgktIn9HxuTjcQLdC1e8X3SZVzK8ivywE95Xw8eTS188y8y9roSepsX2WbYtZC39s3T0CCnaUUtGrXYxYscXsJWWPTGj555fkd1Kqt2XigCzBq3GCw925I5HqwZ9YCOY/w640-h480/676CBE78-B0CC-4E21-B83B-FB3847A77495.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Lunch view...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at Belle, we have enjoyed walks with Sally. It rained off and on all day Wednesday, but the rest of our week has been very nice...sunny skies with mid to high 60s. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOZC3eRh3K4GUGELbfoB30JP5dG0fj0hniy-K4_4O2L6TjEZVrBJ3qxwflwBDdE04LhFs9ie7hiDakh8DmE1w6aviodnpHJfRmJgpqi7UM2XtYvQVXvOo-K_-T_jpZ8_2xDbWZ7CTSUwutAKhjOt8T-ZHh4njEVWTD82wxyXQy-vvQwfQKicPN-vw7xo/s3429/F56A0320-E977-4D33-8DAB-58553434C6CB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="3429" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOZC3eRh3K4GUGELbfoB30JP5dG0fj0hniy-K4_4O2L6TjEZVrBJ3qxwflwBDdE04LhFs9ie7hiDakh8DmE1w6aviodnpHJfRmJgpqi7UM2XtYvQVXvOo-K_-T_jpZ8_2xDbWZ7CTSUwutAKhjOt8T-ZHh4njEVWTD82wxyXQy-vvQwfQKicPN-vw7xo/w640-h448/F56A0320-E977-4D33-8DAB-58553434C6CB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">We are all settled in and looking forward to our stay in San Diego. And the best part...is spending time with friends ! The next best thing is the juicy, sweet oranges they pick and bring with them from Orange Grove RV Park in Bakersfield where they overnight before arriving here. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_vcAt3phyhokSbQZglAGuZ-piHdtY_bBLoMcN5koynVGW-k7gwVzIlPhA-BxmyGAMjmF0mS49_jKYdOIxyM5nt7MO9yfLDFDOb_D-UWIm7IpjO54E9SrUW4S1oIDtFrj1wbfi7l5143yKQS3gj6d6ENxffyC3Ww4kCdPVJ8dMk8HETstR_2DupIc8Ko/s4032/1287AA1F-4AAA-46FF-88D0-09AD987B33AA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_vcAt3phyhokSbQZglAGuZ-piHdtY_bBLoMcN5koynVGW-k7gwVzIlPhA-BxmyGAMjmF0mS49_jKYdOIxyM5nt7MO9yfLDFDOb_D-UWIm7IpjO54E9SrUW4S1oIDtFrj1wbfi7l5143yKQS3gj6d6ENxffyC3Ww4kCdPVJ8dMk8HETstR_2DupIc8Ko/w480-h640/1287AA1F-4AAA-46FF-88D0-09AD987B33AA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrASSlUM62bD9agaKleEDXaVUa3r76H-7jHgbem0Ldw_OPFzn9Vg53Y9vmpNjYtMKPKIXitMODx8I73guXWBr65_8fQlJPHqtVoZiM4Qqsf_Ve3ns-F7wg44lZhgns6IQb3b4JhbLgeHoEhtPLanVFEENSlmkKZqMjRcsRUZTrBLXphtqsGX5zyosJblY/s4032/BEA4E655-FD1F-4FEF-AF8C-5A70A76A56B5_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrASSlUM62bD9agaKleEDXaVUa3r76H-7jHgbem0Ldw_OPFzn9Vg53Y9vmpNjYtMKPKIXitMODx8I73guXWBr65_8fQlJPHqtVoZiM4Qqsf_Ve3ns-F7wg44lZhgns6IQb3b4JhbLgeHoEhtPLanVFEENSlmkKZqMjRcsRUZTrBLXphtqsGX5zyosJblY/w480-h640/BEA4E655-FD1F-4FEF-AF8C-5A70A76A56B5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></p></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-17794849759322849652024-01-02T11:50:00.000-07:002024-01-02T11:50:02.721-07:00Happy New Year !<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">San Diego Metro KOA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Chula Vista, CA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 2, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Christmas with Jamie and Andra just flew by. We did all the usual Christmasy things...we walked, we ate, we napped, we laughed (a lot), and we watched Christmas movies. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXtZov_TQgZJsjfZkFUrGLfjUnMQ7jFrCHunZwQwlLNCPIKk8O6wNdV5ktNEjudLF2vJZN7bba_e-QUKnhRM5OzhVBqtnnAeh_uYyLA6zC43VqQQ3b534t8pXm4yqnlpU2IUYYrQrEVeH5OghMLdBmTUPSE-L36tkSvIFbIJnDvySQnsp4ORe210MBsY/s4032/613AFDBB-40AE-4188-847C-827A2B7DC9DE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXtZov_TQgZJsjfZkFUrGLfjUnMQ7jFrCHunZwQwlLNCPIKk8O6wNdV5ktNEjudLF2vJZN7bba_e-QUKnhRM5OzhVBqtnnAeh_uYyLA6zC43VqQQ3b534t8pXm4yqnlpU2IUYYrQrEVeH5OghMLdBmTUPSE-L36tkSvIFbIJnDvySQnsp4ORe210MBsY/w480-h640/613AFDBB-40AE-4188-847C-827A2B7DC9DE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I realized when I was looking for photos that I didn't get a single picture of people...just Ozzie!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The week after Christmas is usually a busy time and this year was no exception. Christmas was packed away...neatly and all ready for the next holiday. Joe had his stitches taken out and other errands were run here and there. Our little oasis got a through cleaning from head to toe and inside to outside. And we managed four good walks. I was on a mission as I had set a goal for myself to walk 60 miles in the month of December. I didn't make my goal and topped out at 55.5 miles...still a personal best for any given month. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_kdq_G4aBn3miUmBgHh7cbzNJduc5cCuPUaRgy1lodXFZoGEckJhVhWyLZEu-uFeMudMpW7yZZEowKJXVm0x2oWWvN5ZIXEBoGT8qBwMhlhOORfVrUpk5AoPWYtACPnJA08WwJHsntm9B1EITr7RPPrUEj3Upe8jMm4EOE1XXfrBQbgrHBs668544no/s4032/4C1D6A2B-E910-468F-B4D1-9B9463CD7FDA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_kdq_G4aBn3miUmBgHh7cbzNJduc5cCuPUaRgy1lodXFZoGEckJhVhWyLZEu-uFeMudMpW7yZZEowKJXVm0x2oWWvN5ZIXEBoGT8qBwMhlhOORfVrUpk5AoPWYtACPnJA08WwJHsntm9B1EITr7RPPrUEj3Upe8jMm4EOE1XXfrBQbgrHBs668544no/w640-h480/4C1D6A2B-E910-468F-B4D1-9B9463CD7FDA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejUp2DreHCdUZ0FJNN9cFbRwtDp9ajM9gyjeylE4TvcDVuNK2WQ9zJAdD0feufuWhHNeEaGb81W0eTC12H9Dslct4urYgluCzT8NlYF9WB0EqsG6pzdbrqeu5AAwj0lX5nggXQwoS9gr-caW1tDRzOTbh8YklTol1TAdXGFGwy0DZQ4_viF4kKq_BkcI/s4032/38AD94A5-F595-4E4F-B9DB-1CF9648B824A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejUp2DreHCdUZ0FJNN9cFbRwtDp9ajM9gyjeylE4TvcDVuNK2WQ9zJAdD0feufuWhHNeEaGb81W0eTC12H9Dslct4urYgluCzT8NlYF9WB0EqsG6pzdbrqeu5AAwj0lX5nggXQwoS9gr-caW1tDRzOTbh8YklTol1TAdXGFGwy0DZQ4_viF4kKq_BkcI/w480-h640/38AD94A5-F595-4E4F-B9DB-1CF9648B824A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzH1b6XPZR-GruTuMu_je16wP2b0_n7Efqk7XmFqDk-mpeOcSW5QGWxOeLdHywtRW_loPS0XIlLtThURNVsXicy66P70LMLuZzZmFoMdQ9e5FFRRJhPZObRvIyL7URYbF7WgCimyznpmo5ljsJ7kpaUep_nM60PlsjRIJNmD7ZhkRfzTZN7rQub57hEk/s4032/12EFFEFD-1436-4CA9-B84A-D7CD4FC83741_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzH1b6XPZR-GruTuMu_je16wP2b0_n7Efqk7XmFqDk-mpeOcSW5QGWxOeLdHywtRW_loPS0XIlLtThURNVsXicy66P70LMLuZzZmFoMdQ9e5FFRRJhPZObRvIyL7URYbF7WgCimyznpmo5ljsJ7kpaUep_nM60PlsjRIJNmD7ZhkRfzTZN7rQub57hEk/w640-h480/12EFFEFD-1436-4CA9-B84A-D7CD4FC83741_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before we knew it, it was New Years Eve. New Year's Eve had us up bright and early. The trailer was loaded, Pearl was loaded and we were out the door. It was a travel day. As much as I love home, I do still love travel day. Sally settled right in her spot while Belle found her mo-jo...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDiWs-QPaKaH_J0p7PCR_7LHvASNm9yTEI5_-x0BjGgT-4xMiWV0jueSR0CUqOoFtCZA4p71EWHJMtqSgVZJlBpB4GHuidPeGyhCgWesJldG1vI7QPGJJI8l5qcVs7L_wGhS940T2ph6wargyIz7WTTqLQMEHTcZaG3wME1YhR-5FiTtKZGO8fdERNj0/s4032/00D328AD-194C-4836-8375-99C5C250C6C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDiWs-QPaKaH_J0p7PCR_7LHvASNm9yTEI5_-x0BjGgT-4xMiWV0jueSR0CUqOoFtCZA4p71EWHJMtqSgVZJlBpB4GHuidPeGyhCgWesJldG1vI7QPGJJI8l5qcVs7L_wGhS940T2ph6wargyIz7WTTqLQMEHTcZaG3wME1YhR-5FiTtKZGO8fdERNj0/w480-h640/00D328AD-194C-4836-8375-99C5C250C6C9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><p>and I enjoyed the scenery as we headed west on I 8. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk4HNn_Wc5khKGZs-tHbIJtiqATSctEVItGZbAXqWLlY5vD2GKIDrNpWnrUXxU_pzmUEt4Hm6mUP8QH504YscQVD_pLvif8rnbngahl1DKagk6QOWc2tn88PaXeARKKQPjdgUj-78zj0OSsH3zVNLLcuf5CXGrgZuwkb56i9ZyRmtcfnmVhXYkwPDWmU/s3674/5E11E97E-9E46-4AFC-A491-3177E3F70FF8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3674" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk4HNn_Wc5khKGZs-tHbIJtiqATSctEVItGZbAXqWLlY5vD2GKIDrNpWnrUXxU_pzmUEt4Hm6mUP8QH504YscQVD_pLvif8rnbngahl1DKagk6QOWc2tn88PaXeARKKQPjdgUj-78zj0OSsH3zVNLLcuf5CXGrgZuwkb56i9ZyRmtcfnmVhXYkwPDWmU/w640-h460/5E11E97E-9E46-4AFC-A491-3177E3F70FF8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We pulled in for the night at Dateland...enjoyed the sunset, ate some mac and cheese, walked Sally and crashed. The first sunrise for 2024 was a winner !</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoWiw_ka7SUfrZ06F95PZEmDFLaZh7Mf99HuEZxqqHp9srHOEjDNmVOHHTGWZd1QP1JiekVhPmLELz8NvxxcTFKz4cGss5rpELJ-Mf3OlfdoU5zT5WbGzGZibpvR0m8osZ8B9bySM9XZLhh8bqaTzQjIdeH7Z5rpglZUYpZR9jPeQhN7oK2gK78gRdb0/s4032/D231511A-E107-47B7-96D8-D47515E45EB2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoWiw_ka7SUfrZ06F95PZEmDFLaZh7Mf99HuEZxqqHp9srHOEjDNmVOHHTGWZd1QP1JiekVhPmLELz8NvxxcTFKz4cGss5rpELJ-Mf3OlfdoU5zT5WbGzGZibpvR0m8osZ8B9bySM9XZLhh8bqaTzQjIdeH7Z5rpglZUYpZR9jPeQhN7oK2gK78gRdb0/w480-h640/D231511A-E107-47B7-96D8-D47515E45EB2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ27LsTczcBoPlKiKW5dzT9sHI82wZNwc3MK0gSpM25_D-k74ahaB434Rk5mctYvveOK5nukRN1aWoV4ygu8qH24X29yrLIASI0j4SK2jGzGVu-gXrcmHDFGAIzpRRrgEU2oH39HFxIBH2435JRQDRPUNUQyvn6rgI-icxxQSHjbJS06mLWQ0_UbeVeNg/s4032/10DAFD72-7A12-47A0-B022-1438E2A79C2F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ27LsTczcBoPlKiKW5dzT9sHI82wZNwc3MK0gSpM25_D-k74ahaB434Rk5mctYvveOK5nukRN1aWoV4ygu8qH24X29yrLIASI0j4SK2jGzGVu-gXrcmHDFGAIzpRRrgEU2oH39HFxIBH2435JRQDRPUNUQyvn6rgI-icxxQSHjbJS06mLWQ0_UbeVeNg/w640-h480/10DAFD72-7A12-47A0-B022-1438E2A79C2F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W9NM53vdsGaAIuu_v0A0edR5CmqIJk85qPBWdGuAIxoKe90oH5S3DrXpgF0TMWsg3TWN-dsZT-yk689zGRebSpswB_ByxjYeWI42IPGC3D4nwfHDwpFpEUicFv7NVRmU7skx555N-UvyOVYgmfwnpZY1_EyQo0QhNJcTFUxdLO7XAgrTHx39SfbmZiQ/s4032/DFD3938B-76D2-43D5-BAA8-93F8A646C82D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W9NM53vdsGaAIuu_v0A0edR5CmqIJk85qPBWdGuAIxoKe90oH5S3DrXpgF0TMWsg3TWN-dsZT-yk689zGRebSpswB_ByxjYeWI42IPGC3D4nwfHDwpFpEUicFv7NVRmU7skx555N-UvyOVYgmfwnpZY1_EyQo0QhNJcTFUxdLO7XAgrTHx39SfbmZiQ/w480-h640/DFD3938B-76D2-43D5-BAA8-93F8A646C82D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Our destination for New Years Day was San Diego Metro KOA...a very familiar spot we have called home from time to time since our first visit there in January 2013. I always enjoy the stretch of road between Dateland and San Diego. We have traveled much prettier highways, but I enjoy this stretch of highway mainly because of where it takes us. The farm lands, the sand dunes, the summits, high winds advisories, and scary bridges make for a fun drive and conversation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLmZbQi3x-1deFejc4kfWwiEwqiyKoaG8jGavPupF8IJN0keypnAb-yWskHWdxWp0moltSBqPAMXNQSYPXZSjTpWNzpApzpSwbEXUFPGm1jeeT0-3M_C8j1Ya7Ykjkosucm8HVk94YadEn_7Vw83tmeBBChZXVuxuEAzFrQxG7R1sad-DUbWUqKl80rs/s3832/17029ED3-C95E-4923-9469-5EC325D9238D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="3832" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLmZbQi3x-1deFejc4kfWwiEwqiyKoaG8jGavPupF8IJN0keypnAb-yWskHWdxWp0moltSBqPAMXNQSYPXZSjTpWNzpApzpSwbEXUFPGm1jeeT0-3M_C8j1Ya7Ykjkosucm8HVk94YadEn_7Vw83tmeBBChZXVuxuEAzFrQxG7R1sad-DUbWUqKl80rs/w640-h260/17029ED3-C95E-4923-9469-5EC325D9238D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnyvRL6nlVVdfs66Cm9uAXQqCF5fztCQuYlheWaI5KGbdP7Rg0arL-lejWPdbAQsp0g8u51ugLPx3KT4nUyiAh-fOoeTOp75n3s_w9RGTqs4bFnE2WMEY6cuKgA8MFa7e-FsoyNx3eRRUFfnF24iU7FSBSh99fGD50ogxw10ZKWhF8dQPF69N-YeNZl0/s4032/D3A90AAD-75B5-4E58-AAED-DBAF26D8A6E3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="4032" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnyvRL6nlVVdfs66Cm9uAXQqCF5fztCQuYlheWaI5KGbdP7Rg0arL-lejWPdbAQsp0g8u51ugLPx3KT4nUyiAh-fOoeTOp75n3s_w9RGTqs4bFnE2WMEY6cuKgA8MFa7e-FsoyNx3eRRUFfnF24iU7FSBSh99fGD50ogxw10ZKWhF8dQPF69N-YeNZl0/w640-h416/D3A90AAD-75B5-4E58-AAED-DBAF26D8A6E3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwXSATVHFopufUoZo4y9AE92PfIVxKZIgmCoSp0p1QNiybIRkL3t4eEi0dtv8LGXyYhLqEcSNsgp0shYuEuQY7qKDOdadyhnxXQB9J8WnDdNUFZ4Jo557QgcayHsSL2YK2ltJr6uGBDvML6aSVU9lZF3ElQkW7hTTA9LefSRA34MXAYs3lG5YhHwSqrg/s4032/1E2EC4A3-C3BA-4B4F-8563-7D99EA0CCF82_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwXSATVHFopufUoZo4y9AE92PfIVxKZIgmCoSp0p1QNiybIRkL3t4eEi0dtv8LGXyYhLqEcSNsgp0shYuEuQY7qKDOdadyhnxXQB9J8WnDdNUFZ4Jo557QgcayHsSL2YK2ltJr6uGBDvML6aSVU9lZF3ElQkW7hTTA9LefSRA34MXAYs3lG5YhHwSqrg/w640-h480/1E2EC4A3-C3BA-4B4F-8563-7D99EA0CCF82_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So here we are...mostly settled in...to enjoy a few weeks of visiting with friends, walking the beach, photographing birds, markets, and yummy fish tacos. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's a beautiful morning ! We had a toast to welcome in 2024 with a cup of coffee...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99OWHwAWCJiYu1b50LWlkUGjMS7ZP4qDolhm24muBNmkFZfXg9kmTotRTtPfg9TRqqyv8mF377XCcmd4DKyrbNgxGZCojTowBHPtzpAm-LZNnUES2XL8rbx_IJ8vGf7eV0nPQTJ_t3oxQkEjY2Ju4wz-sFQG7JAV90eWq4_AnmMzbbnXT6wGAO2NBNao/s3410/540876D8-DB92-4E0E-98AA-E7DFDE4F7A4E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="3410" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99OWHwAWCJiYu1b50LWlkUGjMS7ZP4qDolhm24muBNmkFZfXg9kmTotRTtPfg9TRqqyv8mF377XCcmd4DKyrbNgxGZCojTowBHPtzpAm-LZNnUES2XL8rbx_IJ8vGf7eV0nPQTJ_t3oxQkEjY2Ju4wz-sFQG7JAV90eWq4_AnmMzbbnXT6wGAO2NBNao/w640-h526/540876D8-DB92-4E0E-98AA-E7DFDE4F7A4E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">took Sally to the doggie park and now Joe has a leaky kitchen faucet project to conquer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqi6QZSvOvWQw4rKHDLebZBhc724_qPrLWX0BlBMDhISjzX3cYgfr_rxVW7c1kfEv_Fnm56yOwbPyRhkfmZUFLE77e8UggXfo5HWMG0-Y97FL4k8k8qlanVD72WsB1EIBd5qeKOFrk8Q8foEqGvJNs48QR4SkDtaAMFwvaZvizGX4V0W0IcxaZkuGjH4/s3244/8B0AB925-7B5F-4041-9510-CBDD92003FB5_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="2965" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqi6QZSvOvWQw4rKHDLebZBhc724_qPrLWX0BlBMDhISjzX3cYgfr_rxVW7c1kfEv_Fnm56yOwbPyRhkfmZUFLE77e8UggXfo5HWMG0-Y97FL4k8k8qlanVD72WsB1EIBd5qeKOFrk8Q8foEqGvJNs48QR4SkDtaAMFwvaZvizGX4V0W0IcxaZkuGjH4/w584-h640/8B0AB925-7B5F-4041-9510-CBDD92003FB5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="584" /></a></div><br />Friends are wonderful...two heads are better than one and four hands are better than two. Thank you Ronnie !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYFza22OvpG3cp-O4TynTxl-Siykov35oO81u8pc4IfOvaotHtoW0LC2-LypSd7FH58DqL9WGo_-FMbVAfOCNHC-OkZQIVO61uaWwrL2frRSn-6f56eV-1isUNHdWE9w63_KbaRGVwHLj2wQpS6H54-jeNyVpbAQr_KqfQa-Q_tPHyPd2hQiJ4xcBCn0/s3523/2E07665D-6092-4AAE-8D98-CA0DD2A051FF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="2539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYFza22OvpG3cp-O4TynTxl-Siykov35oO81u8pc4IfOvaotHtoW0LC2-LypSd7FH58DqL9WGo_-FMbVAfOCNHC-OkZQIVO61uaWwrL2frRSn-6f56eV-1isUNHdWE9w63_KbaRGVwHLj2wQpS6H54-jeNyVpbAQr_KqfQa-Q_tPHyPd2hQiJ4xcBCn0/w462-h640/2E07665D-6092-4AAE-8D98-CA0DD2A051FF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Here's to a healthy, happy 2024...my how time flies !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zAV3rB076Hq75eeihAh9laMzP8Mlyw9h0cw6iDpF5QT1OcL7DSi6j2Uml_25ckyBvKl5zMV80iJn-yMJc2C_byw7SUwpBujMnE_sYMmukWdESOLe05UmMRMXlrRe1NYHt5yFA8wAARwHt6pGVOLiNo2J2k8GMciQK9NQt9ASopqr4moVA9meNP0UQ-U/s4019/379B16A4-2CAD-4C00-A17B-C912AB079D86_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="4019" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zAV3rB076Hq75eeihAh9laMzP8Mlyw9h0cw6iDpF5QT1OcL7DSi6j2Uml_25ckyBvKl5zMV80iJn-yMJc2C_byw7SUwpBujMnE_sYMmukWdESOLe05UmMRMXlrRe1NYHt5yFA8wAARwHt6pGVOLiNo2J2k8GMciQK9NQt9ASopqr4moVA9meNP0UQ-U/w640-h426/379B16A4-2CAD-4C00-A17B-C912AB079D86_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-44046906263589059422023-12-23T11:04:00.000-07:002023-12-23T11:04:05.108-07:00Merry Christmas Everyone ! <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">December 23, 2023 </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTowso8C96eEb6LcXfYrYEZmZFYDKftEUmG5hH4xK-_T1Q3wYllP5j7xFS-hv8zpyyx_yfmJTvqHrqrixhPmqN3rWwcW_bIHOjuwenN6sA90D8fpTlTnuxHyfqrp3dqUwGfp-K_mjgzvrVsZNgczSrdwJZZ_slQp5oCwThDLG8CSZqWgSL2ti7zdJmIw/s4032/FE9CE473-EB2C-4E26-9D2E-5A8A77AD17C8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="4032" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTowso8C96eEb6LcXfYrYEZmZFYDKftEUmG5hH4xK-_T1Q3wYllP5j7xFS-hv8zpyyx_yfmJTvqHrqrixhPmqN3rWwcW_bIHOjuwenN6sA90D8fpTlTnuxHyfqrp3dqUwGfp-K_mjgzvrVsZNgczSrdwJZZ_slQp5oCwThDLG8CSZqWgSL2ti7zdJmIw/w640-h396/FE9CE473-EB2C-4E26-9D2E-5A8A77AD17C8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Madera Canyon Road</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tuesday Joe and I were off to Green Valley to pick up meds and food for Sally, but not before walking at Madera Canyon. We chose the Creek Trail and started at the Proctor parking lot and walked to Madera Picnic area where we turned around. It makes for a 2.5 - 3 mile round trip walk/hike. We have enjoyed really nice temps and clouds this week. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV9nLQie7jsKBjtP2Uco4qFUlM8cPs058Eprwsukwapx9VgUrBUMWI1hIWncEUZ1bk47efMW15KQHX7yK7nEjmpoOmGinMubGlihCfZmvg8l5MdfXrB_rq5uxnaNLRB9wtNIbXIyAaN26uuyAYy5EaHT3C_Mdmep7VjUj-6W5tgwKiLmwnvMxcRmvdUI/s4032/E88959CC-D343-440C-B12E-518C938192B8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV9nLQie7jsKBjtP2Uco4qFUlM8cPs058Eprwsukwapx9VgUrBUMWI1hIWncEUZ1bk47efMW15KQHX7yK7nEjmpoOmGinMubGlihCfZmvg8l5MdfXrB_rq5uxnaNLRB9wtNIbXIyAaN26uuyAYy5EaHT3C_Mdmep7VjUj-6W5tgwKiLmwnvMxcRmvdUI/w480-h640/E88959CC-D343-440C-B12E-518C938192B8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SjoV4ZT2bOcWCStX9V_Djgkh_NM-18Fzu8apvswzdiiO0Oeh4q3PjPUAd0mowHgc8v5lod3FKkGqhIPCKK1r16vtk3dhKw0spebsB9hkqXVcllVcGQH8KTFRLC2lBypiF0IAeuzbj8kdPb1ZQ-ENjFeIK_c9AqEgqT5tXyuB2SPeprhBIq718QztwLI/s4032/0D9E2AA4-7E03-48A8-BF91-B6CD7AFD4E1D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SjoV4ZT2bOcWCStX9V_Djgkh_NM-18Fzu8apvswzdiiO0Oeh4q3PjPUAd0mowHgc8v5lod3FKkGqhIPCKK1r16vtk3dhKw0spebsB9hkqXVcllVcGQH8KTFRLC2lBypiF0IAeuzbj8kdPb1ZQ-ENjFeIK_c9AqEgqT5tXyuB2SPeprhBIq718QztwLI/w480-h640/0D9E2AA4-7E03-48A8-BF91-B6CD7AFD4E1D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was no surprise the creek bed was dry. It was actually fun walking in the creek bed and not getting wet...the huge granite boulders caught my eye. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDPCjYPVQPXMIdQNHWp0YjXK2SFHm3Sk89M-idzJktGdxOjPyGWk0_cMOUxhSe1E3xCITqot4FeRo4ttZm50fje9EE1zl4rtiOVVsBUmJUIIdDyCMQqQFYDRyv0VnWNEFtwogtu1GBsGrsTuq5bgPBQi7j9ThYNAuzg-qbYWBbF8NFdKAnxKqYSffbjs/s4032/B76CAE39-148F-476D-914A-D7CBA459EA09_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDPCjYPVQPXMIdQNHWp0YjXK2SFHm3Sk89M-idzJktGdxOjPyGWk0_cMOUxhSe1E3xCITqot4FeRo4ttZm50fje9EE1zl4rtiOVVsBUmJUIIdDyCMQqQFYDRyv0VnWNEFtwogtu1GBsGrsTuq5bgPBQi7j9ThYNAuzg-qbYWBbF8NFdKAnxKqYSffbjs/w480-h640/B76CAE39-148F-476D-914A-D7CBA459EA09_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOfE5fLgw0qG0JrQoflhKECJunpxGjaPcKyhYrdJKIlKE3P7GGU8cBCS3_vK0gJFKAlmuTwj9BooKTnVWUQruCXxrkENoc8pRlxNBD1Qvg3ikdPqnSc28DzE81JRLf19Euu_8qZIjQFmOSREtfIVXn85fRGZZJgR1uz99Bx2C1_7I5bCaa-_J8NHCmKI/s4032/F682BD25-81AE-45D7-B52E-B0630F43A07C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOfE5fLgw0qG0JrQoflhKECJunpxGjaPcKyhYrdJKIlKE3P7GGU8cBCS3_vK0gJFKAlmuTwj9BooKTnVWUQruCXxrkENoc8pRlxNBD1Qvg3ikdPqnSc28DzE81JRLf19Euu_8qZIjQFmOSREtfIVXn85fRGZZJgR1uz99Bx2C1_7I5bCaa-_J8NHCmKI/w480-h640/F682BD25-81AE-45D7-B52E-B0630F43A07C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As always, the deer were busy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvW59nsEHwMeshoXqOjePLh1Dc4Ku2ErwmQF04no44Va8XwR7IMWZTa_TSjDogF6MeuHbuphuv-K2v1rvLcGhclMo9NMNqUj5klIRqnAdHrXglPcSXU1VOxnjCz9XHAnqaoRJYwyWxf0B_vFHldrYUt9N-5zPyJqNNI2LuW2AlXAuIXWNAOvrQTs3HFI/s3511/2AB34676-ADE0-423F-8469-6B71BF47C694_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3511" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvW59nsEHwMeshoXqOjePLh1Dc4Ku2ErwmQF04no44Va8XwR7IMWZTa_TSjDogF6MeuHbuphuv-K2v1rvLcGhclMo9NMNqUj5klIRqnAdHrXglPcSXU1VOxnjCz9XHAnqaoRJYwyWxf0B_vFHldrYUt9N-5zPyJqNNI2LuW2AlXAuIXWNAOvrQTs3HFI/w640-h552/2AB34676-ADE0-423F-8469-6B71BF47C694_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And Joe and I were thrilled to see a new to us bird...a Red-naped Sapsucker. I didn't have the big camera and zoom lens so there are no good up close photos of the deer or the Sapsucker. Shame on me and I won't do that again. Red-naped Sapsuckers are industrious woodpeckers with a taste for sugar. Their name implies that they suck the sap, but they don't. They drill neat rows of holes to lap up the sugary sap that flows out. I read that the tip of their short tongues have small hairlike projections that help hold the sap they lap up much like a paintbrush holds paint. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VHZRxpJrcfl9XnkLfV0rkMdZJJibq4HoDpa2x1W5Duu22n2Dq3vgTmBudnb_TRA9Nl_j37LsmPFsKjufveNxsXPY7PB6GAPlDFkLvY_d81B6K9zJrtLJvkPd98twRJbEYKouJfWWVnAz9jHA02CCE3iF144zFlGioo5FmabJ94xK-yju_dMkrRilues/s4032/9B7095DA-9A2E-43F3-AF37-DB1DBE5E4EEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VHZRxpJrcfl9XnkLfV0rkMdZJJibq4HoDpa2x1W5Duu22n2Dq3vgTmBudnb_TRA9Nl_j37LsmPFsKjufveNxsXPY7PB6GAPlDFkLvY_d81B6K9zJrtLJvkPd98twRJbEYKouJfWWVnAz9jHA02CCE3iF144zFlGioo5FmabJ94xK-yju_dMkrRilues/w480-h640/9B7095DA-9A2E-43F3-AF37-DB1DBE5E4EEC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A male Red-naped Sapsucker and his very neat rows of holes...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">When I looked back thru the blog, I found we have never been to Madera Canyon in December. It is quite pretty this time of year. I love the golden grasses...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgmZDLIiDzUczTu3Ivy6UNpOK9OkChKekbuKZLMZy32HIHw6Qv_MCO8wCl2iWQWE23UKi9J9fpj8MMmpvt4MB8lVGNE2B74bUKEXWLhDfHBt6ezD4Lb5-3PRibnTxEaBXwt5N4RceX1Nct8NTAwOY9uRhFNvPSafzr8nC4aQJqLcR9Y-mlW0LhMxxnRY/s4032/538DCF16-D1E8-4466-94FF-AE654960566C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgmZDLIiDzUczTu3Ivy6UNpOK9OkChKekbuKZLMZy32HIHw6Qv_MCO8wCl2iWQWE23UKi9J9fpj8MMmpvt4MB8lVGNE2B74bUKEXWLhDfHBt6ezD4Lb5-3PRibnTxEaBXwt5N4RceX1Nct8NTAwOY9uRhFNvPSafzr8nC4aQJqLcR9Y-mlW0LhMxxnRY/w480-h640/538DCF16-D1E8-4466-94FF-AE654960566C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> the carpet of brown leaves...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYQjRlxvle5GpYurz937I7J66_Oa8b16p6TAOoR8wqwwp6TYp8rAJoCHLUWn6In0h9JaP9w5l4qYtKz6xpKaWuQmCflusEKa57rb8NPDWWcOn3OSP2xp7bc0DkJWSGakat2tOPrsH1hHzEU4EiLOyYQ4mU7ygbGhh3G5C6Jkz36S7uigY2KJHTrIVdGE/s4032/E194C2B7-C18C-4453-9118-AA9F4A1A059C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYQjRlxvle5GpYurz937I7J66_Oa8b16p6TAOoR8wqwwp6TYp8rAJoCHLUWn6In0h9JaP9w5l4qYtKz6xpKaWuQmCflusEKa57rb8NPDWWcOn3OSP2xp7bc0DkJWSGakat2tOPrsH1hHzEU4EiLOyYQ4mU7ygbGhh3G5C6Jkz36S7uigY2KJHTrIVdGE/w480-h640/E194C2B7-C18C-4453-9118-AA9F4A1A059C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the old trees...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJPfgJ5oAhHKE8kYozUBxw7gjzo8XmyDsPJhhIUbXW1Dv5oUmkafYO_s145tswjFADdEP3ikPU4xuD6bwdb25p3CertgUOMkSaelATDIjwrw_GXo5tpvTc9_AI5Edbz_RNx6HdILKSafQqxuf99Z24UrU5UItkqHMEcTw4K28wMd20DT6BrxrSUXfVjg/s4032/158EEE92-9EF6-4623-B9F6-DDA68B13B0F6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJPfgJ5oAhHKE8kYozUBxw7gjzo8XmyDsPJhhIUbXW1Dv5oUmkafYO_s145tswjFADdEP3ikPU4xuD6bwdb25p3CertgUOMkSaelATDIjwrw_GXo5tpvTc9_AI5Edbz_RNx6HdILKSafQqxuf99Z24UrU5UItkqHMEcTw4K28wMd20DT6BrxrSUXfVjg/w480-h640/158EEE92-9EF6-4623-B9F6-DDA68B13B0F6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and the rock gardens. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzSbURXTlFC1qslvUULyUesBaGdVdQBaYHvRyPalw3cuw0cBMoVqQevV7TZG_bkj71tdyjbSkO0z-Jh9aGl3-_8ClRjoixuERSBPBbgx7oOouuS37foOdGrYTXZChd5e8upryH9OVDpZzhcTh2Aw0X6vXc5WHrhRt-GcyK-_Y-cs7JpM3q3RzDZkUvfw/s4032/FC94C29F-674B-4061-8BF8-CE364276BA5A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzSbURXTlFC1qslvUULyUesBaGdVdQBaYHvRyPalw3cuw0cBMoVqQevV7TZG_bkj71tdyjbSkO0z-Jh9aGl3-_8ClRjoixuERSBPBbgx7oOouuS37foOdGrYTXZChd5e8upryH9OVDpZzhcTh2Aw0X6vXc5WHrhRt-GcyK-_Y-cs7JpM3q3RzDZkUvfw/w640-h480/FC94C29F-674B-4061-8BF8-CE364276BA5A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I captured one last photo on Madera Canyon Road when we left.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSsZ1gTbYvbdqQfQWZoaJf7TXZ8pUBDybHIa4mETkKIEE0LLmShDf4gVwlgXJtxC7Z7osKwdf5UdDYsYiQGCNKNZskBZ-J9kfHkdCHEGafd-_aBP6S2m4skJ8hoFL7gdSDAWCgKBxWa8Xvm8uNxLbZXomr3bQkOi2NLjaDSyKOHreUoo7553KoWOTIak/s4032/D6814C4B-08F9-4462-9456-579FF70BE95E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSsZ1gTbYvbdqQfQWZoaJf7TXZ8pUBDybHIa4mETkKIEE0LLmShDf4gVwlgXJtxC7Z7osKwdf5UdDYsYiQGCNKNZskBZ-J9kfHkdCHEGafd-_aBP6S2m4skJ8hoFL7gdSDAWCgKBxWa8Xvm8uNxLbZXomr3bQkOi2NLjaDSyKOHreUoo7553KoWOTIak/w640-h480/D6814C4B-08F9-4462-9456-579FF70BE95E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">The rest of the week was busy...Sally had a spa day on Wednesday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9y5i-_sPrppJratn89Q2tnreI35sSGgYyQl2TpU-x1ZZQkg18V1zvf-ODrcU5ysqtBhk7mc1oV3bJggYk0hkVkuiXwqwprGAUKatIxYfO5JInsUdzrBWA5iDyvyNeUkYuD8kv9noXmD0a2y_P2cmHBN-Il9dQAf0CtTUeW2OFZiUCZxTnesPrtly4t4/s3374/142AE616-80BB-4905-9DFF-7A3FE207999E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="2740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9y5i-_sPrppJratn89Q2tnreI35sSGgYyQl2TpU-x1ZZQkg18V1zvf-ODrcU5ysqtBhk7mc1oV3bJggYk0hkVkuiXwqwprGAUKatIxYfO5JInsUdzrBWA5iDyvyNeUkYuD8kv9noXmD0a2y_P2cmHBN-Il9dQAf0CtTUeW2OFZiUCZxTnesPrtly4t4/w520-h640/142AE616-80BB-4905-9DFF-7A3FE207999E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And I got a hair cut on Thursday. I plan hair cuts late morning so we can have lunch out. Thursday, we had tamales...not just any tamales, but Tucson Tamales. In the southwest, Christmas and tamales are a <i>time-honored tradition</i>. The word tamale comes from Mexican-Spanish </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>tamalli </span></i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> meaning </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>wrapped</span>...a </i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">yummy corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with meat or beans and cheese mixture then wrapped in a corn husk (hoja) and steamed. I can eat tamales anytime of the year !</span></span></div><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJx37BfNfS2D6eWi3e9atT_wocp4HHDhdwL_bdddtRGeiMdzrtL9-iQAoaEQv75AwzRVhST6SdqdZSGMzaUC-Si9S-F9A5gCwWKQSPfWNJMj9XjorlyP_WkylNr8iJ0zbQ8w5kOfyyoQ6Ac5cjml9ZiPCvWLX5KCvNYrpPHlFzTXBhiKJ3ABPwg52I4/s4032/475B3D0F-1B64-4081-9B64-2C6973FA3C6B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJx37BfNfS2D6eWi3e9atT_wocp4HHDhdwL_bdddtRGeiMdzrtL9-iQAoaEQv75AwzRVhST6SdqdZSGMzaUC-Si9S-F9A5gCwWKQSPfWNJMj9XjorlyP_WkylNr8iJ0zbQ8w5kOfyyoQ6Ac5cjml9ZiPCvWLX5KCvNYrpPHlFzTXBhiKJ3ABPwg52I4/w480-h640/475B3D0F-1B64-4081-9B64-2C6973FA3C6B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">My favorite...one green chili chicken, one beans and cheese, and a salad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis, we had a rainy day. It was raining when we woke up Friday morning. It rained all day and was still raining when we went to bed. We even heard some thunder. I was so happy...I love rainy days in the desert and the desert sure needed the water. Sally and I had a walk around the backyard. I love trying to photograph water droplets. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8pJZHpDM8W7qNJKCLjMtWrKrXE3kJ0tsUKPeLXAdxR69v6-KleF6w81fXfrqHjPRO_Tsbuf13s217VkJOFbbJD2slCpxLNop3gCUuwRkxlsXNI7cRSvCT7DK1sZ_aotvbtBlkv3zVFOR9rfI_zMTQYayQQ4b9JQRSRAimNgdkVwS07IxD2AfF0NF9Gs/s4032/5844D9EB-9574-458B-AF83-23285CC71D6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8pJZHpDM8W7qNJKCLjMtWrKrXE3kJ0tsUKPeLXAdxR69v6-KleF6w81fXfrqHjPRO_Tsbuf13s217VkJOFbbJD2slCpxLNop3gCUuwRkxlsXNI7cRSvCT7DK1sZ_aotvbtBlkv3zVFOR9rfI_zMTQYayQQ4b9JQRSRAimNgdkVwS07IxD2AfF0NF9Gs/w480-h640/5844D9EB-9574-458B-AF83-23285CC71D6C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The other days Joe and I walked around the neighborhood. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZVUTKUncx6MGyTzubpyBWb6dohweiw2nZEQhsPSSp4KBcHgfyMUHgHa7JbazfJO5McufDEPWXYzQxmAJQout0tdFMhjSCYRkKznMBJmroAAEueA5EZ3M0Ea3bQOqDTKhwZ9mDJDz747gf5KryIICyRK02GDmY4eWlht-YOncSo5NhXxNu-QIWN9MZWI/s4032/4987F1C0-B5A9-4B5A-97F1-3B03F71D421A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZVUTKUncx6MGyTzubpyBWb6dohweiw2nZEQhsPSSp4KBcHgfyMUHgHa7JbazfJO5McufDEPWXYzQxmAJQout0tdFMhjSCYRkKznMBJmroAAEueA5EZ3M0Ea3bQOqDTKhwZ9mDJDz747gf5KryIICyRK02GDmY4eWlht-YOncSo5NhXxNu-QIWN9MZWI/w480-h640/4987F1C0-B5A9-4B5A-97F1-3B03F71D421A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Saturday...late afternoon </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj845av7C7l-6Gfp2VoALXve9YsXgVwu774trfiMbAukBzQOsndZe2s0DEE0KpiKPzhnkVMteX1Dg0FP861MzV74ZJMIZMNeJ1nR2VcXKL5AnnF2oY2yqi01KNBUovBRLW0USrWFkpcaimIn6-bjEGQ2W993nHxXAVVKSTPwcLuDC4DiYOo4cBeXbi5S9c/s4032/E6C95CEB-D741-4E0E-8AED-D1C605A10DD3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj845av7C7l-6Gfp2VoALXve9YsXgVwu774trfiMbAukBzQOsndZe2s0DEE0KpiKPzhnkVMteX1Dg0FP861MzV74ZJMIZMNeJ1nR2VcXKL5AnnF2oY2yqi01KNBUovBRLW0USrWFkpcaimIn6-bjEGQ2W993nHxXAVVKSTPwcLuDC4DiYOo4cBeXbi5S9c/w480-h640/E6C95CEB-D741-4E0E-8AED-D1C605A10DD3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sunday...early afternoon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vlGt0KX131nJKrUqskmjq0mMeD-e6Akjkqd8Y1sGKwkg5VZ-QPR_UW0KNqD52qmLH-vsNzB5O7c9P0l1OuJZXJUDYB7lxQTJLBTqsq9suMy_VuWowboNmCK1VUdyxu6lj2czpbPwLhIQIiT1_5xImHTg6sDvFp-ytAkffrDcfuzDmHyuwLl48fBiOcA/s4032/67D71518-F35D-4198-B554-6779385DBCCC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vlGt0KX131nJKrUqskmjq0mMeD-e6Akjkqd8Y1sGKwkg5VZ-QPR_UW0KNqD52qmLH-vsNzB5O7c9P0l1OuJZXJUDYB7lxQTJLBTqsq9suMy_VuWowboNmCK1VUdyxu6lj2czpbPwLhIQIiT1_5xImHTg6sDvFp-ytAkffrDcfuzDmHyuwLl48fBiOcA/w480-h640/67D71518-F35D-4198-B554-6779385DBCCC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Monday...mid morning</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnq3NS_ZfnjlnLBpkz08VwuwZQNMljq6VCIdT0B45LfGF0EKO9rfYjjMp8v3b4C7kR8rtYVExdNSGWGGF6_PlVvFW8Z8H630AuKuu0kCFn4lzfuq4RuUu_Loj64MAdd9oP1KyCMT-D99s_9bWFETro0J1T1lnnZ5Tpb97rd4jYlH3k7SzuIZ81Piat14/s4032/85F78353-AB26-4DB8-B2A9-6AF76D152CF2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnq3NS_ZfnjlnLBpkz08VwuwZQNMljq6VCIdT0B45LfGF0EKO9rfYjjMp8v3b4C7kR8rtYVExdNSGWGGF6_PlVvFW8Z8H630AuKuu0kCFn4lzfuq4RuUu_Loj64MAdd9oP1KyCMT-D99s_9bWFETro0J1T1lnnZ5Tpb97rd4jYlH3k7SzuIZ81Piat14/w480-h640/85F78353-AB26-4DB8-B2A9-6AF76D152CF2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Wednesday...mid morning</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHABkmtU0XloAe_MGjOpKf3CwlFOEuhEquB_GUFOKMGve7YoDmhKlYBXaxDwnOh-_aZpCPRYcED-dSeRYwQ5HEwkgZacOxqpNsm6D5twY7Qo-AviLb0NOkCbX8wfTTOgzTZrSJLMLrU_7L_QuXrhEK05gFaiTT68yv0yu7bpl08mjQPFnXztQIOABM3dA/s3601/2E73809E-3C3F-4E45-B35C-7D6F89CB1D0A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3601" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHABkmtU0XloAe_MGjOpKf3CwlFOEuhEquB_GUFOKMGve7YoDmhKlYBXaxDwnOh-_aZpCPRYcED-dSeRYwQ5HEwkgZacOxqpNsm6D5twY7Qo-AviLb0NOkCbX8wfTTOgzTZrSJLMLrU_7L_QuXrhEK05gFaiTT68yv0yu7bpl08mjQPFnXztQIOABM3dA/w538-h640/2E73809E-3C3F-4E45-B35C-7D6F89CB1D0A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And Thursday, we got "the look" from the neighborhood Great Horned Owl. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That about wraps up our week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally and the sunrise...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAZBgCADXId9jFlbIRy6JAnmpF-UP_-wyqF5f1DRA-mQXNUgcSVqSllmT3Ws-UyUhU4TlJzBQIGpLiJAMeWR9dLP3pJHiZYCrsEzrBbeLnPJQ7SCx6JWW7jpI23x0Qb_e1zF7t-mLF2qANux7YGClC5eHJkMQhA0sUVlMrFo6G2rIF4Bm2F36CYvJkDY/s4032/74F8E2D6-FD92-4BF4-810E-D1C53F7A4DFF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAZBgCADXId9jFlbIRy6JAnmpF-UP_-wyqF5f1DRA-mQXNUgcSVqSllmT3Ws-UyUhU4TlJzBQIGpLiJAMeWR9dLP3pJHiZYCrsEzrBbeLnPJQ7SCx6JWW7jpI23x0Qb_e1zF7t-mLF2qANux7YGClC5eHJkMQhA0sUVlMrFo6G2rIF4Bm2F36CYvJkDY/w480-h640/74F8E2D6-FD92-4BF4-810E-D1C53F7A4DFF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are excited...Jamie and Andra are coming for a long weekend. It's Christmas time already ! Merry Christmas everyone !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9ZYnPPEzgAYdmpNqVJVCuGlNajUrWFWqoW0vcUDkuhyWyR77OsC7FqpNPjUUEW8aZvjfegWpdqJ1LIAK_N0aKDGUB9lq0K3-bqlWZSsBe2cnQ6cRDvYlDdvjQe5PY2zT557fLP4NLxA9C6MQITxeT71Z1Qkx2S63F4skOx_lwuOBvk20WF3E43XbQCs/s3661/414A9343-7FBE-4657-942B-DB2B101369DC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3661" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9ZYnPPEzgAYdmpNqVJVCuGlNajUrWFWqoW0vcUDkuhyWyR77OsC7FqpNPjUUEW8aZvjfegWpdqJ1LIAK_N0aKDGUB9lq0K3-bqlWZSsBe2cnQ6cRDvYlDdvjQe5PY2zT557fLP4NLxA9C6MQITxeT71Z1Qkx2S63F4skOx_lwuOBvk20WF3E43XbQCs/w640-h476/414A9343-7FBE-4657-942B-DB2B101369DC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until next time,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT71ysE4hEHSSNFlBW_ixAwUVo5DOuvT2fZL1XRz6hy7MsdCiuCjC4ESLSlm-RemiHLAnzkwxqsZ5hVc-L8iSOftni3J_q4T66-XLlcjD3Vb6LzSlQJTEEoCWk7WjamXhpVbLBhwZdlyIK4JgP5IOotdOlNM6Iani-ie8ZkQ50Plt228kRGXHbdI7fLtE/s4032/6B65579C-3232-4340-BF2B-435A2361AAE2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT71ysE4hEHSSNFlBW_ixAwUVo5DOuvT2fZL1XRz6hy7MsdCiuCjC4ESLSlm-RemiHLAnzkwxqsZ5hVc-L8iSOftni3J_q4T66-XLlcjD3Vb6LzSlQJTEEoCWk7WjamXhpVbLBhwZdlyIK4JgP5IOotdOlNM6Iani-ie8ZkQ50Plt228kRGXHbdI7fLtE/w480-h640/6B65579C-3232-4340-BF2B-435A2361AAE2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></div></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-55694210452823040762023-12-16T10:03:00.004-07:002023-12-16T10:10:57.746-07:00Winter Street Fair and Lights Up!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">December 16, 2023 </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tlZzwLuHw8QB7N-O5C0JAu1MZ9AVlBUR1CHQT8l0AraMs5-vFaI3Z4XoRaQshxkSKjeRh3xQ_RsTLAWKsf0y6RQcZ0KMbjOmAqx0ENhLxikAlatqQTiNgSYwkyiifkHEA72GQojD7jz2tI8wdEpwvqmzbweCoAQMB5Evhxn5CZ_jfhZmoqFp67otExc/s4032/72D54D25-22C5-4139-8DD3-6A96CA63DC82.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tlZzwLuHw8QB7N-O5C0JAu1MZ9AVlBUR1CHQT8l0AraMs5-vFaI3Z4XoRaQshxkSKjeRh3xQ_RsTLAWKsf0y6RQcZ0KMbjOmAqx0ENhLxikAlatqQTiNgSYwkyiifkHEA72GQojD7jz2tI8wdEpwvqmzbweCoAQMB5Evhxn5CZ_jfhZmoqFp67otExc/w480-h640/72D54D25-22C5-4139-8DD3-6A96CA63DC82.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">What a wonderful way to start the week!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_Ai_nW9CGGkvIT3Q7_gFwN7zQ_8dwJ45vZs4sIA_QYdxNPXs97_n7-u_iTFvuziLuLTdA_8p8Gjz71DXEF1Reho-sicY5uUf17bjuwDoMf5QQsEI6uaZhyrSy4-EGvc5DcABBZG8YZC7DvZDIOCYDOrMYZMD1OnORxxsAbZUq-EV_R9pQFcAFRXPQiE/s667/2CCF8C68-F8BD-4846-A585-82EAE0F130E0.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_Ai_nW9CGGkvIT3Q7_gFwN7zQ_8dwJ45vZs4sIA_QYdxNPXs97_n7-u_iTFvuziLuLTdA_8p8Gjz71DXEF1Reho-sicY5uUf17bjuwDoMf5QQsEI6uaZhyrSy4-EGvc5DcABBZG8YZC7DvZDIOCYDOrMYZMD1OnORxxsAbZUq-EV_R9pQFcAFRXPQiE/w300-h400/2CCF8C68-F8BD-4846-A585-82EAE0F130E0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This past weekend was the annual Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair. It was our third winter street fair and the biggest one yet...we walked 2 miles. The fair offers a little something for everyone...live entertainment, food venders (40 +), original hand-made art (350+ artists from around the world), and 4th street shopping and dining. We met Jamie and Andra on Saturday for a delightful time meandering what is affectionately known to locals as "Fourth". </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The soul of the street fair is definitely a sensory experience...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the smells...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW-WmggPLCbAC-iBT-Mmy1Ib85_3g4M4W4jOO98uvsAfUe5xo7m_tulQLcTsTqdnQKmpARovRZS83jY8-oWDaClp6lrKaIQ8-q2COOIjdlk-3qkvn3AmoEa_r9CEkZuXxXwAYuwMzuXWY24iTyFWY32U3mVJx_jJ3HKRjqthsQBNKwMw7p2CODyiD6Sc/s3931/72F35E28-B86D-4CF6-86A2-8804A560ABEB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3931" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW-WmggPLCbAC-iBT-Mmy1Ib85_3g4M4W4jOO98uvsAfUe5xo7m_tulQLcTsTqdnQKmpARovRZS83jY8-oWDaClp6lrKaIQ8-q2COOIjdlk-3qkvn3AmoEa_r9CEkZuXxXwAYuwMzuXWY24iTyFWY32U3mVJx_jJ3HKRjqthsQBNKwMw7p2CODyiD6Sc/w640-h472/72F35E28-B86D-4CF6-86A2-8804A560ABEB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">BBQ</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the sounds...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuul_JElDC1ejKHcNnPD125BV8HHZv9BQ-cGhbkRCh1mN1N34FNG4m0AxgyEURF1Ew31WY-x7fPGOGLnS-jpyQbK_AOdq6CNJfrbvviqv7YPzrmto-THx4zOlXoJSo76_QW7hhczzy3gCtBnLAlzvwDTf6QE-QW4TBeu4AbR2hcPDpMfr0TUMO16ZWKN8/s3541/F35CACA0-FBEB-4DD9-8D02-06387FB08E54_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3541" data-original-width="2603" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuul_JElDC1ejKHcNnPD125BV8HHZv9BQ-cGhbkRCh1mN1N34FNG4m0AxgyEURF1Ew31WY-x7fPGOGLnS-jpyQbK_AOdq6CNJfrbvviqv7YPzrmto-THx4zOlXoJSo76_QW7hhczzy3gCtBnLAlzvwDTf6QE-QW4TBeu4AbR2hcPDpMfr0TUMO16ZWKN8/w470-h640/F35CACA0-FBEB-4DD9-8D02-06387FB08E54_1_201_a.jpeg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Matthew Machu Didgeridoos...beautiful sounds from these wind instruments.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">the colors...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nl17Qps5nlDZeFRL2dgBgQmLhyphenhyphenDL7CmDADY9xQlpbLE_hoTX8MWb5SLMkfHZ8iYQzp_ttBDq-pIYdatYvIQMjedddfUI4kNnFKXYPXY1SAOjidJHZxpqBk-KyFUlr44clCOJm5xd8C9rmYHOAQdOJ0iFfcUugtrhzkl9I80YVyj0_PujbjHMAvVmf58/s2700/EB5DB4E7-EFB3-4748-A1AE-C177ABA88A69_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nl17Qps5nlDZeFRL2dgBgQmLhyphenhyphenDL7CmDADY9xQlpbLE_hoTX8MWb5SLMkfHZ8iYQzp_ttBDq-pIYdatYvIQMjedddfUI4kNnFKXYPXY1SAOjidJHZxpqBk-KyFUlr44clCOJm5xd8C9rmYHOAQdOJ0iFfcUugtrhzkl9I80YVyj0_PujbjHMAvVmf58/w552-h640/EB5DB4E7-EFB3-4748-A1AE-C177ABA88A69_1_201_a.jpeg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Framed arrangements made form dried flowers...very pretty and very tempting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the textures...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUKaxyqtSWjE0y6slBytS0-oANPz5Zbiaoz6Dck6wLai3hPxuG9I0qBMgWHo8sN6mbCLrk-2iS8z58o1NKMVTyC4yf894RMcPt1O3bgv0b3vNRkShsFTiZdxO7UUf5GLXmidaJSyydBdAYsgwfkE5Q53bBna2zQj0KqnzSlcoMO4S-fS0D9IS8NcFerY/s4032/40514D93-BC4A-474D-A36B-33D733AD2E13.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUKaxyqtSWjE0y6slBytS0-oANPz5Zbiaoz6Dck6wLai3hPxuG9I0qBMgWHo8sN6mbCLrk-2iS8z58o1NKMVTyC4yf894RMcPt1O3bgv0b3vNRkShsFTiZdxO7UUf5GLXmidaJSyydBdAYsgwfkE5Q53bBna2zQj0KqnzSlcoMO4S-fS0D9IS8NcFerY/w480-h640/40514D93-BC4A-474D-A36B-33D733AD2E13.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Wheat weaving by artist Rocky Rothschiller form Pearce, AZ. </span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">and the yummy...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaqpdMKq2P2QLGBZKqQW4l6WIb9ThQot2BWZF-W0OwTzoXPyMAXCuSeau8FcVVjlQbay8nzA5aS3Or1BhdbmLXFStBo7z1n8eWpTmBSFe-E8WqLK-1_3qKKELsQb_1EPVM3mgWa3wi97dKoAOrUpDZnSmYPEvzo_A0ButA0-L9bw40y3b5_d1WvvjRXo/s3786/E9C21CD1-0DD6-4CF0-83B8-2796D493FC14_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="3786" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaqpdMKq2P2QLGBZKqQW4l6WIb9ThQot2BWZF-W0OwTzoXPyMAXCuSeau8FcVVjlQbay8nzA5aS3Or1BhdbmLXFStBo7z1n8eWpTmBSFe-E8WqLK-1_3qKKELsQb_1EPVM3mgWa3wi97dKoAOrUpDZnSmYPEvzo_A0ButA0-L9bw40y3b5_d1WvvjRXo/w640-h378/E9C21CD1-0DD6-4CF0-83B8-2796D493FC14_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">BOCA was our lunch choice...started with a salsa (made in house) flight with fried to order chips. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVV3S0w7Bsg79d1RcZ7JUojLY1wBOYY72gKuImP0j0LG9gqoJC_ve_nvcK7qLgzQ6CnYf0Eeq5t9Z3amp1NwvplO_nUVdfUQcBt_dzFeIx0EWxdSjK3WqjOG8euzHWty7R7Owk75lxEWq0XCcwJ2jCRwKQCaVjRSaES0NO_1xhew6EsdAGz77cY4AZ_8/s4032/30189321-7F90-43C6-8E79-90A4E4A8BB65_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="4032" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVV3S0w7Bsg79d1RcZ7JUojLY1wBOYY72gKuImP0j0LG9gqoJC_ve_nvcK7qLgzQ6CnYf0Eeq5t9Z3amp1NwvplO_nUVdfUQcBt_dzFeIx0EWxdSjK3WqjOG8euzHWty7R7Owk75lxEWq0XCcwJ2jCRwKQCaVjRSaES0NO_1xhew6EsdAGz77cY4AZ_8/w640-h370/30189321-7F90-43C6-8E79-90A4E4A8BB65_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I ordered a Mole De Pollo taco and my favorite...Elote (corn)...traditional grilled Mexican elote with cream, cotija cheese, and powered chipotle. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We met wonderful people from far away and close by like Inka Gold...two brothers from Ecuador. One is a guitarist and the other a flutist. We bought a couple of their CDs...one with beautiful Christmas music. We also met Rocky Rothschiller, whose art is wheat weaving, from Pearce, AZ. He knows Janna and Michael. I first learned about wheat weaving from a blog Janna did a while back when she shared a piece of his art that she has. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkrZd3UTroXkfbD06PmT40aVNmI_isDsLiqN46FIvHRiMWDRABfn5cPy9MfBUpMh4TWQIB8yUaVZXpn9cWc2t9trinEVAO2ENT-K74HPRJpeI_11UNArWONjwmdcUT4_NgAV6vwirfE1Q_MyiwzOZ1YOhgKA37YSwVH5MX2l4rgIuyNt2XJa6RI_4MRo/s3833/7DEC0013-353E-4916-AFE9-B85E44BB1C6A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3833" data-original-width="2279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkrZd3UTroXkfbD06PmT40aVNmI_isDsLiqN46FIvHRiMWDRABfn5cPy9MfBUpMh4TWQIB8yUaVZXpn9cWc2t9trinEVAO2ENT-K74HPRJpeI_11UNArWONjwmdcUT4_NgAV6vwirfE1Q_MyiwzOZ1YOhgKA37YSwVH5MX2l4rgIuyNt2XJa6RI_4MRo/w380-h640/7DEC0013-353E-4916-AFE9-B85E44BB1C6A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Wheat is a symbol of goodness and wheat weaving has been practiced for centuries. This artist uses the <i>finest variety of black bearded wheat </i>grown for ornamental use in Arizona. </span></td></tr></tbody></table>. <br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Late Thursday afternoon Joe and I headed to the city. It was date night! </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO1SAE0P-xtmf8kNH_d0GT0cvOUtvY7gQUef-AYChxOBcZUBy2qILMHrcU38jrLw5egTKL_aURrjHe-M1-fj-vsm1bLvEAV5ctlXUytKNKF2no2N0u6mZTMDDzfOGb9oQ9xG5ZszzYTao2fKkAxgc7neM2xT2JUS9SO-oUOx9Ii3RGFf1lZxhLtuYBt8/s4032/534B3260-124A-43D8-8A79-14089B6D548D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO1SAE0P-xtmf8kNH_d0GT0cvOUtvY7gQUef-AYChxOBcZUBy2qILMHrcU38jrLw5egTKL_aURrjHe-M1-fj-vsm1bLvEAV5ctlXUytKNKF2no2N0u6mZTMDDzfOGb9oQ9xG5ZszzYTao2fKkAxgc7neM2xT2JUS9SO-oUOx9Ii3RGFf1lZxhLtuYBt8/w640-h480/534B3260-124A-43D8-8A79-14089B6D548D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Pearl's shadow... </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV6BTd1qD_eDdLZzpkPeHJxfuGVfZOpyJ92dyJ2XRH1z3wnvCjcuoOAPukwY3UEyqLnCyMAzbdkkKImziOSZ2-tpRGL_RkiWOyVgUHe-XzLLtd5xWddHK8zdk3yR2OaVNcJyMjCJ9irD4itQaaProBv151nL_lMJR2FuKUoFTA_VnNJexaqctnxGW98U/s4032/2BC63521-948E-480B-B7F2-47121F4C8692_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV6BTd1qD_eDdLZzpkPeHJxfuGVfZOpyJ92dyJ2XRH1z3wnvCjcuoOAPukwY3UEyqLnCyMAzbdkkKImziOSZ2-tpRGL_RkiWOyVgUHe-XzLLtd5xWddHK8zdk3yR2OaVNcJyMjCJ9irD4itQaaProBv151nL_lMJR2FuKUoFTA_VnNJexaqctnxGW98U/w300-h400/2BC63521-948E-480B-B7F2-47121F4C8692_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">November 24th - January 7th</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tucson Botanical Gardens has a "New (to them) Holiday Tradition"...Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination. It is no secret that the gardens is a favorite place and what a magical night we had perusing the walkways, enjoying the music, and sipping hot chocolate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Jbb_FUYUg8HRw0jzzUA3rdxR3U4oXyn83LFmZhOgKJc1OMXKrynYJsV8wYNPo66-mIKSjFANz0_O4AYV007K0e-DFZ6sBHPSF89umWbFz6_yEoKZy__607Ytx-cNXk_0Y9I_9IKy9aWVRsjX0rOOCCuWYkOfK2cpf6ho_idIzs2SlZi56_bgGcLo00g/s4032/5C57A12C-9772-4760-8851-4DF29EED3F2E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Jbb_FUYUg8HRw0jzzUA3rdxR3U4oXyn83LFmZhOgKJc1OMXKrynYJsV8wYNPo66-mIKSjFANz0_O4AYV007K0e-DFZ6sBHPSF89umWbFz6_yEoKZy__607Ytx-cNXk_0Y9I_9IKy9aWVRsjX0rOOCCuWYkOfK2cpf6ho_idIzs2SlZi56_bgGcLo00g/w480-h640/5C57A12C-9772-4760-8851-4DF29EED3F2E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We arrived just after 5:30 pm (to make sure we had a parking spot). The event opens at 6:00. </span> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was difficult to capture photos of the beauty, peacefulness, and the "Wow" moments. In some sections of the walk, the lights matched the mood and rhythm of the Christmas music by changing color and pulsating to the beat.</span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JPG_3jLiDMUDt6wUotn_70uW_kLQ-_3M77fiDYPqvrqTjN9QVnQgiria77jgBpUFOLO7Y1quZH-35Z7bLzafw1mXUFdkoHELFlr-YeVNZEdznkMTCuJVf1o87WXXmiu-J8xoT6X2TdU3Qn6SgmTAWPqZLwko-rGq-h1FfEgXcIRHilSFCp-oFhM7k7Q/s4032/3DDBC170-7359-41A8-9553-E9429B2906AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JPG_3jLiDMUDt6wUotn_70uW_kLQ-_3M77fiDYPqvrqTjN9QVnQgiria77jgBpUFOLO7Y1quZH-35Z7bLzafw1mXUFdkoHELFlr-YeVNZEdznkMTCuJVf1o87WXXmiu-J8xoT6X2TdU3Qn6SgmTAWPqZLwko-rGq-h1FfEgXcIRHilSFCp-oFhM7k7Q/w480-h640/3DDBC170-7359-41A8-9553-E9429B2906AB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> This tree had eight different colors of lights...it was hard to pick a favorite.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn1fwicrM6FEPNVY2F2F9ozmoa6WlZvECyvRfFrVSoTUhbj9YswokXTB5G_9ghZNFo0mRz3CajVGie287vBS5q5Fyjl8ww0jU1jAnsumokPYquzJIDuICjV1QLMByW2EL7Gr1Jp3RYsSIlU3MoKZTpBOuGbSVJuPYb6d5-rogB9le-WcsEYNH2ugkos0/s4032/860BD2BB-CA43-42E9-A87F-7247314B4855_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn1fwicrM6FEPNVY2F2F9ozmoa6WlZvECyvRfFrVSoTUhbj9YswokXTB5G_9ghZNFo0mRz3CajVGie287vBS5q5Fyjl8ww0jU1jAnsumokPYquzJIDuICjV1QLMByW2EL7Gr1Jp3RYsSIlU3MoKZTpBOuGbSVJuPYb6d5-rogB9le-WcsEYNH2ugkos0/w480-h640/860BD2BB-CA43-42E9-A87F-7247314B4855_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Imagine white, yellow, green, blue, red, turquoise, multi and purple.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The stars...all shapes and sizes were everywhere...</span> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7WOMIiVWsuzs5TWPwu-PNk9GjUefltd6wm7fn1oDyRg1MMwtokTg-W7P82FsWHJhVCrXelvPW5_4of5IlRpZqmelmPUqf-ZvmUIAcvKpvjBRF5d013AwdaENJWUXmuZNlD1FKo9lR3MFtr74ThHE5AZOkFVSEPM37t-Bbx-IE8beyCdKvKeb6M_PnUk/s3778/B71441A8-5460-41DA-ABAB-7A19505E199E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7WOMIiVWsuzs5TWPwu-PNk9GjUefltd6wm7fn1oDyRg1MMwtokTg-W7P82FsWHJhVCrXelvPW5_4of5IlRpZqmelmPUqf-ZvmUIAcvKpvjBRF5d013AwdaENJWUXmuZNlD1FKo9lR3MFtr74ThHE5AZOkFVSEPM37t-Bbx-IE8beyCdKvKeb6M_PnUk/w512-h640/B71441A8-5460-41DA-ABAB-7A19505E199E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Our favorite tree was decorated with bird houses.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">the colors...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzjpEl_fAe5HN47hBfzyHkQb82xrxnkRTDR7Kqk1kflLPx400TvgSUK3yOYFdMmXq96bxRTayl48BuXaqrGRnhHunXgiS4X_sZ53zKkQjVGzjeWKtlJPkeMih_Mbqy0WJGIUikbRWGx0alL1rPvu4EGbL9PvRdel-fhp0Xl2UgQjHH3FucdWyv3iI1Bg/s4032/FAD9E36A-0848-4F03-AA66-02A10D76920F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzjpEl_fAe5HN47hBfzyHkQb82xrxnkRTDR7Kqk1kflLPx400TvgSUK3yOYFdMmXq96bxRTayl48BuXaqrGRnhHunXgiS4X_sZ53zKkQjVGzjeWKtlJPkeMih_Mbqy0WJGIUikbRWGx0alL1rPvu4EGbL9PvRdel-fhp0Xl2UgQjHH3FucdWyv3iI1Bg/w480-h640/FAD9E36A-0848-4F03-AA66-02A10D76920F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">and so many lights made for a most enchanting walk. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcBKU4sPb2NoCd9Tzx3dUrNINyHGDI_nB_sCvak-rWldG2bFwJmq29d5CULVDP21wGu882o7UmL-Gq29Y7RWS6Co6K9Hue5WBC_5nBe2kvzhqQB3bS4jZzm6DioVr0GZ0J7OEIhv96ECqV60FFQ3eLGEY-iMzZSNcc2NrDpL5lL3LucZLeQP6x_tDlv4/s4032/C0677F03-50F2-4DCA-8985-86EB857845A5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was mesmerizing...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyxQ1IfA3zWjJKuCaFqPCAXMeSoKjbNQ0YSy2neAEYCKZ7XsHID_G4Uw4QaPk3g_f-ER2duEt5V_uPvhhz7We8-yUNJldz7gggmQZCWo2RJBXPYXisWSQc9gFuU41Q7XOqab8x4O3nqGncK_EamcrLdq7c6urUtsXsNAafyqxoVfbUgxL5RsUtP_8MEg/s4032/681DEF62-E2F2-4021-963F-4CD3BC6E99EA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyxQ1IfA3zWjJKuCaFqPCAXMeSoKjbNQ0YSy2neAEYCKZ7XsHID_G4Uw4QaPk3g_f-ER2duEt5V_uPvhhz7We8-yUNJldz7gggmQZCWo2RJBXPYXisWSQc9gFuU41Q7XOqab8x4O3nqGncK_EamcrLdq7c6urUtsXsNAafyqxoVfbUgxL5RsUtP_8MEg/w480-h640/681DEF62-E2F2-4021-963F-4CD3BC6E99EA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">so beautiful...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a perfect evening. The weather was just cool enough to enjoy hot chocolate topped with thick cream and cinnamon and going on a week night meant it was not very crowded. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVZky8FP0PFGVyHxJCsZa7DowDeYrTgl3DmbF6gG6smzL38PbQmIehyphenhyphennxLnW8P7mXz0wdNSASScPSKr4SR1CMl8ibb2u3hUQIbhGFYz5tJBFJXNb9Dgne-nittb14i3wKoqkX6EjMHRE2JOExRrf02pfNV3QZnkj7ArxSDTFDjivHRWbOTkGqfRjnkpE/s4032/144FE8B0-9463-4A96-BB47-BE140AACAA31_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVZky8FP0PFGVyHxJCsZa7DowDeYrTgl3DmbF6gG6smzL38PbQmIehyphenhyphennxLnW8P7mXz0wdNSASScPSKr4SR1CMl8ibb2u3hUQIbhGFYz5tJBFJXNb9Dgne-nittb14i3wKoqkX6EjMHRE2JOExRrf02pfNV3QZnkj7ArxSDTFDjivHRWbOTkGqfRjnkpE/w480-h640/144FE8B0-9463-4A96-BB47-BE140AACAA31_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">Back at the oasis, nothing has changed. We walked. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UJyZS2KMBf5fzFQ3tqD-qLYJ0uk9b67GRGPkYepAKuvVFGwqBkA_j2YsKsvI_0n97s_0UuvsnOVY_HrhG1XV-bFevcAm_q6gpS9WB1rf0tRnp0nNc_Y9oIxgNACpFIFOsqH_ROdVF3dO8A5IHDxP2Y57AS9j5-V0CtwFcAi7AhpCy2QX8RoQ5pf44f0/s4032/E10E2C30-0188-4A5A-9D68-2D344DEF93B9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UJyZS2KMBf5fzFQ3tqD-qLYJ0uk9b67GRGPkYepAKuvVFGwqBkA_j2YsKsvI_0n97s_0UuvsnOVY_HrhG1XV-bFevcAm_q6gpS9WB1rf0tRnp0nNc_Y9oIxgNACpFIFOsqH_ROdVF3dO8A5IHDxP2Y57AS9j5-V0CtwFcAi7AhpCy2QX8RoQ5pf44f0/w640-h480/E10E2C30-0188-4A5A-9D68-2D344DEF93B9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25J-eJpjKV9ywLKg29MJYIvyPBe1-EpohRRMIx7ny7KkyBVsXJfDZ2e8bMlXF7BTvmKd8eFZ3m8UC8Ny7biTKdtDkPr7hLiKtjcvrqvJczRWuuTUslc_dzI5UH4b8z7eRvlsbT7-dISi6yjMFPd1ya6FtSQJ2GdTtD1siwXhgh_ZEQk-6jopujdINvBo/s4032/EF84F35A-E968-4695-B218-2E9CA0BF9358_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25J-eJpjKV9ywLKg29MJYIvyPBe1-EpohRRMIx7ny7KkyBVsXJfDZ2e8bMlXF7BTvmKd8eFZ3m8UC8Ny7biTKdtDkPr7hLiKtjcvrqvJczRWuuTUslc_dzI5UH4b8z7eRvlsbT7-dISi6yjMFPd1ya6FtSQJ2GdTtD1siwXhgh_ZEQk-6jopujdINvBo/w480-h640/EF84F35A-E968-4695-B218-2E9CA0BF9358_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXaPQqzEKMecT7K65oXiXjPiahV_4P_gLROFcTHY8DWal64PrJsx7IlXRgnjqH8ASQs8ysJmPeg-hCpd41GHjo4Ipbs1h-7PrOJLW5mEQfMnQneNNOwRmCbylYOEf6lP0WnVtJBWENbC3JmmtH8a_Sm6EIQN1jVdVsYRHAZhmf69fCWqA3f_yOu_JpZE/s4032/F9B14B25-59CC-4E35-8889-8620313CB678_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXaPQqzEKMecT7K65oXiXjPiahV_4P_gLROFcTHY8DWal64PrJsx7IlXRgnjqH8ASQs8ysJmPeg-hCpd41GHjo4Ipbs1h-7PrOJLW5mEQfMnQneNNOwRmCbylYOEf6lP0WnVtJBWENbC3JmmtH8a_Sm6EIQN1jVdVsYRHAZhmf69fCWqA3f_yOu_JpZE/w480-h640/F9B14B25-59CC-4E35-8889-8620313CB678_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally walked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuhOCStu209F7dpGbMfUERHZyOlEaTCuPCHsWZ-ys4yZRuWPG6VBnld7z9XPNNkCyHZprQw9RvAGR9f1VIfa9PFpkZGAyTKsvwXT9QTNHR9mPDuj2NVWTM7MJv9GF0-WGUTDbJ3NWdQeBRxtoGUFdKEEQU7M9HiGX7ia4nC0ipBMT4Y1JJmYtAe8F6Ik/s4032/90DEF05E-E2C7-4123-B37E-8B4A4B5ED1CD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuhOCStu209F7dpGbMfUERHZyOlEaTCuPCHsWZ-ys4yZRuWPG6VBnld7z9XPNNkCyHZprQw9RvAGR9f1VIfa9PFpkZGAyTKsvwXT9QTNHR9mPDuj2NVWTM7MJv9GF0-WGUTDbJ3NWdQeBRxtoGUFdKEEQU7M9HiGX7ia4nC0ipBMT4Y1JJmYtAe8F6Ik/w480-h640/90DEF05E-E2C7-4123-B37E-8B4A4B5ED1CD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">She has discovered a new obstacle course and insists on waking thru the mailbox posts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEazxum4ppOaiFUn6bIrIjB6NhdC9qZrTYZqRRre9MaieDr5eLuRyVXAj-dHeSJBkNMytBZnEjnL7-CsRNMtX2iNqgN98pOpmFDJVAI-o91j-q3m_rSbww7Vy3WGreaeqwfsWnh7zrp6Vk9UyGd0zKNqi3JaL_cf5hDUeFkRqWaWdBl_NdHyYMbN34Dg/s4032/6FF49630-0370-4E4E-8861-DD590ADD2CD2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEazxum4ppOaiFUn6bIrIjB6NhdC9qZrTYZqRRre9MaieDr5eLuRyVXAj-dHeSJBkNMytBZnEjnL7-CsRNMtX2iNqgN98pOpmFDJVAI-o91j-q3m_rSbww7Vy3WGreaeqwfsWnh7zrp6Vk9UyGd0zKNqi3JaL_cf5hDUeFkRqWaWdBl_NdHyYMbN34Dg/w480-h640/6FF49630-0370-4E4E-8861-DD590ADD2CD2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">Two different mornings this week Sally and I have heard and seen a pair of owls at the top of the pine tree. That's exciting !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn-fZrDgj6MEUKRTInzW4GVE8GtvGHc9UjyRUzRGSJ4Y9r3loLFoaoZytvFxIKl-vkeKJF-das69OGKfKBQzYc74diB2ideex57JzytOEeVDfhSB-w5eevEzwArMo2G_LA9N8y4zyKtapwM8oUFqNhVAsFM1U6BC2-Q0kVjw6ArTJUjf_8H6Wwg1dLRs/s6000/723458D9-F129-4E7F-93E1-253B302174A7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn-fZrDgj6MEUKRTInzW4GVE8GtvGHc9UjyRUzRGSJ4Y9r3loLFoaoZytvFxIKl-vkeKJF-das69OGKfKBQzYc74diB2ideex57JzytOEeVDfhSB-w5eevEzwArMo2G_LA9N8y4zyKtapwM8oUFqNhVAsFM1U6BC2-Q0kVjw6ArTJUjf_8H6Wwg1dLRs/w640-h426/723458D9-F129-4E7F-93E1-253B302174A7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">I also spotted a Kestrel in the pine tree. The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon and lives in most areas of the United States, but the great majority spend the winter in the southern U.S. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFCRbi89XqHasXele7hKSFLp6Q8M2RfwdmqzP1LAqQw_j_-mmmM4wfyEPHVjbLz535KHWRqlU3GyqtiaqlHX-9NisLhBwlJcacBAkpEiTd4DBunjYNrUvjw7FZjH-p2LBoTmnIWrbcRdyWs87abe5K1QRrXdJeQI9rKcDF1tIXC-071O6KTe7p01lBMs/s3005/E88C3645-0748-41E8-A7B1-55DCCF9A9FDE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3005" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFCRbi89XqHasXele7hKSFLp6Q8M2RfwdmqzP1LAqQw_j_-mmmM4wfyEPHVjbLz535KHWRqlU3GyqtiaqlHX-9NisLhBwlJcacBAkpEiTd4DBunjYNrUvjw7FZjH-p2LBoTmnIWrbcRdyWs87abe5K1QRrXdJeQI9rKcDF1tIXC-071O6KTe7p01lBMs/w640-h476/E88C3645-0748-41E8-A7B1-55DCCF9A9FDE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">The Gambles Quail usually feed on the ground, but lately we have been noticing lots more of them on the feeder. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIuRyN4ZHJ1BsXEn_qGDF8s-55In342gCy08UJmx4ESeJlU1REhvENzlzKtF6nVwKAS8HK7dx5-DA12GrQXoHkIHfP4vqZwy17EC2kh5T1IFsHpay0YAj4oCW-6SDxBIhNaqFr1QRDd4sIL3heY3Wq6_PvDIL5nrzSh0cIk1yLyBJTkoWjuiH9JWmLxA/s6000/694B7127-B363-4C8E-91FD-720ED1AA71A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIuRyN4ZHJ1BsXEn_qGDF8s-55In342gCy08UJmx4ESeJlU1REhvENzlzKtF6nVwKAS8HK7dx5-DA12GrQXoHkIHfP4vqZwy17EC2kh5T1IFsHpay0YAj4oCW-6SDxBIhNaqFr1QRDd4sIL3heY3Wq6_PvDIL5nrzSh0cIk1yLyBJTkoWjuiH9JWmLxA/w640-h426/694B7127-B363-4C8E-91FD-720ED1AA71A4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;">And this sweet little Misses still visits...and still no Mister. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7r7R3frM7OLIhAzQ5pcVNwkIhcztbwQ3UdUjkOyMF1cmF7oX0d6V7ExxDp52CvC3tGp6JdnBXpzKxk0G36bg5M5OGQ1ykCqpqHZDVj8J6Daqr6RmyAI4hOGoYcdsrvI1ceDQZLzZfnnOCuED63aQ5bIBNfw1bKg6CfCjDrzPK6uJMSoq82Wi72LlCsU/s6000/B4D6B9C3-D53B-4717-AE62-2A35D1034B79.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7r7R3frM7OLIhAzQ5pcVNwkIhcztbwQ3UdUjkOyMF1cmF7oX0d6V7ExxDp52CvC3tGp6JdnBXpzKxk0G36bg5M5OGQ1ykCqpqHZDVj8J6Daqr6RmyAI4hOGoYcdsrvI1ceDQZLzZfnnOCuED63aQ5bIBNfw1bKg6CfCjDrzPK6uJMSoq82Wi72LlCsU/w640-h426/B4D6B9C3-D53B-4717-AE62-2A35D1034B79.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">It's been a nice week...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWfhgWIP8yPdeUc22rhUBY_vhyqZwxloE1_8M3wlDeTBgGTn6jdn5zXdvvo9iHWqkSK6rxRwt1AIk0SU7UkZRpe5LF390CiRi-wFfDvPSqgNHOtDwIZ40rSxUIiWqJwUiMVeTFLNCUrPacTl0kgCj6g3fv0D_5sHofQ38aYVLSHvrznrBMOhQKhA0ylA/s4032/077CC76C-F94B-4356-BF33-9ACD6FAEE40B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">HAPPY TRAILS!</p></span><p></p>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-25013152431990016992023-12-10T14:01:00.000-07:002023-12-10T14:01:42.338-07:00Tubac, La Fiesta de Guadaloupe and Gallery in the Sun <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">December 10, 2023 </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4s2h1cZJHt_fyvSx-VnVG_jzY0ESHS85SjnHpnAtASh4iIvGVC77vxci3cyMF11-2kX8oa9NUeXqApGpkh6RJ0MpcbLVvRj5WGLEaq8irLl2VCTZ_Bg-cZB-BYYd6if8FTCa2FDvZAFq8buCLii3qk2OLsKm6Q9SCyn3qYXBl2VVmZ8HVEqHFntBQ9Q/s3597/9A1780FC-682D-4CC6-9CD0-407916111311_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4s2h1cZJHt_fyvSx-VnVG_jzY0ESHS85SjnHpnAtASh4iIvGVC77vxci3cyMF11-2kX8oa9NUeXqApGpkh6RJ0MpcbLVvRj5WGLEaq8irLl2VCTZ_Bg-cZB-BYYd6if8FTCa2FDvZAFq8buCLii3qk2OLsKm6Q9SCyn3qYXBl2VVmZ8HVEqHFntBQ9Q/w538-h640/9A1780FC-682D-4CC6-9CD0-407916111311_1_201_a.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Last weekend was Luminaria Nights de Tubac and date night for us. This quaint little artsy community holds this annual Christmas event the first weekend in December. The village is full of Christmas treats, shopping, music, lights and the stores stay open late. We arrived just before sunset...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21fG4qhggbo_WNjpDr2o9rU48uh5Q1BHGmFEn6D5Wjdm49V1YXKYlgoTcIHgmfgXIf-7Lr49FyKd9R_ZVVKkVzFeG3DLwj3FOgxOTHbj_1FVASJ4FyOf2Xe93dXCMkK3PSDoUwbX-clTY8yA1pY2VWPhTweEs4BiBHOqYCZMBvqD5jlfvMdiE1VgABCE/s3838/AD84C044-D66B-45E4-AB06-5B4852D532DC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3838" data-original-width="2929" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21fG4qhggbo_WNjpDr2o9rU48uh5Q1BHGmFEn6D5Wjdm49V1YXKYlgoTcIHgmfgXIf-7Lr49FyKd9R_ZVVKkVzFeG3DLwj3FOgxOTHbj_1FVASJ4FyOf2Xe93dXCMkK3PSDoUwbX-clTY8yA1pY2VWPhTweEs4BiBHOqYCZMBvqD5jlfvMdiE1VgABCE/w488-h640/AD84C044-D66B-45E4-AB06-5B4852D532DC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="488" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />and perused the walkways. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjycLlXurXu-q3PXzTc0ZgQS70YQX3n57e8RpCOudNSEzMppPkt_2nltIV-jHEOswL-qkc46zUWywmfl4-isLQN00lfZOauz89x5QZXXUKySFqtdNYgOydtWq1N5UPckNB0luaE-oDsbFriz7tFgCNpoC5o6oZuBUWV54KvQCDvefhUdPDe5BKNjW0Mfg/s3960/CF0B7FD5-D26F-4141-A3C8-2DB43EFED3EB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3960" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjycLlXurXu-q3PXzTc0ZgQS70YQX3n57e8RpCOudNSEzMppPkt_2nltIV-jHEOswL-qkc46zUWywmfl4-isLQN00lfZOauz89x5QZXXUKySFqtdNYgOydtWq1N5UPckNB0luaE-oDsbFriz7tFgCNpoC5o6oZuBUWV54KvQCDvefhUdPDe5BKNjW0Mfg/w640-h488/CF0B7FD5-D26F-4141-A3C8-2DB43EFED3EB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Whenever in Tubac, we always make a stop at The Clay Rabbit. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDaCFWYQ63pHUWqjhlTQOfMspLZ7NgIUQLLeN8bWaCOjl3BMa2Ba-WhaFTwGEpLXUYLAl9CdV4Zutzh3DiBjLcNDwQw1X5iD4B6DZ1hnoCGUS5ulUVlvdQu7OMMIInosrrcy6MX5cat4BntXDt21cmxT6vff9TP_zPf6_k72FWwzlHB_kofsdpbUP5dA/s4032/974720D8-9304-436D-9FED-02C9BD2E0FA5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDaCFWYQ63pHUWqjhlTQOfMspLZ7NgIUQLLeN8bWaCOjl3BMa2Ba-WhaFTwGEpLXUYLAl9CdV4Zutzh3DiBjLcNDwQw1X5iD4B6DZ1hnoCGUS5ulUVlvdQu7OMMIInosrrcy6MX5cat4BntXDt21cmxT6vff9TP_zPf6_k72FWwzlHB_kofsdpbUP5dA/w480-h640/974720D8-9304-436D-9FED-02C9BD2E0FA5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Clay Rabbit has been around for over 40 years. It started in Oregon and made its way to southwest Arizona about 10 years ago. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht5_BwhRfVf5VjCOqJwM51viDUoS6dFppXEuRJD6KBV-96c5Y458qVbjDz7l-hyaX22CAoU7d-cvgX8DL-U-Hk4F1Fopt0tkZ_JaboPjyQs15banibNjy0DpNPRC8IFmxTidw98LnlxHVXN3CYt04Ff5L3My3WuL2LsShU3pXxZmalxgcN-93TKXv5IE/s3735/F9E7CC5F-CCCD-4C69-98DE-8292972D9BD5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3735" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht5_BwhRfVf5VjCOqJwM51viDUoS6dFppXEuRJD6KBV-96c5Y458qVbjDz7l-hyaX22CAoU7d-cvgX8DL-U-Hk4F1Fopt0tkZ_JaboPjyQs15banibNjy0DpNPRC8IFmxTidw98LnlxHVXN3CYt04Ff5L3My3WuL2LsShU3pXxZmalxgcN-93TKXv5IE/w518-h640/F9E7CC5F-CCCD-4C69-98DE-8292972D9BD5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Clay Rabbit store front</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Pottery pieces are made from high fired stoneware and are very durable...oven proof, microwave safe, weather resistant and even scratch resistant. Debbie is the artist hand painting each unique piece and her husband is the potter. Both work in their studio/gallery (shown in the above photo) and invite folks inside to "see up close" their work in progress and their finished products. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0-zS8Z3PQsvrx1rKY5pL1HTEvpW6aog2ro-_uE0iChB5XlDHWwi571dvB43BZoKr7VfGXLSeK_oni6HFcJ090J0InY7sg_cnEcHu4f-60_QiAqV65T3xf6qrb-qrojP1EvfSU5o687FqsB0BKYk14gf8DWysezEMMsr3lKfGY4mjBklKlCh-hUIHnJg/s4032/6E224971-5147-4259-A106-686DDD8605DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0-zS8Z3PQsvrx1rKY5pL1HTEvpW6aog2ro-_uE0iChB5XlDHWwi571dvB43BZoKr7VfGXLSeK_oni6HFcJ090J0InY7sg_cnEcHu4f-60_QiAqV65T3xf6qrb-qrojP1EvfSU5o687FqsB0BKYk14gf8DWysezEMMsr3lKfGY4mjBklKlCh-hUIHnJg/w640-h480/6E224971-5147-4259-A106-686DDD8605DF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Before heading home, we stopped in for a toasted sandwich and iced latte at Tubac Deli & Coffee. This small deli serves the best breads, pastries and pies...baked in house daily. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">During morning coffee on Sunday, we decided to head north to Gallery in the Sun...a 10 acre National Historic District built by artist Ted DeGrazia in the 1950s...to attend the La Fiesta de Guadaloupe. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAxHGhaI427F-j7_g0L8PI3yVU42osys9nSaBcbjIzPRSsJHXRIaj5fHMf9rmBuVtsB2w7JErT-cTxu8KyZ2xZ2d2tQIUKowLAGGlFJNf21ZPJ9uA1bxI3nRxRZMGNXx3g-Nr9zGI0tBRBOn3QxkSppb9hrh8upg8Z96CVp3Di5-EcpHwkhLmLBxEtmY/s4032/38DC8CDF-03C9-4205-BDB5-7E5516FD56F1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAxHGhaI427F-j7_g0L8PI3yVU42osys9nSaBcbjIzPRSsJHXRIaj5fHMf9rmBuVtsB2w7JErT-cTxu8KyZ2xZ2d2tQIUKowLAGGlFJNf21ZPJ9uA1bxI3nRxRZMGNXx3g-Nr9zGI0tBRBOn3QxkSppb9hrh8upg8Z96CVp3Di5-EcpHwkhLmLBxEtmY/w480-h640/38DC8CDF-03C9-4205-BDB5-7E5516FD56F1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The gallery itself is a work of art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The La Fiesta de Guadaloupe celebration at Gallery in the Sun began some 40 years ago when DeGrazia opened up his mission, gallery and grounds free of charge to honor Mexico's patron saint, Our Lady of Guadaloupe, with music and dancing. The event was held outside under beautiful blue skies. </span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-d6gCXGLWD5FREF8UlwZJavPLsdjWCn7HTfiMkMPdNhB1i3rRQKPRXOCXqvDuHdg1v8xz3pea8OF-CpCu7Wd3RMi-FpfzDqek5W_DGpCkaDo6xL_jxzZnKjNeKC2zcDlaQIYlNm-rzoD4-zy03WITVcYAnU6C6PqDJtUXqDOBlqPNa4eXmcp-aQ8V_w/s4032/60184878-F174-4F65-924E-2ED3F020B441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-d6gCXGLWD5FREF8UlwZJavPLsdjWCn7HTfiMkMPdNhB1i3rRQKPRXOCXqvDuHdg1v8xz3pea8OF-CpCu7Wd3RMi-FpfzDqek5W_DGpCkaDo6xL_jxzZnKjNeKC2zcDlaQIYlNm-rzoD4-zy03WITVcYAnU6C6PqDJtUXqDOBlqPNa4eXmcp-aQ8V_w/w480-h640/60184878-F174-4F65-924E-2ED3F020B441.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XV_qveNVoQGyqTbKiWO9EtmnSJmE-m3NEdlE1CgvOV1V_Bb3B3BBPOnFOdUQ__v1AiVbumdNjtb6wt62oFOvV2BtLX_m6DDRHMXbJPwXGCFvOhYp8FE5Wijnfe1JjEnzP1ujpcHbbrAkdLrvglJr0BWAzRoX1Knaikk1AuC_5cCt8okEoUK7szIjmcY/s4032/7AEE6F9D-FB2C-4464-B7F2-2A6D696E7C9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XV_qveNVoQGyqTbKiWO9EtmnSJmE-m3NEdlE1CgvOV1V_Bb3B3BBPOnFOdUQ__v1AiVbumdNjtb6wt62oFOvV2BtLX_m6DDRHMXbJPwXGCFvOhYp8FE5Wijnfe1JjEnzP1ujpcHbbrAkdLrvglJr0BWAzRoX1Knaikk1AuC_5cCt8okEoUK7szIjmcY/w480-h640/7AEE6F9D-FB2C-4464-B7F2-2A6D696E7C9F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Folkloric dance, like the English term folk dance, means <i>dances of the people. </i>It reflects the traditions, cultures, and beliefs of people in a particular region. The life and spirit of the people are shared thru its movement and music. The colors, the rhythm and feet tapping, long swirling and swishing skirts, ribbons and braided hair, and the sounds of dancers yelling all mix for a vibrant and energetic ballet. I have read that dance is a form of "bodily dialogue" and the sweet faces of all these young girls speaks volumes. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbyjrVWR6HJtVHLisPVaH7BoK0GfzZXU_javNvs85ZU7Jorxt5OK8j0NM99sEagVTJ0IZjkIhFFls7VjLX2OHSWEyPoFziJUPhs8UF6RLEiJu6C5kLO3Pbjjv-fovDR6eUOvy6JhPvHUrpk_zx2o_RE4JTR3athwhViyeQ5MMsVPMqc94weNurDycEOA/s4032/727204D9-DA5F-4E4C-9236-E370EDB74692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbyjrVWR6HJtVHLisPVaH7BoK0GfzZXU_javNvs85ZU7Jorxt5OK8j0NM99sEagVTJ0IZjkIhFFls7VjLX2OHSWEyPoFziJUPhs8UF6RLEiJu6C5kLO3Pbjjv-fovDR6eUOvy6JhPvHUrpk_zx2o_RE4JTR3athwhViyeQ5MMsVPMqc94weNurDycEOA/w480-h640/727204D9-DA5F-4E4C-9236-E370EDB74692.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLMyTahra1iIusJkBKwWl0byGHVdcMexAZx7vNCY72GLpBkqU7lQsFO87wAMmyG2ztGYLQbqpP1lwMmiOI8WH27cEgLoA-vuBUYv1XsMV1cl-kL7JD7xLr8OzJB8YoYt6fUoN51Chsh9CveCca8dYeMKOnYah9GDV-oUm4xhNV_Bjg5ekuwgcc00in4w/s4032/059F44C6-CD40-4361-A0CF-A8E75BB6DC1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLMyTahra1iIusJkBKwWl0byGHVdcMexAZx7vNCY72GLpBkqU7lQsFO87wAMmyG2ztGYLQbqpP1lwMmiOI8WH27cEgLoA-vuBUYv1XsMV1cl-kL7JD7xLr8OzJB8YoYt6fUoN51Chsh9CveCca8dYeMKOnYah9GDV-oUm4xhNV_Bjg5ekuwgcc00in4w/w480-h640/059F44C6-CD40-4361-A0CF-A8E75BB6DC1B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I had to google the yelling to understand why it is such an important part of folkloric dance. "El Grito" referes to the "El Grito de Dolores" or the cry that Father Miguel Hildago delivered to his parish on Sept. 16, 1810 in the small town of Delores. The cry was a call to the Mexican people that triggered the Mexican War of Independence.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pXuf9aXpcUrYmX1d87HtCuUGmCXuWY_IELGguJeTIpJ1QrL3JB6GgE9ssFZ0wim6ZQ_x5OjQ2YYzx5Gv9mwcex3ahQnzBZez3ddJu8AS-sjS2g2KGVBO98sFZYGdhNqndbQ0sxxCKnqbMvi6ij5fMnlw9h2_t6nBC_aifqoQT3Svkv-_mnCzvMerX6I/s3349/9DE16CE8-F860-42C4-93D0-19ECEFB5AA98_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3349" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pXuf9aXpcUrYmX1d87HtCuUGmCXuWY_IELGguJeTIpJ1QrL3JB6GgE9ssFZ0wim6ZQ_x5OjQ2YYzx5Gv9mwcex3ahQnzBZez3ddJu8AS-sjS2g2KGVBO98sFZYGdhNqndbQ0sxxCKnqbMvi6ij5fMnlw9h2_t6nBC_aifqoQT3Svkv-_mnCzvMerX6I/w578-h640/9DE16CE8-F860-42C4-93D0-19ECEFB5AA98_1_201_a.jpeg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Folkloric dance is not just about swirling skirts...boys have an important roll in representing traditions and culture as well. The sword dance tells the story of defense against evil spirits. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvAJX0Eo8kD0DtsKqAuqO62yGiT5EMW5BInk4vD-fDryo1QROdbFGj7w14y-rRCgraX7AbPJhkwkFdOjyvk6_h7rSMZQ9HK6l-gyHsN4J7DUQKYdU1wz3se08mYVw4zO8Z9y9cRWYyAmUAWETk9VIKiviGMrxHvvnPgZCxCie8meifrRqQ8kSwXriGa0/s3314/C1740609-F2C1-4C85-B6B4-A7AFACC3A178_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="1805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvAJX0Eo8kD0DtsKqAuqO62yGiT5EMW5BInk4vD-fDryo1QROdbFGj7w14y-rRCgraX7AbPJhkwkFdOjyvk6_h7rSMZQ9HK6l-gyHsN4J7DUQKYdU1wz3se08mYVw4zO8Z9y9cRWYyAmUAWETk9VIKiviGMrxHvvnPgZCxCie8meifrRqQ8kSwXriGa0/w348-h640/C1740609-F2C1-4C85-B6B4-A7AFACC3A178_1_201_a.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSbyEqT3AhBU579_HQgqIthDqnB1LSjBhixPl8JwJcuuWPjoAUxksUkMpc8-UsEL1SrG9n3gdu85Hr-s0cScWq54lUlSIC2L793-PLeeA5bca2ZgzQ9q0ieQgb3FHT79oi8vHsEz1xQrgDonZV8fX99DMtb_LO6kU6eo-0o7l1vSPrQHpcZLyg7450zY/s3502/9FB64917-D1FD-49CF-BEA1-03532BB8937D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3502" data-original-width="2775" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSbyEqT3AhBU579_HQgqIthDqnB1LSjBhixPl8JwJcuuWPjoAUxksUkMpc8-UsEL1SrG9n3gdu85Hr-s0cScWq54lUlSIC2L793-PLeeA5bca2ZgzQ9q0ieQgb3FHT79oi8vHsEz1xQrgDonZV8fX99DMtb_LO6kU6eo-0o7l1vSPrQHpcZLyg7450zY/w508-h640/9FB64917-D1FD-49CF-BEA1-03532BB8937D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We spent some time meandering thru the gallery. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrzQ5BVOKdthtKAtNnv3rBEvF1thCrAJcdH9_4YBOTABDhP42pZkSSArfC0KVGKek7N04_XKu2agmCMGeyNkO_UWmAIFVdP3crzQpK-s76npfTf5IDEBBQ6Aokea7G2zsllunQmdmJNaEgNuRiEsh7kozGao9zaQZ19Fnd-FNlb53A_l2FG7j9CTjzGk/s4032/216AEB45-1879-4661-884F-D79EDBCA71C4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrzQ5BVOKdthtKAtNnv3rBEvF1thCrAJcdH9_4YBOTABDhP42pZkSSArfC0KVGKek7N04_XKu2agmCMGeyNkO_UWmAIFVdP3crzQpK-s76npfTf5IDEBBQ6Aokea7G2zsllunQmdmJNaEgNuRiEsh7kozGao9zaQZ19Fnd-FNlb53A_l2FG7j9CTjzGk/w640-h480/216AEB45-1879-4661-884F-D79EDBCA71C4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">There are six permanent collections we have seen several times, so most of Sundays visit was to experience the smaller rotating exhibits. </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjzhVmJ5pLT_XnOwVSow6-IBSZCbdY4abFT0XKKy0bG-Xu5M87wraPMiMboficOYfWRCBHGaRA6JWLFK6Dz_kumIY8J5t04EkdenqPW0CYmD4DbxGYBiMttRl_1kUiZ1Zw3dPSUCXHsbfY4SJ6NXEEn40WRjQj44Au55uSUnwpDNUY8N4aN6Qwk5A8kM/s4032/976489BB-37A6-47C3-B513-1D57F20FB682_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjzhVmJ5pLT_XnOwVSow6-IBSZCbdY4abFT0XKKy0bG-Xu5M87wraPMiMboficOYfWRCBHGaRA6JWLFK6Dz_kumIY8J5t04EkdenqPW0CYmD4DbxGYBiMttRl_1kUiZ1Zw3dPSUCXHsbfY4SJ6NXEEn40WRjQj44Au55uSUnwpDNUY8N4aN6Qwk5A8kM/w480-h640/976489BB-37A6-47C3-B513-1D57F20FB682_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>"Scenes From the Revolution"</b> is a collection of oil paintings of the Mexican Revolution that DeGrazia painted between 1937- 1973. The series depicts the soldiers, bandits, and men and women of the working class who fought with the Northern revolutionary forces of Pancho Villa.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S0yxjlKCX0y16PSPzhp3mVO9AJaBWcXFirDz6B1QKKgcIhVbo6vobWvMKdSY-wX-XNRQmSj_yHPbcVlgAk3-M2E7bxbu0XPRwOW3i6v0JGnnRhNjWbFNe83nC0El0mLntT_NB0_BQYWAC60UqaC7o1fLcv9_DASJ7LxGGw9kFXZHrLBPa-D-V3bPLW4/s4032/8D31CAE9-6F0A-4C45-ABD5-F5D57460B832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S0yxjlKCX0y16PSPzhp3mVO9AJaBWcXFirDz6B1QKKgcIhVbo6vobWvMKdSY-wX-XNRQmSj_yHPbcVlgAk3-M2E7bxbu0XPRwOW3i6v0JGnnRhNjWbFNe83nC0El0mLntT_NB0_BQYWAC60UqaC7o1fLcv9_DASJ7LxGGw9kFXZHrLBPa-D-V3bPLW4/w640-h480/8D31CAE9-6F0A-4C45-ABD5-F5D57460B832.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SRtqepY-fTdP5OilqhvD-TruIyB8Luh9R-Z9Bwp6n3ROZfaID8yq_lSvDJFI1-W2GeEWyqo5Of4dBYyOfiWKdSR7HhTu9rLUbTk91WQEZQcb0y2D24yYoAOi0Emy19Ij8ptuKe7cej9ZAbwsbLYFHjZXvt8638Y8lv00y16iIuMvlnPPT0gJrDziwmM/s4032/DF1AA926-AF38-443E-B85C-CFD715A79B1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SRtqepY-fTdP5OilqhvD-TruIyB8Luh9R-Z9Bwp6n3ROZfaID8yq_lSvDJFI1-W2GeEWyqo5Of4dBYyOfiWKdSR7HhTu9rLUbTk91WQEZQcb0y2D24yYoAOi0Emy19Ij8ptuKe7cej9ZAbwsbLYFHjZXvt8638Y8lv00y16iIuMvlnPPT0gJrDziwmM/w480-h640/DF1AA926-AF38-443E-B85C-CFD715A79B1D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled: Revolution Adelitz #15<br />oil on canvas: 1937</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>"DeGrazia in Black and White"</b> features the monochromatic grey oil paintings dating from 1940 - 1972. This series includes portraits of DeGrazia's cats, landscapes, and street scenes. From 1936 - 1942, DeGrazia was a fixture in downtown Bisbee. While working seven days a week as the manager of the Lyric Theatre movie house, he painted for several hours every morning in a studio at the theatre. In the afternoon he walked about town drumming up business for the theatre then returning to manage the theatre from 6pm to midnight. He painted the scenes he often saw while walking home after midnight. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmElNqxhFMNtVXFV4XPIK6zQ3R_iIP2c0MfhPXg5bHls7PmlJ-utb44xFvVzZkrE4oWcx3q_-7sD4-CPUKYUL9nHhpcg0TTWZpwsXnlZsu5KCaU-2u_aLqib54L6zHAZEF51xRNerLbbPu6SkwlzIIGJy-I6VetRGvncq3EXq6qsGbcTDDF2AQ001fyI/s4032/473FD58A-3F72-42D6-A2AD-449DFA16CC9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmElNqxhFMNtVXFV4XPIK6zQ3R_iIP2c0MfhPXg5bHls7PmlJ-utb44xFvVzZkrE4oWcx3q_-7sD4-CPUKYUL9nHhpcg0TTWZpwsXnlZsu5KCaU-2u_aLqib54L6zHAZEF51xRNerLbbPu6SkwlzIIGJy-I6VetRGvncq3EXq6qsGbcTDDF2AQ001fyI/w640-h480/473FD58A-3F72-42D6-A2AD-449DFA16CC9F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled: Saint Almo Saloon<br />oil on canvas: 1941<br />On the far right of the picture DeGrazia misspelled the name as Saint Almo Saloon. St Elmo Saloon, established in <span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">1902 </span>is still open as the longest continually run bar in Arizona<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGUMRuLW8jedshVIgORmOjtw4k_it1i1YGrdOrnZn_kNJdjEXEx9Yx9h1geiWU9Cf_2YbLmwUjUjf0rsugPckEJUXCdsp-WrRpnApCjYd5LPVdJ8_b17-XOGYZ0z4SOekw4iMz-Nz9HNXbdiu4XAyN6m1eg905VKnqCHyd0Lnq0X3FVzpR0EDataPtLc/s3832/7CB972EB-E565-4CE7-BDD7-CD56A21A0DA6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3832" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGUMRuLW8jedshVIgORmOjtw4k_it1i1YGrdOrnZn_kNJdjEXEx9Yx9h1geiWU9Cf_2YbLmwUjUjf0rsugPckEJUXCdsp-WrRpnApCjYd5LPVdJ8_b17-XOGYZ0z4SOekw4iMz-Nz9HNXbdiu4XAyN6m1eg905VKnqCHyd0Lnq0X3FVzpR0EDataPtLc/w640-h506/7CB972EB-E565-4CE7-BDD7-CD56A21A0DA6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled: Boots<br />oil on canvas: 1940</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>DeGrazia's Beggars</b> is a selection that traces the evolution of the artist's style and approach to the subject across four decades...1940 - 1982. He focused on the struggles of the working class, the poor, and the homeless in his early style of social realism and they remained subjects for the rest of his life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50s73R5ejEpS0LEBvodIBH7bHbqeMsw4eN3IHZ_8ZWdC5v8we40BGlzuoRqEx9k-CP5QvGVJ0FhAD3MKIh7C0fcoFzkLUg0xpKsiF0YlRFhccIWEEqmCbQyBcbc3wgxouyKZbmV_SX15DmV9c9NwHd_r8kZLsQklDhSrHiKZJ071GpPF-zsE2jhll6tI/s4032/1A455121-CD5B-4C1C-B4BD-DF1FB3226D92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50s73R5ejEpS0LEBvodIBH7bHbqeMsw4eN3IHZ_8ZWdC5v8we40BGlzuoRqEx9k-CP5QvGVJ0FhAD3MKIh7C0fcoFzkLUg0xpKsiF0YlRFhccIWEEqmCbQyBcbc3wgxouyKZbmV_SX15DmV9c9NwHd_r8kZLsQklDhSrHiKZJ071GpPF-zsE2jhll6tI/w640-h480/1A455121-CD5B-4C1C-B4BD-DF1FB3226D92.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />DeGrazia stated, "Beggars are among the tired, hungry, mourning, and anguished." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2P6YyDbyeB8oODN-YDNoPfOpNCnovuC2KpZqh2Pci5xkS9xdubtqVeauhRTXHSrfhK9wY0c5Nmd5v73crhX-Ea7aumd4N98m0jRla8T3KCvKBU90EhD77ktbJGREhndF27Lmk2LyjiYNtfgHGP01NgpoT7wsSL7OsmOgpV4V934Y1mVEwZIxatEVvio/s4032/33C2E23F-671D-4511-A3F6-07D08A1FD1A3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2P6YyDbyeB8oODN-YDNoPfOpNCnovuC2KpZqh2Pci5xkS9xdubtqVeauhRTXHSrfhK9wY0c5Nmd5v73crhX-Ea7aumd4N98m0jRla8T3KCvKBU90EhD77ktbJGREhndF27Lmk2LyjiYNtfgHGP01NgpoT7wsSL7OsmOgpV4V934Y1mVEwZIxatEVvio/w480-h640/33C2E23F-671D-4511-A3F6-07D08A1FD1A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled: Beggar Girl<br />watercolor: 1964</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>DeGrazia's Bus</b> is a featured collection of works from 1944 - 1966. An enduring memory of a Mexican bus in Nogales inspired this recurring series of drawings, watercolors, screen prints, and oil paintings. They all portray the same memory in mute detail with some minor variations of luggage and passengers. DeGrazia's bus...<i>a jalopy with a radiator cap and spoked wheels, seen in profile heading from left to right, crowded with passengers and always with a man hanging from the back</i>. This collection was displayed in DeGrazia's studio.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzVSoh-lyJc4UrUug0B-y1zPSIQsEU1YQ0YOLEXxk766fg2TuLyjEaWuSvUF3jf_ZHSbWZVZvl2SpEabWKTH4SWlquhOR37M2IJCHHatvyttMEcSursJghcHqQmMenrMo7fQzrN9Xescv_wrkfuRC1nv9dai_6SsyJVi2p5o22cDoWz6A_lEhxJSN9E8/s4032/0CBB2E4C-F2C2-4B61-AEC5-7C4AE2C9A0C2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzVSoh-lyJc4UrUug0B-y1zPSIQsEU1YQ0YOLEXxk766fg2TuLyjEaWuSvUF3jf_ZHSbWZVZvl2SpEabWKTH4SWlquhOR37M2IJCHHatvyttMEcSursJghcHqQmMenrMo7fQzrN9Xescv_wrkfuRC1nv9dai_6SsyJVi2p5o22cDoWz6A_lEhxJSN9E8/w640-h480/0CBB2E4C-F2C2-4B61-AEC5-7C4AE2C9A0C2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Nogales Bus...1950s</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rW3ucPiuDrdF-68YwX61n79EDom14iNQFrgvOyl5dXmVl1lC719P18ERqaa22zLVZvz39fP9q7lISYW2uFq58kHev8w9UjXc_Yhno5FrUQ1rwc9Irwj8vRFYtidlhQy-RjjzK0ATO6xrF_7CMRreZsWPArMFn-5P4IuoeCQ4XaiR50xH6iOsNNGKIxs/s4032/F90DD4A9-76EB-4BC9-947F-07C36EC7EEEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rW3ucPiuDrdF-68YwX61n79EDom14iNQFrgvOyl5dXmVl1lC719P18ERqaa22zLVZvz39fP9q7lISYW2uFq58kHev8w9UjXc_Yhno5FrUQ1rwc9Irwj8vRFYtidlhQy-RjjzK0ATO6xrF_7CMRreZsWPArMFn-5P4IuoeCQ4XaiR50xH6iOsNNGKIxs/w480-h640/F90DD4A9-76EB-4BC9-947F-07C36EC7EEEC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C3smDZC8If0H53HJwFQqGAJcGRS8sqdzdFYY1Qtbn0hpV9FtdxZ9r3QR29fJF1TvH9ZWPHw1mO6x-RU4YOcdNSRIl9BrD-e9pc2MmjqBYZz5phTeBs-tuFHEPv6UJdVTlNTRMb-h6oFa5mLjxXBp1lQQn74REORxJE6-pjvgred1nxZ5nTuU6jBjRPo/s4032/95F4A73A-F216-4FD8-AEB7-A8FC1ABF551F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C3smDZC8If0H53HJwFQqGAJcGRS8sqdzdFYY1Qtbn0hpV9FtdxZ9r3QR29fJF1TvH9ZWPHw1mO6x-RU4YOcdNSRIl9BrD-e9pc2MmjqBYZz5phTeBs-tuFHEPv6UJdVTlNTRMb-h6oFa5mLjxXBp1lQQn74REORxJE6-pjvgred1nxZ5nTuU6jBjRPo/w640-h480/95F4A73A-F216-4FD8-AEB7-A8FC1ABF551F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Titled: Third Class Bus<br />oil on canvas: 1944</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz-LkQdVxSHffH5zKSi3E7znzJmUT7xAvCgHhRPNInn-3y4AGK-h1JH4n2jADwmk3tgceHqbOEvRO7mYrTsZqJqm6PafdFGJk7kpUfUnRtLFGhZh0XZxv-1dPC_jl-JahlZRjOgcp0_zqNk4HCgeXg-n6Z9KlCMB66rO-wv9ZdRH8XzpjT6ykJe_WV9U/s4032/92A78827-3395-4DFA-B3F2-C14E53C17255_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz-LkQdVxSHffH5zKSi3E7znzJmUT7xAvCgHhRPNInn-3y4AGK-h1JH4n2jADwmk3tgceHqbOEvRO7mYrTsZqJqm6PafdFGJk7kpUfUnRtLFGhZh0XZxv-1dPC_jl-JahlZRjOgcp0_zqNk4HCgeXg-n6Z9KlCMB66rO-wv9ZdRH8XzpjT6ykJe_WV9U/w480-h640/92A78827-3395-4DFA-B3F2-C14E53C17255_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The rest of the week found us heading to the dermatologist where Joe had MOHs surgery on the right side of his neck, to the dentist for me to get my teeth cleaned, to the eye doctor to pick up my new glasses and Sally to the groomers to have her nails done. Whew ! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuTlFN-rcxgBJim_zsHEYmB_kENRncK_qoijBLWnw_NQzQmzx2XH2fsBErLYbbygCbGn9nJHngs2ZAIupFQpG8X8CbY7llQrxfR4WNx_n2FUc4YAIwF0W_WXp6AvKrTRUl3P4Wmw-SmjnFkgarnbCimdzhRRGxTyCkG38W7WtdvOQjiadm2xFWY8opds/s2736/36B57410-5A66-4ABE-9BDF-A028BBA3A87F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuTlFN-rcxgBJim_zsHEYmB_kENRncK_qoijBLWnw_NQzQmzx2XH2fsBErLYbbygCbGn9nJHngs2ZAIupFQpG8X8CbY7llQrxfR4WNx_n2FUc4YAIwF0W_WXp6AvKrTRUl3P4Wmw-SmjnFkgarnbCimdzhRRGxTyCkG38W7WtdvOQjiadm2xFWY8opds/w424-h640/36B57410-5A66-4ABE-9BDF-A028BBA3A87F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis, I enjoyed the kitchen, holiday music and checked a couple of favorites off the "Will you please make..." list while Joe followed the doctor's orders and took it easy for a couple of days. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayiYQospN8KOgPDsdmHMma-yKXGiOPkUqGHnTtyDYgyo_bz4XL2X-fml0GXJnx3UFwGoCTWqQmqb0IRh9O4_MS6XjPQ1Qn8IzT-Dyt0TJsd-TjNJBwdZe41_iaZRPEAg7nXjqurBrB-KorT-Otf1vhd8AJLW-Y7dC2X_43GNG4VSexXOh3Ek3EvFU4ks/s4032/9301ED23-23DB-48FB-A3FC-810767451C2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayiYQospN8KOgPDsdmHMma-yKXGiOPkUqGHnTtyDYgyo_bz4XL2X-fml0GXJnx3UFwGoCTWqQmqb0IRh9O4_MS6XjPQ1Qn8IzT-Dyt0TJsd-TjNJBwdZe41_iaZRPEAg7nXjqurBrB-KorT-Otf1vhd8AJLW-Y7dC2X_43GNG4VSexXOh3Ek3EvFU4ks/w480-h640/9301ED23-23DB-48FB-A3FC-810767451C2B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Two batches were requested...one for Joe and one for Jamie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKihrMbGpe33PGz1TZkEJUjXH7kB9d-CtDly7A4NVfcU0bk4iDzuCGKRZxvTkpN2sCwjWS43gf9QdSaOFFWtukq_lFx9RhXzJM2CaLUcdHOe54_W7Wy0aS9n_PevT9foAE20XVbCrFHoNCpzb5zb8NiYSLejWaQxNJfHkl0Wc-2lHYy4OP6Gn0U-V2Jo/s4032/DBAB055C-D1BC-40F6-85FD-B15AE998CD81.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKihrMbGpe33PGz1TZkEJUjXH7kB9d-CtDly7A4NVfcU0bk4iDzuCGKRZxvTkpN2sCwjWS43gf9QdSaOFFWtukq_lFx9RhXzJM2CaLUcdHOe54_W7Wy0aS9n_PevT9foAE20XVbCrFHoNCpzb5zb8NiYSLejWaQxNJfHkl0Wc-2lHYy4OP6Gn0U-V2Jo/w480-h640/DBAB055C-D1BC-40F6-85FD-B15AE998CD81.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Joe wanted cookies! He isn't picky so I made my favorite peanut butter cookies dipped in Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate melting wafers. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The weather last week was perfect and we enjoyed our daily walks some early afternoon walks with gorgeous blue skies...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuXTkCLOu8LPcmc0N_Lz3KVAYi81QjGsJMu9R1aRsGgMH-AA-z0AuOdcRlkjV-vvIF6teBdb8MyOoq6TBxs04nE_pkXtKCBqgMk37ZkDGlLhes7TbUFy-2Hjlxm8aszRPqgGIjinHp2hxp6gajoO1Qz_sAeYxYs7tNRWKa1Ja6BUuh42fcpORmFSVCPs/s4032/30FFC764-11E2-44CB-91CB-E6EB63016C61_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuXTkCLOu8LPcmc0N_Lz3KVAYi81QjGsJMu9R1aRsGgMH-AA-z0AuOdcRlkjV-vvIF6teBdb8MyOoq6TBxs04nE_pkXtKCBqgMk37ZkDGlLhes7TbUFy-2Hjlxm8aszRPqgGIjinHp2hxp6gajoO1Qz_sAeYxYs7tNRWKa1Ja6BUuh42fcpORmFSVCPs/w640-h480/30FFC764-11E2-44CB-91CB-E6EB63016C61_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk07OFSshUIXcGbiC7BdE_5jhddvZHnWVCCBYA9E8mrEZj7i-T5HgTAHlWozwr4Tfr7ihnZWGQHEJrOD0xZZ5NZ3JDDUxzpv7ojU_SvLK5Fupo6bFns_FVPbz09RjSQQCS4qKX4dZGiCFzgcPYESSofayGSWm41RWj_XC7AguCXPl6buSWcea1-_OEFvA/s4032/7BA16517-8D10-49E4-8407-3C0E5CFE77BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk07OFSshUIXcGbiC7BdE_5jhddvZHnWVCCBYA9E8mrEZj7i-T5HgTAHlWozwr4Tfr7ihnZWGQHEJrOD0xZZ5NZ3JDDUxzpv7ojU_SvLK5Fupo6bFns_FVPbz09RjSQQCS4qKX4dZGiCFzgcPYESSofayGSWm41RWj_XC7AguCXPl6buSWcea1-_OEFvA/w640-h480/7BA16517-8D10-49E4-8407-3C0E5CFE77BA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Desertbroom with fluffy seeds. Reminds me of dandelions on steroids. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIOS-cMiZKiu1ur1hJjEDzUXUlIkEQ-_hCPuuJBc-e6y_5a1_xti54GeFBV4ZYJ5R1Uu4ycbTdYpXwpZTe3QHi3fiaXvjEduUmPnknfuDE7Skc15cJ5JBsYjCzNm7-r-fRZkixFXHJ8CYAoA6hjT_SAdobzQjSrEygsY7Z5wkfEjxNL-eNNu0dbRavoI/s3756/C44ABBED-51E2-4C59-BF65-1E0B9CA37358_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3756" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIOS-cMiZKiu1ur1hJjEDzUXUlIkEQ-_hCPuuJBc-e6y_5a1_xti54GeFBV4ZYJ5R1Uu4ycbTdYpXwpZTe3QHi3fiaXvjEduUmPnknfuDE7Skc15cJ5JBsYjCzNm7-r-fRZkixFXHJ8CYAoA6hjT_SAdobzQjSrEygsY7Z5wkfEjxNL-eNNu0dbRavoI/w640-h516/C44ABBED-51E2-4C59-BF65-1E0B9CA37358_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and some late afternoon walks as the sun is setting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1gWxF2o7uQzwZkgr9dMW_f3-xW7YtewCpnZXVZr3Hwe7Lb9DMwP43LoS00a-nmGQ_yVOctZDlsS5SrMT36ycU4BE2Fol4u3cOaTvCTstLKAb5sC88L7vxS6I7rKl9TrwuRVNnf4oKLC-RtE5Z7_dSCZzQPEXfoUlnJmxKNDXxQ7C7SnRXuE-8A9C8ZU/s4032/E118F04B-A21A-4589-AA0E-06A9317F1818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1gWxF2o7uQzwZkgr9dMW_f3-xW7YtewCpnZXVZr3Hwe7Lb9DMwP43LoS00a-nmGQ_yVOctZDlsS5SrMT36ycU4BE2Fol4u3cOaTvCTstLKAb5sC88L7vxS6I7rKl9TrwuRVNnf4oKLC-RtE5Z7_dSCZzQPEXfoUlnJmxKNDXxQ7C7SnRXuE-8A9C8ZU/w480-h640/E118F04B-A21A-4589-AA0E-06A9317F1818.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNML2r7JjYvKkjx3uW2INpiqEbkbH0Cdb95UmuSu0uVul8CpgltaI822wNhW6cTanMKvT02_I5177v297g83tpE9AHbr7xuN7RLBbJtKWlTiJ41MDpvs0yIfsbKHQx3XJgnysQTCDTzQVOwIbPYLTQzdQqNJYkkh_lRkBZ-fvZku-z81j2DZPEE2-JBI/s4032/A180D7CD-E445-47F5-BEFC-B837864E9D6E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNML2r7JjYvKkjx3uW2INpiqEbkbH0Cdb95UmuSu0uVul8CpgltaI822wNhW6cTanMKvT02_I5177v297g83tpE9AHbr7xuN7RLBbJtKWlTiJ41MDpvs0yIfsbKHQx3XJgnysQTCDTzQVOwIbPYLTQzdQqNJYkkh_lRkBZ-fvZku-z81j2DZPEE2-JBI/w640-h480/A180D7CD-E445-47F5-BEFC-B837864E9D6E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhznj_9Ac7qmIx037mQGFfYVE48kEwhgyaVIZR3329bUhuYP8HWe9Dtll_RBLb0QCwnLNcpZHhsbkP8R6TNmvkF6xe1ZHB2r8ltNofFwkYTpB299TUkTXZL7sM35JlyogSqnoq34fHxRRtHthlAMkqSzI9HLTImEmibyAjC_fl9Vk4GxY102_pBjn1FCs/s4032/167FDC03-1967-400B-B4CB-7B887CA78D54_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhznj_9Ac7qmIx037mQGFfYVE48kEwhgyaVIZR3329bUhuYP8HWe9Dtll_RBLb0QCwnLNcpZHhsbkP8R6TNmvkF6xe1ZHB2r8ltNofFwkYTpB299TUkTXZL7sM35JlyogSqnoq34fHxRRtHthlAMkqSzI9HLTImEmibyAjC_fl9Vk4GxY102_pBjn1FCs/w640-h480/167FDC03-1967-400B-B4CB-7B887CA78D54_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As members of the Daily Savings Club with Wild Birds Unlimited we get a 15% discount on bird food and earn bird bucks with purchases. We earned enough bucks to receive a backyard wreath for our feathered friends. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo2CW_LcVyJifpWWAv3CB2xh16BsOx8O2NCjLXlxN63DtRegjnHJuREUZi_yY1d3k3KHu-M6RwFbtcCkn_DuJj3KworltQhvEUNb0IiOthqmAVDk3HYZ-iV0FCQxrlGiCvO3fhDV65mciiz0K8I6LkQakol2lZaFkAzLpCHnkkK6x4svxaXKgXqcwrEM/s3880/F9A89332-BE11-420E-9B6E-F8630482F98A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="3880" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo2CW_LcVyJifpWWAv3CB2xh16BsOx8O2NCjLXlxN63DtRegjnHJuREUZi_yY1d3k3KHu-M6RwFbtcCkn_DuJj3KworltQhvEUNb0IiOthqmAVDk3HYZ-iV0FCQxrlGiCvO3fhDV65mciiz0K8I6LkQakol2lZaFkAzLpCHnkkK6x4svxaXKgXqcwrEM/w640-h486/F9A89332-BE11-420E-9B6E-F8630482F98A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We hung it on the fence and every bird that visits the yard has enjoyed a morsel or two or more. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllc3kYrMjUFaqCk9yPPY6s4-x6S3UC18KGTdxWH2yWM5VntiOHAS_C6yBuRU6b_8MLb9G1UWvDRN5LAgI1QzX6lcD6jALPwfuibMRia-vr0HuoOLR5fHEeL2rr_NguiDX-sP9mtyl4O2dxvcD0SppLHdhffYZeeKggLhsvuYk12TSzkmRPA-QQdurwxU/s4372/96D6B987-6814-4902-A0B0-982CB2366035_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="4372" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllc3kYrMjUFaqCk9yPPY6s4-x6S3UC18KGTdxWH2yWM5VntiOHAS_C6yBuRU6b_8MLb9G1UWvDRN5LAgI1QzX6lcD6jALPwfuibMRia-vr0HuoOLR5fHEeL2rr_NguiDX-sP9mtyl4O2dxvcD0SppLHdhffYZeeKggLhsvuYk12TSzkmRPA-QQdurwxU/w640-h504/96D6B987-6814-4902-A0B0-982CB2366035_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">That is every bird except the one I want to capture a picture of...what a great December photo that would be to have Mr. C perched on the wreath. But no, Mr. C just sits and studies the wreath, and neither he or his beautiful female companion have yet to perch and enjoy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSplMrbcAjMjAOR9OpbiZUzp6Oikp1pqTeHjTRMuAw2x3CuAI0As7R2XWBq7UUTibeTn1i1kIOdvJ3j1Rix43NKAZtTNcCgxfBvMhtV7ZUtraz3g581ytIFP7qdU1PP2L99i2BDp_1hdfeCyutdGaBWLukXzSksPGwWT0fNgI59FTLAoFdPuks7GYtnsI/s3669/8EB3EB9B-21BC-48BA-AE7D-87E56E66EE4A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="3669" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSplMrbcAjMjAOR9OpbiZUzp6Oikp1pqTeHjTRMuAw2x3CuAI0As7R2XWBq7UUTibeTn1i1kIOdvJ3j1Rix43NKAZtTNcCgxfBvMhtV7ZUtraz3g581ytIFP7qdU1PP2L99i2BDp_1hdfeCyutdGaBWLukXzSksPGwWT0fNgI59FTLAoFdPuks7GYtnsI/w640-h614/8EB3EB9B-21BC-48BA-AE7D-87E56E66EE4A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Fingers are still crossed as we still haven't seen Mr. Ladder-backed Woodpecker yet...just the sweet little misses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5R5w_Hfze80a5wGWs57ExCBmucM_7vICJvSiN9L-NKkJ4_YV9T1cJyhgS7fAlsjSKI9gPMs8sA3ZWETsaOmMkHn15FyBESng4oJqEIthtxKL5F-S_j1HQ6W0LQldy6fH8MRdBUN1AqXHMtl79v_wYyGWfrMV1ETAeNSyN-CrvdWso4ylr1buOvXKDrY/s3775/85F7C2DB-8364-47CA-9701-92F8B475C463_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3775" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5R5w_Hfze80a5wGWs57ExCBmucM_7vICJvSiN9L-NKkJ4_YV9T1cJyhgS7fAlsjSKI9gPMs8sA3ZWETsaOmMkHn15FyBESng4oJqEIthtxKL5F-S_j1HQ6W0LQldy6fH8MRdBUN1AqXHMtl79v_wYyGWfrMV1ETAeNSyN-CrvdWso4ylr1buOvXKDrY/w640-h392/85F7C2DB-8364-47CA-9701-92F8B475C463_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Other than the trama of jeep riding to the groomer, Sally has had a good week. I realized after I posted last week's blog that I failed to include sweet Sally. Shame on me...I can't remember the last time that happened, but I'm thinking years! This week I'll share two photos...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FpegKzv75KRLzBbZW_Nb1ubIKVXKcw7JzhZcS7yMjvNtNSqAH17MXvSrY9NBzSoHkz-yxSMQye7fzQOPmLfmMm_X5bhkJ9KiblMlE1vmtJGqbO9jEj9nyL0P-CKz2t40b5IHrI6K07OTQWpPv_5FdeGDOcGAuFs3sASE4UTQFthAa0FJAQ3aIs1ErBk/s2864/752C0BE7-2C7A-4842-8996-1503985D151B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="1637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FpegKzv75KRLzBbZW_Nb1ubIKVXKcw7JzhZcS7yMjvNtNSqAH17MXvSrY9NBzSoHkz-yxSMQye7fzQOPmLfmMm_X5bhkJ9KiblMlE1vmtJGqbO9jEj9nyL0P-CKz2t40b5IHrI6K07OTQWpPv_5FdeGDOcGAuFs3sASE4UTQFthAa0FJAQ3aIs1ErBk/w366-h640/752C0BE7-2C7A-4842-8996-1503985D151B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="366" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">last weeks photo...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa7teLhCS5CkZS92f774tX7QqLpFeSXZEbkJLTDy8jJBBqyhniL1xGNfyofcOKvlPytP2n1VL_kBG88NRCI6DnJHOOblypVvZcmUmRyjtG1wG8MnRQuSpTkmeC4qR83htOfy_GNKzOZhDu8jPSKvUWqxdiJirlgrfB-5F0i6mUOzyONs3f4Ig3rotcaI/s4032/99D77A54-41D3-40B9-8E63-63A996EEF64B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa7teLhCS5CkZS92f774tX7QqLpFeSXZEbkJLTDy8jJBBqyhniL1xGNfyofcOKvlPytP2n1VL_kBG88NRCI6DnJHOOblypVvZcmUmRyjtG1wG8MnRQuSpTkmeC4qR83htOfy_GNKzOZhDu8jPSKvUWqxdiJirlgrfB-5F0i6mUOzyONs3f4Ig3rotcaI/w480-h640/99D77A54-41D3-40B9-8E63-63A996EEF64B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">this weeks photo...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe and I are loving the holiday season...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvftl-QxxkgU4t4dgDVXuzRaQNZk85k5efU4lk6QwX8wXoXCiqrlu_LxSRRdVM-ThE_9WL-Ff3nm-8znT6NDC1ip-kGgJPXvQW7Kw2igIYOlUjWS74ptWgdNGZZ3VZeiYwQvVyurS1cxJagt2LSlcIJWKIE1oFhqp5pjVe18zk54y3JttwGhSHMmaL6Hs/s4032/BED7D6C2-FD5D-4A90-9D72-71EABC75E651_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvftl-QxxkgU4t4dgDVXuzRaQNZk85k5efU4lk6QwX8wXoXCiqrlu_LxSRRdVM-ThE_9WL-Ff3nm-8znT6NDC1ip-kGgJPXvQW7Kw2igIYOlUjWS74ptWgdNGZZ3VZeiYwQvVyurS1cxJagt2LSlcIJWKIE1oFhqp5pjVe18zk54y3JttwGhSHMmaL6Hs/w480-h640/BED7D6C2-FD5D-4A90-9D72-71EABC75E651_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">our smart and most creative 2nd grade scientist...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBcM0wUTBPb5C8Pp48Pm0BU2QBNEkKt6j8M9emiaIuWEGej1BZthlXDrYvlige0qKgKsZhzwUHP_nQju93cIoZ1l3nbg5DqOt3CUoGmQxEaRQ5yjzHHPnZcKJJMYf9WN-ZXHxTfyinO3NExitfbiXCgI4P6tP7Rs5ihZpFSH3r9irdeenqGFw-nGiI2U/s1024/2E600C08-F933-4768-8195-BB538360EBCE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBcM0wUTBPb5C8Pp48Pm0BU2QBNEkKt6j8M9emiaIuWEGej1BZthlXDrYvlige0qKgKsZhzwUHP_nQju93cIoZ1l3nbg5DqOt3CUoGmQxEaRQ5yjzHHPnZcKJJMYf9WN-ZXHxTfyinO3NExitfbiXCgI4P6tP7Rs5ihZpFSH3r9irdeenqGFw-nGiI2U/w480-h640/2E600C08-F933-4768-8195-BB538360EBCE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Felix</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and the cutest little reindeer ever !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPNgtQVbicP_CflMAJ42EEAnayx8ttwPONGL4IxvtzuQ40bL2Et5Y0FN5EiDVcoXuL4ijjk3m_hmTeS3k3wcvi53D_-CvLmRlYGQz6uRcr33XT2yjLDc_ppc7PADA0TmVsuUe6MQIeWL1JeBk9ZjMNntifCCQVccITK5x1rnBkuQMnnFnaEUZpLuR6yk/s1197/8A4E6DE6-B131-4460-B783-A8C96EC02F34_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPNgtQVbicP_CflMAJ42EEAnayx8ttwPONGL4IxvtzuQ40bL2Et5Y0FN5EiDVcoXuL4ijjk3m_hmTeS3k3wcvi53D_-CvLmRlYGQz6uRcr33XT2yjLDc_ppc7PADA0TmVsuUe6MQIeWL1JeBk9ZjMNntifCCQVccITK5x1rnBkuQMnnFnaEUZpLuR6yk/w390-h640/8A4E6DE6-B131-4460-B783-A8C96EC02F34_1_201_a.jpeg" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Edith<br />(Thank you for daily photos Jena!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLtxNMizBdDJI8lwiOTMvjEmvpgeUW9UEHjMxW5uSvdh5JP6LdXVlJzejuzxrhd_duRf-wvkC4TsgEuU9zrHIb8v7MyK_InQFj6prR4HH4aOGVir92VhMVNjignL2bMC0S0Y3Dk1zP0G4eI2X6PX6NUd-QbP2XYSzUZkkY8w-LKpbnGgVbCVhbmlNdFo/s4032/6B08943B-0259-4D26-95F1-AB644D9E5A18_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLtxNMizBdDJI8lwiOTMvjEmvpgeUW9UEHjMxW5uSvdh5JP6LdXVlJzejuzxrhd_duRf-wvkC4TsgEuU9zrHIb8v7MyK_InQFj6prR4HH4aOGVir92VhMVNjignL2bMC0S0Y3Dk1zP0G4eI2X6PX6NUd-QbP2XYSzUZkkY8w-LKpbnGgVbCVhbmlNdFo/w640-h480/6B08943B-0259-4D26-95F1-AB644D9E5A18_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></div></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-5202085474462535042023-12-02T07:44:00.003-07:002023-12-02T07:44:51.826-07:00Patagonia Lake<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">December 2, 2023 </span> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaX6OzH8jFt2crqJwUxS4bXaKNPSGEbuvlYW5jv_MR1RP8V3wuM4OsYIAuatSz93b4MyIDP5qvOG_hmqyzXwsdJloz-D9UDcrah676Wr5YEUsS5OE3y6phFwO3CTDDBchywg_8w5u5j755PcWEX8aZvVT8HKQknyeRSuOsQheB13-fZKOUx76d8rOtaY/s4032/D5ACDA48-3067-4593-A2AC-8E8EAB3AE48B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaX6OzH8jFt2crqJwUxS4bXaKNPSGEbuvlYW5jv_MR1RP8V3wuM4OsYIAuatSz93b4MyIDP5qvOG_hmqyzXwsdJloz-D9UDcrah676Wr5YEUsS5OE3y6phFwO3CTDDBchywg_8w5u5j755PcWEX8aZvVT8HKQknyeRSuOsQheB13-fZKOUx76d8rOtaY/w640-h480/D5ACDA48-3067-4593-A2AC-8E8EAB3AE48B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Patagonia Lake State Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Last weeks post ended with the mention of an adventure with Jamie and </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Andra on Saturday. During coffee that morning several possibilities were discussed for a day trip to near by places that Jamie and Andra had not visited yet. Patagonia Lake was unanimously chosen...yippee ! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOpA410aJf6mpa6KsSGCNFSrM149SQpQfkdNeIfNM7ZpVGHnqnGTTZRPqL_Toaktl88nUdp8b3zT-_IfRQLGcCuZivmF2kszGtkDawqQMZIvV3JcDyJKV2Nr83i_tmzgFaH_yOlZGYgmQSzbN4cAaRqbVxUWSGIRCke828VwIWtbsVzt94BFpn4Q1pyc/s3831/E122A3A4-8D38-48F8-A436-233608F16200_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3831" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOpA410aJf6mpa6KsSGCNFSrM149SQpQfkdNeIfNM7ZpVGHnqnGTTZRPqL_Toaktl88nUdp8b3zT-_IfRQLGcCuZivmF2kszGtkDawqQMZIvV3JcDyJKV2Nr83i_tmzgFaH_yOlZGYgmQSzbN4cAaRqbVxUWSGIRCke828VwIWtbsVzt94BFpn4Q1pyc/w400-h295/E122A3A4-8D38-48F8-A436-233608F16200_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lake and surrounding area became a state park in 1975 and what makes it especially nice is that it joins the Sonoita Creek State Natural Area...both are named an Audubon important bird area. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Patagonia Lake was actually formed when Sonoita Creek was dammed back in the 60s. It's not a big lake at only 265 acres and 2.5 miles long, but it is always busy with boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, birding and camping. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfacsIoiCs-XOwDvslFIVC6OxqhqZPj5SAt6uExm12I39zjw5_5gfOM_OJ4jDSQjyiv4i7rMlxAk1qqqpGWc3UBSzBOVTTjjUOkNti4X1JjNqffUvYIpVeTxYu30RH-wEPfwci_M5hZrzqIZlzOgUIv8YY37aRKOKBUDLLBZh52c4jsGF87Y-7YOqzau0/s4032/94613A1A-C51D-4612-9E85-E428F9C241C1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfacsIoiCs-XOwDvslFIVC6OxqhqZPj5SAt6uExm12I39zjw5_5gfOM_OJ4jDSQjyiv4i7rMlxAk1qqqpGWc3UBSzBOVTTjjUOkNti4X1JjNqffUvYIpVeTxYu30RH-wEPfwci_M5hZrzqIZlzOgUIv8YY37aRKOKBUDLLBZh52c4jsGF87Y-7YOqzau0/w640-h480/94613A1A-C51D-4612-9E85-E428F9C241C1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-X_EkdsvQh-K3crih8CKgqXmOKZoQwpy7xu1ajNaFpbRWr9p651ZxOkq3ThHETOM46bO6_U9TiLMCdvkIW3tHOUoBV9CtRj4IWmxwjwxVOvVtnopgvUl04Cb3yiS2EnqU3KJ6XpD95tYe7UXciG_2iVKHI7RtRdKo2zyMBUhCByOZ_wZ9Epui-geNTk/s4032/391E80C8-BB88-4040-85E4-DE57FD0D8FEA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-X_EkdsvQh-K3crih8CKgqXmOKZoQwpy7xu1ajNaFpbRWr9p651ZxOkq3ThHETOM46bO6_U9TiLMCdvkIW3tHOUoBV9CtRj4IWmxwjwxVOvVtnopgvUl04Cb3yiS2EnqU3KJ6XpD95tYe7UXciG_2iVKHI7RtRdKo2zyMBUhCByOZ_wZ9Epui-geNTk/w640-h480/391E80C8-BB88-4040-85E4-DE57FD0D8FEA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It sure is fun revisiting and sharing favorite places. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrasQYFxUrrTO9-z2rdgTZ_P7tExq6YxwJvlwC3Q3OKh_hWSK8nln-6IKi3ttiOO8O5vcU_0CiAoIvrK7zvvc7EvHwzyPx3WLzIRxzMYWy8vY_Leoa3_HJLeewETYru3n8-srMXozf7ThqCUMynIA8eeRk1C_BolAj-LH7hRyP1CHkerteQP4WL20-CY/s4032/7BDBF965-80FA-4746-A7D5-F290590898BB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrasQYFxUrrTO9-z2rdgTZ_P7tExq6YxwJvlwC3Q3OKh_hWSK8nln-6IKi3ttiOO8O5vcU_0CiAoIvrK7zvvc7EvHwzyPx3WLzIRxzMYWy8vY_Leoa3_HJLeewETYru3n8-srMXozf7ThqCUMynIA8eeRk1C_BolAj-LH7hRyP1CHkerteQP4WL20-CY/w640-h480/7BDBF965-80FA-4746-A7D5-F290590898BB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There are a couple of bird feeding stations at the park. I was so happy to see a White-breasted Nuthatch. I read that they get their common name from a habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark then whacking them with their sharp bill to "hatch" out the seed. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInWkjAzWtu5BioQbrYfOKqpr1KeRIJWYtOrdsL5p4o-BEsEeUb3PoFGhzjcq3W3xoYcl2iOrVNvvID7qIrvByKf0sgMZpsqAcZ5RR7z7x9NWo1zGUdhvJrvihyphenhyphenHL5D-stB1n0jLeid_BkJBJR4cAFds72Wlg0zV3slmKlOwt0GYobhHJ61Svjs1xlrk/s4271/BEF3C104-3975-4AA7-B479-35D663CCDA70_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3449" data-original-width="4271" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInWkjAzWtu5BioQbrYfOKqpr1KeRIJWYtOrdsL5p4o-BEsEeUb3PoFGhzjcq3W3xoYcl2iOrVNvvID7qIrvByKf0sgMZpsqAcZ5RR7z7x9NWo1zGUdhvJrvihyphenhyphenHL5D-stB1n0jLeid_BkJBJR4cAFds72Wlg0zV3slmKlOwt0GYobhHJ61Svjs1xlrk/w640-h516/BEF3C104-3975-4AA7-B479-35D663CCDA70_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">These small territorial birds move about quickly at odd angles...mostly vertical...along the main branches of large trees which makes snapping a clear photo a bit of a challenge.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ9Uz1InRKhKTIymaAiTZ_2CWN68N13Z3M_jkU35Pqo2bEHLWOLaV_KU3OGfCffBIyit8OrR4oP3XniXDftgkYYc7SqddH4u5jLEMG3QkoJAO22s-9XOCJ3XovwI8POdqqLIbIug64CBC1TyB2zokrDwoyh0OZS2VqeEcNuN97PZD6gMHyoGRvbREuI4/s4063/6A19A56D-D169-4172-B04F-FD8972CF70DE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3414" data-original-width="4063" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ9Uz1InRKhKTIymaAiTZ_2CWN68N13Z3M_jkU35Pqo2bEHLWOLaV_KU3OGfCffBIyit8OrR4oP3XniXDftgkYYc7SqddH4u5jLEMG3QkoJAO22s-9XOCJ3XovwI8POdqqLIbIug64CBC1TyB2zokrDwoyh0OZS2VqeEcNuN97PZD6gMHyoGRvbREuI4/w640-h538/6A19A56D-D169-4172-B04F-FD8972CF70DE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I was also delighted to see a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker. A sweet little female ladder-back visits our backyard feeders with some regularity, but we have not yet seen a male in the yard...fingers crossed ! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39zllJB6tcNVWsMyO2qHF4kZU86bVsc5KyPTRYuFSF6_ULYguWUYGBagNDeyOFr_Tz1gNaXd_4pKdYMp3Fa0QKlFqkyanyOJhcV7KHNl-5kz67U5Jx5p5wL4JX51nC_8Vw87GNy_FiHIY06eQJVNUccXpDzXJL0qmpGwHVnLPWcGkuORHpdQ4ZeOmiig/s3652/3F86A1AE-0EF1-4827-A7AA-7506B18F441E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="3652" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39zllJB6tcNVWsMyO2qHF4kZU86bVsc5KyPTRYuFSF6_ULYguWUYGBagNDeyOFr_Tz1gNaXd_4pKdYMp3Fa0QKlFqkyanyOJhcV7KHNl-5kz67U5Jx5p5wL4JX51nC_8Vw87GNy_FiHIY06eQJVNUccXpDzXJL0qmpGwHVnLPWcGkuORHpdQ4ZeOmiig/w640-h604/3F86A1AE-0EF1-4827-A7AA-7506B18F441E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> I don't think this female Common Grackle was very happy to see us...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEVNO0OpKLEHGdF3sgy6WqPtVTgoMQnYpViEAphNQl8xTr-aIJAurRzbfjqfzLR3eWZDNl6IjEuzEOeDbAFEUzz7qpc7TrppQSpkeuDyBbn6zhv__Z_uiZt5QN32gOlPU6ZZSSDjjC5UZAmf2TcZNzXe4Je4xJHg5AwuR6PhnvPpODDvb_yA4zLphij0/s6000/B549AEE7-8C7B-480A-844C-F1487F6E55AD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEVNO0OpKLEHGdF3sgy6WqPtVTgoMQnYpViEAphNQl8xTr-aIJAurRzbfjqfzLR3eWZDNl6IjEuzEOeDbAFEUzz7qpc7TrppQSpkeuDyBbn6zhv__Z_uiZt5QN32gOlPU6ZZSSDjjC5UZAmf2TcZNzXe4Je4xJHg5AwuR6PhnvPpODDvb_yA4zLphij0/w640-h426/B549AEE7-8C7B-480A-844C-F1487F6E55AD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And a "new to us" bird...the Inca Dove...with its scaly-looking feathers. I would love to see one in flight as I read they have a flashing chestnut color underwing and white in its tail. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2mKC24NRSwx4un3XXJp7jREkkf-J0STMLPsE60zK7_SaiT0s8lcBD9aR2ZYMbFzebLufcieesOiKm1zUtJUvvff9qMtcTZD4iKmvGDEnG6wWPg5uLldpTTbTDZKCFjF6ion7JFhn6d8mgpK8nG2LvJMYpBWtIVi9dMCWy_uFUxOcMq7rKIUsSVwvq9w/s4105/46DFEBEA-9274-403D-AF09-83548F14B446_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3138" data-original-width="4105" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2mKC24NRSwx4un3XXJp7jREkkf-J0STMLPsE60zK7_SaiT0s8lcBD9aR2ZYMbFzebLufcieesOiKm1zUtJUvvff9qMtcTZD4iKmvGDEnG6wWPg5uLldpTTbTDZKCFjF6ion7JFhn6d8mgpK8nG2LvJMYpBWtIVi9dMCWy_uFUxOcMq7rKIUsSVwvq9w/w640-h490/46DFEBEA-9274-403D-AF09-83548F14B446_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There wasn't a variety of ducks waddling or swimming around the lake...just a few Mexican Ducks which are a very close relative of the Mallard...and sometimes called Mexican Mallard. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFTT6Y4vKx0Rx9VGK4LGjSlCl3hnbwJom-_B-hreSWzDY0__v5LXXP4To3REHwFt1TXtfGHO1a68eGqtzNamzuk4eBFgVhy6D1aNfL72_wlolq-ip1T8wSAO8_gmhAYDJVJy7xkpMJmG_Up_Er_gOj_TGvKto23lkVqzltWzf3ibYqY4-0Nv21pSrEEU/s6000/229FC59C-7F4B-4B4E-8D1A-274100724070_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFTT6Y4vKx0Rx9VGK4LGjSlCl3hnbwJom-_B-hreSWzDY0__v5LXXP4To3REHwFt1TXtfGHO1a68eGqtzNamzuk4eBFgVhy6D1aNfL72_wlolq-ip1T8wSAO8_gmhAYDJVJy7xkpMJmG_Up_Er_gOj_TGvKto23lkVqzltWzf3ibYqY4-0Nv21pSrEEU/w640-h426/229FC59C-7F4B-4B4E-8D1A-274100724070_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The male has a dull yellow bill and the female has the molted orange and black bill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdElyQjo6sIhTyojeYRNB3FnUzVXndzBrJeg3kP_JNE7lChv7KisPihkP-qFwQMZurN_m095kZ1Q0lfE3OMo21D6hvA7H0nfKaH5hyphenhyphen0zIbFIrnpufxoj5XbTruOBdp2vzTN3RNBQ4qFaRDEBBnorZb3-6DIe153ShxM4X5pzO24PUNV3S8_ofBoOcXf5U/s4421/A48ED6EA-E153-444B-804C-60279B7C4EA7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3307" data-original-width="4421" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdElyQjo6sIhTyojeYRNB3FnUzVXndzBrJeg3kP_JNE7lChv7KisPihkP-qFwQMZurN_m095kZ1Q0lfE3OMo21D6hvA7H0nfKaH5hyphenhyphen0zIbFIrnpufxoj5XbTruOBdp2vzTN3RNBQ4qFaRDEBBnorZb3-6DIe153ShxM4X5pzO24PUNV3S8_ofBoOcXf5U/w640-h478/A48ED6EA-E153-444B-804C-60279B7C4EA7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Male Mexican Duck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc8c2u3ANi_6ObsP8dyE6WTQxW3WoNh7ucKKKpBHmcohnCPXvkeYma3oKFxUTVYS6g0tWBpHX6N7nNjsi4lfNZR8h0u2vYAYRD2-Rrz4evfWsZEDkzoIho_HanAH9uI3ce4Mf0mzL05MxIbKdFO7U-qNWuOzTidLuGd_nPKHj4jfu-QWQYn1qLrUyhlc/s4890/E9C11F61-0883-47AA-9090-C165EED33311_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="4890" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc8c2u3ANi_6ObsP8dyE6WTQxW3WoNh7ucKKKpBHmcohnCPXvkeYma3oKFxUTVYS6g0tWBpHX6N7nNjsi4lfNZR8h0u2vYAYRD2-Rrz4evfWsZEDkzoIho_HanAH9uI3ce4Mf0mzL05MxIbKdFO7U-qNWuOzTidLuGd_nPKHj4jfu-QWQYn1qLrUyhlc/w640-h462/E9C11F61-0883-47AA-9090-C165EED33311_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Female Mexican Duck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We did have a nice walk along the lake shore just beyond the park campground in the State Natural Area. There are only peeks of the lake here and there, but the old cottonwood trees are quite magnificent. There are many of these giants that have lost huge limbs. I read that these trees are among the largest (more than 100 feet tall) and oldest (130 + years) Freemont cottonwood trees in the country. Patagonia Lake is one of the few remaining sites in Arizona where these trees still grow.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCc25r5G6YuosJB_BU8M1BcTpbUZ7ijrLGfHt-4Xz_-H3ZFETMDwDeiVvGoOhRkr61Di8tcKkASIzmKwv-FiA4L8CZvE425nzHMeABbLwSlT8iByEpgzsjtCD3u1MC2bw5A-EOeeIhCb-GamP8yBsZ8VpvVu6byqeor0umh4U7NhNQmKlt8fOWdGT7d8/s4032/76BB834E-993E-4435-963F-1CE3F52C24B6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCc25r5G6YuosJB_BU8M1BcTpbUZ7ijrLGfHt-4Xz_-H3ZFETMDwDeiVvGoOhRkr61Di8tcKkASIzmKwv-FiA4L8CZvE425nzHMeABbLwSlT8iByEpgzsjtCD3u1MC2bw5A-EOeeIhCb-GamP8yBsZ8VpvVu6byqeor0umh4U7NhNQmKlt8fOWdGT7d8/w640-h480/76BB834E-993E-4435-963F-1CE3F52C24B6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On the way home we stopped in Patagonia for lunch. We all enjoyed yummy burgers at the Wild Horse Restaurant and Saloon located inside The Stage Stop Inn. The Inn stands on the site of the original Patagonia Stage Coach stop...part of the Butterfield Trail system. It was originally built in the 1960s when an avid horse lover, Anne Stradling, moved to the dusty little town and opened an exhibit she named Museum of the Horse. No one came to the museum to see her amazing collection of anything and everything related to horses which she surmised was due to the lack of lodging. So, this wealthy East Coast family heiress built the Stage Stop Inn. The restaurant is named in her honor and the saloon is the former site where Anne stored extra wagons and stage coaches. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJlqQKYzS_gtmIfS1h-OpmEGCPwmTd2NK4tC3S_ejcnhY4PxOHPF8phjaxnzrEDP8-9jPrc5DgL0OnHT0bDxSENF7A226HAcNuHvgL3fSCNkjPxGBs8FfQZDzJvhkwwnQbE7lBF_eDd5euXFbdKsps5lf2hRrxOl2iefOIJ72owtwh6DUYtkUv6yEePM/s4023/7DE869C7-F70C-4A99-BC7A-7A426E6898AF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4023" data-original-width="2841" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJlqQKYzS_gtmIfS1h-OpmEGCPwmTd2NK4tC3S_ejcnhY4PxOHPF8phjaxnzrEDP8-9jPrc5DgL0OnHT0bDxSENF7A226HAcNuHvgL3fSCNkjPxGBs8FfQZDzJvhkwwnQbE7lBF_eDd5euXFbdKsps5lf2hRrxOl2iefOIJ72owtwh6DUYtkUv6yEePM/w452-h640/7DE869C7-F70C-4A99-BC7A-7A426E6898AF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEWEpBltK_96QEZuFngUyVcPkSMzsdYT6AHTBHsl4h3nh0hAOfCDNcpEWCpi0X6cHbatDTsFS0PcU4vB_5PjM1S1gQ04mMcrc0Vuv44TBDpFjWl3x0Sq0UDZ4VST4T3hELzGW5MB7bmFbnVEi24scryQ84HiKYuOzMstAI-30peDr_vD0moDE_K-oeug/s4032/980E8D0F-AC73-43F4-A818-48051EBA3366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEWEpBltK_96QEZuFngUyVcPkSMzsdYT6AHTBHsl4h3nh0hAOfCDNcpEWCpi0X6cHbatDTsFS0PcU4vB_5PjM1S1gQ04mMcrc0Vuv44TBDpFjWl3x0Sq0UDZ4VST4T3hELzGW5MB7bmFbnVEi24scryQ84HiKYuOzMstAI-30peDr_vD0moDE_K-oeug/w480-h640/980E8D0F-AC73-43F4-A818-48051EBA3366.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFsnt73aRRqZs3tzxYDF5xyG637IxYDReFAlvdvkIfmqyVnpNl9cOjght8zLvuORbMC3oYND3ACKwKc3DfXCLZcKdyeBiSQS1yUf6MWBH_RKA5mwRWFuRF-dbMIIfbsm4Ih5mmZiUFThKdwwbcoS6PRPFLfdaqrvnuu0CF6dPhUNGZjTmvVoQ1QbMFSc/s4032/45B9ACF2-1C5A-46C3-8C4C-31025DB3ECDA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFsnt73aRRqZs3tzxYDF5xyG637IxYDReFAlvdvkIfmqyVnpNl9cOjght8zLvuORbMC3oYND3ACKwKc3DfXCLZcKdyeBiSQS1yUf6MWBH_RKA5mwRWFuRF-dbMIIfbsm4Ih5mmZiUFThKdwwbcoS6PRPFLfdaqrvnuu0CF6dPhUNGZjTmvVoQ1QbMFSc/w640-h480/45B9ACF2-1C5A-46C3-8C4C-31025DB3ECDA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYOHwiwQD6IOUUAaPjzHX-Hv9_fLx5ftnES2moO4d7G6m2NBuyBRgvfTANe1qhnVUx6ep9aOkYLdCtLB03Myu4jY09lphz4MDy8Ih7zxsjjRI6PJG3IWQTs_BTI5igdHvg9OUDPThfzFeIUN8lPXUFda0eMQKmDx8XvKn-jpe6gpUrgHPbqn-H018J78/s3158/699EDFA6-6AF6-444D-BAAC-525C3ED253E1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="2273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYOHwiwQD6IOUUAaPjzHX-Hv9_fLx5ftnES2moO4d7G6m2NBuyBRgvfTANe1qhnVUx6ep9aOkYLdCtLB03Myu4jY09lphz4MDy8Ih7zxsjjRI6PJG3IWQTs_BTI5igdHvg9OUDPThfzFeIUN8lPXUFda0eMQKmDx8XvKn-jpe6gpUrgHPbqn-H018J78/w288-h400/699EDFA6-6AF6-444D-BAAC-525C3ED253E1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We had no idea that Patagonia was hosting its 21st Annual Patagonia Art Walk until we arrived there. The event showcases the work of local artisans, authors, and gardeners at a range of sites scattered about in Patagonia. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We didn't actually do the "art walk", but enjoyed watching the lady who was felting in The Book Nook, the pottery at a local gallery, the colorful little town, and a cookie (You can't leave Patagonia without one!) from Gathering Grounds.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7wQZA83Bn9NwpgFYokm-5llhsnRC7iLcPbn46kK0TfWtrkIfOMnbZN1xdjI8I2bDyWEt3fIUoSuTs81sDFua573hAehq1aiv8vFgoVt_LJ9Jt8AKQp7lid0aAWzUG_4H9zYRmiWNDmgURYsZbijiFvI3r2oBuD_nAmxY_a9rLgj5ewP_V3tlXhcU_4Q/s4032/B576A968-242D-4942-A4BC-3DD78B8A321F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7wQZA83Bn9NwpgFYokm-5llhsnRC7iLcPbn46kK0TfWtrkIfOMnbZN1xdjI8I2bDyWEt3fIUoSuTs81sDFua573hAehq1aiv8vFgoVt_LJ9Jt8AKQp7lid0aAWzUG_4H9zYRmiWNDmgURYsZbijiFvI3r2oBuD_nAmxY_a9rLgj5ewP_V3tlXhcU_4Q/w480-h640/B576A968-242D-4942-A4BC-3DD78B8A321F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I love browsing in The Book Nook...it is located at the back of the Trading Post. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCkXcjFNagqkDwBW6zB8U8LeaeJezYmmJKPhyphenhyphenlszq7JmBOGXjHMqGb9SbT5lxnuhwhXkeQ62wTp-zemNpaD8MxJZghe-oI49ckh7ldxj-LJEobHEUE9jO6dzQu3pK1S-eua_JEm4VeYZ1-rejN9dEmyjGsRMtVU5z_RASKUGHUh0BsX7xeI9AzFzPU1w/s4032/118E74E8-5CB0-4B22-B881-B3741AF6121C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCkXcjFNagqkDwBW6zB8U8LeaeJezYmmJKPhyphenhyphenlszq7JmBOGXjHMqGb9SbT5lxnuhwhXkeQ62wTp-zemNpaD8MxJZghe-oI49ckh7ldxj-LJEobHEUE9jO6dzQu3pK1S-eua_JEm4VeYZ1-rejN9dEmyjGsRMtVU5z_RASKUGHUh0BsX7xeI9AzFzPU1w/w640-h480/118E74E8-5CB0-4B22-B881-B3741AF6121C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A colorful potters workshop and gallery</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhlaJ452yMsSx48iESwvITlwnuQEr1w6S-k1tyUIZaq8aCiu2IM6jeDkkVZ58m2w_6H1ZDzl8eve08-SAwP-yivwYRuo5UAINC70IjDhNm0R2sBOZmp2gmRvkImQZxMKh1Vhto5yM-u-nuY4dAIfk_EuHwiyWpvOdXCK7ebV5Ojrr84ZBgMlhebBRLAY/s3486/0D35D15B-8BF6-4A34-92F1-21024D414E9A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="3486" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhlaJ452yMsSx48iESwvITlwnuQEr1w6S-k1tyUIZaq8aCiu2IM6jeDkkVZ58m2w_6H1ZDzl8eve08-SAwP-yivwYRuo5UAINC70IjDhNm0R2sBOZmp2gmRvkImQZxMKh1Vhto5yM-u-nuY4dAIfk_EuHwiyWpvOdXCK7ebV5Ojrr84ZBgMlhebBRLAY/w640-h508/0D35D15B-8BF6-4A34-92F1-21024D414E9A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Brother and sister ferrel cats the owner of Patagonia Plants had altered and now feeds. I don't think these kitties have plans to go anywhere else. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaHivf9msKfO2RL-ELznw-NfBp-Ps_BA6akf-jFYlnOsOH021P5Uw0oEl3Kv40bCKx4i7L98OTUAIq5uSbknw2ZRN4eBwwgh5V4ibSzTvz7j9_-tn0qKmSINosAKXAFUjDtJYJgGXa6qdWutiAYRuC5CgzV0IPHq7r9KLXbqviA86X6WFHT-Kb3KRLnE/s3958/894E6808-E77A-4280-8694-8309110BE096_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaHivf9msKfO2RL-ELznw-NfBp-Ps_BA6akf-jFYlnOsOH021P5Uw0oEl3Kv40bCKx4i7L98OTUAIq5uSbknw2ZRN4eBwwgh5V4ibSzTvz7j9_-tn0qKmSINosAKXAFUjDtJYJgGXa6qdWutiAYRuC5CgzV0IPHq7r9KLXbqviA86X6WFHT-Kb3KRLnE/w488-h640/894E6808-E77A-4280-8694-8309110BE096_1_201_a.jpeg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Shadows from inside the church...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZF7Q0_Cvlyrz0fYvynqNGcUVt1D-GaxY5TXcNIOtGAcI5DWcgr_YPQ-JItXT_RKaJv0wGsNbhlok0sU8CslgHQCFOeyQ-rJi5kUl2hT3Yyji-YNrhuUuouAB6dsM3Ht6XFQ68nWr-SrXmj5UQfEBGQshz23gQiUu0JofxQ7J-vkRZapWupIcXPXbY1o/s4032/A629BBE2-ABFC-4CE2-BFA7-200B4811E0D4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZF7Q0_Cvlyrz0fYvynqNGcUVt1D-GaxY5TXcNIOtGAcI5DWcgr_YPQ-JItXT_RKaJv0wGsNbhlok0sU8CslgHQCFOeyQ-rJi5kUl2hT3Yyji-YNrhuUuouAB6dsM3Ht6XFQ68nWr-SrXmj5UQfEBGQshz23gQiUu0JofxQ7J-vkRZapWupIcXPXbY1o/w480-h640/A629BBE2-ABFC-4CE2-BFA7-200B4811E0D4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Old hitching post in the park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCvvIgmQQBSMcGVRBLxQQeHCeGxtVV3cf8VMumIqTSfcpJdDrQ_B_XURVRR7ANCMbX8r76Rhp0KQ47b9lWaXDT0DLwQJkH32Dr2OifQtPbdRuH6oh4ehv-6K1jR6_nNRkFSi9wRjMNHI26NfAoOqq3bo-NEfr9Yzqzb8Xk2iDh9g56JTU7Rmb_wwKP7M/s4032/C7A28F6E-F2DC-4AC6-92F3-0CB5F8B90477_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCvvIgmQQBSMcGVRBLxQQeHCeGxtVV3cf8VMumIqTSfcpJdDrQ_B_XURVRR7ANCMbX8r76Rhp0KQ47b9lWaXDT0DLwQJkH32Dr2OifQtPbdRuH6oh4ehv-6K1jR6_nNRkFSi9wRjMNHI26NfAoOqq3bo-NEfr9Yzqzb8Xk2iDh9g56JTU7Rmb_wwKP7M/w480-h640/C7A28F6E-F2DC-4AC6-92F3-0CB5F8B90477_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Yummy peanutbutter and white chocolate cookie </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQrQd8Hs89wrELUMpjbovM95m-tl6hsSeYydfxer1WlaHUo-PIJV-JAX83cgeBh3Z4IOFhgCda4GuzV9h9OJNYp4gSDshKK2HwkPs1naNBm_7kcVOojJXicMA8El52OZt16HcYXR2wx6wx722KpzfWJLNzIyytMRCShiPxUTl5CxeVgi503cg2gQEkQg/s2839/A28AD06C-82D9-49E8-A274-6C377B2972F3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQrQd8Hs89wrELUMpjbovM95m-tl6hsSeYydfxer1WlaHUo-PIJV-JAX83cgeBh3Z4IOFhgCda4GuzV9h9OJNYp4gSDshKK2HwkPs1naNBm_7kcVOojJXicMA8El52OZt16HcYXR2wx6wx722KpzfWJLNzIyytMRCShiPxUTl5CxeVgi503cg2gQEkQg/w524-h640/A28AD06C-82D9-49E8-A274-6C377B2972F3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A touch of Christmas at Patagonia Plants</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUpSldutOqEN3sNuzQO7NAtm4rpEkY6qOdjzRyv4veDBy9LJj71HhaU0TOVyrCKImQBBpX1GuBi9lH0qwvJ1emBNONwzO_JVqTXCWPhdJjJzibWZSJ1Ux9iHg8qaTgxeNsJxDdJhfL7_EyG7vy3tw-iKOQhZ3Wvngd-TOAhlXFt2QJMecm6yBwdo6geg/s4032/64ED5D4D-B07E-41E9-83A2-AFBB54F5B029_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUpSldutOqEN3sNuzQO7NAtm4rpEkY6qOdjzRyv4veDBy9LJj71HhaU0TOVyrCKImQBBpX1GuBi9lH0qwvJ1emBNONwzO_JVqTXCWPhdJjJzibWZSJ1Ux9iHg8qaTgxeNsJxDdJhfL7_EyG7vy3tw-iKOQhZ3Wvngd-TOAhlXFt2QJMecm6yBwdo6geg/w480-h640/64ED5D4D-B07E-41E9-83A2-AFBB54F5B029_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Reminders of days gone by... </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjz_im4E_PjnAgT8p2CIJ1aqrLeItLEzI145KJf4-XBnlmSWQSf4ApxeT_JKpg169OQ2lgkNcz1q9qBYJ9NB3l8oQ2evOLNHMLQZT4n-hZbtJ9zDI-3sQWsrPpdmHx5b2VZYLxxmHdLeLEoQw4iyXq0kof5zGgOyIrb-vwSwKTlTh7yjoaLgvlTy0uIhA/s3954/DF0CC5B0-BE5C-4613-B60F-A301A0EC3505_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3954" data-original-width="2792" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjz_im4E_PjnAgT8p2CIJ1aqrLeItLEzI145KJf4-XBnlmSWQSf4ApxeT_JKpg169OQ2lgkNcz1q9qBYJ9NB3l8oQ2evOLNHMLQZT4n-hZbtJ9zDI-3sQWsrPpdmHx5b2VZYLxxmHdLeLEoQw4iyXq0kof5zGgOyIrb-vwSwKTlTh7yjoaLgvlTy0uIhA/w452-h640/DF0CC5B0-BE5C-4613-B60F-A301A0EC3505_1_201_a.jpeg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mural at Velvet Elvis </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was such a delightful day !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5okr5qQAy082arUzn7dvEVZnJIyq3cWFCZ6sW8dSC2Th9q41S8I3YmCXce4VlnxZOlsaTKBIZ84Yt26iNzZwX0oWLxQ30shauQowcoViU49gwH9FkvQFv1eekLKstL7Qz0V1ppzWVtlw8_5uvwvzHQQWk-gSEy39oHGAjGRTW6fmTfsFSdyoDuREFdXw/s4032/9DAD8A11-573B-4E56-A6F6-46EF5810BF92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5okr5qQAy082arUzn7dvEVZnJIyq3cWFCZ6sW8dSC2Th9q41S8I3YmCXce4VlnxZOlsaTKBIZ84Yt26iNzZwX0oWLxQ30shauQowcoViU49gwH9FkvQFv1eekLKstL7Qz0V1ppzWVtlw8_5uvwvzHQQWk-gSEy39oHGAjGRTW6fmTfsFSdyoDuREFdXw/w480-h640/9DAD8A11-573B-4E56-A6F6-46EF5810BF92.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />We headed to the city this week for a couple of appointments. After Joe's appointment to get his teeth cleaned on Thursday, we made a stop at BKs for a dog and a side order of guac and chips. I always forget to mention that I don't want the fries...the guac and chips are a favorite and so, so yummy !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIF88SWPS1AyEspsaMBshAs9eDhmI0tvIv-27EP1nt6axzws_dQIpBil2oAPWfQRpoZYJ4qWaiU0iyZbO9zCgS_UC3MRdTOAuUdnWbP3pYlqWQM5zMmwrMo-g4z_4lX1lT33SeG0v1-n0ysjSc24zksOTshHjh6X5DCc-bkmopTTGuNTUe1BVCP191Rc/s4032/48424393-5ABE-40C5-92E2-7EECBDB377DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIF88SWPS1AyEspsaMBshAs9eDhmI0tvIv-27EP1nt6axzws_dQIpBil2oAPWfQRpoZYJ4qWaiU0iyZbO9zCgS_UC3MRdTOAuUdnWbP3pYlqWQM5zMmwrMo-g4z_4lX1lT33SeG0v1-n0ysjSc24zksOTshHjh6X5DCc-bkmopTTGuNTUe1BVCP191Rc/w480-h640/48424393-5ABE-40C5-92E2-7EECBDB377DE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis we enjoyed the rest of our week. I can hardly believe we turned the calendar again, that it is December already, and 2023 only has a few more days. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEG5mEEo3Xm_ezRnCJm6W4JXvFe_jmQQ30Ya8aXqKGhVYkuvqjyxGFbcQZWNMI_1dm9IutNu56YXaZ4vITommTbA1AJmJeIqxtPkHw1NKsqYGaXezsCsimUeHb12LJisDsGqspZh79uVHwuX6zYVBq6XP_MLEqhKi4Xb6kNsUQM2mOcKov87_TqlNeWM/s3935/9A116A98-BC07-4B1A-863D-C5A5E35353FF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3935" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEG5mEEo3Xm_ezRnCJm6W4JXvFe_jmQQ30Ya8aXqKGhVYkuvqjyxGFbcQZWNMI_1dm9IutNu56YXaZ4vITommTbA1AJmJeIqxtPkHw1NKsqYGaXezsCsimUeHb12LJisDsGqspZh79uVHwuX6zYVBq6XP_MLEqhKi4Xb6kNsUQM2mOcKov87_TqlNeWM/w640-h492/9A116A98-BC07-4B1A-863D-C5A5E35353FF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The weather was really nice and mid-morning/afternoon walks were pleasant. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YTsrrYR2TBzYWT5B6ArZhzGeqal1EbRcK4Wa4vc4j8eWbT9bHrHS1A2_JczV37SGCUPF8NRSWZaKXowzqFuFJYo7Nma0Q2Y4gJFlIZs5UrYlpoQlFOszWSBmu7q6yEHpAJe7rW3IDaC7f9z9c5FCRBQycEUU0X4_cwxD5tTDHxgmYGVbLUIEsSG8hvU/s4032/407FA585-0E45-4AF1-B1DA-2D12FEBE2CD4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YTsrrYR2TBzYWT5B6ArZhzGeqal1EbRcK4Wa4vc4j8eWbT9bHrHS1A2_JczV37SGCUPF8NRSWZaKXowzqFuFJYo7Nma0Q2Y4gJFlIZs5UrYlpoQlFOszWSBmu7q6yEHpAJe7rW3IDaC7f9z9c5FCRBQycEUU0X4_cwxD5tTDHxgmYGVbLUIEsSG8hvU/w640-h480/407FA585-0E45-4AF1-B1DA-2D12FEBE2CD4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="4032" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAoe7dlaxNy_5RbkHAVPEhgQvCjNWSJ5WFzuuINEOYv7W86V_lGI0l2CVfKMDD8OFMgAx9a_Y96r4fLvR7iLjcjK-qjq58f28_6SvLtKqF6cfQ2wF__3DkrKMvblOjtcZgFk-_5cdMMd8P2y6uauJHlxw4KgA_inH0OjBLJignPBHORyWce75DHNUzSE/w640-h476/ECA8FEA1-4C4B-4164-8636-0D5F191B968F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Late one afternoon we headed out for a short walk.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVzQKJyFjd4jM7AYFLV2Hnyn7mYWrfmC3fQ2ZXvmdrH1efWy09HS3reb4ZSk-aAPVTNLIYZYCSWzZPUh3ozHPecytd2KM6hYEiAyNd3d9C0zli5dCjHAWSc68_bjHPbBK8Udfu-vmveSm1C_aFAkOIXZhtZAlIrRVusifS-2nX64lX72fHKzStZUPSW0/s4032/63D0D7B5-7142-466D-921F-848159A0FA2D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sally and I caught November's second full moon setting early Tuesday morning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxpSDBIJhEfIM5AiL9cV8GgZ1s6BXYtcSM7WjPVomwbhNJ6TjssU7hFl6wV7N4CbtM1wE2GQqAgYh-yUd0cgwne-9P-gGHHz1RN6mk3km4D6RrxFYRLJHIQp1ETKjaLJFIYsf6N5kNjpzqTLt8jmFpOv3TpZ_uXakFRQGt74O8rZfzHqZhoe5HFXhRHQ/s6000/EA8E99F6-098D-44E0-8BDA-C6B6C2037D7C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxpSDBIJhEfIM5AiL9cV8GgZ1s6BXYtcSM7WjPVomwbhNJ6TjssU7hFl6wV7N4CbtM1wE2GQqAgYh-yUd0cgwne-9P-gGHHz1RN6mk3km4D6RrxFYRLJHIQp1ETKjaLJFIYsf6N5kNjpzqTLt8jmFpOv3TpZ_uXakFRQGt74O8rZfzHqZhoe5HFXhRHQ/w640-h426/EA8E99F6-098D-44E0-8BDA-C6B6C2037D7C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">November's Beaver Moon so named because it is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges for the long winter ahead. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I made banana nut bread. I grew up with banana nut bread and love it toasted with lots of butter. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MJ5Hcq3ss_WG02PueBbTJWxkfxLPQwlnC_TefcbzRcbCE3M_VY4qaxBm5s4LNr4dv9LnAeq2hSAxJNXrLlzVIAvPwUtYHMJ-mlchU-Oplolm8Ohv-TyLUvIfzNJhJm-mSbAnWEU3HscSjtq8btgIkgy91e87KhCYGuiXHKjdK9zW2VsA9kKT8G_EISA/s4032/58D78CC6-1771-4F0B-A5E8-3E32D88C55FA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MJ5Hcq3ss_WG02PueBbTJWxkfxLPQwlnC_TefcbzRcbCE3M_VY4qaxBm5s4LNr4dv9LnAeq2hSAxJNXrLlzVIAvPwUtYHMJ-mlchU-Oplolm8Ohv-TyLUvIfzNJhJm-mSbAnWEU3HscSjtq8btgIkgy91e87KhCYGuiXHKjdK9zW2VsA9kKT8G_EISA/w480-h640/58D78CC6-1771-4F0B-A5E8-3E32D88C55FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We were both excited to see the neighborhood owl perched in the pine tree that is just outside our fence. I am always looking for him (her) and see him often on walks, but I don't carry the zoom lens when I walk at home. He was so close...such a treat...I waited patiently for 70 years to see an owl in the wild. He perched there for quite awhile watching and waiting before flying away.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ1D3Y6BkTaPUYKJvyXjdLs_rm9FBQ-wWeMsdw7N9rdnRHn3ZLyE0BdgTaFKpBlY3NlxuvZ_MxmPZ1v_bE1j8Ne8ZL8HdGSk64MaDPRUTbbEwrT3ZTS74_1EhUKMngJAV9Sg-BtplEtjsgoVKmnf4nOax5um353GoyZpWQ0hsKfVvSbJlPx0pFE3L8Aw/s6000/A451044E-96AA-4AB2-89EC-D6473B52FF8F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ1D3Y6BkTaPUYKJvyXjdLs_rm9FBQ-wWeMsdw7N9rdnRHn3ZLyE0BdgTaFKpBlY3NlxuvZ_MxmPZ1v_bE1j8Ne8ZL8HdGSk64MaDPRUTbbEwrT3ZTS74_1EhUKMngJAV9Sg-BtplEtjsgoVKmnf4nOax5um353GoyZpWQ0hsKfVvSbJlPx0pFE3L8Aw/w640-h426/A451044E-96AA-4AB2-89EC-D6473B52FF8F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">We love watching the birds gather...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1PDbls9yJ-WPzo7UfOvCXXnCTZrwFyzY4uWNX1LEdbJ8V78Of3mj8j3N19DJ0Ms2mW0wy6LH344u69Z-CVq2rEEz5FTiH3kJ_Z09DaBA_VgTYTNZoRs5sOlgeOxYRevjR4Fr2D-qinNElq0696WUaAD7MPbR3QbhnF8GzbPCy01JdhDiVka2DXOQTuA/s5310/93F1D826-5415-49BD-9D7A-9E442292EA64_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="5310" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1PDbls9yJ-WPzo7UfOvCXXnCTZrwFyzY4uWNX1LEdbJ8V78Of3mj8j3N19DJ0Ms2mW0wy6LH344u69Z-CVq2rEEz5FTiH3kJ_Z09DaBA_VgTYTNZoRs5sOlgeOxYRevjR4Fr2D-qinNElq0696WUaAD7MPbR3QbhnF8GzbPCy01JdhDiVka2DXOQTuA/w640-h378/93F1D826-5415-49BD-9D7A-9E442292EA64_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3826" data-original-width="5740" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWF8UkpnQtc_eXKOYMV98SDPWaYOAd5Xv2dNi4-WCPmdr35GaIlirlrJSyDhDQsHRRxBSH9nd4XikfRt6b4qeqmT-_FEYWngbQlzYXPBqgf53lHe4XO-pnkR9EGP_hbiqFe8o7BDtgcazVP_ci4068Isdiap5Kr8Un30VZWLhG1sXJ0G8TFsAiDIQeWs/w640-h426/D1C721E1-0C1D-4A13-BCF0-202F5C335F35_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed some cooler temps and much needed rain Friday. I made chicken noodle soup. It smelled so good cooking all day in the crockpot. We served it with crunchy sourdough cheese toast. It hit the spot !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8JVNmC9ZkHIohlc98-Als0Ia9YX-Caox9mLFrs6VWKjExNC0dyeC6JxrxRVHkLD5dhVl6CmdO-YRQkDEt1QGRNDcOEzg02xAf6UARh1Z2KbcJwcUncYCYs2S9Dp3uMKHIsjpOWI7G25sf-u8ftkqEBShMskEUxCr7BT3w909z066HgpBNFPf1ZTgk5Q/s4692/4EC6D637-0BBD-4CF4-B333-EF1B9645AD8C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="4692" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8JVNmC9ZkHIohlc98-Als0Ia9YX-Caox9mLFrs6VWKjExNC0dyeC6JxrxRVHkLD5dhVl6CmdO-YRQkDEt1QGRNDcOEzg02xAf6UARh1Z2KbcJwcUncYCYs2S9Dp3uMKHIsjpOWI7G25sf-u8ftkqEBShMskEUxCr7BT3w909z066HgpBNFPf1ZTgk5Q/w640-h376/4EC6D637-0BBD-4CF4-B333-EF1B9645AD8C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">That's a wrap on November and our week. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_A0MG1aypxVz7Cbp1Y0GaiMKDyfRl7WuRUoB4pAN5ktUefUGnuCpxu5GDJ_1EjRNjF6bjbc7jmhWZODJOA1xu86ZYS8v-A4Z9n85HyJuQ_qwutkSK7FB7zgfo15Oe63T8FMAY45ijvA35Zn4goM2UkB6KnD6pCIMPOtz2ttErPevToELBBu-DCXZuLc/s4032/059ED256-3EDF-43AE-AA55-28B9A8B422D5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_A0MG1aypxVz7Cbp1Y0GaiMKDyfRl7WuRUoB4pAN5ktUefUGnuCpxu5GDJ_1EjRNjF6bjbc7jmhWZODJOA1xu86ZYS8v-A4Z9n85HyJuQ_qwutkSK7FB7zgfo15Oe63T8FMAY45ijvA35Zn4goM2UkB6KnD6pCIMPOtz2ttErPevToELBBu-DCXZuLc/w480-h640/059ED256-3EDF-43AE-AA55-28B9A8B422D5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTfi5CsqXsAnYZHq8xr69Mqswq4Pio3fGDP1JXuP5xxedhu1ipEJs5dWdu49lgcWcAGEclTozJCJelqLxwG5hQcrE3p-9JrWs2LAD4Wz975ZKNh6krp7bIWFBW8s8Ylr9zR6NHyB5l89iaumu340xC3MNJ_q8_BQg0fD-n8uAi1W-hFaftY-ZASOnAiU/s3621/3A96D19B-0024-4BB5-AA95-CC90DB0C6720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3621" data-original-width="2758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTfi5CsqXsAnYZHq8xr69Mqswq4Pio3fGDP1JXuP5xxedhu1ipEJs5dWdu49lgcWcAGEclTozJCJelqLxwG5hQcrE3p-9JrWs2LAD4Wz975ZKNh6krp7bIWFBW8s8Ylr9zR6NHyB5l89iaumu340xC3MNJ_q8_BQg0fD-n8uAi1W-hFaftY-ZASOnAiU/w488-h640/3A96D19B-0024-4BB5-AA95-CC90DB0C6720.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HAPPY TRAILS !</span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-22010068435541188512023-11-26T18:06:00.000-07:002023-11-26T18:06:54.743-07:00Tucson Museum of Art Artisans Market and A Very Nice Thanksgiving<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">November 26, 2023</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tOQHymp2NL1OqRezHI6fX0sgAwStKpARtUTWEyTn6rmwLZfimj1x-Sa85w5TlzyiSwlMJ0xD8xsfg-vCYuJvh5CTlOxeWuMwu4JXpILdGqsjwTvVYjLuTzCW-82HQx08tyOawZ0LW29d7ln8AdckjuYSY4gyNMeHfnPjeI9gDBV9YXsGsgoeCP-yg7Q/s4032/66E81B86-99ED-495A-B714-5F4FCED02AF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tOQHymp2NL1OqRezHI6fX0sgAwStKpARtUTWEyTn6rmwLZfimj1x-Sa85w5TlzyiSwlMJ0xD8xsfg-vCYuJvh5CTlOxeWuMwu4JXpILdGqsjwTvVYjLuTzCW-82HQx08tyOawZ0LW29d7ln8AdckjuYSY4gyNMeHfnPjeI9gDBV9YXsGsgoeCP-yg7Q/w480-h640/66E81B86-99ED-495A-B714-5F4FCED02AF3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Last weekend Tucson Museum of Art (TMA) hosted their 33rd Annual Holiday Artisans Market and Street Fair...an annual launch into the holiday season in downtown Tucson. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSKmeapYGIPqVezLbFe0jXwncPJTVN5TuFD41knvDawV7tx7nBZaiig0oKRELB6Xw7jnVTi4caUgw78pcJFgJUy72vQ0R3JLOMoYDf_UuARFJhf5M6wYLW9tbmdtCeOmaDcS6u70U8vAd9RxMRWntA8diN26dpf7_-0gjnbSXRPLtpt1fDPTorbu2Q88/s4032/9D3FDEB9-1A35-43D9-B6D6-780C59D8CB8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSKmeapYGIPqVezLbFe0jXwncPJTVN5TuFD41knvDawV7tx7nBZaiig0oKRELB6Xw7jnVTi4caUgw78pcJFgJUy72vQ0R3JLOMoYDf_UuARFJhf5M6wYLW9tbmdtCeOmaDcS6u70U8vAd9RxMRWntA8diN26dpf7_-0gjnbSXRPLtpt1fDPTorbu2Q88/w480-h640/9D3FDEB9-1A35-43D9-B6D6-780C59D8CB8E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I love going to the city and don't really need a reason to go, but when almost 150 unique and local artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, textiles, etc are also there, meandering thru the historic block takes on a whole new creative, colorful and fun meaning. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBu2cSnTzdCuckfIneo4kk-36-yBFdlw3UBOdztsM3k9k2wsnspDDLzHk_O2hnggiaJVwQoN1-D5lBDYnymVfZlpyfzqrCB6sY7AMmhx2IXUbeQVOf9haW3XICtxALO7PPOiit_NH11t42_vIPkFrNtvBLKrlt6vdc0SeLm8uP7dgCOh_UX8fc6C33Uw/s3956/270EC91E-1B35-4FAF-800A-024012309473_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZuGUAkD-n9zj2kEzpg_oXKHbh65RMgieP099E1XxqU0iwDuqTh5Rl2i7xHZ8Bg-cbLs0r_1v-b16mX4CQnO8xg6P0oQkrJOMjOExDdL_D7YM6f906KcsK44tD1eBFkd5vHoiE5YHnn8ROocILAIDnRHu8zELvyIB93_XUPjWDmuRuBn1kqbN2nnycRE/w480-h640/464D87CB-A696-4E91-B5C6-489C02B8D04D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis, our week flew by with a few afternoon walks, cleaning, planning Thanksgiving dinner and grocery shopping. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_dWfEp3PKW4SyVnZCMzpQQKf6Wx5yNNo7PhuJwsE0nLf5CmfgYYQSo3RQ_tlDZ3QYMqQSqzO7PiAXfaqvzu_4L_gp1bdE3Z1tvKAHthWT9vNnYMeW1cdhctOJUf6ttynylFKxeRDwcnO1V0-X7w7N5k-EVogcsl7SVO8X8vB3lSyN0W7JZjsm6-25U4/s4032/C10A7B06-514F-46BC-9681-7F74EBB11338.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_dWfEp3PKW4SyVnZCMzpQQKf6Wx5yNNo7PhuJwsE0nLf5CmfgYYQSo3RQ_tlDZ3QYMqQSqzO7PiAXfaqvzu_4L_gp1bdE3Z1tvKAHthWT9vNnYMeW1cdhctOJUf6ttynylFKxeRDwcnO1V0-X7w7N5k-EVogcsl7SVO8X8vB3lSyN0W7JZjsm6-25U4/w640-h480/C10A7B06-514F-46BC-9681-7F74EBB11338.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Such a beautiful blue sky!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXluLUQeLKeZ6gXhVnUUCjgQjTxRWt_NEzjQg8uEPJKLBEuQWjjzamSdQ8LjEtcYmVwkq1hoaPKCnCZ1wsEfoqCSpMn4C3-YsI7Ru1AUDPew21jGHBQv7DLxN4eWAKcdnLxq2a40Uo9oG7G5tdD7mocwTr9mK2e6dvs1hISmBzuc92gCzCbhorxG6ninQ/s4032/9532FCEA-689C-4D4E-9E9F-E9480293DC69.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXluLUQeLKeZ6gXhVnUUCjgQjTxRWt_NEzjQg8uEPJKLBEuQWjjzamSdQ8LjEtcYmVwkq1hoaPKCnCZ1wsEfoqCSpMn4C3-YsI7Ru1AUDPew21jGHBQv7DLxN4eWAKcdnLxq2a40Uo9oG7G5tdD7mocwTr9mK2e6dvs1hISmBzuc92gCzCbhorxG6ninQ/w480-h640/9532FCEA-689C-4D4E-9E9F-E9480293DC69.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Jamie and Andra came late Wednesday afternoon for Thanksgiving. It was so nice having family around with lots of laughs. Thanksgiving Day began with a colorful glow.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEImclJJXqvl23GxMHrYpwZZspihSuy9qQ1m-5nRwAUfpoPUU7TVu1gkXkOe7arl8j6y7k5OTVLDrr7-xCkrY3cZ4WweeX69Bd_3sgdpF6AQOCI-A-DC1a7JiMF17ZBtRBhxHOSAnI4DiyM7uOthodmXHi7kUwbObMv0ufNBwai62vqPnd0aaWFg2GyA/s4032/FEBCE257-363A-41D9-BA87-62453EAE4A57.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEImclJJXqvl23GxMHrYpwZZspihSuy9qQ1m-5nRwAUfpoPUU7TVu1gkXkOe7arl8j6y7k5OTVLDrr7-xCkrY3cZ4WweeX69Bd_3sgdpF6AQOCI-A-DC1a7JiMF17ZBtRBhxHOSAnI4DiyM7uOthodmXHi7kUwbObMv0ufNBwai62vqPnd0aaWFg2GyA/w480-h640/FEBCE257-363A-41D9-BA87-62453EAE4A57.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The morning was busy. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the National Dog Show are traditions! </span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ldRNtKl7oOt-EIbk-3ASG95DM1CSUm_pJmj0bW6F08Kw1Ow511HncCbtI-pocSciflrsIG2DoHUUPTpLuE3b6oJrjOZiYjvDOz2uJ3CtEUwO9wy0tZhQPoIAn350H3aB77thofQkJP7K37baEBKVcjp7zGG-RM5LxH8S5iw_V0qrhXK5Jpu-HyLikhs/s4032/97DE14DA-08BD-4A96-A7DA-23660C1BF9DF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ldRNtKl7oOt-EIbk-3ASG95DM1CSUm_pJmj0bW6F08Kw1Ow511HncCbtI-pocSciflrsIG2DoHUUPTpLuE3b6oJrjOZiYjvDOz2uJ3CtEUwO9wy0tZhQPoIAn350H3aB77thofQkJP7K37baEBKVcjp7zGG-RM5LxH8S5iw_V0qrhXK5Jpu-HyLikhs/w640-h480/97DE14DA-08BD-4A96-A7DA-23660C1BF9DF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It's a little different in Tucson as the parade is on early...coffee and marching bands (my favorite) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Jamie smoked a turkey breast...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWNiCmGmqPyBb4cWTOMIUxb9-ETW6hpsnL0-GNtlXUMrMfA7G7Cv7vTjRgNIV4iASZ1tmfaGAinCTxP8EnhFJK2xMeHqbAzAsvT6Vbtc-maNm_tB_FsqfJtelJ_pEjuaYP8rMtgwnxH29kdBIqxTKM5Pe6_qBjS2_jRgpHzanWBmQLX6EADB9zQPZ2yc/s4032/9457B183-EE90-4F5F-A205-9C8FB09F6502_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWNiCmGmqPyBb4cWTOMIUxb9-ETW6hpsnL0-GNtlXUMrMfA7G7Cv7vTjRgNIV4iASZ1tmfaGAinCTxP8EnhFJK2xMeHqbAzAsvT6Vbtc-maNm_tB_FsqfJtelJ_pEjuaYP8rMtgwnxH29kdBIqxTKM5Pe6_qBjS2_jRgpHzanWBmQLX6EADB9zQPZ2yc/w480-h640/9457B183-EE90-4F5F-A205-9C8FB09F6502_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and pruned our trees.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8SCwquyYiOiZtpf79XkKUAYXFUBb3e0-5hJ6Nnt-VzoRl1t4oPmOGy_YXXVibqeGb-XqD3TIIda83P8FKfr59sSuR_YUJbm0nmwqQ9fbilhXGYfUau4ppNSTsQbM2y1Y7t5eLWn64yTCyLwHE46ifCjiEvCzmFfjnrUKcCFx1ua5pZAcvWExLBC1jCA/s4032/DBA6797E-9199-46DC-BFAE-429F9D7CF2AE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8SCwquyYiOiZtpf79XkKUAYXFUBb3e0-5hJ6Nnt-VzoRl1t4oPmOGy_YXXVibqeGb-XqD3TIIda83P8FKfr59sSuR_YUJbm0nmwqQ9fbilhXGYfUau4ppNSTsQbM2y1Y7t5eLWn64yTCyLwHE46ifCjiEvCzmFfjnrUKcCFx1ua5pZAcvWExLBC1jCA/w480-h640/DBA6797E-9199-46DC-BFAE-429F9D7CF2AE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And Andra learned how to tie knots.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh182hfN-2EHEDHx13YLZWwvuABIt_MYHpQysJawn9V7-Ec4UlJJIUy4dFnT-AXFELu4dcWB7vGZ1O7XOmLpsw_pcpNpEj5mc619wNJTMz0rRqRos8iwIMTSUDpXuTPgHymvWUHty_7aEb61RQ0EZ8Pex0aan5CBzry8DRJr-uaQ9WtbKRxvAjZZrYL6Qs/s4030/15623CAA-7A8C-47E2-98FB-CBB974634C44_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh182hfN-2EHEDHx13YLZWwvuABIt_MYHpQysJawn9V7-Ec4UlJJIUy4dFnT-AXFELu4dcWB7vGZ1O7XOmLpsw_pcpNpEj5mc619wNJTMz0rRqRos8iwIMTSUDpXuTPgHymvWUHty_7aEb61RQ0EZ8Pex0aan5CBzry8DRJr-uaQ9WtbKRxvAjZZrYL6Qs/w450-h640/15623CAA-7A8C-47E2-98FB-CBB974634C44_1_201_a.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We ate and ate again. Joe and Jamie put up the tree and we all decorated it. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxyGn9miWYlrubz1uo4Yx8ZfX1XzXO7cdILdVvfcaXn6u4P-TQQzb7-I7cPzLCG3aDtQ0M3B675rMs9qrOu48viSJFMPRiU3H_ked8YhrU3MptGFmkwu-YM1DXrcGga9HjjZmPNRC1DthoeopCNaeaTww2L2xUSiXJqQcb2xwnl0v0SasC5Ke0Vyf2qU/s4032/7BCC5B17-75CB-4260-89D7-C026AAC3AEBB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxyGn9miWYlrubz1uo4Yx8ZfX1XzXO7cdILdVvfcaXn6u4P-TQQzb7-I7cPzLCG3aDtQ0M3B675rMs9qrOu48viSJFMPRiU3H_ked8YhrU3MptGFmkwu-YM1DXrcGga9HjjZmPNRC1DthoeopCNaeaTww2L2xUSiXJqQcb2xwnl0v0SasC5Ke0Vyf2qU/w640-h480/7BCC5B17-75CB-4260-89D7-C026AAC3AEBB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We added a new westernie ornament this year. It's our third one since living in Arizona.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwLEWoJnUHe4554odwJpCFHCQDBUsjXLeXczBe3rLGiT0j2AfBv88r5fMMUmCxi3b48HUEnmC3Uwid5qO3BRe3kjXCHZIiRd25iUkoJNBs0IlArFQSHf4lhGjRJlclwYay4fl7tBdAzMKvl9tt7Tt45kZ5H9faMNXxNlcHK3dr4TOcZRVHC3i9nH-qnc/s3731/F7BF3326-A583-49D5-9EE1-BD793E02D715_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3731" data-original-width="2798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwLEWoJnUHe4554odwJpCFHCQDBUsjXLeXczBe3rLGiT0j2AfBv88r5fMMUmCxi3b48HUEnmC3Uwid5qO3BRe3kjXCHZIiRd25iUkoJNBs0IlArFQSHf4lhGjRJlclwYay4fl7tBdAzMKvl9tt7Tt45kZ5H9faMNXxNlcHK3dr4TOcZRVHC3i9nH-qnc/w480-h640/F7BF3326-A583-49D5-9EE1-BD793E02D715_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We met the potter at the artisan market.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday we played corn hole. The girls are holding their own...it's still a tie at 2 wins each. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxqn3-PFM9-8Et-AW4XsibXUEogiSfPQRQdwSUBbUzsaxSawcPABMmcuvMhbl2AAnVwmHoBRvrXdUVw2X3d3nQtB9Z4JLQWB3CRf3RdWkrI56KkDJVwmephDnS4p-ZDY6FHAmzycbFxFOeeKSvXNaUE4UeIjqJZ6ECXeTlB5ge0gqSsxmftc6EArN5aE/s4032/5A1E37A3-AB8F-4A55-80EE-68CA633FBDFD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxqn3-PFM9-8Et-AW4XsibXUEogiSfPQRQdwSUBbUzsaxSawcPABMmcuvMhbl2AAnVwmHoBRvrXdUVw2X3d3nQtB9Z4JLQWB3CRf3RdWkrI56KkDJVwmephDnS4p-ZDY6FHAmzycbFxFOeeKSvXNaUE4UeIjqJZ6ECXeTlB5ge0gqSsxmftc6EArN5aE/w480-h640/5A1E37A3-AB8F-4A55-80EE-68CA633FBDFD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We enjoyed left overs... watched the sun set...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAJQEXhPwK6PPBPtJSEYrQP7Q2snUwngm7ov5_udmgspzYqPlXUEi1hXWLi6-ZQHQ_NYrElv5jPqnIe0wK0dYtC_7Le_SH0O4Z00D72pFI5-LFA1nEA-654vkGiqQbO2SIy4kcmcmA5Jx8dWByJJkTSyoGgvPckZV3zLA7CdwS94bvo86y_lTAMlc0xk/s3509/DDDF7A7E-F594-4C72-B983-753DEFB5E337_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="3509" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAJQEXhPwK6PPBPtJSEYrQP7Q2snUwngm7ov5_udmgspzYqPlXUEi1hXWLi6-ZQHQ_NYrElv5jPqnIe0wK0dYtC_7Le_SH0O4Z00D72pFI5-LFA1nEA-654vkGiqQbO2SIy4kcmcmA5Jx8dWByJJkTSyoGgvPckZV3zLA7CdwS94bvo86y_lTAMlc0xk/w640-h562/DDDF7A7E-F594-4C72-B983-753DEFB5E337_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A sweet little female Ladder-backed Woodpecker</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRRAA_0A3e8muWBuoF8A_R8287QeA5HV2-peJdURxZ4N3kIqwoOuMm7zzu6bLPogBjWU29yRq6j9Bf3NzPzBJ1VG8yJL-RDHtV4oUXV8NW8K5uQR3exwJmFg1da1I8FpddaaTNnpmqTMG75Vu6s2oSHqDxTdk64sOYXLYw-2mmly6Wdh2dUnuFutVPeA/s2774/ED6D2386-C23D-45FD-8EDB-B3D39FFBBF46_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="2774" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRRAA_0A3e8muWBuoF8A_R8287QeA5HV2-peJdURxZ4N3kIqwoOuMm7zzu6bLPogBjWU29yRq6j9Bf3NzPzBJ1VG8yJL-RDHtV4oUXV8NW8K5uQR3exwJmFg1da1I8FpddaaTNnpmqTMG75Vu6s2oSHqDxTdk64sOYXLYw-2mmly6Wdh2dUnuFutVPeA/w640-h588/ED6D2386-C23D-45FD-8EDB-B3D39FFBBF46_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The noisy male Gila Woodpecker</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWtYrZ7kz7_GYTEdLuFBwFSGKt822lw2DfszvDym4u4j1ieVRZtSrGXrXxqsadtuNAsEGr17-fTWW9kjYZUaTUFwuR4u8OPt_n7lBaTAN0NLQmVwIrn2uwSCcec0W3Suyjd73Q1EoCcTcfbo-etESPDrd97fT5EFGwvm3f8l_K3aSQ5KVm6Aq9QaGweg/w640-h480/FFB9D1BF-2531-4293-9ADB-219901AE7031_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Trails !</span></div><p></p></span>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-80589439578056463162023-11-18T16:48:00.002-07:002023-11-18T16:52:51.822-07:00Ramsey Canyon Preserve - Ramsey Canyon Trail and Hamburg Trail<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">November 18, 2023</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaJeevNj8ti-GV8uGljx_3UM5Y_xd2FKxwAJzplG4JtpLgcEcUqA7TamTj5RPzELFUa_vniJfS0HbjPvkZaWgui5us9oWyOCtsn3rWLEXIo6yfm4YbFqPdCCRwj5jeVyFwNYehrwk7bWu5ZqK_ehp8Mz3QybgIeacl2IZXxfWJpxlQ9Wq7RmdIlaVKCw/s4032/51449AFC-7FE2-4104-9BD4-D981719D0BF0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaJeevNj8ti-GV8uGljx_3UM5Y_xd2FKxwAJzplG4JtpLgcEcUqA7TamTj5RPzELFUa_vniJfS0HbjPvkZaWgui5us9oWyOCtsn3rWLEXIo6yfm4YbFqPdCCRwj5jeVyFwNYehrwk7bWu5ZqK_ehp8Mz3QybgIeacl2IZXxfWJpxlQ9Wq7RmdIlaVKCw/w480-h640/51449AFC-7FE2-4104-9BD4-D981719D0BF0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Ramsey Canyon is a deep, wooded ravine on the east side of the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista in south Arizona...about 70 miles from our home. The stunning beauty of Ramsey Canyon has attracted folks for centuries. The canyon namesake is Gardner Ramsey, an early settler looking for gold in the area who built by hand a 2.5 mile road from what is now the preserve headquarters to Hamburg Mine back in the 1880s. The first documented resident of Ramsey Canyon is William Berner. Unlike the prospectors, Berner admired the canyon's unique beauty and spent his time planting trees and building cabins. Dr. Nelson Bledsoe lived in nearby Bisbee and was the company doctor for Arizona Mining Co. who also treated nearby residents. As it turns out, Dr. Nelson treated William Berner for an illness. As a form of payment for his medical treatment, Berner willed (upon his death) his land holdings in the canyon to Dr. Bledsoe and by the mid 1930s, Dr. Nelson was the owner of 280 acres in Ramsey Canyon where he and his wife spent much of their time. Official recognition of this <i>ecological significant area</i> came in 1965 when the canyon was registered as the first National Natural Landmark. In 1974, Dr Nelson generously donated his land to The Nature Conservatory fulfilling his wish that the natural values of the canyon be preserved for future generations <i>without any disturbance whatever to habitat, plant, or animal populations. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWA-uuy5onmaQs3DELx3rqFeIkY_-PWwZ50nVTNC6tBqPjAXRv5AabZ8KB7VM2tPaIJXxo0mPxUI_dPhXxv8J1jP5EsqJX43biRzQtV-JKZs857kvp1O8i-7kM8hBKMitUg8T8DeNSQczSIV9CsSvY52sOh6Wp5sDtg_CyYsnXqecBE0QiH_IYDXuntY/s4032/EB699A5F-1992-46D4-955B-3AC21678D9C8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWA-uuy5onmaQs3DELx3rqFeIkY_-PWwZ50nVTNC6tBqPjAXRv5AabZ8KB7VM2tPaIJXxo0mPxUI_dPhXxv8J1jP5EsqJX43biRzQtV-JKZs857kvp1O8i-7kM8hBKMitUg8T8DeNSQczSIV9CsSvY52sOh6Wp5sDtg_CyYsnXqecBE0QiH_IYDXuntY/w640-h480/EB699A5F-1992-46D4-955B-3AC21678D9C8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Acquisitions have expanded the preserve to 380 acres.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA7cSSvJrVK680AuVA-XjRnWNEkCsTXQUDoqAA7-aCLlfpDyYpXEhBeqQbnJsj0zmrvQLyrKjmPESG9rAe5K29Y36qX8uvEaFsKdy3ceDdPfcNIaysB9Lt6zQr_zZ60cmloGBAcl3wnkj7gkPeLM98MJ_PWekQFCy3ytRWKDDSzaCpWB0AloZrLu_ACw/s6000/A9494477-C766-407A-9B0F-CFF0D2B956D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA7cSSvJrVK680AuVA-XjRnWNEkCsTXQUDoqAA7-aCLlfpDyYpXEhBeqQbnJsj0zmrvQLyrKjmPESG9rAe5K29Y36qX8uvEaFsKdy3ceDdPfcNIaysB9Lt6zQr_zZ60cmloGBAcl3wnkj7gkPeLM98MJ_PWekQFCy3ytRWKDDSzaCpWB0AloZrLu_ACw/w640-h426/A9494477-C766-407A-9B0F-CFF0D2B956D8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2nwqHEWYeBgBz5ROUSgsw4ryPNKdutCEoymcT8IQtz71zcHp55y5xtQMXvYRPLhg9abSaaa1DDvZM88CiY06IVySe1YNHvvFo9bcETmRQOmrtEAGcoYMiQYFDwEMq_ZA208829OgwvBowpkhwD5Emz8nCi-sqspR-aVovbC8CjqdEjVSSHhpU6gmLTY/s4032/939CD491-4D97-4D2C-A505-88D25BE18DC2_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2nwqHEWYeBgBz5ROUSgsw4ryPNKdutCEoymcT8IQtz71zcHp55y5xtQMXvYRPLhg9abSaaa1DDvZM88CiY06IVySe1YNHvvFo9bcETmRQOmrtEAGcoYMiQYFDwEMq_ZA208829OgwvBowpkhwD5Emz8nCi-sqspR-aVovbC8CjqdEjVSSHhpU6gmLTY/w480-h640/939CD491-4D97-4D2C-A505-88D25BE18DC2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Since buying our home in Feb. '21, we have enjoyed a subscription to Arizona Highways Magazine...a wealth of information with points of interest, off the beaten path destinations, scenic drives, lots of history and gorgeous photography. I first learned about Ramsey Canyon in the July 2022 issue when Hamburg Trail was the "Trail of the Month". </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-cLhw0V7zLLZC_nkFrZ6Y7WJYoEusFIiQjwNo9t-y7iyfsyGw2F48moSp7uRZd114FmKroXGLSU2WTvPXHYYuW-mIDPt20wmrQOIcSPiBGL9xaxxeQsxWr1C8SNrioK79d0OybGb7tIkMbeZmXe_humQ7a85ywRLFkyf9WcZOV1nITahkvPSwL8gbOk/s6000/EC9BB7B9-5EAD-4ED8-B8AF-ACFF30F8F8EB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-cLhw0V7zLLZC_nkFrZ6Y7WJYoEusFIiQjwNo9t-y7iyfsyGw2F48moSp7uRZd114FmKroXGLSU2WTvPXHYYuW-mIDPt20wmrQOIcSPiBGL9xaxxeQsxWr1C8SNrioK79d0OybGb7tIkMbeZmXe_humQ7a85ywRLFkyf9WcZOV1nITahkvPSwL8gbOk/w640-h426/EC9BB7B9-5EAD-4ED8-B8AF-ACFF30F8F8EB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A morning at the preserve begins at the Visitor Center/Headquarters...literally as Ramsey Canyon Trail begins just outside the back door. There are only 27 parking spaces at the preserve and parking along the street is prohibited. An entrance fee of $8.00 is required and children under 13 are free. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9I4cfMpfkmMq7Nbs1lyDjqVCLo64_3zDtCWAu4kwiW12h1vvy-nvL0zJcKBp3Tw61QgMiFYXB9I0azPiseFk9Pd1vBADTc22ceAo4ObmMXsdjZvo4DsU9OO4G8x6Q4bF_PODxdH8i_-elK1NI7e6Vu21bjKTjJgU6mMSrc5xf4Q1-xsL42bBA_h-KvQ/s4032/9417033F-054D-41F9-B813-58575029A367_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9I4cfMpfkmMq7Nbs1lyDjqVCLo64_3zDtCWAu4kwiW12h1vvy-nvL0zJcKBp3Tw61QgMiFYXB9I0azPiseFk9Pd1vBADTc22ceAo4ObmMXsdjZvo4DsU9OO4G8x6Q4bF_PODxdH8i_-elK1NI7e6Vu21bjKTjJgU6mMSrc5xf4Q1-xsL42bBA_h-KvQ/w640-h480/9417033F-054D-41F9-B813-58575029A367_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />Also just outside the backdoor is a bird viewing area complete with rocking chairs and lots of benches...which we enjoyed at the end of our hike. As you begin, the trail meanders along Ramsey Creek </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNxUEnZwV8P7vtO1z39kqcC4FBrIGoxt77TvPXMpKWbvbhAHMeh8xpKGdZ3vhUbMLRG7M_7zsW-CWPTfsRhJoHAnulCEOFpIeNFFsaGchna06CluSDOz1-TO3XOIT1sKMdjIEPCOgmIJBAZZxVJiA7I1yG95f7STKAIXChpN3GVGRj2pseY_tuo7kBm4/s4032/E25E4FD1-A3DE-4E10-8FE6-4341271A3A3F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNxUEnZwV8P7vtO1z39kqcC4FBrIGoxt77TvPXMpKWbvbhAHMeh8xpKGdZ3vhUbMLRG7M_7zsW-CWPTfsRhJoHAnulCEOFpIeNFFsaGchna06CluSDOz1-TO3XOIT1sKMdjIEPCOgmIJBAZZxVJiA7I1yG95f7STKAIXChpN3GVGRj2pseY_tuo7kBm4/w480-h640/E25E4FD1-A3DE-4E10-8FE6-4341271A3A3F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We only heard and saw a trickle of water today...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemBpTWMVnXa-kf0oU_HxEDBJjG1euEd1b_3w2KLqMBP2qfmV-dq3GoJoYofeKScggn5EW9vlf_HAgev01sV7xnE6s-oLWhanEARjEjLL2gK0gcNkx7GfmzCUPNqm6QgjtZHUh4OM5QUiJUnCpEMt3WQKo6GX2AsCRRt28AAi5bycCYDe3v6nKUgciJvo/s6000/067CD8A2-E74F-4394-9883-EAB0D9FEECFE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemBpTWMVnXa-kf0oU_HxEDBJjG1euEd1b_3w2KLqMBP2qfmV-dq3GoJoYofeKScggn5EW9vlf_HAgev01sV7xnE6s-oLWhanEARjEjLL2gK0gcNkx7GfmzCUPNqm6QgjtZHUh4OM5QUiJUnCpEMt3WQKo6GX2AsCRRt28AAi5bycCYDe3v6nKUgciJvo/w640-h426/067CD8A2-E74F-4394-9883-EAB0D9FEECFE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Along the Ramsey Canyon Trail, there are two optional loops. Joe and I enjoyed both. First is Grandview Loop. The highlights are...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCdfU8tOeCLzFcWUKP7Y-PHjHp3I0KrV4rpu_ikbaw5bu3wHi5FFNpB_M-8T-HDVlXjzgFas11WzT0uwlyKJxmirxMNlhClayuug__U_5S-tFEVSnOwL-OXdaMJZjosEtmUY6QA-LqluT3BDxg1TIIk4MRKKU-nNFkJEYEgGccIXQEYtZdkEzac8zBMs/s4032/037D12E8-86C9-4950-A805-DAD4077A2413.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCdfU8tOeCLzFcWUKP7Y-PHjHp3I0KrV4rpu_ikbaw5bu3wHi5FFNpB_M-8T-HDVlXjzgFas11WzT0uwlyKJxmirxMNlhClayuug__U_5S-tFEVSnOwL-OXdaMJZjosEtmUY6QA-LqluT3BDxg1TIIk4MRKKU-nNFkJEYEgGccIXQEYtZdkEzac8zBMs/w640-h480/037D12E8-86C9-4950-A805-DAD4077A2413.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The log cabin was built by John James in 1902. From the late 1880s to the late 1920s, the canyon was home to almost 100 settlers. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5vd8MbqbUDSgXcMt-rpd-RPK3bYXds17-HyzeOuEKy5mkbQNVUkZU9u13oDZRWwJbKL48uhwWrj3qk7HMeOC-Mb34-fSDfeWjwVX6LYr3xEDyMVrAazuIexKPfyE0ICPb1w4jhR9z_bP4Z9-2ClKCCgQc8IFMymjZCZDoL_ujhodUblfDrO3rv0C3cA/s4032/6AB58207-9DB9-42DB-8A7F-39CF05D1836D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5vd8MbqbUDSgXcMt-rpd-RPK3bYXds17-HyzeOuEKy5mkbQNVUkZU9u13oDZRWwJbKL48uhwWrj3qk7HMeOC-Mb34-fSDfeWjwVX6LYr3xEDyMVrAazuIexKPfyE0ICPb1w4jhR9z_bP4Z9-2ClKCCgQc8IFMymjZCZDoL_ujhodUblfDrO3rv0C3cA/w640-h480/6AB58207-9DB9-42DB-8A7F-39CF05D1836D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This 1911 cabin was built by John James after his family outgrew the smaller log cabin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCNfmQJqQ7hvLRyHDPhus4sjzrayy3dAEqIpChU9iaL0GBhowagTuLlwyKulaTgQv9FGxysekm62FekJkit31uxVW1aaDTx-B3AC02ydGCzS6qDWCvCmO8dqHzH0e2C7yu3QPjIbjCN2KDvghdcHgI0V_n2IOKbAoanCfUsILXJ8EssrNCsqNSDJcNgY/s4032/9A3AC72D-2095-4E78-A52D-6357A54CB161_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCNfmQJqQ7hvLRyHDPhus4sjzrayy3dAEqIpChU9iaL0GBhowagTuLlwyKulaTgQv9FGxysekm62FekJkit31uxVW1aaDTx-B3AC02ydGCzS6qDWCvCmO8dqHzH0e2C7yu3QPjIbjCN2KDvghdcHgI0V_n2IOKbAoanCfUsILXJ8EssrNCsqNSDJcNgY/w640-h480/9A3AC72D-2095-4E78-A52D-6357A54CB161_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Beautiful views from the cabin and the creek was just past the grass.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The second loop is Bledsoe Loop.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpPuguuMXQPtM3GIpMhGyZRH3dsIS-mQbY3TxSO2T3_GnkEx0rkgX1VuQ2SfWETfnC41I0QiXBnXfh1ObGs_PAqLxporddgJhLX1YClJzP7W339lyhOUDtTqD-4IpgLhzG1EsAiCLUV2waC-3cUO7nreho4Uw68HeGndgP4A-wF0VWvj_DPwCLcy4-qQ/s4032/6A09BA7A-144C-471A-9A98-3F99E549A76D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpPuguuMXQPtM3GIpMhGyZRH3dsIS-mQbY3TxSO2T3_GnkEx0rkgX1VuQ2SfWETfnC41I0QiXBnXfh1ObGs_PAqLxporddgJhLX1YClJzP7W339lyhOUDtTqD-4IpgLhzG1EsAiCLUV2waC-3cUO7nreho4Uw68HeGndgP4A-wF0VWvj_DPwCLcy4-qQ/w640-h480/6A09BA7A-144C-471A-9A98-3F99E549A76D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0kQQ5mQUf9FG2OOKOVKGx2_hwh6yFltWuPnKv3i1Zf_wzwpHmpiCni9jzpTTjd540RtLK6LP6amViYaSSRsBY5lHs7YUURxrGTmU5acS6YY0iQqHUa7eLJ4H3ImhPvTpmsaSBtVq3oELMeqiwSLQdFnQisirtZTzZ43ZUwVe0jSMGePLFjiUHHu-1Mk/s4032/38880DE6-1757-4758-B2D6-A934B28E6C2F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0kQQ5mQUf9FG2OOKOVKGx2_hwh6yFltWuPnKv3i1Zf_wzwpHmpiCni9jzpTTjd540RtLK6LP6amViYaSSRsBY5lHs7YUURxrGTmU5acS6YY0iQqHUa7eLJ4H3ImhPvTpmsaSBtVq3oELMeqiwSLQdFnQisirtZTzZ43ZUwVe0jSMGePLFjiUHHu-1Mk/w480-h640/38880DE6-1757-4758-B2D6-A934B28E6C2F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">There wasn't any information about this fireplace, I loved it and suppose it along with other foundations we saw are from homes William Berner and/or other early settlers built.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="3963" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGvdbzb2gnf14TDLiaxWAUMyj04wFEI9icDH_SBe9dN-8LgZ8JuzySoszP-wUb0Y8pNWM-r6kw8gFeUbNIQC-d6WIBKAmBW1U15tKi1XhT5GGQP2b4N8RdHiHaqpnOvn7V6uv65bYT_Hhs6AKaA-0roy6CTWtbPvSa4fO88ER2J1JBxhxHbp0Uce2k-Y/w640-h480/C83547F2-3A75-435D-8CFE-5FCCD0520097_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We did notice this plaque on a tree behind the fireplace. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAlLzdtCTnALCMrEd-_MHRmou8Ml4CBsyJ7G_S4SqPHzaJsPxXRF2KJJ7uEQz2l7WwUbKuf6B8Ktj_q835v0htlRzeDrIVPE524sZQLmR3MsyLMJIVY_iALNVlugKjdRUobm7OXpfPc8PtQBnM6g5wTvfcasSp3GyB96vwNIJja-4Pgk2gcH_7IBQITk/s6000/6785441A-90DD-4A23-99F8-14BE8B178492_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAlLzdtCTnALCMrEd-_MHRmou8Ml4CBsyJ7G_S4SqPHzaJsPxXRF2KJJ7uEQz2l7WwUbKuf6B8Ktj_q835v0htlRzeDrIVPE524sZQLmR3MsyLMJIVY_iALNVlugKjdRUobm7OXpfPc8PtQBnM6g5wTvfcasSp3GyB96vwNIJja-4Pgk2gcH_7IBQITk/w640-h426/6785441A-90DD-4A23-99F8-14BE8B178492_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mule Deer call the canyon home. Our brochure included a long list of wildlife a visitor might encounter...Ringtail Cats, Arizona Black Bears, Mountain Lions are just a few of those listed. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">At the end of the Bledsoe Loop is a choice...left will return to the Visitor Center and right to the Hamburg Trail. </span></div></div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuNCztIR9yBZ43MtAY6SWqDNjQbkkia_Acb3dfYaZUfPnPQ2m95kFPZzY_4FUmEs2C7h9Nh2AnjqrED8N5UYT1TgKCk8TtGPwuAItg8sJfZS0VxKfC4f449GoOkdFw5qa6mSPfG-QJEqOIMEPBQMFDYa8jFKFT5wZR1sg0YqCZG8Od6JJ-QRjmOoJAwE/s4032/DDF0B588-E39F-49A4-94FC-F25A3F8027ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuNCztIR9yBZ43MtAY6SWqDNjQbkkia_Acb3dfYaZUfPnPQ2m95kFPZzY_4FUmEs2C7h9Nh2AnjqrED8N5UYT1TgKCk8TtGPwuAItg8sJfZS0VxKfC4f449GoOkdFw5qa6mSPfG-QJEqOIMEPBQMFDYa8jFKFT5wZR1sg0YqCZG8Od6JJ-QRjmOoJAwE/w480-h640/DDF0B588-E39F-49A4-94FC-F25A3F8027ED.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We turned right. It was quite the workout as we climbed 500 feet in a half mile up a series of switchbacks to an overlook on Miller Mountain. There are 9 benches strategically placed along the way. We made a stop at bench #6 for water and to catch our breath. I realized I didn't get any photos going up, but I did turn around once...</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ5OirHWytVmKTnMUlBTRGqMLIV96Am3v_JPaUuFkL7J266dgTEGHFO2ZGZme4g4SuzWn2pB6OZjpD1byloOihxq7xb49qXuU3K1XyPh_yCU6HnG8E7SZoNmi87upj9yqoZ43_G_l1vJoZfjmRLRYCD5g7mXb5MdroLJYv8byJfK81AdF24hk2machbk/s4032/0C6CC703-ABE7-4C5F-9E50-C6AEEBE0B9F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ5OirHWytVmKTnMUlBTRGqMLIV96Am3v_JPaUuFkL7J266dgTEGHFO2ZGZme4g4SuzWn2pB6OZjpD1byloOihxq7xb49qXuU3K1XyPh_yCU6HnG8E7SZoNmi87upj9yqoZ43_G_l1vJoZfjmRLRYCD5g7mXb5MdroLJYv8byJfK81AdF24hk2machbk/w480-h640/0C6CC703-ABE7-4C5F-9E50-C6AEEBE0B9F1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and stopped often to check out the views along the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtdM9OgrXDBtqsQpJYAciJkOQNI6Jp8oerig96OuaJRHcdIljNxSw_6pz4DdZUXnsrcF9UTILXJW11KZA_tA9Z7VvulXdvc6icWrJJ_JBrH9BABnvApiAPnOpsQXQffKmD0aqCMBir8d134ArBPBCrbsYlPvnYqAHZZbCCiFr7dtV2ImJygpdUUBLuTI/s4032/3CC4BEFA-FC3F-4A4B-B20C-55A159E7E431_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtdM9OgrXDBtqsQpJYAciJkOQNI6Jp8oerig96OuaJRHcdIljNxSw_6pz4DdZUXnsrcF9UTILXJW11KZA_tA9Z7VvulXdvc6icWrJJ_JBrH9BABnvApiAPnOpsQXQffKmD0aqCMBir8d134ArBPBCrbsYlPvnYqAHZZbCCiFr7dtV2ImJygpdUUBLuTI/w640-h480/3CC4BEFA-FC3F-4A4B-B20C-55A159E7E431_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGLvevn6h6sDZjWIGEjJz_IVzcUetC8tekcJ-5kXAuByq6j0l-2mSXkeEIf_kPYXjNk89gsKNrat-OLaIlUwwodz10zwsZcFKt00YqQC8_LJcYaJhY4_OYORB9_13qS8f7uwi1NGkopIw2huH9ppgue53ZfqTZNE8fayue2zoE5NGP229I8UoNmPuA5I/s4032/3CD23D64-F504-4CBD-B961-D5B8BB3C03B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGLvevn6h6sDZjWIGEjJz_IVzcUetC8tekcJ-5kXAuByq6j0l-2mSXkeEIf_kPYXjNk89gsKNrat-OLaIlUwwodz10zwsZcFKt00YqQC8_LJcYaJhY4_OYORB9_13qS8f7uwi1NGkopIw2huH9ppgue53ZfqTZNE8fayue2zoE5NGP229I8UoNmPuA5I/w480-h640/3CD23D64-F504-4CBD-B961-D5B8BB3C03B8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">It was well worth the effort to get to the overlook. And kudos to us as it was the hardest hiking we have done in a very long time...short and steep ! </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_busbL7Oqj543ZYsYcnSUlab9PsCv437q8nAn33tXGTMTd7XjuaiscgtoT-JXuxQI2-1kGnARpo48t1yKG0bPLfVn2cjesjQcxAz8S2nGvw6b1kaPZ8c3D7Oq7iKa537Rl8-nhR4L4wxdzVckKXC1jkugVyclJC5huWhCnfwQl9093aub6KOjMF1NMow/s4032/EC8D99A3-ABDE-4060-8B86-A41BDE8E9617_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_busbL7Oqj543ZYsYcnSUlab9PsCv437q8nAn33tXGTMTd7XjuaiscgtoT-JXuxQI2-1kGnARpo48t1yKG0bPLfVn2cjesjQcxAz8S2nGvw6b1kaPZ8c3D7Oq7iKa537Rl8-nhR4L4wxdzVckKXC1jkugVyclJC5huWhCnfwQl9093aub6KOjMF1NMow/w640-h480/EC8D99A3-ABDE-4060-8B86-A41BDE8E9617_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At 9,465 ', Miller Mountain is the highest mountain in the Huachuca Mountain Range and Miller Peak, is the second highest peak in Cochise County. This is also the most southerly peak and land area to rise above 9,000' in the Continental U.S. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We hiked to an overlook at 6,200' and the end of the Hamburg Trail.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKYglkyOPzSH3wCuQr2mp7vYIZjNf_YKGHdLMlsBlyUKriNTvLjM-flNqw-wqzGVY-z8aLZjsc2L7jeGHe7UJ88ozsD8x6u_-lAMGQCMqrWlJTBgQcxym6t4FidFMLkcmAR3SwAzLfopI_s3OsbJFYF32bgsKqpD_iVNcE2pZhME5SFTEkIgbQXcQc54/s4032/3FD959B4-754E-4D12-A483-1CF1B50CF801_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKYglkyOPzSH3wCuQr2mp7vYIZjNf_YKGHdLMlsBlyUKriNTvLjM-flNqw-wqzGVY-z8aLZjsc2L7jeGHe7UJ88ozsD8x6u_-lAMGQCMqrWlJTBgQcxym6t4FidFMLkcmAR3SwAzLfopI_s3OsbJFYF32bgsKqpD_iVNcE2pZhME5SFTEkIgbQXcQc54/w480-h640/3FD959B4-754E-4D12-A483-1CF1B50CF801_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And what goes up...goes down.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetXp5MXio4s5HNxmOP9E75DKO4wK6f0hlNI8BECBrHrMLPlfZ2GCNjk5A0xAUZEyG1__mJhXxwf0INLjKoY5qS1MM21ybcM62Suy7NiPyQWAaGRr_ka6wqFl2E2T_g1fm6bBOkjrECTefFqwiXzDMz9ZCK4kw4u8o5_xTeyov5JZ4tCqLM3U_8nHjykg/s4032/3B25F10F-D00F-42FF-A787-BB3A9103B29E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetXp5MXio4s5HNxmOP9E75DKO4wK6f0hlNI8BECBrHrMLPlfZ2GCNjk5A0xAUZEyG1__mJhXxwf0INLjKoY5qS1MM21ybcM62Suy7NiPyQWAaGRr_ka6wqFl2E2T_g1fm6bBOkjrECTefFqwiXzDMz9ZCK4kw4u8o5_xTeyov5JZ4tCqLM3U_8nHjykg/w480-h640/3B25F10F-D00F-42FF-A787-BB3A9103B29E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">After the hike back down, we followed the rest of the Ramsey Creek Trail back to the VC. All total with Ramsey Creek Trail, both loops and Hamburg Trail we logged 3 miles on this in-out trail. As written in Arizona Highways...<i>There are better known canyons in Arizona - Canyon de Chelly, Oak Creek Canyon, the Grand Canyon - but Ramsey Canyon belongs on any list of the state's most spectacular chasms. Unlike the others, Ramsey is not defined by its panoramas. Rather, it's the intimacy of this wooded wonderland that makes it so special. </i>What a wonderful, peaceful, and beautiful way to spend a few hours ! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-1U8xqB3rmr0ZhsIgXpyK2fSKjAzixqzvejO5o2jKdoZOOqaheeyk-Jv83QXy6BHE08v1lfuyWxlyrHCV2CUkU9CzAPF2MCuEnc6UFQbn9y9SoH-1MX9rjwm6VGEKJ12FkCY9CxRKA8bQkLlTBtz8qgESGR0f1It52x4W7jsDJgEzjt9IogSRm3bQo8/s6000/B43EC9C3-C07E-4D1E-B6E7-A636C887B282_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-1U8xqB3rmr0ZhsIgXpyK2fSKjAzixqzvejO5o2jKdoZOOqaheeyk-Jv83QXy6BHE08v1lfuyWxlyrHCV2CUkU9CzAPF2MCuEnc6UFQbn9y9SoH-1MX9rjwm6VGEKJ12FkCY9CxRKA8bQkLlTBtz8qgESGR0f1It52x4W7jsDJgEzjt9IogSRm3bQo8/w640-h426/B43EC9C3-C07E-4D1E-B6E7-A636C887B282_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VE32mjOvXe0A0p1LyLgf69nVAmdocRzsMcLr1Gh7_WpWcaAj8WD5-WkQDSs4NokZeEJtPY8E5Gf991bRGeUoYpJ-ZdyQTPbd_NldL4kP2BFEY-ERHU7UmrUYhhnOeAjJU0asV_cf_BdaRM7JLghvfk9IGQ8KgJHC7gBf3EA_hvwVTeFZxOfbYCcHWWE/s6000/7AAB8202-1B43-42C1-849C-6FF10B6A9400_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VE32mjOvXe0A0p1LyLgf69nVAmdocRzsMcLr1Gh7_WpWcaAj8WD5-WkQDSs4NokZeEJtPY8E5Gf991bRGeUoYpJ-ZdyQTPbd_NldL4kP2BFEY-ERHU7UmrUYhhnOeAjJU0asV_cf_BdaRM7JLghvfk9IGQ8KgJHC7gBf3EA_hvwVTeFZxOfbYCcHWWE/w640-h426/7AAB8202-1B43-42C1-849C-6FF10B6A9400_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ68W8IgTH3RO2hPUFJWXMNyGTY6xifAMkE7Y1K8IKriUgroiaSLessNFxDrX0Qi6QjiIz-JCBmnNDaG1XYq4rEMyDALtr_8gZ_FW5bqMGsvGk0rOXSyc6qHuI8yO0HI9pjPoZb40-QyAk8e444FyI8tFjC6UHwNRMpg3wWOIR1QQVTM9qaSwLMUkJAa0/s6000/79BD92BB-89DC-42EF-B75F-8D069BC4496F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ68W8IgTH3RO2hPUFJWXMNyGTY6xifAMkE7Y1K8IKriUgroiaSLessNFxDrX0Qi6QjiIz-JCBmnNDaG1XYq4rEMyDALtr_8gZ_FW5bqMGsvGk0rOXSyc6qHuI8yO0HI9pjPoZb40-QyAk8e444FyI8tFjC6UHwNRMpg3wWOIR1QQVTM9qaSwLMUkJAa0/w640-h426/79BD92BB-89DC-42EF-B75F-8D069BC4496F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcexZ2cbLntNsfWegddDDg9FS_6O2rTKUsETY_Wa1i98s0sJEDFG1tVrQUeshVOboN9DQ55v5TkSV80S_8FvdeORh9wlh2tFxRjsWAuImC7oCytvh3JraLuxhL5TKAPfOtFTdRKCedZ6UcamN1eiFZn14TfghKWx9AfcFgQ3K562UBJzoAHkHxPIGVwXM/s4032/EF3989CD-7871-402A-9143-57716C23CD1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcexZ2cbLntNsfWegddDDg9FS_6O2rTKUsETY_Wa1i98s0sJEDFG1tVrQUeshVOboN9DQ55v5TkSV80S_8FvdeORh9wlh2tFxRjsWAuImC7oCytvh3JraLuxhL5TKAPfOtFTdRKCedZ6UcamN1eiFZn14TfghKWx9AfcFgQ3K562UBJzoAHkHxPIGVwXM/w480-h640/EF3989CD-7871-402A-9143-57716C23CD1D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Along Ramsey Creek Trail there are 16 numbered markers and a brochure from the VC gives information about why the marker is there. The tree rings in this Arizona Sycamore date it to 1760. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRXnHi-RSgvFi5PnFGW8y_iaqLjcgShN5H53vysNDF2Y9bCQw7PyMKEELtDdzS9RLNY06D0EHSMfloninJGcp4defHDHSdT3FfoCl5QcFKEY66CdOsOYvqJ_tpt3eXvktljO5woraCaRcfTbxPEL8P1IAy6i-PL2lqTqGGXRnh8Ud6ukitDGuB1hr67c/s6000/9E01A20A-95EE-49AB-8BAA-39AC62FFAFFB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRXnHi-RSgvFi5PnFGW8y_iaqLjcgShN5H53vysNDF2Y9bCQw7PyMKEELtDdzS9RLNY06D0EHSMfloninJGcp4defHDHSdT3FfoCl5QcFKEY66CdOsOYvqJ_tpt3eXvktljO5woraCaRcfTbxPEL8P1IAy6i-PL2lqTqGGXRnh8Ud6ukitDGuB1hr67c/w640-h426/9E01A20A-95EE-49AB-8BAA-39AC62FFAFFB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It is explained how its brittle branches are prone to breaking and eventually becoming stumps that provide homes for the birds.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcH-FQ5pJTUnQa0VmGuHVnH-uOgt0emI8KyRq0Do_jrGnsoQ7RULVt8yHk5HpSA-LO-VbyzbK2zwJKNSpVQNxiMPPkHP1YvlBZSEC8PNDELMrwMOnUFaPLghiIcrbLY1JL4ALwhWdGmTkaigXYeFBnWqzto8jdkIqtJs8aqVZNC5vTVqHSrCDaYkYMqU/s4032/2A00AEEA-85AA-49ED-8E80-F2041A7B2A42.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcH-FQ5pJTUnQa0VmGuHVnH-uOgt0emI8KyRq0Do_jrGnsoQ7RULVt8yHk5HpSA-LO-VbyzbK2zwJKNSpVQNxiMPPkHP1YvlBZSEC8PNDELMrwMOnUFaPLghiIcrbLY1JL4ALwhWdGmTkaigXYeFBnWqzto8jdkIqtJs8aqVZNC5vTVqHSrCDaYkYMqU/w480-h640/2A00AEEA-85AA-49ED-8E80-F2041A7B2A42.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is best known for its diversity of hummingbirds in season, but many other birds are often seen such as the Elegant Trojan, Bridled Titmouse, Spotted Towhee and Painted Redstart. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dR9bv29m1gC65fKfuwe7c7Uvdafoa82xhp6wvBUbXnv9HFjB4Tqp_Jehgqj5SZNlY417WM8Ly5y_OFtsE5iic-rH_hmg-g8REvwp6SRSASAiFGdJHa4j_K4ATNwFzuo9qJt-M5Z-M070FkFHK1FPJzM6RjeXmXuTKUNRyMy4U9Bvv1X3uenRovy1dGE/s4032/16A838DE-5BC2-4E86-B392-EDAA072B01F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dR9bv29m1gC65fKfuwe7c7Uvdafoa82xhp6wvBUbXnv9HFjB4Tqp_Jehgqj5SZNlY417WM8Ly5y_OFtsE5iic-rH_hmg-g8REvwp6SRSASAiFGdJHa4j_K4ATNwFzuo9qJt-M5Z-M070FkFHK1FPJzM6RjeXmXuTKUNRyMy4U9Bvv1X3uenRovy1dGE/w480-h640/16A838DE-5BC2-4E86-B392-EDAA072B01F3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82WMAxnBJ24rFWntiptXBTTWOJN5qXtZ_rWnieYf2ql_wrfAEzIdvgBu3zly8ggrMFHKdx61VtVJICiR3ydKKBidaewQTj17PGUtacne_BobxQhvrNzWb2BU0eJd_wQAYbB5UPbj3zezWfelTCg9GqZp6bh8f52QhGkHXuMZ8B2Hoh6JcaiQsLOQ80-I/s4032/3F07353E-4818-4401-B193-87657703056A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82WMAxnBJ24rFWntiptXBTTWOJN5qXtZ_rWnieYf2ql_wrfAEzIdvgBu3zly8ggrMFHKdx61VtVJICiR3ydKKBidaewQTj17PGUtacne_BobxQhvrNzWb2BU0eJd_wQAYbB5UPbj3zezWfelTCg9GqZp6bh8f52QhGkHXuMZ8B2Hoh6JcaiQsLOQ80-I/w640-h480/3F07353E-4818-4401-B193-87657703056A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a couple of appointments this week in Tucson. On the way home from one of them, we stopped at First Watch for brunch. It was a first time stop there, but will not be the last. First Watch is a nautical reference to the first work shift of the day. The restaurants are open from 7:00am to 2:30 pm and feature breakfast/brunch using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. We both ordered the Farmhouse Skillet with roasted potatoes and onions, lots of crispy bacon, avocado, topped with two eggs over easy and served with multi-grain toast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last Sunday, we met Jamie and Andra for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Some one had a birthday...number 50...yikes! The candle and ice cream were complimentary...we all had cheesecake too !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qnIMgOfFq4cOPWe-fPl8bIfweunsAqJGqjDuzp4mdirv6TPzzckV27Gtc3ZgAUFH0vAQt1sIefZvSPfLSV3VoiWkObkCXuysdEB9msXlzRqSLxWB97SIKEmaoeNC1K_xcB9OMe7G08ba5hBS1vHy_ZJGcQ_gMGIlHYX-dXjT_RTregUuTC3Bm1UEys8/s4032/05BBEA95-E4D8-40E7-9ABB-1FC7B67439E8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qnIMgOfFq4cOPWe-fPl8bIfweunsAqJGqjDuzp4mdirv6TPzzckV27Gtc3ZgAUFH0vAQt1sIefZvSPfLSV3VoiWkObkCXuysdEB9msXlzRqSLxWB97SIKEmaoeNC1K_xcB9OMe7G08ba5hBS1vHy_ZJGcQ_gMGIlHYX-dXjT_RTregUuTC3Bm1UEys8/w392-h640/05BBEA95-E4D8-40E7-9ABB-1FC7B67439E8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><br /> Today was the day for a big Tucson event...Tour de Tucson. It has been an annual event in Tucson for the past 40 years. There are three different routes varying in miles with the longest ride at 100 miles passing thru Vail and Corona de Tucson. I read that 7,500 cyclists participate in this renowned and popular event. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO35_cETXmz9CXJ6pmSH34wGgMwziVQVVu4387NWGw30DfFvFYbC1SuMy5NEJXl4xJUwAH36QNzADA40TG-ox2TUw8Q7tjvImzgeJxnPBDPhLbUkZQW-rjtUCPHhPRS44MKuc22NgNX2YRG1N6QMgBJtp0PlZUmf-mYRlvzCxKQieswQp6CcajvOECWk/s4032/78F543F5-79E1-4837-88E6-21E1F5D227A9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO35_cETXmz9CXJ6pmSH34wGgMwziVQVVu4387NWGw30DfFvFYbC1SuMy5NEJXl4xJUwAH36QNzADA40TG-ox2TUw8Q7tjvImzgeJxnPBDPhLbUkZQW-rjtUCPHhPRS44MKuc22NgNX2YRG1N6QMgBJtp0PlZUmf-mYRlvzCxKQieswQp6CcajvOECWk/w640-h480/78F543F5-79E1-4837-88E6-21E1F5D227A9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joe and I were headed to the grocery store and have to give a shout out to Tucson Police and Pima County Sheriffs Departments who kept the vehicle traffic and cyclists all moving safely at a steady pace. All intersections were manned and directions were clear as to who was to go where. We knew our regular route to Frys would be closed as the on-off ramps at Houghton Road were closed for the morning so we skirted around the long way down Wentworth Road. Of course coming home that way meant we rode right past the Dairy Queen...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias1wNmxr4JsVKevE2n07raHEo6js9O4xI9HMDZHspPpKLizIm2dLxYZLCY9suFzeVQBKmFnZkoUgsgGSm0cnexKFKYEuh8SdSXosxJPJVfLfH3M00iWu7Wx0j8ZVy1SD-AC31ZsIua_USki7b8wSbqPD9vwggRAXWdRozhJ4_9pbLWAcxczjUaAUDLW4/s4032/BB92C141-639E-4227-8066-68E15551D41D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias1wNmxr4JsVKevE2n07raHEo6js9O4xI9HMDZHspPpKLizIm2dLxYZLCY9suFzeVQBKmFnZkoUgsgGSm0cnexKFKYEuh8SdSXosxJPJVfLfH3M00iWu7Wx0j8ZVy1SD-AC31ZsIua_USki7b8wSbqPD9vwggRAXWdRozhJ4_9pbLWAcxczjUaAUDLW4/w480-h640/BB92C141-639E-4227-8066-68E15551D41D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Back at the oasis, we had clouds all week...every single day ! It was wonderful...I do love the clouds ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YwjDuAePAR7kxGz1RfUJvOSLe9hfywVFUArKZwp851BsEREfjYQQIp7ySK9YSQa5cN3zkBnRVzbJBeXHViRmjcFX7tCyeU3c9tszmJD5DV6PVO05KJYHdo_UzMKeXq5HvAvnFRxjsaeSUCn9sNf9tAPRoRd7KiPImkCMvwCDRBvUgTM6N7YY4an6-u0/s4032/3CC568A1-0986-42DF-882D-E04353E3CB28.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YwjDuAePAR7kxGz1RfUJvOSLe9hfywVFUArKZwp851BsEREfjYQQIp7ySK9YSQa5cN3zkBnRVzbJBeXHViRmjcFX7tCyeU3c9tszmJD5DV6PVO05KJYHdo_UzMKeXq5HvAvnFRxjsaeSUCn9sNf9tAPRoRd7KiPImkCMvwCDRBvUgTM6N7YY4an6-u0/w480-h640/3CC568A1-0986-42DF-882D-E04353E3CB28.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">sunrise </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcF42BQa5vCoPqT3iQg0P3fY9yp16Y0onDROdnl3EvPOdUxqQmwfb3ChB2YR4JjwEwHG2b0IWuBfJ3b8rrYxPGvJAwbhHiVdOYhk592oZJespCFW7at66HfrtJ5ybTCAso6Jpa02nOLtRqrVNoClM2fAuQyW4_bcu9I9SJPFpPLNSGSI7EqA44MMxA7c/s4032/BA0F9F11-EEFC-42C9-96B4-FE8ADE0D0512.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcF42BQa5vCoPqT3iQg0P3fY9yp16Y0onDROdnl3EvPOdUxqQmwfb3ChB2YR4JjwEwHG2b0IWuBfJ3b8rrYxPGvJAwbhHiVdOYhk592oZJespCFW7at66HfrtJ5ybTCAso6Jpa02nOLtRqrVNoClM2fAuQyW4_bcu9I9SJPFpPLNSGSI7EqA44MMxA7c/w640-h480/BA0F9F11-EEFC-42C9-96B4-FE8ADE0D0512.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">late afternoon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBKk-Hw4G9SpGuSW6db1zPv7MTgRV4m9H-6YphrtAT4mTh8eINf0vPZN1B_0chl45xOE6EYM9gG7kR8l6gGN8d15kKPBdsEJnO2lyxBZdfbysaktSJG9SpgG3CNRirRqXkX3Yal9z0eUxgWFk-lzUuQmXp7mGLKOH2DAX9sxzLTJrvbcA7xEcQBG-Io8/s4032/DF07E82E-E97F-462F-A128-139901DC6D95_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBKk-Hw4G9SpGuSW6db1zPv7MTgRV4m9H-6YphrtAT4mTh8eINf0vPZN1B_0chl45xOE6EYM9gG7kR8l6gGN8d15kKPBdsEJnO2lyxBZdfbysaktSJG9SpgG3CNRirRqXkX3Yal9z0eUxgWFk-lzUuQmXp7mGLKOH2DAX9sxzLTJrvbcA7xEcQBG-Io8/w640-h480/DF07E82E-E97F-462F-A128-139901DC6D95_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We changed the routine and enjoyed late afternoon walks this week.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy6gXc05AU_cyOV3gukXxCBsRAtrIsqIQMdPWGB0oRCEtnSeucdTTlEwZL6zse8EH0OgAQwtEKKnfIY5iqjAlGu5sI9MwGVlJGKoGbR7hHuvXmU_3Gpfajgxwo8lIbhNiO4qPZ7ld7n3VdTXzQumjEnQQLBpz5HpukiIJBa6uYYXFpvzuBq0d4NcASfw/s3892/5046B6A7-EADD-4810-AE20-934FF0534E9C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="2888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy6gXc05AU_cyOV3gukXxCBsRAtrIsqIQMdPWGB0oRCEtnSeucdTTlEwZL6zse8EH0OgAQwtEKKnfIY5iqjAlGu5sI9MwGVlJGKoGbR7hHuvXmU_3Gpfajgxwo8lIbhNiO4qPZ7ld7n3VdTXzQumjEnQQLBpz5HpukiIJBa6uYYXFpvzuBq0d4NcASfw/w474-h640/5046B6A7-EADD-4810-AE20-934FF0534E9C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">sunset</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we have even had a couple of rain showers...yippee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgnHYodHokL4AtcSaYEAMorjuaUYfuCTtr5E8ZlGBaZbgcJNMwbfvIHhiQFeu6ooGgu0h8bD47TyCWaCvHnMuoFvsJ7lRWPkHr5lcM4815RnaZ3pchJnXLfVOnWRx6KWOOsFlettpeuHedw-paCX2rzlModjPZDXw281aUhpn2DtfEBph_GL6Dn01Jdo/s4032/594DC037-A815-4CCA-A803-5D04A5095871_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgnHYodHokL4AtcSaYEAMorjuaUYfuCTtr5E8ZlGBaZbgcJNMwbfvIHhiQFeu6ooGgu0h8bD47TyCWaCvHnMuoFvsJ7lRWPkHr5lcM4815RnaZ3pchJnXLfVOnWRx6KWOOsFlettpeuHedw-paCX2rzlModjPZDXw281aUhpn2DtfEBph_GL6Dn01Jdo/w640-h480/594DC037-A815-4CCA-A803-5D04A5095871_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few morning backyard birds...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aUHQPq71wKI-JvNPUYRqFbUsELfAs2_i5PDezREnm1dA8CcTszffO45jn9oiLldBlKV6bwzvqO8Y6wcdAyjgDLdbO_Bfu-4KY4G9DiLi_ka-gPM2Fiz90xOPCaentr7B4mJADgtQnVNvreMB1lVcWpmV3qk5jNRWE7YATq2mPEdgMlB8PGl8rpjlL8E/s3354/7168490B-475C-42B0-B0ED-0B753708574C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3354" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aUHQPq71wKI-JvNPUYRqFbUsELfAs2_i5PDezREnm1dA8CcTszffO45jn9oiLldBlKV6bwzvqO8Y6wcdAyjgDLdbO_Bfu-4KY4G9DiLi_ka-gPM2Fiz90xOPCaentr7B4mJADgtQnVNvreMB1lVcWpmV3qk5jNRWE7YATq2mPEdgMlB8PGl8rpjlL8E/w640-h508/7168490B-475C-42B0-B0ED-0B753708574C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5QyV_knzeWn9T1WzOEWOaYnn1RdVBanJZbk7ZoS0Ja4hsSe7qqNMSc9Wd6gv6FSeopRvxlVKp1rYWOgbNQ5hMSQ7hxOuDYLALun8x-A8GjgzeSVr91oEBN_3tiGOYu5Ebzy0nswi3_GLboEAiYG7I9F5V3n1uDIk-Ochqn56lGeTMYWOwa4Fh8EPYMk/s4557/B207F0D8-CDB5-44B9-BD59-F7014B502AC8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4557" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5QyV_knzeWn9T1WzOEWOaYnn1RdVBanJZbk7ZoS0Ja4hsSe7qqNMSc9Wd6gv6FSeopRvxlVKp1rYWOgbNQ5hMSQ7hxOuDYLALun8x-A8GjgzeSVr91oEBN_3tiGOYu5Ebzy0nswi3_GLboEAiYG7I9F5V3n1uDIk-Ochqn56lGeTMYWOwa4Fh8EPYMk/w640-h562/B207F0D8-CDB5-44B9-BD59-F7014B502AC8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Turkey photo taken in September at Madera Canyon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEubtxcFl4qzAuBxYDvEZ0k83WD0qZzstyCM0YYkPaWyia55GmI-OQrKLNzGV1OxJsi04FJ8gNQ9nVZLJ9Zzq1EPW1t_xTNeVf31riYN3r32e1srr488RfIOLxzKgsxIMQoayZTeXFPpxNizYQzyg4cksTp9w4cRY_UyZJHWOXsJZ-scltZW02Iu-icSQ/s4032/4ECE2DD2-76DC-42E0-8FF9-59B2396B882D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEubtxcFl4qzAuBxYDvEZ0k83WD0qZzstyCM0YYkPaWyia55GmI-OQrKLNzGV1OxJsi04FJ8gNQ9nVZLJ9Zzq1EPW1t_xTNeVf31riYN3r32e1srr488RfIOLxzKgsxIMQoayZTeXFPpxNizYQzyg4cksTp9w4cRY_UyZJHWOXsJZ-scltZW02Iu-icSQ/w640-h480/4ECE2DD2-76DC-42E0-8FF9-59B2396B882D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ramsey Canyon Road</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-gqfSDuh3tvc6I44_3BQHxEGDAPuUYAOpeZzTuKcvBAUUEniscgfvnRMUPG8m8ZselL4aqahOlaHnwSwqU8YmAbA1QRuu6-HCrYK1_kBCNL2Znt_K6vz9EKOpQ7kF_eL-an7114pYnt-yudcama_rCzSHHwHdm78IG2udaxNRRfEhUNzUqLdvUvQ6R8/s4032/43A4DEC7-77BB-4A88-A11E-772A1ACCD8F3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-gqfSDuh3tvc6I44_3BQHxEGDAPuUYAOpeZzTuKcvBAUUEniscgfvnRMUPG8m8ZselL4aqahOlaHnwSwqU8YmAbA1QRuu6-HCrYK1_kBCNL2Znt_K6vz9EKOpQ7kF_eL-an7114pYnt-yudcama_rCzSHHwHdm78IG2udaxNRRfEhUNzUqLdvUvQ6R8/w480-h640/43A4DEC7-77BB-4A88-A11E-772A1ACCD8F3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY TRAILS !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-74946870141316921102023-11-11T14:37:00.000-07:002023-11-11T14:37:41.156-07:00Cowboy Festival, Empire Ranch, Brunch and a Vintage Holiday Kick-off <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">November 11, 1023 </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qkT5oT7XofgCDoXYEYf6jARquJxMRerFQypfjVsQyt8EcQiPUulpUMrsZaye2UmkOz4Xmx3AcEl58lLL5FREkvdT8SJgG6UN_RiuIEqTG5Nu4m7NDIhwSYzONPKrC41DzR2fpUSpVGoUMLPQQj10AJbxuSnd-a9LMsr636Y7H5J9rhIvNteHiFKR-Xs/s4002/775A0EFA-F462-43E1-AB0B-57F41992246A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4002" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qkT5oT7XofgCDoXYEYf6jARquJxMRerFQypfjVsQyt8EcQiPUulpUMrsZaye2UmkOz4Xmx3AcEl58lLL5FREkvdT8SJgG6UN_RiuIEqTG5Nu4m7NDIhwSYzONPKrC41DzR2fpUSpVGoUMLPQQj10AJbxuSnd-a9LMsr636Y7H5J9rhIvNteHiFKR-Xs/w640-h452/775A0EFA-F462-43E1-AB0B-57F41992246A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Such a beautiful drive...rolling grasslands surrounded by mountains</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Empire Ranch has been a working cattle ranch for over 150 years. Originally established in the 1860s as a homestead ranch with 160 acres, a four room adobe house and corral, it is now managed by the federal government on behalf of the general public. In 2000, Congress officially designated 42,000 acres to be the Las Cienegas National Conservatory. BLM managers along with the Empire Ranch Foundation have been committed to preserving the historic Empire Ranch which is still a working ranch today. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEPvEbg07mS759ySGjibwNlgK9otEu621_cb3tJoHOP81bKWNDkRRJyXgz1_KekkBFxjiB9FpmLRSnIWxiYqEMnoDB6sfIXSWJ5g_IRHJ4U1-353ToTj_73TiftRIeFDxql_H8f9UUPS_-6rsPUUmDATwhcXacOpK9HRQrWa9lRP5h0rtDcGyOTJfFEY/s4032/68D37C0A-577E-47E2-B077-CC8DFB7E1A24_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEPvEbg07mS759ySGjibwNlgK9otEu621_cb3tJoHOP81bKWNDkRRJyXgz1_KekkBFxjiB9FpmLRSnIWxiYqEMnoDB6sfIXSWJ5g_IRHJ4U1-353ToTj_73TiftRIeFDxql_H8f9UUPS_-6rsPUUmDATwhcXacOpK9HRQrWa9lRP5h0rtDcGyOTJfFEY/w480-h640/68D37C0A-577E-47E2-B077-CC8DFB7E1A24_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe and I first visited the ranch in March of 2017 and since buying our home in Corona de Tucson, we have enjoyed the Cowboy Festival each November in 2021, '22, and again this year. It has been held the first week-end in November since 2000. Jamie, Andra and Ozzie spent the week-end with us and what a fun time we had. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB_VehzoF20yklYdPcqrGVE4m_Cbo9WV-nC3YM69x42d9AP4z-GmPANw-Ia2ZV-7lROnBHAH-dhosJM2nXNb1EJzPDAuUrwKFlAU5EWBsDKXaifMaPmt8Cj9izGGa8vmSP8m2MKXbPj9DNY2-C62_0t3yKFk1cjFOCbcv9PxrzQTbxTlZ2HmHaFogmKI/s2551/DAE33C2F-68B0-4808-A691-C63E55AECD57_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="2234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB_VehzoF20yklYdPcqrGVE4m_Cbo9WV-nC3YM69x42d9AP4z-GmPANw-Ia2ZV-7lROnBHAH-dhosJM2nXNb1EJzPDAuUrwKFlAU5EWBsDKXaifMaPmt8Cj9izGGa8vmSP8m2MKXbPj9DNY2-C62_0t3yKFk1cjFOCbcv9PxrzQTbxTlZ2HmHaFogmKI/w560-h640/DAE33C2F-68B0-4808-A691-C63E55AECD57_1_201_a.jpeg" width="560" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We arrived just in time for the National Anthem and to see the Mounted Calvary Demonstration.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7rKBS1nYpFhxjC4CleDvgA0ngGMQIvZoZQnZ_9FzJm4Kfymy7LBnJ8I_mWGQ96Sz26dSOrJVBqwjiFrmGbKpjANOXEVnaczuFTP_yzAK_tQAfCPwXyxbNT9X2KTkGx4dNnUUVCBijjYO_kVgufDeOp86prnUjlW8xTpMHD_XdWWHDu0-iVdAN12v_PA/s4032/EF07FA70-E249-4EA5-AF86-78631A7A7089_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7rKBS1nYpFhxjC4CleDvgA0ngGMQIvZoZQnZ_9FzJm4Kfymy7LBnJ8I_mWGQ96Sz26dSOrJVBqwjiFrmGbKpjANOXEVnaczuFTP_yzAK_tQAfCPwXyxbNT9X2KTkGx4dNnUUVCBijjYO_kVgufDeOp86prnUjlW8xTpMHD_XdWWHDu0-iVdAN12v_PA/w450-h640/EF07FA70-E249-4EA5-AF86-78631A7A7089_1_201_a.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Western skills demonstrations are our favorite. Branding, leather working, silversmithing, roping, chuckwagon and blacksmithing are represented from the Gilded Age (1800s to early 1900s). The chuckwagon...America's first food truck... was busy stoking the fire and cooking scratch biscuits and frying bacon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0r9TTMsHYzRGp7MJLiWKVvCpLxuIeRnTbwcGOQ_LpU19gTYk3jp-LEEU9RoA-LOU4iriVppdGbMMv-0kMj7PPon2srxcD51CqwRcObFxf132Wa08ihDoErtmOSWzuUqvlMLz9RGnhzVt81VkNsGV6K6boZoc_gbsyPrXz4oke1biz976o1O7qaJoHeo/s3330/E11AF554-92F7-462F-A764-CC6E41929FF2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="2411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0r9TTMsHYzRGp7MJLiWKVvCpLxuIeRnTbwcGOQ_LpU19gTYk3jp-LEEU9RoA-LOU4iriVppdGbMMv-0kMj7PPon2srxcD51CqwRcObFxf132Wa08ihDoErtmOSWzuUqvlMLz9RGnhzVt81VkNsGV6K6boZoc_gbsyPrXz4oke1biz976o1O7qaJoHeo/w464-h640/E11AF554-92F7-462F-A764-CC6E41929FF2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div><br />Blacksmithing and these traveling wagons were essential back in the mid to late 1800s. Necessities from household items such as pots and pans, utensils, and sewing needles along with wagons, plows, horseshoes, tools, hinges and latches, and nails were all crafted from these types of wagons. This blacksmith uses a bellow on a forge and coal was and still is the preferred heat source for blacksmiths thru the years. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfUBXFTQ6Ozs5l1cFnVy9fU2bqtEl9QIeR-YxmgoPQZKgMiGxTl8YnqjRKEAxMDSX7EJbl7HWo77psyS4fUKWk5_Arkc5Zxbp9G_jF4nu6YafxLxgAH2_r3N1FO2fvLcQkBpt890v43PjWTUIc3c3V7aKPo4Wn9LLAxUABMgIilBOyXVsndCEAuemqg8/s4032/4E748335-1172-4919-A032-3DD64A4F9C5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfUBXFTQ6Ozs5l1cFnVy9fU2bqtEl9QIeR-YxmgoPQZKgMiGxTl8YnqjRKEAxMDSX7EJbl7HWo77psyS4fUKWk5_Arkc5Zxbp9G_jF4nu6YafxLxgAH2_r3N1FO2fvLcQkBpt890v43PjWTUIc3c3V7aKPo4Wn9LLAxUABMgIilBOyXVsndCEAuemqg8/w480-h640/4E748335-1172-4919-A032-3DD64A4F9C5B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Every cowboy from the beginning of cowboy days needs to be able to rope a cow. Roping has been described as <i>akin to patting your head, rubbing your stomach and dancing a jig all at the same time</i>. It isn't an easy trade to learn as there are at least 30 different types of loops to throw depending on the cow's position in relation to the horse. <i>Ranch roping is based on skill, horsemanship, and stockmanship.</i> The number one reason to rope an animal on a ranch is because it is sick and getting a cow back to the corral isn't going to happen so treatment is done on site.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfcQsEANIRM2SuVXxfUCxF1pH5iDS1geGxAgwBxF_nYwpoYj4yjJJxcr_-EWnxMsW18mycb4t_Xgkw55d3yY6gJ3Qp9GQlkLkIAr97LmwI8QNLl0RPxc5jAmG-V7F9fqjF-qubnUw49wdFqKAUdjnXLLZTpDTxwmuxxxcRhnN0cQDdJROtia81Q3ynxs/s4032/BE4367D2-569B-4E50-B8AB-703BCC2BA3F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfcQsEANIRM2SuVXxfUCxF1pH5iDS1geGxAgwBxF_nYwpoYj4yjJJxcr_-EWnxMsW18mycb4t_Xgkw55d3yY6gJ3Qp9GQlkLkIAr97LmwI8QNLl0RPxc5jAmG-V7F9fqjF-qubnUw49wdFqKAUdjnXLLZTpDTxwmuxxxcRhnN0cQDdJROtia81Q3ynxs/w480-h640/BE4367D2-569B-4E50-B8AB-703BCC2BA3F2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rodeo ropes are called the lasso or lariat. We enjoyed watching this young cowboy as his loop was over his head, behind his back, on either side and yes, even under his feet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMyuEhZsbLQeJYW4-KJmlbuzA2gItUM0XtniBlAThE4xn77yfNrp02HBVVMh_8XI17tihXgqQLBvKAtDawMHokFJjms_toB406t_1YeqHkmK5yaeAlv0a99IkM_YbV02ecDhpy5ah3GEkbnZz1je5E3vhGmK4Y4MYBlxJitaz3lN2zAuXbiSvXBZXHZo/s4032/7F2D1C1D-4C29-4AAC-ABBD-894990CBA174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMyuEhZsbLQeJYW4-KJmlbuzA2gItUM0XtniBlAThE4xn77yfNrp02HBVVMh_8XI17tihXgqQLBvKAtDawMHokFJjms_toB406t_1YeqHkmK5yaeAlv0a99IkM_YbV02ecDhpy5ah3GEkbnZz1je5E3vhGmK4Y4MYBlxJitaz3lN2zAuXbiSvXBZXHZo/w480-h640/7F2D1C1D-4C29-4AAC-ABBD-894990CBA174.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Even if you aren't interested in cowboys, demonstrations and festivals, visiting the ranch makes for a beautiful drive to get there and a beautiful walk once there. The ranch is open daily from sunup to sundown with no charge for entry or permit required. There is a self-guided tour to visit the ranch home (built in 1870 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places), corral, and grounds and a nature trail. Several television shows have had episodes filmed on location at the ranch including Bonanza and Gunsmoke. And famous stars including Paul Newman (Hombre 1967), Clint Eastwood (The Outlaw Jose Wells 1976), Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (A Star is Born 1976) and Lee Marvin and Jack Palance (Monte Walsh 1970) along with many others have made movies at the ranch. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOerkoaPN7cI-jD2b3yY09quz-wJhI8Yw9DA9L_JzlA_2fNma3dG84LWa4GAYhpK2wEtMHrqUy6dDcEhDNqYlfURI87_MA_rMWz7A7O58zU1sd-j56lT_ikzUD2NIQPRqVG3wBzzQWOqU98Ia3Ma0DBF4AA5D0xZbCqxKRTpbUvS5RVJXTp9DWqFwtN20/s4032/6C1EDE77-A42E-4519-B506-D669BE159C42_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOerkoaPN7cI-jD2b3yY09quz-wJhI8Yw9DA9L_JzlA_2fNma3dG84LWa4GAYhpK2wEtMHrqUy6dDcEhDNqYlfURI87_MA_rMWz7A7O58zU1sd-j56lT_ikzUD2NIQPRqVG3wBzzQWOqU98Ia3Ma0DBF4AA5D0xZbCqxKRTpbUvS5RVJXTp9DWqFwtN20/w470-h640/6C1EDE77-A42E-4519-B506-D669BE159C42_1_201_a.jpeg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A gasoline pump installed on the grounds in the 19950s</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9huBZ1CUyvXMbp3NgJbl4J1QMvSTxtlQ6ry5gEBVq-Km8EkR9RMB9zplwLygxSq8TXKLVMgshAFGCp5uYNkvOoKVfZXKTnZD_Z1aD1Hf-7SdneJskOcnEJRQrA9TanBW5XPyHtSJn-itF-wwfuVjtNbKyp9q993zPHBejyEmK-uIX9W44Yv2SFQxPlBw/s4032/4730554F-5B0F-4C09-A32C-D41306FDBA90_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9huBZ1CUyvXMbp3NgJbl4J1QMvSTxtlQ6ry5gEBVq-Km8EkR9RMB9zplwLygxSq8TXKLVMgshAFGCp5uYNkvOoKVfZXKTnZD_Z1aD1Hf-7SdneJskOcnEJRQrA9TanBW5XPyHtSJn-itF-wwfuVjtNbKyp9q993zPHBejyEmK-uIX9W44Yv2SFQxPlBw/w480-h640/4730554F-5B0F-4C09-A32C-D41306FDBA90_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Huachuca House/Visitor Center/Gift Shop...a view out the window<br />This small stucco house was originally constructed on Fort Huachuca as officer housing. It was moved to Empire Ranch in the 1950s as a home for the owners.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXabf_4BwXArHgE7zQIV5D8qkPAAZ3eYjX1LPOqS6q8cBDQ2Umzb5wNxnnKlQAxiTWK2xvlfAlFeNiL5q5w6p0xpU1RQtF3fThwt3lASwv2EcciQSOxMhrzp9SdG5Am7X7Zvx8wzcG5ujQSPJ0C815wvnhKyk2lUAi6uo-Z2kljrsHSaWBkdU2oVTM33U/s4032/5A9D91C9-9C6F-4B09-8813-43DD8F3AC2D1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXabf_4BwXArHgE7zQIV5D8qkPAAZ3eYjX1LPOqS6q8cBDQ2Umzb5wNxnnKlQAxiTWK2xvlfAlFeNiL5q5w6p0xpU1RQtF3fThwt3lASwv2EcciQSOxMhrzp9SdG5Am7X7Zvx8wzcG5ujQSPJ0C815wvnhKyk2lUAi6uo-Z2kljrsHSaWBkdU2oVTM33U/w480-h640/5A9D91C9-9C6F-4B09-8813-43DD8F3AC2D1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Farmall Tractor...I think late 1940s. <br />The building in the background was housing for hired ranch hands.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-puFbzfBE3Q6kd2pqji8Ymq_2z0ydr37d9I4WcJUIUH4NL2BUPFqQQfV15tvFF0z_ODsgPiGvqU9zNy7KdymwFvB1bYHouc7118cFIk2KZy7pWbOvYG4wGq6pDEili7H3WlN7tf5I_tEq8G7b_2cDj_iy5PuOVHNGFbZ4h-nhZn1abFlfr5N0zJPQ4I/s4032/BB573C7F-D1B3-4916-94A4-4440A9A65600_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-puFbzfBE3Q6kd2pqji8Ymq_2z0ydr37d9I4WcJUIUH4NL2BUPFqQQfV15tvFF0z_ODsgPiGvqU9zNy7KdymwFvB1bYHouc7118cFIk2KZy7pWbOvYG4wGq6pDEili7H3WlN7tf5I_tEq8G7b_2cDj_iy5PuOVHNGFbZ4h-nhZn1abFlfr5N0zJPQ4I/w480-h640/BB573C7F-D1B3-4916-94A4-4440A9A65600_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Instead of coming straight home, we decided to take Box Canyon Road to Green Valley for lunch at Manual's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BgqYDBM1mXTD3aSrevq8UQ4oe_CTieZJxycsypYqC18Rkgg1RzOnHSxdVDzv6zXwnlp1RGLgqIw2eLIirbuWFgCRmqgC3bz_7xRUhn9A2tXSlpg9rH5c4F65MCTN9-oaNWVd-CbK3-qyYVeAW3jPJqFuP3J6xgLgy9jTStwxKcXMZR_gvukdiiL4Qnw/s4032/3BEEE8A1-3B19-43FA-99EA-2BCBE10E4F4A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BgqYDBM1mXTD3aSrevq8UQ4oe_CTieZJxycsypYqC18Rkgg1RzOnHSxdVDzv6zXwnlp1RGLgqIw2eLIirbuWFgCRmqgC3bz_7xRUhn9A2tXSlpg9rH5c4F65MCTN9-oaNWVd-CbK3-qyYVeAW3jPJqFuP3J6xgLgy9jTStwxKcXMZR_gvukdiiL4Qnw/w640-h480/3BEEE8A1-3B19-43FA-99EA-2BCBE10E4F4A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Thursday morning, Joe and I were off to Tucson. Having grown up in small-town Georgia, it's a real treat sometimes to be so close to a city. It's nice to have choices and it's even nicer to have fun things to do on the "spur of the moment". Brunch at </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cafe a la C'Art was at the top of the list...we haven't been since Jill and Bill were here last July. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsL7ziioSpAN7ptoAjGPq6vplz_3tCrsuOLFOAjLVGMZXFaJFsR44BlLLHvOwbFdtx4qQEREg4QIYp3SgVf2ol3eJZA-AfmOOQmQtIaXsGFUCdXxhsuHr0nod7fSHAqu55SYVehv79GxWxR93F4v2o2lz1dJaAfI7bfLkDZ69Nq8uRjR5JdeiWcuASJQ/s4032/E256F0CC-4EBE-4B6A-9489-D42B9EF5BCBF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsL7ziioSpAN7ptoAjGPq6vplz_3tCrsuOLFOAjLVGMZXFaJFsR44BlLLHvOwbFdtx4qQEREg4QIYp3SgVf2ol3eJZA-AfmOOQmQtIaXsGFUCdXxhsuHr0nod7fSHAqu55SYVehv79GxWxR93F4v2o2lz1dJaAfI7bfLkDZ69Nq8uRjR5JdeiWcuASJQ/w480-h640/E256F0CC-4EBE-4B6A-9489-D42B9EF5BCBF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The weather was perfect for the patio and our timing was perfect as we had our choice of tables. By the time we left, the patio was a bustle of laughter and conversation as others had the same idea we did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhbTVoJQBxq_aI_d0iWw1dZKvbqa8JwUwfT4FtGpjUJQ0H_MD7rm0Wpd7f460zkNuH_hYaYZjp40MtoAnJy1JR3dXGsENv3vlLVGImfR0AfcAXZx9Swd5P3fSbtqkrAt4XXyLuBnO1Z9GA3yT4e0vbUKUGEH5XSxDbYVSmQbCCyqgF38iKPyFiVjPU8o/s3662/36FCA662-3F74-4249-BDE2-4957939108B3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3662" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhbTVoJQBxq_aI_d0iWw1dZKvbqa8JwUwfT4FtGpjUJQ0H_MD7rm0Wpd7f460zkNuH_hYaYZjp40MtoAnJy1JR3dXGsENv3vlLVGImfR0AfcAXZx9Swd5P3fSbtqkrAt4XXyLuBnO1Z9GA3yT4e0vbUKUGEH5XSxDbYVSmQbCCyqgF38iKPyFiVjPU8o/w640-h528/36FCA662-3F74-4249-BDE2-4957939108B3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-naKvocy8qdhLVA5U7oR5EfL62xs1VOQrtqxvycDSg2GT-kKmCIABH6QM5oJQJuklrhRwWo_POp_Tvmfs6u4CyZwvg_GqKMScr2CHK70r046Mvs8I9j2em4H3DXPu1uI_XHjQxAt3tfJFDNVQkH0VDmuwv0ALOvoQB-1qRwbXEZFKvZsejQQ4AMO9D0/s4032/F5BE0F37-6728-4E61-B609-8B0942992E2D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-naKvocy8qdhLVA5U7oR5EfL62xs1VOQrtqxvycDSg2GT-kKmCIABH6QM5oJQJuklrhRwWo_POp_Tvmfs6u4CyZwvg_GqKMScr2CHK70r046Mvs8I9j2em4H3DXPu1uI_XHjQxAt3tfJFDNVQkH0VDmuwv0ALOvoQB-1qRwbXEZFKvZsejQQ4AMO9D0/w432-h640/F5BE0F37-6728-4E61-B609-8B0942992E2D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO6v7DByTuJHxI37yuYiolXIL_ZuV3Zee6a0uMwj6XX3__VHImp8F7yNd-H9GzZLYJLvgMOHLJwpftgHT9_c6X_lJKwTJ5mdsFq0TY5ynEvK1Wm1USTRnyHKu1HEZvf-zfs4NFMafckqQZbVKdYzWJ6HtPvndPh0Dex7kGfQX-Ok4rkCGh_b5bt2-aic/s3849/BFA5DE6B-EF26-4B1A-9487-50C902978B4E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3849" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO6v7DByTuJHxI37yuYiolXIL_ZuV3Zee6a0uMwj6XX3__VHImp8F7yNd-H9GzZLYJLvgMOHLJwpftgHT9_c6X_lJKwTJ5mdsFq0TY5ynEvK1Wm1USTRnyHKu1HEZvf-zfs4NFMafckqQZbVKdYzWJ6HtPvndPh0Dex7kGfQX-Ok4rkCGh_b5bt2-aic/w400-h261/BFA5DE6B-EF26-4B1A-9487-50C902978B4E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Every time we have brunch there, I always say on the way that I'm going to try something different and every time I always order the same thing...salmon Benedict with rosemary roasted potatoes. The dill dijon cream on top is lip smacking good ! </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe did order something different...a portobello omelet with red peppers, spinach, pesto and feta served with rosemary potatoes and multigrain toast. It must have been very good as the only thing left on his plate was the pineapple skin and rind from his fruit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you have visited Tucson, have you ever noticed the Broadway Tile Mural? For more than 20 years, this "window of the past, gateway to the future" tile mural has been a landmark on Broadway Blvd. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXsVlRCW8bgjVlK4rWSSVeeLGcjOizVjJMnZEej7ek6YiSYP-PVIC9ulbT03HTRRIB-B6rQ_Aax1vkR8VUP95FpUEAvM9FtfRAhnGR6tJ14QFXqAFkIl9vucw0J39urYRIPSQs4MI7S7tv8GAljE1tTLu_rUgqh2seSfMPL40DTyyAbyrc3rPXcjeHIw/s4032/C45CB41F-D395-4779-87D3-ACBF4E6721EA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXsVlRCW8bgjVlK4rWSSVeeLGcjOizVjJMnZEej7ek6YiSYP-PVIC9ulbT03HTRRIB-B6rQ_Aax1vkR8VUP95FpUEAvM9FtfRAhnGR6tJ14QFXqAFkIl9vucw0J39urYRIPSQs4MI7S7tv8GAljE1tTLu_rUgqh2seSfMPL40DTyyAbyrc3rPXcjeHIw/w640-h480/C45CB41F-D395-4779-87D3-ACBF4E6721EA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We have passed by this tile mural so many times...what an interesting story it has! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Steve Farley discovered a series of photos while working on a historic preservation project. All the photos were taken between 1937-1963 and all were taken in downtown Tucson. The tile mural measures 18 feet tall. There are three more tile murals Farley did with other photos of the same time frame. It is interesting to note that Farley met many of the people in these photos and has a story about all the people depicted. And on the day of the dedication ceremony in May 1999, many of them in the photos made speeches. I just love these kinds of real stories and could go on and on about the artist Steve Farley, the photographer Frank Lauerman who took all these wonderful photos, the stories the people shared who were depicted in the mural and the process of actually making the murals. I sure hope to visit the other three murals and would really like an up close look at all of them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our lighthearted escapade to the city had a dual purpose. Everyone knows by now that we (mostly me) enjoy perusing the Lost Barrio Neighborhood when Gather: A Vintage Market has their monthly showing. </div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNuJck6xOX5nMIXMGxqQQkm_cWzkSYGYIMuzX4KK72OUNZxdij7pfvO1ZhDHYlp4jBeh3J1cNE3O3hzZX064x5Bxj6VvHE_KLDvtH4kV6aGxC8dOMT_aB4Na4oZQWJPd336imki8glnyfnjt7QSW45x15QiBlVjr_qM2k6FxVrxt54V51pjzghLRqJyc/s3996/DB8BAD6B-84F0-4528-B0E7-F767529B4ABE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3996" data-original-width="2943" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNuJck6xOX5nMIXMGxqQQkm_cWzkSYGYIMuzX4KK72OUNZxdij7pfvO1ZhDHYlp4jBeh3J1cNE3O3hzZX064x5Bxj6VvHE_KLDvtH4kV6aGxC8dOMT_aB4Na4oZQWJPd336imki8glnyfnjt7QSW45x15QiBlVjr_qM2k6FxVrxt54V51pjzghLRqJyc/w472-h640/DB8BAD6B-84F0-4528-B0E7-F767529B4ABE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The collection of antiques and vintage finds change with monthly themes at Gather. Not only does the collection change, but the entire floorspace is redesigned and restyled around the theme to <i>create a curated collection in styled vignettes</i>. It's quite an undertaking and what makes it even more fun is the warehouse itself with it's creaky wooden floor, rusty galvanized tin walls, the high ceiling with exposed rafters and the gorgeous old bricks. This week was the annual Holiday Kick-off event...and my favorite month to go. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPfGE2p4byccSQnbVABVOF4hfpWjvjeH79cXUvtFnPsKX7knMOuKdgtmGKfj0ftWeYmRw3iiWcHcpgAKaIgVP_6n8M4uA_F7UhiV3ae3VWw-RnCAUOLdbYBXYU8nV2iUdDdOygssTjZXbllTDrG_JSXBlgwzN5hyphenhyphenciHI3ncDxSP3pvVwrvQXxIeIb2mQ/s4032/72CEA720-A035-4BC7-B945-92AB3E681F68_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPfGE2p4byccSQnbVABVOF4hfpWjvjeH79cXUvtFnPsKX7knMOuKdgtmGKfj0ftWeYmRw3iiWcHcpgAKaIgVP_6n8M4uA_F7UhiV3ae3VWw-RnCAUOLdbYBXYU8nV2iUdDdOygssTjZXbllTDrG_JSXBlgwzN5hyphenhyphenciHI3ncDxSP3pvVwrvQXxIeIb2mQ/w640-h480/72CEA720-A035-4BC7-B945-92AB3E681F68_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzuFVRj8Fmpfj_a1lQwHolEr3KwzrlRKB_E5PdYTuaMFAtdaOmU5OEC50z9MvcFP4P0KAWfFGWPzj952Zi1MGP4PDfeRhcTQaF8qKVYAH-lqJeD-3JU9l2V2HlyEVIl-KY7XgRyF_vHmCLOeO6Ae4dP7_iwR4viB45rVfE8VJu-oAnv_ljqlOvfFVG1E/w640-h480/F3C0AD97-00F5-427E-86E3-4D99CEB4E896_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at the oasis it is official...the fall/winter corn hole toss tournament has begun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's the girls against the boys...the best two out of three games counts as 1 win...and so far, so good...we are tied one win each. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNWnT88u5eLoOXFISSJpBPT2E1wJQ-gYHHNa-ByDUrIL726xbBPj0UQlrexI6L52FAuBqrmuiBItP8_AB2Q91bRIw29EHaQwuYiPYICysxEwOe18uFaA6ef4Tt8wqJRGUDK6YZVIPvtkwoAKPug_CluyZqrplSVwpWU-2T_-Oldl0fSFmCD6024pAlXc/w480-h640/AD6F2BB9-206C-4FA1-80DA-FB40D3489910.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I received my copy yesterday and am so proud of Jill. Back in August she started a blog, <a href="http://bluebirdfit.blog">bluebirdfit!</a> . Jill shares a positive, motivational, and inspirational story of her own fitness journey...not just her physical fitness, but her mind and spiritual fitness as well. Keeping a journal/daily planner was an important part of her daily routine to becoming a healthier self. As a result, she has written and self-published a journal for others which can be purchased thru Amazon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4gcGtZ1uHfMkVnLr58wsw6mM9QDHFlutcxkgqnvgOLOqKhrFHjPFFw7PnwMBtQStGD2liU_8BQyA7V1PCLTfCpufnP2S3L0tNLFmNVeRHU5cLVZ4MPtHoG_FTlHeL8mPAus01K-HPgXL0UfBDbhdNys3t67soGrkyR6Gi-a5tW_OpHAiYyfGf8JQSe8/s3197/87526000-02BE-4884-B4F7-3D51FF806D9B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="2467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4gcGtZ1uHfMkVnLr58wsw6mM9QDHFlutcxkgqnvgOLOqKhrFHjPFFw7PnwMBtQStGD2liU_8BQyA7V1PCLTfCpufnP2S3L0tNLFmNVeRHU5cLVZ4MPtHoG_FTlHeL8mPAus01K-HPgXL0UfBDbhdNys3t67soGrkyR6Gi-a5tW_OpHAiYyfGf8JQSe8/w494-h640/87526000-02BE-4884-B4F7-3D51FF806D9B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><br /> Since I was told in March 2019 that I needed to make some significant life changes because I was diagnosed pre-diabetic and my blood pressure was off the chart, Joe and I have made a conscious effort to eat healthier and exercise. I love my new journal...filling in the box for Moments of Gratitude will be easy for me as there are many things I am grateful for, but I rarely ever give much thought about Acts of Service or Knowledge Gained for the day...what a fun challenge it will be! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's been a really nice week here, hoping you can all say the same. Before I close I would like to say thank you to all veterans and family of veterans...words I'm sure veterans don't hear nearly enough. "Thank you for your service." And an extra big hug to my two Navy guys today...Joe and Jamie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLhYls3KS2fSJo3G2qrhtmYHP1wSXv3TrUyk0IPiN3aKJyMm4Hz7LbffiR2GTLBIHqUWkAHxsZBurh8sK-2UxS8XJb9P4GNGRjGdnTUIQLMez1jahjWF7fu7HTAqz0OtJ99G38zyJVm1zxixI-KNy61Hsg-BY13pzWMtYvdLcorV68SLottVdaPo2YSM/s4032/C007E32D-110E-4400-844B-227EC0566DBC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLhYls3KS2fSJo3G2qrhtmYHP1wSXv3TrUyk0IPiN3aKJyMm4Hz7LbffiR2GTLBIHqUWkAHxsZBurh8sK-2UxS8XJb9P4GNGRjGdnTUIQLMez1jahjWF7fu7HTAqz0OtJ99G38zyJVm1zxixI-KNy61Hsg-BY13pzWMtYvdLcorV68SLottVdaPo2YSM/w480-h640/C007E32D-110E-4400-844B-227EC0566DBC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I love you both! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Sally says we should all enjoy the warm sunshine...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4wg0rmCiYEsdOjl6kqXx3eeqrWn1EXctBV-N20oFVNELmAXRuu7cHGyw32kmAXYcVcBZCtAPpJq44VidV1UUGAirBULxQwXpMVcBv-7CiVmB9j6EWDyee7PyUFBEVuJvO6nQsEnXiZJ0GBm_Nja5Vc471XAK7DIhDzGvlKUHZC3wkJ66xV431KKnhTY/s6000/97CCD539-D5E3-4C47-8F56-10756CDAAB4E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4wg0rmCiYEsdOjl6kqXx3eeqrWn1EXctBV-N20oFVNELmAXRuu7cHGyw32kmAXYcVcBZCtAPpJq44VidV1UUGAirBULxQwXpMVcBv-7CiVmB9j6EWDyee7PyUFBEVuJvO6nQsEnXiZJ0GBm_Nja5Vc471XAK7DIhDzGvlKUHZC3wkJ66xV431KKnhTY/w640-h426/97CCD539-D5E3-4C47-8F56-10756CDAAB4E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and sweet dreams to all.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnMItalOaA1ek8FVRCG5rKKYaIUwiGl3p5U580VFIbhfbihtzZhL2l9fgWZ_k7poH5cMti5f0P2YQzUkhrhHg5evbnGzieoeiuiPkijVbKNnlYn0l-8GBXl1b_HQGxe6oX_JLxefepzfr_9aiV-tT3Ry0xXiAobUcaWsSYNbBjswua2DHwSiPVDns2H8/s4032/8873F921-87BC-451D-BE0F-20ACE7DA1879.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnMItalOaA1ek8FVRCG5rKKYaIUwiGl3p5U580VFIbhfbihtzZhL2l9fgWZ_k7poH5cMti5f0P2YQzUkhrhHg5evbnGzieoeiuiPkijVbKNnlYn0l-8GBXl1b_HQGxe6oX_JLxefepzfr_9aiV-tT3Ry0xXiAobUcaWsSYNbBjswua2DHwSiPVDns2H8/w640-h480/8873F921-87BC-451D-BE0F-20ACE7DA1879.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Until next time,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5Q_WqP8iRBsuJQEH_3gNZVRQJLFWtQz-t2qA9GyFTG7HaYB-cZu9IgTLy3Nl9UPbDJMdUKmmJey9itXkua4AzHZRUcYPZ1NouWnc4a0e7dFUHQ7cM0CqEMhRYtDG7EhsSPOOaTKsjDofPofjptSC2Wg4qYbKkyrZOvIU86LDxfl7pfPqC_i_71VZyZ4/s4032/425D1C71-29B4-4B00-A39B-9A2AA1B45377_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5Q_WqP8iRBsuJQEH_3gNZVRQJLFWtQz-t2qA9GyFTG7HaYB-cZu9IgTLy3Nl9UPbDJMdUKmmJey9itXkua4AzHZRUcYPZ1NouWnc4a0e7dFUHQ7cM0CqEMhRYtDG7EhsSPOOaTKsjDofPofjptSC2Wg4qYbKkyrZOvIU86LDxfl7pfPqC_i_71VZyZ4/w480-h640/425D1C71-29B4-4B00-A39B-9A2AA1B45377_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS! </span></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-6951363940448295632023-11-05T12:27:00.001-07:002023-11-05T12:27:49.899-07:00Native American Festival and Sabino Canyon Bluff Trail<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">November 4, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Family time is always fun time ! Last week-end Jamie, Andra and Ozzie spent the week-end with us. We had plans to go to Tombstone on Saturday. When we were walking towards Allen Street, we noticed the "Town too Tough to Die" has a new statue at City Park. It is an 8-foot bronze statue of Tombstone founder Ed Schieffelin...an 1880s prospector. Schieffelin is credited with locating a number of mines in the area, but the first major producing mine was Lucky Cuss. The statue faces the Lucky Cuss claim where he gazes out over the hills of south Tombstone. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHTtn43l6Xq3n9jQx0NDrE4hfgwwJhJo7TxFkfebcvGgnlqn2Co8BPkKOmEq93Pr8VB51gHFxXdArXqKfHlRdl2K6OuIJSQRtuFicwSReqp2rERZH4WQZ3JKR3d2Homf7skCiR4Tz_kLqRgAWZenxBk5A0f6OJhukyS_oe5mC1FNpgd5bIzUpGttaxw4/s3357/2FF2B2D3-D3EF-4A1A-911F-4FC6572D73FB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="2832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHTtn43l6Xq3n9jQx0NDrE4hfgwwJhJo7TxFkfebcvGgnlqn2Co8BPkKOmEq93Pr8VB51gHFxXdArXqKfHlRdl2K6OuIJSQRtuFicwSReqp2rERZH4WQZ3JKR3d2Homf7skCiR4Tz_kLqRgAWZenxBk5A0f6OJhukyS_oe5mC1FNpgd5bIzUpGttaxw4/w540-h640/2FF2B2D3-D3EF-4A1A-911F-4FC6572D73FB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tim Trask is the artist. Trask created an 8-foot clay statue of Sshieffelin in 2012 that was housed in his studio while he waited for a buyer. After receiving a bequest from local Tombstone donors in 2021, he had the money needed to complete the project. He created a mold of the statue which included 61 sections and took it to a foundry in Juarez, Mexico to be cast in bronze. The more than 1,000-pound bronze statue was delivered to Tombstone in October 2022. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrFgZ37xE_fJ9ud3pKyR43KSkZjAPPwCozzbdQcnrModFz2SNeUYvL0HswIYpSxILtftt9wS8L8W0isPLmdaBjOFxG_uNj0XW5i5ES14sgWz-yTuVBbgES6zQVvCO35p3tIAwu7FAMSvGPFG9vqaI8y5f7Mskl7Krkw82Wjgyzy8AGdPw4spA4xgqJsY/s4032/F51D7F7F-1DB6-4DAE-AC84-9A938B3A700A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrFgZ37xE_fJ9ud3pKyR43KSkZjAPPwCozzbdQcnrModFz2SNeUYvL0HswIYpSxILtftt9wS8L8W0isPLmdaBjOFxG_uNj0XW5i5ES14sgWz-yTuVBbgES6zQVvCO35p3tIAwu7FAMSvGPFG9vqaI8y5f7Mskl7Krkw82Wjgyzy8AGdPw4spA4xgqJsY/w480-h640/F51D7F7F-1DB6-4DAE-AC84-9A938B3A700A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Edward L. Schieffelin...prospector and miner whose discoveries of silver led to the founding of Tombstone<br />1847-1897<br />Artist Tim Trask</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">For the past several years, the Native American Festival has been held in downtown Tombstone. A parade down Allen Street kicks off the annual event with performances and vendor/food trucks located in the old high school ball field afterwards. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpLMiG4yw-69p91TjUPR_7skjOvM4Y3BfzXNl6PhjmPurPG4m886PCJKf_bz6C8KKIuDl4xltJrMi7P_WYVgd5EuSTbD9-skXw7rXmA_vn-lsTtgszeS6MZkRDfRT6nlHOnUjk0SAMeP49PoV2Tx_jawDhuTSBFzTBLdmqxXnVjQW1-JkvuokdCGcSgw/s4032/536E8CF4-35C7-47FB-9C5A-C7C4FE418D7F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpLMiG4yw-69p91TjUPR_7skjOvM4Y3BfzXNl6PhjmPurPG4m886PCJKf_bz6C8KKIuDl4xltJrMi7P_WYVgd5EuSTbD9-skXw7rXmA_vn-lsTtgszeS6MZkRDfRT6nlHOnUjk0SAMeP49PoV2Tx_jawDhuTSBFzTBLdmqxXnVjQW1-JkvuokdCGcSgw/w480-h640/536E8CF4-35C7-47FB-9C5A-C7C4FE418D7F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hopi, Cheyenne, Apache, Pawnee, Sioux, and Yaqui tribes were represented...young and old...from as far away as Saskatchuen. The parade was my favorite. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzuR7LTuWlicvlF8J9TpTtHQ-AgrnNjjw2jZSCFACNp3FgkCTXMAC2wpLwG8oGm234fWyxil90oRtRd7tXZlqIlrNsy2uRZeeZ0d8_8Rt6hMCvMRpDJGBt3PMoJHRLtT6ZYU4_GvVF1y48ggzpydxOo1ZBeeAAj36X-iOJb7XrzhgLkJD3KMvaDcRmIs/s3728/147E4B6A-73CF-43CF-80F9-9640CE650CEB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="2112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzuR7LTuWlicvlF8J9TpTtHQ-AgrnNjjw2jZSCFACNp3FgkCTXMAC2wpLwG8oGm234fWyxil90oRtRd7tXZlqIlrNsy2uRZeeZ0d8_8Rt6hMCvMRpDJGBt3PMoJHRLtT6ZYU4_GvVF1y48ggzpydxOo1ZBeeAAj36X-iOJb7XrzhgLkJD3KMvaDcRmIs/w362-h640/147E4B6A-73CF-43CF-80F9-9640CE650CEB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9-nSlWteKha1UKbso42JkKrJTV0HOZJ-QwJVxcRfgI2Tffl9EftAqs5DKqNQxEWXwIHDiG5xPWFHh0Sw8NzanyiEkbrMycG6IuFn64_Wla28k_p3qMm82jg0i0XDE1r75eJ-uhyJNzU98T68JTHbTqMNehuBkB9WFx0Y3LU-2-F80yEYBtOL52lQoEc/s3542/6DD0BC62-09E0-43A8-AABA-549E0DD214BC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3542" data-original-width="2494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9-nSlWteKha1UKbso42JkKrJTV0HOZJ-QwJVxcRfgI2Tffl9EftAqs5DKqNQxEWXwIHDiG5xPWFHh0Sw8NzanyiEkbrMycG6IuFn64_Wla28k_p3qMm82jg0i0XDE1r75eJ-uhyJNzU98T68JTHbTqMNehuBkB9WFx0Y3LU-2-F80yEYBtOL52lQoEc/w450-h640/6DD0BC62-09E0-43A8-AABA-549E0DD214BC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi679hwqH8sbkLpOlcBugUJNNiTw6xS4C3tTb7WIZDTzXzDLsLd5YBCqDnG_IIwerF6t1pXu9hyA9YMFsrDVwl8o-KYljEV0m3AXXPkF8NF2RjD-vFd2T75tDJs7Ov-sMnSX4fcUmF6jZoVSyjT67wfjzlIWDQ1fi1hAbF3y3OwBOvWkrt8NCMXRGkFK3c/s3752/69AA7C83-34C3-4F91-9B0F-66146AAF4CEC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3752" data-original-width="2342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi679hwqH8sbkLpOlcBugUJNNiTw6xS4C3tTb7WIZDTzXzDLsLd5YBCqDnG_IIwerF6t1pXu9hyA9YMFsrDVwl8o-KYljEV0m3AXXPkF8NF2RjD-vFd2T75tDJs7Ov-sMnSX4fcUmF6jZoVSyjT67wfjzlIWDQ1fi1hAbF3y3OwBOvWkrt8NCMXRGkFK3c/w400-h640/69AA7C83-34C3-4F91-9B0F-66146AAF4CEC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">We only saw the dance group perform as the day was warming up fast and there was no shade at the ball park. The young girl pictured below was from Saskatchuen and quite a little talent. Her grandfather is a Chicken Dancer. The Chicken Dance is one of the oldest and most symbolic dances known to many Indigenous Nations and is still learned and performed today. This dance celebrates the sacrifice of the Prairie Chicken by miming the male prairie chicken's mating rituals...fluffing feathers, shaking their tail feathers and their head, strutting, and puffing out their chest all the while throwing his top two head feathers down to the ground. The head dress and round bustle worn for the dance are made of porcupine quills and the head dress always has two large feathers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0keSitYP1yr8R1whLGLa8gqK0yS6GAsIUQspIREXLSjttXZGJ9P5SXB6OoUFv4tgg0qAM4ZmeLerU6hw2ypKz44G3Uuoz2AA8Jp9qws9OMz4CKWGDRcziwgYX6UjYJXpMXLGqAVbjT5GYawnbtRkIknDfF66HlZh-U2ZKTkvYzoXrV6Xa7nWd7y-2J5s/s4032/BFD9F92A-13F2-4919-877E-C88DA237B677_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0keSitYP1yr8R1whLGLa8gqK0yS6GAsIUQspIREXLSjttXZGJ9P5SXB6OoUFv4tgg0qAM4ZmeLerU6hw2ypKz44G3Uuoz2AA8Jp9qws9OMz4CKWGDRcziwgYX6UjYJXpMXLGqAVbjT5GYawnbtRkIknDfF66HlZh-U2ZKTkvYzoXrV6Xa7nWd7y-2J5s/w304-h640/BFD9F92A-13F2-4919-877E-C88DA237B677_1_201_a.jpeg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Most Chicken Dancers are male, but this little granddaughter has been performing since she was big enough to walk.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A dad and his son performed a Grass Dance. It was explained that the fringe represents grass. Grass was never cut but rather stomped on and laid down so that when a tribe moved on, the grass would stand tall again and continue to grow.</span></p><p style="font-size: x-large;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXEL4zzXjYglKoXXsZ8QIrChwlnYQs0eNBhY7JI0bs2TcHaZ3XnGPUExBd_I-DTina72q3yU4fERuZ4kP7GJXlX5QSXb1MBQjjwhDgD0iFwLrzG9lk4LRfe7F9ZY8CzAQZsZWBDMWC-x7pz-BC8C2caIYTAZDBMubXH_4QGnCCJFuRX7K5ZPBUengmys/s2512/23CBF59E-750C-41E3-822A-B13BA94E98B7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="2066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXEL4zzXjYglKoXXsZ8QIrChwlnYQs0eNBhY7JI0bs2TcHaZ3XnGPUExBd_I-DTina72q3yU4fERuZ4kP7GJXlX5QSXb1MBQjjwhDgD0iFwLrzG9lk4LRfe7F9ZY8CzAQZsZWBDMWC-x7pz-BC8C2caIYTAZDBMubXH_4QGnCCJFuRX7K5ZPBUengmys/w526-h640/23CBF59E-750C-41E3-822A-B13BA94E98B7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="526" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">There was no recorded music. The two gentlemen in the background played the drums and sang for every performer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">If you ever feel the need to "Cowboy Up!", Tombstone is a fun place to peruse. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">The shops are full of cowboy necessities. Can you ever have too many cowboy hats ? There are hats for every season...felt, wool, and straw, one for dress, one for work and one for play, a dark color and a light color or maybe a red one, curl brim or straight, gambler style and pinched front...it just goes on and on !</span></div></span></div><div><div><span><p style="font-family: helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxP8udyB1cFXXa8XroocDZq-rSOd_bOzPBldznMqaMIPLPYs1LSKR_WUfpBWZ5246sXorgF3YNZO5b2hC-cnYrpkhU80M67pxiAR0E267UFCfHsZJwTS7gOjg4ip8It77YArw1dq6wCYX1vk8dgeLqdkMT2XnM4j5v9CCj3lwktK54akBR3MR4Rs04DLM/s3528/9382A670-7585-441B-952E-D17BE0BB4C03_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="3528" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxP8udyB1cFXXa8XroocDZq-rSOd_bOzPBldznMqaMIPLPYs1LSKR_WUfpBWZ5246sXorgF3YNZO5b2hC-cnYrpkhU80M67pxiAR0E267UFCfHsZJwTS7gOjg4ip8It77YArw1dq6wCYX1vk8dgeLqdkMT2XnM4j5v9CCj3lwktK54akBR3MR4Rs04DLM/w640-h370/9382A670-7585-441B-952E-D17BE0BB4C03_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And you might have guessed it, we enjoyed lunch at Big Nose Kates. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxC5ti-RElgf5dxk31P8k6u2yMY84Uv7NT1TNhvlYxHgJHY9YvjRI67RRC1Kh3KtByQb_7MQwl8tFZ8nXKM88lUJdugU6TVm9eeabx3e3T46zOJ8MRVQeCDdGiOJ4GjvZMjsy06phOELcfOFPFlqspESrIAaW82QjpSeFo-1tBVsWzZiAt9yxKblsKKc/s3516/F878788F-2267-4CBE-A17E-4B15B26F8E35_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="2944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxC5ti-RElgf5dxk31P8k6u2yMY84Uv7NT1TNhvlYxHgJHY9YvjRI67RRC1Kh3KtByQb_7MQwl8tFZ8nXKM88lUJdugU6TVm9eeabx3e3T46zOJ8MRVQeCDdGiOJ4GjvZMjsy06phOELcfOFPFlqspESrIAaW82QjpSeFo-1tBVsWzZiAt9yxKblsKKc/w536-h640/F878788F-2267-4CBE-A17E-4B15B26F8E35_1_201_a.jpeg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-8fLuVBPh1y1T0VasSSdgk9ZBdPwggYFf9_xhmABZtfNbiXnvEWWhFXuUp2i6S62GfgUXbC8thl3GrF9xqxaKBcUY_Dg46FDkuwWX59OClN2CmBfi83O772qhftdHu9Ts7VyKktjAIhAJSlqOXUq__KL3NUWCI2qXGEAdTDYCpeyUar8899YFRbsZHk/s3164/360F3A55-5D22-4545-BE57-43903E36EF13_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="3164" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-8fLuVBPh1y1T0VasSSdgk9ZBdPwggYFf9_xhmABZtfNbiXnvEWWhFXuUp2i6S62GfgUXbC8thl3GrF9xqxaKBcUY_Dg46FDkuwWX59OClN2CmBfi83O772qhftdHu9Ts7VyKktjAIhAJSlqOXUq__KL3NUWCI2qXGEAdTDYCpeyUar8899YFRbsZHk/w640-h418/360F3A55-5D22-4545-BE57-43903E36EF13_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After spending three days (Mon., Tues., and Wed.) pretty much inside because of strong winds and polluted air, Joe and I decided Thursday morning that some fresh air and a desert hike would be really awesome. Our choice was Sabino Canyon Recreation Area...it has been 6 months since we were last </span><span style="font-size: large;">there.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6GN5sTOq-yCE5RVQx7phOGVMWrsMcQpOor4k4LImMuNMftFSXCnocgwR1-ZkHlgs30uZDZitWafG5Mc6VQHEwyjMF03LoJ5WhyphenhyphenfSmw-oQ5_qT-vs-N0bJ975nTE7cWi_F9TfUdeTQmrfQTopkSfNhqbY8FciX7wfz1DXSaO1FrXS2ZBscRy1SBwkSgA/s4032/8BA3C3BD-6A9B-409A-905C-394C916B1BEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6GN5sTOq-yCE5RVQx7phOGVMWrsMcQpOor4k4LImMuNMftFSXCnocgwR1-ZkHlgs30uZDZitWafG5Mc6VQHEwyjMF03LoJ5WhyphenhyphenfSmw-oQ5_qT-vs-N0bJ975nTE7cWi_F9TfUdeTQmrfQTopkSfNhqbY8FciX7wfz1DXSaO1FrXS2ZBscRy1SBwkSgA/w480-h640/8BA3C3BD-6A9B-409A-905C-394C916B1BEA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We combined Bear Canyon, Sabino Lake, Bluff and Esperero Trails for a 3 mile loop. There is always a view of the Catalina Mountains. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5me9AuQbr43OhTIg4NofmQRf-RmQuM-_1VujnoaHuDPhFv7YAfqCPjFBfbQDal3fiE_hC9KlO7cjvsT-lRrkXlrzSaGxOHzTeY8G9AGkI2WZedc8BXH1iP96eASR3cjo6PsWSTl9D3kGeFOqCQBR27qmbz8O_xndf_D0KK7X1NVlLDaQTmFTba7r538/s4032/E20EE094-9649-4CD8-B3E2-316469068BE4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5me9AuQbr43OhTIg4NofmQRf-RmQuM-_1VujnoaHuDPhFv7YAfqCPjFBfbQDal3fiE_hC9KlO7cjvsT-lRrkXlrzSaGxOHzTeY8G9AGkI2WZedc8BXH1iP96eASR3cjo6PsWSTl9D3kGeFOqCQBR27qmbz8O_xndf_D0KK7X1NVlLDaQTmFTba7r538/w480-h640/E20EE094-9649-4CD8-B3E2-316469068BE4.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Highlights of the morning included a new to us Crested "in the making" that Joe spotted...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3078" data-original-width="2997" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdsPS-BItQAfs-4GXWL1Oc8haPsybxOrGoOd8zaSifkNP1NmszSgPwYELXsrIb9tmZy4q7E2Le6f6G-mhl77FAHrjano_iEiHfFhlRz9eTwI3LpCwDR8lDPndnXDR-jM9HmjD6T9-jyju5ssC7Nl8DR4aM1N4rCh3jDQt_vnOefZGwh2qhq1jqKpuwe0/w624-h640/84A7FAE2-2AFD-4210-A68B-4F26C997A0D9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and anticipation.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SsIJY7adNAhbOqKcjiZCKZc_bc6CroHemOdH7kH9M_CEsX3SqFKDSYADuxf0072DVtJ_Wln4Lrk4lYmZuo17f1YHW3USS0XwK_0GFB9dGT48QHumxX0n5fkbL8Xim1llIf0Xjy9zTXYPnnEX1dq5GyujwzoXfgMf52a6jLuRxi43mYjUeJaKak7v8Wc/s4032/5284739F-D9E4-4047-9ECA-DCD6FD0C4192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SsIJY7adNAhbOqKcjiZCKZc_bc6CroHemOdH7kH9M_CEsX3SqFKDSYADuxf0072DVtJ_Wln4Lrk4lYmZuo17f1YHW3USS0XwK_0GFB9dGT48QHumxX0n5fkbL8Xim1llIf0Xjy9zTXYPnnEX1dq5GyujwzoXfgMf52a6jLuRxi43mYjUeJaKak7v8Wc/w480-h640/5284739F-D9E4-4047-9ECA-DCD6FD0C4192.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Back at the oasis, we checked a few things off the "to do" list the first of the week since we couldn't be outside. Joe made a new valence/cornice board for the patio door, we removed screens and washed them, and I started on the windows and blinds...not a job I like. I dusted and painted scuffed base moulding. The corners are the worst to get scuffed...and I know I should be more careful with the vacuum. </span></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-family: helvetica; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzDc-xKTMzodjqvy38OJmHZitDdf_A2Tw6GcJhcDwGxOm5M4WZT8clIvvJvKB9Fqsrdg2DtRKdG3fsF-ALVlvt2aiRsHzbyj6xqjftYhQ1z6VzRGMZwOQgwgTzU6-AYQR4uRVISASJ3XumbOUPXXMsqtskP6QFs43CRLPaMwKNwiHt8wJ2nGsmVqEhyphenhyphen8/s4032/287A0952-8D0C-4CB8-B36D-698351BC9B90_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzDc-xKTMzodjqvy38OJmHZitDdf_A2Tw6GcJhcDwGxOm5M4WZT8clIvvJvKB9Fqsrdg2DtRKdG3fsF-ALVlvt2aiRsHzbyj6xqjftYhQ1z6VzRGMZwOQgwgTzU6-AYQR4uRVISASJ3XumbOUPXXMsqtskP6QFs43CRLPaMwKNwiHt8wJ2nGsmVqEhyphenhyphen8/s320/287A0952-8D0C-4CB8-B36D-698351BC9B90_1_201_a.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The old valence that came with the shades...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> </p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4oAZ387d_HrPZbkVfqvgJKJWpp8BJ3cGRG_l1l__8mhUjBUm1uPqKSLuvCohoS8Q87FILMRs3JV-Aix0qBHU-52NHfco7pRLdFb4qXHbUOKe3Xna5wx39Ten9bB3y8dOePahxNX-BjhLu2MsJf3ihouwBrEcVPXwUXM_Ho3d25bflCu4rYKlxzUJnAg/s4032/79C401C2-DD49-4508-B76D-0E3BDA53C1DD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4oAZ387d_HrPZbkVfqvgJKJWpp8BJ3cGRG_l1l__8mhUjBUm1uPqKSLuvCohoS8Q87FILMRs3JV-Aix0qBHU-52NHfco7pRLdFb4qXHbUOKe3Xna5wx39Ten9bB3y8dOePahxNX-BjhLu2MsJf3ihouwBrEcVPXwUXM_Ho3d25bflCu4rYKlxzUJnAg/w300-h400/79C401C2-DD49-4508-B76D-0E3BDA53C1DD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and the new one he made and I painted. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There wasn't much patio time this week, but I did capture a few bird photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">a beautiful Red-tailed Hawk</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh5n7u2v3QYgAaGPuHBoc2W8TqdpAWbGrnslKF2L6RxlSSA6J9YHoC7hlWAuNh3BNOQ4vjp1ziVHLElLsUhsUr15KRVB2VvwtUAzUIZFcuwiQi1PStHR2j5jMfuyDCIGqEqzYxzscWhWwOMozwJxvlSDw3e9G8ZOH-R8S_PGgrp95APcpFRTNltbw8s8/s4832/9901109C-3179-43D4-ACE0-13CA6E251907_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3747" data-original-width="4832" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh5n7u2v3QYgAaGPuHBoc2W8TqdpAWbGrnslKF2L6RxlSSA6J9YHoC7hlWAuNh3BNOQ4vjp1ziVHLElLsUhsUr15KRVB2VvwtUAzUIZFcuwiQi1PStHR2j5jMfuyDCIGqEqzYxzscWhWwOMozwJxvlSDw3e9G8ZOH-R8S_PGgrp95APcpFRTNltbw8s8/w640-h496/9901109C-3179-43D4-ACE0-13CA6E251907_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="4153" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lZBFsqxnwRhki8ArBZUuibDOPMDmb_4k0har1Y-UA9pSndutYdqHu8-nEGlFXeL_t4svGgcqjBSEvc4dNIfaNhldwggbh1LPCBLSwDsf5DqTzwwFrfscQBTSPn_JzX4WfpAQC0yjP_Pbq425ingVRkDaClEUCdeeVhnPHrw1Z2DMbsb8Wa-vifJ2OBw/w640-h462/E7D8D8DE-B929-4BDD-8ADE-A8906C6E5AFB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the stealthy Cooper's Hawk</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSETAq5XMDPOA_OTBSK2O4OLcu0P34BnVlX61o7bkEkxXF_uMbFofKk7SlicIVHD664ems9M0gk1IComtqM_OZCieAMzueIy5zi9-sT9xJk9p7ejg58t_SKElbOJfjbFMMHx4quVghNcQXZimvORJehs5wN_EP5GZC1EripNmJdJ56u7H_w4tvu0ix3Zw/s4785/72C3BBBD-7897-489B-A928-F67BAA8918D0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="4785" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSETAq5XMDPOA_OTBSK2O4OLcu0P34BnVlX61o7bkEkxXF_uMbFofKk7SlicIVHD664ems9M0gk1IComtqM_OZCieAMzueIy5zi9-sT9xJk9p7ejg58t_SKElbOJfjbFMMHx4quVghNcQXZimvORJehs5wN_EP5GZC1EripNmJdJ56u7H_w4tvu0ix3Zw/w640-h458/72C3BBBD-7897-489B-A928-F67BAA8918D0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD8O_OByXqnop0dOo-cQz4gXlWydhc2ndyAemm3fPNXoe781WAI3MtwbIrt_Gjmfxz4gvNvhzdVf2eJGba_KAP5UfCbmLx1ulGVKooqsnRt4Febdxw2NfF_X3vQHbM_QdiBvdWv7FXj20hOsgUthyBLpKdhVaSjemmznqde4UjbrTNxNhobvSivI_qR0/w480-h640/F3192E1D-BA54-41BA-AAC2-CB9D6D0A6DC7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and we celebrated another birthday. </span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-IKxbVC5DkYe-VOAqdTpnuyr83NhSkJxGbTIqAPnduUIEv5I7WSvhHi-51H7fvwgeJ2GEmmpUQCA7qcj_W6PmfwLvtLG96mMLA554paalmQF9j_sl56Yisg9Mg_Pa8J8I32rtbAtZb7ROC32UkBoG86etCaqfbyZm_tKfhyMihYzamznj7NNZ6BdVuo/s3361/8FCBB96A-2418-4441-A1C1-C316752DE16C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3637" data-original-width="4344" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D5scM45fh36DBkE9MIBVlLiginRta8amhGDgpxJ4EJVetZHiLTVOvBKDFIYBNC_bCQJuBVH9QSsgCeXSBaCYH2-Kh902TH_inj9HY1B-CgVO05su2Fv9U2OaXlpx9RlB5TkSINR2asaBZGpNvdPPeKi2WIh4ztUWRoLi6wjRcHvPi7Cu5TLVBoxrf6Y/w640-h536/987E06DB-DE8A-44D4-8E33-36D27266DBDE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS!</span></div><p></p></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-70801476623248232512023-10-29T18:07:00.002-06:002023-10-29T18:07:58.419-06:00Colossal Cave Mountain Park and Saguaro NP East Mica Trail<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Coronado de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">October 28, 2023</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzV-br7lRX5vMn4xhG4u9Nyf6W85vDODfNiNSnoTNGREljUPjfGywYDuWtLYoX2cZ3llVet7kdPnXV59TunvtFY-uYT5IG-NW6Jg5-aODz06CG4h7Ln2ue8TH-A0ETfaX6DEjQETrrpLDpegouifjfG8cC7evxVTkHZTyurKXDCCYYiRjOxyQ4IbNv2I/s3814/6875487E-E576-4627-A9A3-F234DCC4D33B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3814" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzV-br7lRX5vMn4xhG4u9Nyf6W85vDODfNiNSnoTNGREljUPjfGywYDuWtLYoX2cZ3llVet7kdPnXV59TunvtFY-uYT5IG-NW6Jg5-aODz06CG4h7Ln2ue8TH-A0ETfaX6DEjQETrrpLDpegouifjfG8cC7evxVTkHZTyurKXDCCYYiRjOxyQ4IbNv2I/w640-h508/6875487E-E576-4627-A9A3-F234DCC4D33B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">E Spanish Trail Road to Colossal Cave Mountain Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Colossal Cave Mountain Park (CCMP) is a beautiful open-space park rich in legends of the Old West. It was created in 1992 when Pima County purchased the final acres for the park from the Arizona State Land Department. Today, the park's purpose is to protect this large tract of scenic land (2,578 acres in the foothills of the Rincon Mountains), a cave, beautiful stone work created by the Civilian Conservation Corps and a ranch site from the 1890s. The park also offers a wide range of benefits to the community such as trails (for hiking, mountain biking and horse back riding), camping and picnicking.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSnYZ_JITenRN4HVUeW8Q4oOmg-vJrIlDLDx0fuPyfuE-7iTQLgr5TKz_9-2S_BNFVaHRw65G8aOLdLlboG0g4n7MXtJQ51MZbgnaOw25ums_RluvHu1B70hKMjKLWESb44XjwjKyRjs50JeY7VySRTyTYIHSl7KqIM9JEryXUYXpL2zw2s9DSpjvegU/s4032/8721087C-58FE-45F7-9079-97C30C2B556C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSnYZ_JITenRN4HVUeW8Q4oOmg-vJrIlDLDx0fuPyfuE-7iTQLgr5TKz_9-2S_BNFVaHRw65G8aOLdLlboG0g4n7MXtJQ51MZbgnaOw25ums_RluvHu1B70hKMjKLWESb44XjwjKyRjs50JeY7VySRTyTYIHSl7KqIM9JEryXUYXpL2zw2s9DSpjvegU/w480-h640/8721087C-58FE-45F7-9079-97C30C2B556C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since we had already done the cave tour which is very interesting and fun and a big draw for the park, we decided to do some exploring on the lesser known areas of CCMP that we haven't seen. The area we chose is located on the grounds of the La Posta Quemado Ranch built sometime in the 1890s. The drive thru the park is beautiful in all directions.</span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1m-4Dqty8e8ZxbNz-oPk1Ncf52xcMl_5TscyeFn6622ZaHMWGzKEclJ9nOY_4K0ZQn6IMfanRPLBKsf2MHbmL_bsdZDsyQ7X7caJXvo-mTV0bICZ6hmV6GZTt3wVa_qT8MGPI0scd-YGSEw746r5intcM9v9xbBGcddlom_Xhie52aHmaWqoGVQmijo/s4032/9BAB9656-9087-4961-AB29-C6C9E5EBC71E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1m-4Dqty8e8ZxbNz-oPk1Ncf52xcMl_5TscyeFn6622ZaHMWGzKEclJ9nOY_4K0ZQn6IMfanRPLBKsf2MHbmL_bsdZDsyQ7X7caJXvo-mTV0bICZ6hmV6GZTt3wVa_qT8MGPI0scd-YGSEw746r5intcM9v9xbBGcddlom_Xhie52aHmaWqoGVQmijo/w640-h480/9BAB9656-9087-4961-AB29-C6C9E5EBC71E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Translated, Posta Guemada means "burnt station". The ranch is so named because a stage coach stop that was located on this site by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the mid 1870s burned...not once, but twice. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJurns5tlHV4gRIP2Mhcg-xCcR1Slo4-Va3tmxKXpMcJSsA4lXPgQ0cyMD8of-_93nPXviNTOEpdBZy2Sc49xpu1i5tmzfaEh8ry7rHhleEs-nDFI8MIyW9qbJ4njMVIVxKbZHYdC4dFc5MMO7nXJ1NKICzhJQPe7m0uEM3lL2hYEKx-Ocvfmivshm-U/s4032/13CEE8F6-517C-4AEA-BFF5-D2295A60B578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJurns5tlHV4gRIP2Mhcg-xCcR1Slo4-Va3tmxKXpMcJSsA4lXPgQ0cyMD8of-_93nPXviNTOEpdBZy2Sc49xpu1i5tmzfaEh8ry7rHhleEs-nDFI8MIyW9qbJ4njMVIVxKbZHYdC4dFc5MMO7nXJ1NKICzhJQPe7m0uEM3lL2hYEKx-Ocvfmivshm-U/w640-h480/13CEE8F6-517C-4AEA-BFF5-D2295A60B578.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At the picnic area is a bronze statue titled "The Cowboy". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRhKrjwrGGnoxwBBD4Vyu-w8LJ0YV8FbQIVHV3B4BYacsZYPSD7HWSuZ5QndmegjXlEOBegCpfZiBLenyuxgK7mrmEZYq4WH2Ai64u2_xUrc5HWkiiGx33csxV9WoO_D2iqjuIwR6efCqwpsP7PtTdw42jEYRTCGhJNWlBi8fs7Oe6KihgBEvd9KGZ4U/s4032/A1055D74-5CF1-4CC0-9DD6-B79D24F0891C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRhKrjwrGGnoxwBBD4Vyu-w8LJ0YV8FbQIVHV3B4BYacsZYPSD7HWSuZ5QndmegjXlEOBegCpfZiBLenyuxgK7mrmEZYq4WH2Ai64u2_xUrc5HWkiiGx33csxV9WoO_D2iqjuIwR6efCqwpsP7PtTdw42jEYRTCGhJNWlBi8fs7Oe6KihgBEvd9KGZ4U/w300-h400/A1055D74-5CF1-4CC0-9DD6-B79D24F0891C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It stands 6' 8" inches tall (including the base) and depicts a working cowboy from the period of the American West between the years 1865-1900. During these years, cowboys played an essential role in the ranching industry by driving cattle across open range. The inventions of barbed wire fencing, the increased privatization of land and the growth of the railroad brought an end to the cowboys' original way of life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw-ML2tjyUThXNj2bluOKnvJxq_vGybnx5_N-y96qHQTiS8hJtlkJiR7LLwfqDTmoC4U5pWmY7k0zKeq16ERBgSuUD2dBosAm2bKxo-emk7A57jBbm_iKs7YOqfxghOX0VIuOLUcA0oU1Ng4D7zQ60F5Y9lX6uy2M4YbR-UP5qq4oahvsy562BRoV-Tw/s4032/68A79140-EB47-44B1-8CBA-02954E2FA932_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw-ML2tjyUThXNj2bluOKnvJxq_vGybnx5_N-y96qHQTiS8hJtlkJiR7LLwfqDTmoC4U5pWmY7k0zKeq16ERBgSuUD2dBosAm2bKxo-emk7A57jBbm_iKs7YOqfxghOX0VIuOLUcA0oU1Ng4D7zQ60F5Y9lX6uy2M4YbR-UP5qq4oahvsy562BRoV-Tw/w480-h640/68A79140-EB47-44B1-8CBA-02954E2FA932_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Cowboy<br />Artist : Buck McCain<br />"In Tribute To A Special Breed" <br />1996<br />(Dress and gear are authentic reproductions.)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The spacious picnic area is well shaded... </span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg79N8g5aN7hWcmIWyNUphrRq95xE6sCl94R5k9l7UuiMtSRz-zHsEZGZbZF8O5h6k5WzoNsnlZm5Bfeo7FcBA6JyW-CFwKByjrIBJ0gvHjLEOHgQL2sdIlz95H5LKAhq-vwH1FGJ4gFmRAuOlmScIBbt7O8BfCN0uuN9HhgEh8lIrCs2xSZInxK02Pc/s4032/2DB1460A-28E2-4867-930E-5830B66FD9C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg79N8g5aN7hWcmIWyNUphrRq95xE6sCl94R5k9l7UuiMtSRz-zHsEZGZbZF8O5h6k5WzoNsnlZm5Bfeo7FcBA6JyW-CFwKByjrIBJ0gvHjLEOHgQL2sdIlz95H5LKAhq-vwH1FGJ4gFmRAuOlmScIBbt7O8BfCN0uuN9HhgEh8lIrCs2xSZInxK02Pc/w480-h640/2DB1460A-28E2-4867-930E-5830B66FD9C6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and a kiosk for the Arizona National Scenic Trail is also in this area. The Arizona Trail stretches over 800 miles across the entire length of the state from the Mexican border to Utah. </span><span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">The trail connects deserts, canyons, wilderness, history, communities and people. A</i><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> 3 mile section of the Arizona Trail traverses the park to <i>reveal breathtaking views, shadowy canyons and beautiful Sonoran Desert.</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiuCjWU6bEd39Yls2n3CJewXZ4_mcM1-pVF8dywljkRoq8nyiieYyHvhZKsL9qWmDTVp_8cE2dGh6BmNfElWC3_Lpq6QUKK0V2lONJcLfilOx6wWRLMIrU9wlxj-PBmkWqbPyhy5hceqHGoBhw1KqmR0-Qwg9u6Goy9uIWpOx70Web1NVtPocMFuotBQ/s4032/DA83B223-8E26-46F1-98B3-C24CEFAC384C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiuCjWU6bEd39Yls2n3CJewXZ4_mcM1-pVF8dywljkRoq8nyiieYyHvhZKsL9qWmDTVp_8cE2dGh6BmNfElWC3_Lpq6QUKK0V2lONJcLfilOx6wWRLMIrU9wlxj-PBmkWqbPyhy5hceqHGoBhw1KqmR0-Qwg9u6Goy9uIWpOx70Web1NVtPocMFuotBQ/w480-h640/DA83B223-8E26-46F1-98B3-C24CEFAC384C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We have hiked three sections of the Arizona Trail that are also close to home...Sahaurita Trail, Gabe Zimmerman, and Davidson Canyon (which provides access to the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-family: helvetica;">A little further down a smooth dirt road we found the stables. If you feel the urge to "Cowboy Up", leisurely guided trail rides are offered that meander thru the ranch and follow the old National Mail Stagecoach route. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FsdmMJebFW31f-shm_tYB7fSCCXdFNHzwf78sNK-5idMt_LCB-5B1HaaB17XOOxSzoy56DOTOss-wVFMYrlC_nls-0-cTftAZq4sON1epwVzBVr9ACHghqelfC8Jtzb2n3IfO62wnbXdoF_4RfbomL8D7xSOsoZCGEJQNDZhXlZFH-65iffnHJ14TpU/s3726/EC7AA36B-16F8-4DB5-9012-6665A5FAFFF5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="3726" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FsdmMJebFW31f-shm_tYB7fSCCXdFNHzwf78sNK-5idMt_LCB-5B1HaaB17XOOxSzoy56DOTOss-wVFMYrlC_nls-0-cTftAZq4sON1epwVzBVr9ACHghqelfC8Jtzb2n3IfO62wnbXdoF_4RfbomL8D7xSOsoZCGEJQNDZhXlZFH-65iffnHJ14TpU/w640-h342/EC7AA36B-16F8-4DB5-9012-6665A5FAFFF5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">30 minute trial rides up to 2 hour rides, sunset rides, and lunch rides are offered.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-family: helvetica;">Remnants of days gone by are...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvPXzBuXswBZiFLRLu3SlCMmDX3EuLiD0FYcl_PzCcnYWSX1ISarDDNLkfOBz9YbxjFaqRYkVG8wL6KGlU4Df7ZjrJYuiitnmp3Skw7bMvIictzfu_2RJ51W4p1868KU9spjzcmxlCYqxDhdNtJ_tahyphenhyphenFq1KYd1dwMH_vmuuwFA41EZ_Crz5erGxIT0/s3141/CDB8E138-6DBD-45E6-A1AA-60E7692AA413_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvPXzBuXswBZiFLRLu3SlCMmDX3EuLiD0FYcl_PzCcnYWSX1ISarDDNLkfOBz9YbxjFaqRYkVG8wL6KGlU4Df7ZjrJYuiitnmp3Skw7bMvIictzfu_2RJ51W4p1868KU9spjzcmxlCYqxDhdNtJ_tahyphenhyphenFq1KYd1dwMH_vmuuwFA41EZ_Crz5erGxIT0/w616-h640/CDB8E138-6DBD-45E6-A1AA-60E7692AA413_1_201_a.jpeg" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Pacific Railroad Caboose and section of track</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffv7i9C14slt2OpzPREGwXMLB0FGBj_Nrl0NBHEXMqzyY2EbI8O5oD6FLcq5OwH-BhadMCke-F5wH3BE8tK20P-AYCI5lpUQeDOPBDh4Z0kiW5WCg0BBPRn7Kc8qikHjtO_AvqvVuAa7HNY-CuwHxG0eCH97XUKeO1MOH5E4YsI-q3d-as-12V4I9EKk/s4032/6B975461-147A-4DC8-A9DF-A2EB3898CD15_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffv7i9C14slt2OpzPREGwXMLB0FGBj_Nrl0NBHEXMqzyY2EbI8O5oD6FLcq5OwH-BhadMCke-F5wH3BE8tK20P-AYCI5lpUQeDOPBDh4Z0kiW5WCg0BBPRn7Kc8qikHjtO_AvqvVuAa7HNY-CuwHxG0eCH97XUKeO1MOH5E4YsI-q3d-as-12V4I9EKk/w480-h640/6B975461-147A-4DC8-A9DF-A2EB3898CD15_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjHMlV-aqCPOP2VOaz3gHT7_FmV6xC-qPrvP79psdBuFccYATIND1EeMZU6CeX2pXnK_QB-yrLHW8XBd7_CCqAP8_ThqM0T8lsiS9TzQCwxMtXcGdIxGBOFAgUdAxHyJQD7_U_yzTinbq0h0Ad_fec6rgOkwDzkjzZykUwqwMYa-gA3nAMtPTWzReUqQ/w640-h480/C4F5F66A-E511-4F90-92F7-6E96FCA755DF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;">We discovered a new to us crested saguaro...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2qV-UWmfHq7d6fQfkgeqb6qmQRJld-3zshFV16p7rZpx43sE_nxiG3Bk_o5iHRlsONF7gEiWz2jEyIZ9ZxB37b71CC8vsSzZ7rjh04IMn2A6dNU_Ty6Db8_geJa5va-Qcr1UTBvhFx_f5V7Nt3p_F95VchEzYUJPOEfgA_WDTj-X6OE5sxwoYeGVniU/s4032/76A076A7-A6F1-439B-9E97-EFCBA7927A1D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2qV-UWmfHq7d6fQfkgeqb6qmQRJld-3zshFV16p7rZpx43sE_nxiG3Bk_o5iHRlsONF7gEiWz2jEyIZ9ZxB37b71CC8vsSzZ7rjh04IMn2A6dNU_Ty6Db8_geJa5va-Qcr1UTBvhFx_f5V7Nt3p_F95VchEzYUJPOEfgA_WDTj-X6OE5sxwoYeGVniU/w480-h640/76A076A7-A6F1-439B-9E97-EFCBA7927A1D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;">and a couple of trails of interest. Gale W Bundrick Trail focuses on the <i>archeology and the natural biodiversity of the park including riparian areas, and Hohokam bedrock mortars. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSEoGBcPt9JEOyE9pi9kSchsWYiIxWYr-gpEGL3RWhbCA91uuamG3gCr7Sb8Mn_E4NgabPed9ZHP9TIr0Pj9zz8PlOQJ0R6KgPYW9xYsJkg2Sw5Wd0kKRlRM2-vmsFzRrJiLYWznvx-JRXtDnKfjFehX_WNI_Rhbboh2-q9GgtZO143rY65AU09bad8I/s4032/D601AFF6-BB52-4673-A8BC-745B2652AFDA.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSEoGBcPt9JEOyE9pi9kSchsWYiIxWYr-gpEGL3RWhbCA91uuamG3gCr7Sb8Mn_E4NgabPed9ZHP9TIr0Pj9zz8PlOQJ0R6KgPYW9xYsJkg2Sw5Wd0kKRlRM2-vmsFzRrJiLYWznvx-JRXtDnKfjFehX_WNI_Rhbboh2-q9GgtZO143rY65AU09bad8I/s320/D601AFF6-BB52-4673-A8BC-745B2652AFDA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: helvetica;">Also, Path of the Ancestors Trail traverses <i>pristine Sonoran Desert, a riparian and mesquite bosque habitats. </i></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Both trails are noted birding trails.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On the drive out, we noticed the CCC building (built in the 1930s) on the side of the hill that houses the gift shop, museum, a cafe, a gorgeous patio with the enormous beautiful views and the entrance to Colossal Cave. It was a fun morning and I love adding new places for hiking and birding...especially close to </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">home. There is no fee to use the hiking trails.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpW72Ry4zJUmrKG3wORbPWLO6wqSHnedhgqrKqHnQju4fQGIISnwO9Xy09UipgiRlmtxdHOhL6Gx-ee31-Z2JFocTKk34OKp4YHlZZ710beuvezeBFXiObbuGC7W2cO9AsWe3BSHB-HvD9SVFxywXmWt3zdR3vwHy6KNvLYa07-kC-fRAPLFoBvnS414/s4032/32946AFF-6371-4A94-A2BA-7B7CF37A5A51_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpW72Ry4zJUmrKG3wORbPWLO6wqSHnedhgqrKqHnQju4fQGIISnwO9Xy09UipgiRlmtxdHOhL6Gx-ee31-Z2JFocTKk34OKp4YHlZZ710beuvezeBFXiObbuGC7W2cO9AsWe3BSHB-HvD9SVFxywXmWt3zdR3vwHy6KNvLYa07-kC-fRAPLFoBvnS414/w640-h480/32946AFF-6371-4A94-A2BA-7B7CF37A5A51_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu37GRcfo0So6pMRPxUXMxdwcM9694qRyJbLe-F07HUsJvl1CWdV0EpMJpbVAbKBGpZjEY0vvlo0fqcjjw_sdE9HpLn2LFe5Xucb4SpW8ZedhD_3wGjOTmMAm5RcAj6YYIE65LIJ-wpY14ZVrmwjHCejM-xTgw7DnefWAuBrQrAU0NlFQTCQhTwetwJQ/s3435/2E4C80AD-E764-432E-A88D-EF285C9B738A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="3435" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu37GRcfo0So6pMRPxUXMxdwcM9694qRyJbLe-F07HUsJvl1CWdV0EpMJpbVAbKBGpZjEY0vvlo0fqcjjw_sdE9HpLn2LFe5Xucb4SpW8ZedhD_3wGjOTmMAm5RcAj6YYIE65LIJ-wpY14ZVrmwjHCejM-xTgw7DnefWAuBrQrAU0NlFQTCQhTwetwJQ/s320/2E4C80AD-E764-432E-A88D-EF285C9B738A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>Of course, on the way home we made a stop at Fito's for yummy tacos. It's a Vail favorite lunch stop ! It is a drive-thru but they do offer a patio and inside dining as well.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another morning this week we headed to Saguaro NP East for a hike before stopping by the grocery store. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPxe3ODSpuondElFe6wamsobv-gKC24B1uTSCJtp3VdujL4aAxUsLvMxng_VZsVrCac3UsuG3ahsVGMj5fe9pnwMAL01TL837e1eYT3xZTpibitg2bz2X8wa3bvx2bBtpK3zVghdzKIBHh2fDPV0NlwvBoKC0HE8H8HKn4X2bpgb8Uj4VaSXPaNyjvm0/s4032/BAE59893-AADC-413D-93CD-AC9D7AD6FAA1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPxe3ODSpuondElFe6wamsobv-gKC24B1uTSCJtp3VdujL4aAxUsLvMxng_VZsVrCac3UsuG3ahsVGMj5fe9pnwMAL01TL837e1eYT3xZTpibitg2bz2X8wa3bvx2bBtpK3zVghdzKIBHh2fDPV0NlwvBoKC0HE8H8HKn4X2bpgb8Uj4VaSXPaNyjvm0/w640-h480/BAE59893-AADC-413D-93CD-AC9D7AD6FAA1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our hike of choice was Mica Trail </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">which connects with Cactus Forest Trail-North for a 2.5 mile loop. The trailhead and parking for this easy desert hike is at the Mica View picnic area. Mica View is a nice area to visit even if you aren't planning a hike. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is a covered pavilion, tables are nicely spaced for privacy, and restroom facilities are clean. But the highlight is the view of Mica Mountain...The park's highest point at 8,666' in the Rincon Mountains. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ki-sPQTykOzX9YLdUmW3_CdGXF2TJbrG4ZqTwkbJEeq9ZJ5BCgXmnXKItUNTm-KqJn8yw81HBJqaG8MqSfwsv81TJT72t8o262k6t-Ylk5tSOIdsw8tA-fa3hczIb9OyXYXKM5Zglv7t_UPTXssXPdCLII8OKI0XqdNq2GNjB2DKm87PcKWKtNSYXio/s2822/330C5F77-584E-4EA4-9EC6-AA774FB529B6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="2822" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ki-sPQTykOzX9YLdUmW3_CdGXF2TJbrG4ZqTwkbJEeq9ZJ5BCgXmnXKItUNTm-KqJn8yw81HBJqaG8MqSfwsv81TJT72t8o262k6t-Ylk5tSOIdsw8tA-fa3hczIb9OyXYXKM5Zglv7t_UPTXssXPdCLII8OKI0XqdNq2GNjB2DKm87PcKWKtNSYXio/w640-h532/330C5F77-584E-4EA4-9EC6-AA774FB529B6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It is also home to a crested...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHSgBy8veq1NbISw6ytehpc_77NdsymsU-unr7YC7d28m4beHowetFRwLo8bZDS95mW0E-TWEpWeBO9fdKWO62ZTJa1E5LQHOgVyNCmBkb7lNC4cUY4dxUDffdcwXuca91wtxqE6Gp-v9MvGBHvwpflFZEiU9xB1OadFIMCZuvH-bB3JV-m23okDO1Hk/s2658/6DA74B4A-9B77-4A1A-8BD3-167429C50075_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2658" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHSgBy8veq1NbISw6ytehpc_77NdsymsU-unr7YC7d28m4beHowetFRwLo8bZDS95mW0E-TWEpWeBO9fdKWO62ZTJa1E5LQHOgVyNCmBkb7lNC4cUY4dxUDffdcwXuca91wtxqE6Gp-v9MvGBHvwpflFZEiU9xB1OadFIMCZuvH-bB3JV-m23okDO1Hk/w640-h424/6DA74B4A-9B77-4A1A-8BD3-167429C50075_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDCXqyJtFQ_3ZttmxnHP9nOMX_JGYzEz-6Zj65ywH5veKy_2XsNX9Pdq6hnjgm7djGVZK9-PoQN51Foin5P8yfOJTmbWqc2naMyj2VFltnT70ULUDqylszyceXIweeQT0Ef806BBgqmVfGb3hyMeIOu3MShcDISCF-SIgbayzrM77tLAmKGESXO3RX0s/s4032/05A9FD72-1C9E-4345-ACD9-2F28D373FD16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDCXqyJtFQ_3ZttmxnHP9nOMX_JGYzEz-6Zj65ywH5veKy_2XsNX9Pdq6hnjgm7djGVZK9-PoQN51Foin5P8yfOJTmbWqc2naMyj2VFltnT70ULUDqylszyceXIweeQT0Ef806BBgqmVfGb3hyMeIOu3MShcDISCF-SIgbayzrM77tLAmKGESXO3RX0s/w480-h640/05A9FD72-1C9E-4345-ACD9-2F28D373FD16.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YO7i8hqgOjjBa2BqnedH8FvbuTbDAdUrddpgKpVsmDRroSy4DXNDn_uoP9LtqgjHZ55FP_6DJ8uIfN6Tjteos4ExcvGOrUSiuuS3GtFQRUfKBivxv_1v1UMyImQfuteBWqOqzV7Se_YX4UBPqH_g4nroYsqgXz574uXDF3Nlq_gDFdiMq6_V9ojjOao/s3199/817728A5-7361-4DFB-906F-1AAC6742E109_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YO7i8hqgOjjBa2BqnedH8FvbuTbDAdUrddpgKpVsmDRroSy4DXNDn_uoP9LtqgjHZ55FP_6DJ8uIfN6Tjteos4ExcvGOrUSiuuS3GtFQRUfKBivxv_1v1UMyImQfuteBWqOqzV7Se_YX4UBPqH_g4nroYsqgXz574uXDF3Nlq_gDFdiMq6_V9ojjOao/w604-h640/817728A5-7361-4DFB-906F-1AAC6742E109_1_201_a.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The saguaros in this north section of the park are some of the healthiest, tallest and prettiest saguaros we see. There are many hikes in this area and it doesn't matter which one we choose to enjoy, it is a "WOW" every time. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GSydWmSryXAV7me2ZxWxwkbQfXxJnMLlNqoGDh8palyBKcR0lYiJT9UaqRJs0I7V2Bl9uQJB5hVeSWI7DOsBdhAK09mxkcwVMMUnpY2rigKveP2T7MUtFMThkSHnj_pXrBUAomNZNI1ElbzW35d-eEYb0hkOxFGrWs2TcSa8KI3Jool1fVbacCiBg4I/s4032/E92B58E0-163A-4A8E-8CDA-49734D0D026A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GSydWmSryXAV7me2ZxWxwkbQfXxJnMLlNqoGDh8palyBKcR0lYiJT9UaqRJs0I7V2Bl9uQJB5hVeSWI7DOsBdhAK09mxkcwVMMUnpY2rigKveP2T7MUtFMThkSHnj_pXrBUAomNZNI1ElbzW35d-eEYb0hkOxFGrWs2TcSa8KI3Jool1fVbacCiBg4I/w480-h640/E92B58E0-163A-4A8E-8CDA-49734D0D026A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">And another morning, Sally had a vet tech appointment for a yearly vaccine at Animal Care Center in Green Valley. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7qV6eQHFcyLnzAlEVZyHdj6wi7G58z_78ql5Y_Gy_qyN8y1rdMrcfTSXNQQ3AUwmmYWhRFBBK_4UzhI3BA9jgzEHOb8KA0PxTc3xV1nnkkig1g5EvoOZb6t2BvhSlh02eVxeHYG8MR9OcMP77_N-ml5GP92EQE_SqopcE00LhInyiXbX9OSgExfjQao/s4032/BF2D4C21-CCFF-4348-92DD-2BA33E2FB9CD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7qV6eQHFcyLnzAlEVZyHdj6wi7G58z_78ql5Y_Gy_qyN8y1rdMrcfTSXNQQ3AUwmmYWhRFBBK_4UzhI3BA9jgzEHOb8KA0PxTc3xV1nnkkig1g5EvoOZb6t2BvhSlh02eVxeHYG8MR9OcMP77_N-ml5GP92EQE_SqopcE00LhInyiXbX9OSgExfjQao/w640-h480/BF2D4C21-CCFF-4348-92DD-2BA33E2FB9CD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And on the way home, we stopped at the doggie park in Green Valley. It has been a really long time since she has seen grass...it's clean, huge and divided with fencing by size of the pups. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbZqdgS19IxgXqkl1o1BBqz3XBaUkTnNPY9mmjPam-FM34Vn-eAITFDNTYJEg6GxVEX1_Hc8IX54GYd9FBgSm86W5xThxkFu1uX0g99CHJmQjhWtPhaYBfEEjb640EvbFDpBX94EEL0pYjTvoufcjrM1bK0HlMEbHwhMtl8EvWbbYwPTqelNjhhMLZdQ/s4032/1F8CAA6F-E876-4FE5-889C-AB269EF9968B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbZqdgS19IxgXqkl1o1BBqz3XBaUkTnNPY9mmjPam-FM34Vn-eAITFDNTYJEg6GxVEX1_Hc8IX54GYd9FBgSm86W5xThxkFu1uX0g99CHJmQjhWtPhaYBfEEjb640EvbFDpBX94EEL0pYjTvoufcjrM1bK0HlMEbHwhMtl8EvWbbYwPTqelNjhhMLZdQ/w480-h640/1F8CAA6F-E876-4FE5-889C-AB269EF9968B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Back at the oasis, I captured a few bird photos. A first time visitor this week was a Northern Mockingbird. They don't visit feeders so he didn't stay long. They prefer insects all summer and mostly fruit in fall and winter. We have oranges out, but I didn't see him perched there. They can be found all over the United States and are permanent residents wherever they choose to call home. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW259doGYOLnq1xHi8qYIbYZuHHAwI6MKqWRNw5UCOaFd9WvsKWe1vMsbzYDJoB0bd_yEKqXw3Ou9eaalowVhV8dpDxLWRyXP_kN5iTR_a2VGrgJnPgPBSPe4b8mZ9KVTWsjU35kAlkw3e_T8QgLGW129jcyuYYLhsk5tdKE4uAFuJoDTIlMAMUdLAwio/s4267/1546C29D-6D13-44C0-90FA-35A9EC547C7F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="4267" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW259doGYOLnq1xHi8qYIbYZuHHAwI6MKqWRNw5UCOaFd9WvsKWe1vMsbzYDJoB0bd_yEKqXw3Ou9eaalowVhV8dpDxLWRyXP_kN5iTR_a2VGrgJnPgPBSPe4b8mZ9KVTWsjU35kAlkw3e_T8QgLGW129jcyuYYLhsk5tdKE4uAFuJoDTIlMAMUdLAwio/w640-h408/1546C29D-6D13-44C0-90FA-35A9EC547C7F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Northern Mockingbird. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Male may learn around 200 different songs throughout his life.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We have seen this juvenile Cooper's hawk several times...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kPbYdwqN43h9e2PDJQsjMgod2HTVU3ln-Z0WSWmSylpZ-sZHsVztRZNDUh5epuCTNz551WD9TeDavGUQdDqMjDVGi24LKZFDMrByvak0ncBrpaDT_7npzhSrCSB70EZmI1qKPmPU-6tmNvBfnGMQBdUekltKhD7ZIL__KVtsYNxqLcXNlVvRvKB8DFg/s3403/6A2D2CC4-536A-46BB-97FC-DE884F63F1F0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="2429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kPbYdwqN43h9e2PDJQsjMgod2HTVU3ln-Z0WSWmSylpZ-sZHsVztRZNDUh5epuCTNz551WD9TeDavGUQdDqMjDVGi24LKZFDMrByvak0ncBrpaDT_7npzhSrCSB70EZmI1qKPmPU-6tmNvBfnGMQBdUekltKhD7ZIL__KVtsYNxqLcXNlVvRvKB8DFg/w456-h640/6A2D2CC4-536A-46BB-97FC-DE884F63F1F0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3264" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4QVX1R6ZZoMMqtoxuXeo_Brt5_lstwhenF-L67VrnW_NmOaOtN0W_McUaGgkbb2Bz_mYmMvQdmuyIE6gdk4LCNeROy3OQTvq5i3-v-AD5zm0jBnXVsNIKUyuodNETH5F3m91hiQWfIhWNWy8uIoxVl5z4b5SBlqLxEpCHwvA7X9-Wx0lXfcR8xoYXFw/w640-h492/987F6D2D-007F-47A2-89C9-6D2831D96EA8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and a sweet little House Finch...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCo6lfg1ec1bX5BjlLd_8GAxCSkZoJbgt8bqtsvT8E9JFcukD8HE6V2Rnup96kIWJdKArrb9ehXEtQl3yHtN1fzTGwx4EDoENKxZ_sU8YgPlI91Cxojg70t9PkMd9rriZk7WbFWUMVhuPnpAFZumPIPNxXNgemQamQfxUyzg0rVbg9cYdfngZN2hlPEA/s2919/F94D04A3-D35A-4ECF-B8E0-E9E64B40822E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2919" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCo6lfg1ec1bX5BjlLd_8GAxCSkZoJbgt8bqtsvT8E9JFcukD8HE6V2Rnup96kIWJdKArrb9ehXEtQl3yHtN1fzTGwx4EDoENKxZ_sU8YgPlI91Cxojg70t9PkMd9rriZk7WbFWUMVhuPnpAFZumPIPNxXNgemQamQfxUyzg0rVbg9cYdfngZN2hlPEA/w640-h512/F94D04A3-D35A-4ECF-B8E0-E9E64B40822E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed a few early morning walks...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitST7AX85dLc_7165J7RMS1EouK8I2Nd4nRiHkJSI7gIu2QbTpXBtIrLaNPRNKx2HgVwFWywb_AY8iTSzNlBZnCOqratoVWqgvdS0XfOLlhbtO_pdHwa3Q-2ukpMG9djJwDmEl86NX4MrbCYUxHi7p7QuMY2IzAVqh3LF3Y_lPFGX7qf-G4riSWKWjKSY/s3815/2AB43BC1-9F57-4559-8A6F-F5D0942B7FD6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">another rainy day...</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RvY5hPnLkj7r-_Bkhoih8ncw7hMw8B1qWDnJQP2PRUIG_hbh4fnCftqGsSZ8HpHf7Dfh0Efqa2XcqsSVCS7XECMNhS6R9sr8YyXp5nKzPwxd-xedc6-3UXNhR7J83KUJLT0gjHM6mgsrO2e1UpOi5uC_-mz7nJjTwKRlUZsxu0m-32gU_F8D5CRQKK8/s4032/EF8F3029-B5C8-4CEA-85C3-58E500E04325_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2476" data-original-width="4032" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RvY5hPnLkj7r-_Bkhoih8ncw7hMw8B1qWDnJQP2PRUIG_hbh4fnCftqGsSZ8HpHf7Dfh0Efqa2XcqsSVCS7XECMNhS6R9sr8YyXp5nKzPwxd-xedc6-3UXNhR7J83KUJLT0gjHM6mgsrO2e1UpOi5uC_-mz7nJjTwKRlUZsxu0m-32gU_F8D5CRQKK8/w640-h394/EF8F3029-B5C8-4CEA-85C3-58E500E04325_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">and just being home. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FI3DFn4oXCZuycq0HQRuHHOl0dAfnhHlYuaKIRoZfMiHa5pP5qozxVo5AfEtddYQySf1MkXPnYvu4WOT2vgrSIVEmhuB-wWOlhXHVBmKNcZkHY6OvU2wds1MB4pRl12Kc7YdgoLklVX-eYQg2RZBcsJyKOQdIpNGIPhctEEcK-VGpnp4PhNZtN23c_E/s4032/8E8D5C41-5E30-4944-820B-602740033F5A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FI3DFn4oXCZuycq0HQRuHHOl0dAfnhHlYuaKIRoZfMiHa5pP5qozxVo5AfEtddYQySf1MkXPnYvu4WOT2vgrSIVEmhuB-wWOlhXHVBmKNcZkHY6OvU2wds1MB4pRl12Kc7YdgoLklVX-eYQg2RZBcsJyKOQdIpNGIPhctEEcK-VGpnp4PhNZtN23c_E/w480-h640/8E8D5C41-5E30-4944-820B-602740033F5A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3436" data-original-width="2508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU5Jmfg_5PVzlq3zSOFFfINWFDeLNsUAEHAnzn71jKrxAHmbelk1jl4ZnCRnfHkKX9j31XFQSnaQv_g0rxDGUjO6fwUI31QcvnbP7_OJFpp4I9zKBkLW6SYcPwPLqbfyyEqiMTNOzGGNQ3S9H9g0YbyRnVt7iGMtYxREG1odFTJRgPNz5zDTbJ0ENcEM/w468-h640/F16F4485-D340-4248-A6B7-318091E71550.jpeg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sally greets us at the back door...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until next </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">time...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">October 21, 2023</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3Om5FsysDgxeO7VHuZpLpW9jHjyUTKeQ026JXZlVAyVyHlXCDeZZWLJZlwJ3cEmaelsHmFKni4CZgnxrQAdWXgtwhK9r9D7ygKtW2Bk1kMQoui52gxORXUHknVwmivzNLCoH0A_ND9DlRneATzm3QSyTrwFF7IliO9qVu4FOPDHxlh6zrqEnHaO1Pw8/s4032/52D25468-47DC-40B1-8C61-B1EE1B009052.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3Om5FsysDgxeO7VHuZpLpW9jHjyUTKeQ026JXZlVAyVyHlXCDeZZWLJZlwJ3cEmaelsHmFKni4CZgnxrQAdWXgtwhK9r9D7ygKtW2Bk1kMQoui52gxORXUHknVwmivzNLCoH0A_ND9DlRneATzm3QSyTrwFF7IliO9qVu4FOPDHxlh6zrqEnHaO1Pw8/w640-h480/52D25468-47DC-40B1-8C61-B1EE1B009052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Just look at that beautiful blue sky...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Catalina Highway, also know as the Sky Island Parkway National Scenic Byway and/or the Mt Lemmon Scenic Byway, is the only paved road that climbs Mount Lemmon which is the highest peak (9100+ feet) in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range. It is a gorgeous curvy drive with lots of switchbacks, numerous pull-outs and vistas as far as the eye can see. The climb begins with giant saguaros, followed by manzanita scrub bush which then gives way to the ponderosa pines at about 7,000 feet elevation gain. At the end of the drive aspens, maples, oak and Arizona walnut trees are included in the many broadleaf tree species found there. I read the biological diversity on this highway is equivalent to a drive from Mexico to Canada in just 27 miles...from desert to a shady conifer forest and everything in between. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVG5TEYowY9YXWKlEHIrrydJmkKM5PLTL7z5Tf9RFwYLKK8FrSeUYR2Wu_FYUhjHAx2sixtQENIPygJecUZGHMGd5okySNguoVPDPPw6BuPx9es_JxFQM_GNIMhBHGJYM88uL1cM-xrAQ_7-I6qrvyPFyayI9u1ndSaWFthZ2x5toTHiCxXJwIs9is0E/s4032/355020D4-694F-4A1F-A350-796373B7C235_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVG5TEYowY9YXWKlEHIrrydJmkKM5PLTL7z5Tf9RFwYLKK8FrSeUYR2Wu_FYUhjHAx2sixtQENIPygJecUZGHMGd5okySNguoVPDPPw6BuPx9es_JxFQM_GNIMhBHGJYM88uL1cM-xrAQ_7-I6qrvyPFyayI9u1ndSaWFthZ2x5toTHiCxXJwIs9is0E/w640-h480/355020D4-694F-4A1F-A350-796373B7C235_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exposed granite in all directions and Ponderosa Pines along the byway... </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We had a goal of reaching the top so we kept our stops at pull-outs to a bare minimum with only one. We just had to have an up close and personal visit with the Hoodoos. Hoodoos are abundant around mile marker 15 with a large pull-out parking lot (and restrooms) to better see and enjoy these eye-catching rock columns and interesting formations. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2bkfkfVXPr-2kPaejbVaGOmIpjyqh8ul9epuTYNXCBcoYJ3xbUz7WF5ot2Q_hnH4K0hlOeDRwZs53suOfl9ac4anOMDULN28QsPFR6ioXj2wc_o0dETqC-egUBng_ZMRGbKrR1vrIzP91V7EwvyMtXfn-YOXo4yrstul_oFlv3LFCz0os_Fw4N9rlmI/s4032/35F73D86-3110-49E4-82BB-ABB29B5693A3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2bkfkfVXPr-2kPaejbVaGOmIpjyqh8ul9epuTYNXCBcoYJ3xbUz7WF5ot2Q_hnH4K0hlOeDRwZs53suOfl9ac4anOMDULN28QsPFR6ioXj2wc_o0dETqC-egUBng_ZMRGbKrR1vrIzP91V7EwvyMtXfn-YOXo4yrstul_oFlv3LFCz0os_Fw4N9rlmI/w480-h640/35F73D86-3110-49E4-82BB-ABB29B5693A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">What we saw when we parked...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gyZp8xolY7Ev11897ukLrG9KgoZSoBLt19goqbTJTepx3QZn-LQizkNOkwJvoCpal8ANDf4RvenrC84W3J-8P7tnscg-0tDyLzgwQzX3oFmsCowZfX4OE8iRl9XmtlyPqIZT3D_Ao_nrAdXAGdY6cJ21qKOhC59sSG2-ZVSHhCuKwn4vCKH9RE7EblA/s4032/6E8F7C2E-2993-4E1D-AD4A-672A695A2469_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gyZp8xolY7Ev11897ukLrG9KgoZSoBLt19goqbTJTepx3QZn-LQizkNOkwJvoCpal8ANDf4RvenrC84W3J-8P7tnscg-0tDyLzgwQzX3oFmsCowZfX4OE8iRl9XmtlyPqIZT3D_Ao_nrAdXAGdY6cJ21qKOhC59sSG2-ZVSHhCuKwn4vCKH9RE7EblA/w480-h640/6E8F7C2E-2993-4E1D-AD4A-672A695A2469_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A short climb and up close...<br />There is a small plaque in memory of Frank Harris Hitchcock whose <i>sincere interest and unceasing efforts made this highway possible. </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">While we were stopped here, I took this photo of Mt Lemmon Marigolds and Lodgepine needles and a cone. This might be a good time to mention that Mt Lemmon is named for botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon who trekked to the top of the mountain with her husband and a local rancher by horse and foot in 1881. She was the first woman who dared to climb the mountain. She was taken aback by the beauty of the mountain's plant life and kept a journal with drawings and descriptions of the plants, trees, and wildlife she encountered along her journey. <br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh6E0FegqjHftTHwPJdhPDx4TfJPsSdj4uWcpwSK9Jc9HuQo2lRFaCwtg4HUjPgm0CngElPB7CSwz1pPdOYv7ePupdZiAC-sysyrkINRz9eMaetku79279pFb9i0m8oJA0THUNUKDTAnra4cMo1ZVpwHzbdCBmMVzOFX7uitKxNxFMNnx25zqkYYVfa0/s4032/46078528-7130-498A-B452-3AA824BE7161.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh6E0FegqjHftTHwPJdhPDx4TfJPsSdj4uWcpwSK9Jc9HuQo2lRFaCwtg4HUjPgm0CngElPB7CSwz1pPdOYv7ePupdZiAC-sysyrkINRz9eMaetku79279pFb9i0m8oJA0THUNUKDTAnra4cMo1ZVpwHzbdCBmMVzOFX7uitKxNxFMNnx25zqkYYVfa0/w640-h480/46078528-7130-498A-B452-3AA824BE7161.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mt Lemmon Marigolds just pop up all along the rock and tree debris. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NCGW7zMn1mznfzNp0DCYdzJroXBjjHKCeYLDO9JB3P_TCdHW61IyU7uwksfDPmftjp4Oc-S4u4zyLvfnlA9fSMVQVFiAnOMTrBn0C7Xu7wSPrvc9vN9ckpbbzlv584HaA05zGSTsYBj8xwIqoTdFl48KVVe9grqRMes-hYdwD1WqmoGd5cNbzyn_Qrw/s4032/01465072-5177-4C52-9ACB-7ABA11358CF7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NCGW7zMn1mznfzNp0DCYdzJroXBjjHKCeYLDO9JB3P_TCdHW61IyU7uwksfDPmftjp4Oc-S4u4zyLvfnlA9fSMVQVFiAnOMTrBn0C7Xu7wSPrvc9vN9ckpbbzlv584HaA05zGSTsYBj8xwIqoTdFl48KVVe9grqRMes-hYdwD1WqmoGd5cNbzyn_Qrw/w640-h480/01465072-5177-4C52-9ACB-7ABA11358CF7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Our second stop of the day was Ski Valley.</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VxedP5QMMxAT9vf2FWhb7bEl4mKU7QNevxdNWoLB9BI6LUMeAT2GnEdD8G-J0D7sZMRan3Be7J5WxuktJJzb6UepdGbC44buSqptbM5GjVVNvjRB4UelzrngUnJYZszr7ZL5oxlxEYFX-NQKzJ5xnJhvOdkhrl0fbg0q-u-uuFIK6Uvy9-chznlChGY/s4032/628330FA-1062-4B6F-B909-FF742A2F1B4E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VxedP5QMMxAT9vf2FWhb7bEl4mKU7QNevxdNWoLB9BI6LUMeAT2GnEdD8G-J0D7sZMRan3Be7J5WxuktJJzb6UepdGbC44buSqptbM5GjVVNvjRB4UelzrngUnJYZszr7ZL5oxlxEYFX-NQKzJ5xnJhvOdkhrl0fbg0q-u-uuFIK6Uvy9-chznlChGY/w400-h300/628330FA-1062-4B6F-B909-FF742A2F1B4E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The first ski lift installed at Ski Valley was in 1955. The top elevation of Ski Valley is 9,157 feet above sea level and has 200 skiable acres with 21 runs. Today, it is the southernmost ski destination in the continental United States.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We don't ski, but there are several other notable "claim to fame" reasons to visit Ski Valley...fudge, cookies, chili and cornbread with honey, pie and fall colors come to mind. We successfully indulged in all of those notables except the cookies and thats only because the cookie store was closed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Iron Door, charming and quaint, has an awesome patio perfect for this time of year. What a treat it was to sit among special guests...they were all giggles and whispers conjuring up things only they know about. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxugvJgosw4rrpJ2EVdtxzw2vBGQ62rZljor1DQiUl6J0jzCib2Lz6NS1HHyJCckEs6R2W1zD7Tcgm3iXBlzJ4tfV-ahK3u0eOlRKI8Qud_AN218LTmbPqTKa-CB8RY8LpBcBMNi4g771qfdsRhkpx1BkIOougTKLz2uWsl_rhMiot9PdG2AYXzfV4As/s3139/FA1515CD-D3D0-4C33-A2CF-10DA108D5E76_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="3139" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxugvJgosw4rrpJ2EVdtxzw2vBGQ62rZljor1DQiUl6J0jzCib2Lz6NS1HHyJCckEs6R2W1zD7Tcgm3iXBlzJ4tfV-ahK3u0eOlRKI8Qud_AN218LTmbPqTKa-CB8RY8LpBcBMNi4g771qfdsRhkpx1BkIOougTKLz2uWsl_rhMiot9PdG2AYXzfV4As/w640-h468/FA1515CD-D3D0-4C33-A2CF-10DA108D5E76_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">But we did hear mention of cauldrons with fur of bats and eyes of newts.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSFvZBInnHyAO1sqYm7VOx6KerLSHjcLtQ5D2MUEykEE3hYE2SeZ5DsCkSa9J20aHcRXJvrsiYQhBjx7VIL9obbA8IrPmzg6yrVUmIi331wbhRSwSngkXLuZuTqxEm2ZJPzGcXtbnI93WXGSDZUfb0SniWlcA6P7xZUlXiWEFnzpgN1gAo5swfIWMJ4/s3378/48D9E71A-50B2-4DAF-84C1-F0EBB274D804_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3378" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSFvZBInnHyAO1sqYm7VOx6KerLSHjcLtQ5D2MUEykEE3hYE2SeZ5DsCkSa9J20aHcRXJvrsiYQhBjx7VIL9obbA8IrPmzg6yrVUmIi331wbhRSwSngkXLuZuTqxEm2ZJPzGcXtbnI93WXGSDZUfb0SniWlcA6P7xZUlXiWEFnzpgN1gAo5swfIWMJ4/w640-h572/48D9E71A-50B2-4DAF-84C1-F0EBB274D804_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">For us it was a simple decision...</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoaN9Q8XPMF_GkceB8Tdh9lD_glJt6iIfns3f_6yg9tDWEhwg5gvOkvQyX8j0VkvXz5pplAMhtAcnvJzCEi1PVmhTv-2RvwIJhqgM2hMHzHXY-Pbmll_YluZBcC2XDU16NmJn3QH85TMDrew1UPJCm_hyoOUCFnLh1zpFyvcNw47fUoX3vdHHtBhSSVA/s4032/46CFD7CE-3EC6-4FE4-9914-218B895E5E78_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoaN9Q8XPMF_GkceB8Tdh9lD_glJt6iIfns3f_6yg9tDWEhwg5gvOkvQyX8j0VkvXz5pplAMhtAcnvJzCEi1PVmhTv-2RvwIJhqgM2hMHzHXY-Pbmll_YluZBcC2XDU16NmJn3QH85TMDrew1UPJCm_hyoOUCFnLh1zpFyvcNw47fUoX3vdHHtBhSSVA/w640-h480/46CFD7CE-3EC6-4FE4-9914-218B895E5E78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">with pie to carry home.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZlpj4FGwjnaPFJx69sZvF3cCSCv6f3XQIfX1XYhv47NLPu_bfvnQLiHHaEs4SeQOVZaHg_IOoiko_VrZAISYOiX8YIltkQPOQy-dxDbdWW5xe7GyetqXXlnVsAppq2i4ylUzfjyup6N5ObSS5emq_Pzma6rCAbzEaW7SAq5OqdG0OGk4dxRbsqGw31s/s4032/8D8FEB7A-5172-41C2-9D5D-6F63E45E418B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZlpj4FGwjnaPFJx69sZvF3cCSCv6f3XQIfX1XYhv47NLPu_bfvnQLiHHaEs4SeQOVZaHg_IOoiko_VrZAISYOiX8YIltkQPOQy-dxDbdWW5xe7GyetqXXlnVsAppq2i4ylUzfjyup6N5ObSS5emq_Pzma6rCAbzEaW7SAq5OqdG0OGk4dxRbsqGw31s/w480-h640/8D8FEB7A-5172-41C2-9D5D-6F63E45E418B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The pies are little whole pies. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We chose Mt. Berry and Peach with crumbles. </span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The lift is across the street with shops for fudge and cookies. We also came home with chocolate fudge after several samples which included s'mores fudge and German chocolate fudge. We didn't ride the lift, but decided next time, we would bring a picnic, ride the lift and have lunch at the top. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Even though I read we were maybe a week early for fall color, we did see some beautiful trees.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcxuh3bla1dRRqR69O359eg2yvIoO7xEnjIpWk94t-SulJeLInZ1Kb_-5msFB7AgPjiyhuS7Skq3c-_qaNwq6u5HnO9etgb0hqpYypoAUihaK0f6fmRn5lubhUBYhNhp2cXQwaDNVaOPHweqUz78kk6IYM9uVr-FRCbxtdpqAXOXzWX_Hd4n9kQA1twE/s4032/85E5147C-28EC-4631-83E5-09FFA9E9DECC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcxuh3bla1dRRqR69O359eg2yvIoO7xEnjIpWk94t-SulJeLInZ1Kb_-5msFB7AgPjiyhuS7Skq3c-_qaNwq6u5HnO9etgb0hqpYypoAUihaK0f6fmRn5lubhUBYhNhp2cXQwaDNVaOPHweqUz78kk6IYM9uVr-FRCbxtdpqAXOXzWX_Hd4n9kQA1twE/w480-h640/85E5147C-28EC-4631-83E5-09FFA9E9DECC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;">The loop ride to the SkyCenter (Stewart's Observatory public astronomy outreach program) was the end of the climb.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8wlYVIssXrZwwXmOSmkA5ysPZImFtYwLLi1MpkIE_S5CjEOcTdJrm8QaiPJpJQl39DyEbyKFuspPeGOYkKja7vDEQjep7G2n8pQ4Di5vagQAjFiHkbrmaIru9P2l3HOwuM5PHvSzPDuFnrKmpn3FSmEAGhlC4Xtq0U3QqMHzXwxDaARYOVgX3BHRkD8/s4032/CEF3EE1F-EEE9-4F76-A549-4DF725B8D5D3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8wlYVIssXrZwwXmOSmkA5ysPZImFtYwLLi1MpkIE_S5CjEOcTdJrm8QaiPJpJQl39DyEbyKFuspPeGOYkKja7vDEQjep7G2n8pQ4Di5vagQAjFiHkbrmaIru9P2l3HOwuM5PHvSzPDuFnrKmpn3FSmEAGhlC4Xtq0U3QqMHzXwxDaARYOVgX3BHRkD8/w640-h480/CEF3EE1F-EEE9-4F76-A549-4DF725B8D5D3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">This little ladder-back woodpecker was happy... </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVeB7PE5HqVVnw2uY5Jqf-1-BMzQn8YBbQbEFdvfliue30M1Iy6O277axRoMQS98B6uiEc4LGdHi1iw834CI5gbRTqQ3Yxq4tJayDpfVHnVwm6zaqs4XUjr3ulPBGdQWJKNa9c9MgWWhpbwTRz75S6IIzBW0RTMI3zMnOrnL5JMjGjkgCGW1t8BwT_qY/s5394/F27C6BDA-222C-46EF-92D2-2B6E47C00F11_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3816" data-original-width="5394" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVeB7PE5HqVVnw2uY5Jqf-1-BMzQn8YBbQbEFdvfliue30M1Iy6O277axRoMQS98B6uiEc4LGdHi1iw834CI5gbRTqQ3Yxq4tJayDpfVHnVwm6zaqs4XUjr3ulPBGdQWJKNa9c9MgWWhpbwTRz75S6IIzBW0RTMI3zMnOrnL5JMjGjkgCGW1t8BwT_qY/w640-h452/F27C6BDA-222C-46EF-92D2-2B6E47C00F11_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She had the yard and feeders to herself...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And we enjoyed a pretty sunset at the end of the day. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDIsvsUpqdnaIs__5Obw5jLB6PM3i708d0XFZtLNvSxMDEM6zHdtl446kyPAxFzXo6_zVG-S9ioEjU208oLrEGMnb6J27inCqUy5utxS2f5-c-SgpxOBcWBxrTjx9DTSmZSBdwCM73H3bbNnQk4W3OlO0nFMu7VAgfIhOdj_oqzgPI4NNMKfe6Wyx-yg/s4032/92BED95A-DE9E-46BD-986E-8F544AFA61AA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDIsvsUpqdnaIs__5Obw5jLB6PM3i708d0XFZtLNvSxMDEM6zHdtl446kyPAxFzXo6_zVG-S9ioEjU208oLrEGMnb6J27inCqUy5utxS2f5-c-SgpxOBcWBxrTjx9DTSmZSBdwCM73H3bbNnQk4W3OlO0nFMu7VAgfIhOdj_oqzgPI4NNMKfe6Wyx-yg/w640-h480/92BED95A-DE9E-46BD-986E-8F544AFA61AA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /> We logged in a few miles...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzyE2NscpQij3K9yP7dYpiuvZf2K_4jqGTh_xZeQkeCFGWT6c9byxELDGbGF-MU1wHMvuvRzbAOIuyDrcL1WBILidvOHiuSY_NgLKHUUpkRRXnr8xQDFI22Fmu_RMKcOHzLxObebara74Vag4JrOfohljMsxqjwO2rr9MzrK-dRgdVPA6BgznSGnou4Y/s4032/29EA5F65-6F33-409A-8E39-2B472ABE1031_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzyE2NscpQij3K9yP7dYpiuvZf2K_4jqGTh_xZeQkeCFGWT6c9byxELDGbGF-MU1wHMvuvRzbAOIuyDrcL1WBILidvOHiuSY_NgLKHUUpkRRXnr8xQDFI22Fmu_RMKcOHzLxObebara74Vag4JrOfohljMsxqjwO2rr9MzrK-dRgdVPA6BgznSGnou4Y/w480-h640/29EA5F65-6F33-409A-8E39-2B472ABE1031_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bY2JDGhSMButfI-y_0GtuS9DLKNA6DFp8wqZCwX412S138fGanyMybi9VaR09UPsdERh97frgVXphmNaNKwafYP6kpMv7vX7BBNhoOMTP2kz3d8A4Q4ScoGI8c1VKZrBoSEzwCHTtzr51qAqIVUpVxag0fDCnd3SwpzX_GHhVI31syeT9YDAVqT4i0s/s4032/9DA0F8C7-4868-415E-9BF0-1532430B4D9E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The White-crowned Sparrows have arrived. </span></p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKCHvD6czw3TB4CrwD9OyFT115g5MbgJyo8X5fbsCtQIFQHapS6coFGSK2H9duhONc_HsqyRinJzd4HL7bBr3hpIAeZTFCU4sJ0r5aGI2IW-GA-jM2BaKsRQA8srFE3qUwkTG6po-FW1IMHoGboUjqVUBfNX5YMfp2NSMfUkuCPKXKMW_u2RKjdqp2Yw/s2887/93542990-D270-4626-BE5C-58E9CC40D882_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="2887" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKCHvD6czw3TB4CrwD9OyFT115g5MbgJyo8X5fbsCtQIFQHapS6coFGSK2H9duhONc_HsqyRinJzd4HL7bBr3hpIAeZTFCU4sJ0r5aGI2IW-GA-jM2BaKsRQA8srFE3qUwkTG6po-FW1IMHoGboUjqVUBfNX5YMfp2NSMfUkuCPKXKMW_u2RKjdqp2Yw/w640-h478/93542990-D270-4626-BE5C-58E9CC40D882_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They fit right in with the House Sparrows.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjnm1Bmnw-93S0Jouu_Covd9if-A-u6nnjl3ETK1gI_QuaYgdMv_umQZ0BJmAC3fiOb7X9-aBKOgvJY2oO6zoGe9sDKOdbSjvtLPcAdIUP0c0xBqnWJaRa5Ipbz3M7-aullk4d78LxI54riFQE6bb2iDhaIQL8zRZ1X7RmDJQD30sT-Z_m3u5v6W_eb8/s3718/3A7002EB-1D17-405E-9ED6-015CFD5A0BF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="3718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjnm1Bmnw-93S0Jouu_Covd9if-A-u6nnjl3ETK1gI_QuaYgdMv_umQZ0BJmAC3fiOb7X9-aBKOgvJY2oO6zoGe9sDKOdbSjvtLPcAdIUP0c0xBqnWJaRa5Ipbz3M7-aullk4d78LxI54riFQE6bb2iDhaIQL8zRZ1X7RmDJQD30sT-Z_m3u5v6W_eb8/w640-h400/3A7002EB-1D17-405E-9ED6-015CFD5A0BF4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Sally had a much needed cut, bath, and nails trimmed. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27GjCKAeHtY5RrosW6oJYAKYgcZmbpW8xdzDPfweVpLSSo1tpfYfHYe6lc8HxBmAvN5pyyFK55d6Fo4M8HvbbmMp9Vk19S5MK9tjE6PMCAQqgHhCV7BUN8AcfQmTAcpPQI7mv2FBVlNx2rsZ1V8v6nWjPhv1JjGr0d6WcTHglTEepN3RYitWb12ilOZs/s3024/9C8B0CC1-C48A-461D-B7CB-CABF01DBE97D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="3024" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27GjCKAeHtY5RrosW6oJYAKYgcZmbpW8xdzDPfweVpLSSo1tpfYfHYe6lc8HxBmAvN5pyyFK55d6Fo4M8HvbbmMp9Vk19S5MK9tjE6PMCAQqgHhCV7BUN8AcfQmTAcpPQI7mv2FBVlNx2rsZ1V8v6nWjPhv1JjGr0d6WcTHglTEepN3RYitWb12ilOZs/w640-h592/9C8B0CC1-C48A-461D-B7CB-CABF01DBE97D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And just like that, another week is in the memory bank. Until next time,</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOJsZp_mvZZnayjnvqLVsD6ZVrIWO0hGp_9T3G440M5KBoAP7sePTKIO1x38-5Gmpb1WRvztA_9CqhqOU1sHAekZsQLvd8818ysb2tw9prXWyfwWpd4G6sDLk55cofi4e6Z3LReSnHiLuDI3SjJqLlfuNHKoMfp4UaQpzt1psyv8T-Kwl9IK27t0sIpk/s4032/9233E66D-07FE-4C0B-9E71-ACE7EF323DCE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOJsZp_mvZZnayjnvqLVsD6ZVrIWO0hGp_9T3G440M5KBoAP7sePTKIO1x38-5Gmpb1WRvztA_9CqhqOU1sHAekZsQLvd8818ysb2tw9prXWyfwWpd4G6sDLk55cofi4e6Z3LReSnHiLuDI3SjJqLlfuNHKoMfp4UaQpzt1psyv8T-Kwl9IK27t0sIpk/w640-h480/9233E66D-07FE-4C0B-9E71-ACE7EF323DCE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VcRFnYXxS6kom0ApmiL6y6xFLQKXiIxNvBCP-gCRZt_k2F3aQmyzQ18owm9yMEIluMuegE7JMuAq-upgNlr5xKgzLq5ZtDyDNK53KaonlQ97J5izMQcp4whkZjeF6lW8DeDAVciJi3NEbnwl2NLYZjXyS4g0TSnUAgNi-Oxzp-Igbam2IySyFOwgchg/s4032/0192CF67-24A3-43FC-93C0-41915465C3CA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VcRFnYXxS6kom0ApmiL6y6xFLQKXiIxNvBCP-gCRZt_k2F3aQmyzQ18owm9yMEIluMuegE7JMuAq-upgNlr5xKgzLq5ZtDyDNK53KaonlQ97J5izMQcp4whkZjeF6lW8DeDAVciJi3NEbnwl2NLYZjXyS4g0TSnUAgNi-Oxzp-Igbam2IySyFOwgchg/w640-h480/0192CF67-24A3-43FC-93C0-41915465C3CA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">HAPPY TRAILS...</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p></div></div></div>Joe and Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976785102152524635.post-33761685801554104652023-10-14T18:34:00.001-06:002023-10-14T18:34:58.281-06:00October...So Far<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Corona de Tucson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">October 14, 2023 </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqwYFNEkJPwxTSzXJBxcktt33kWFQKTi9we0I7bxiYYtpDkFqxdxXq_mU2DjYYH_hS7Kv8XWV1-eCJMS7-B_cAYo2gJojFwnM3R0L1x9vlLeQVzG49z2Eg5DmqXh80I6ouER_P3TYBm46DfE-FA8ytgWzYwi6Zm4zAfu0k8dvf3LR2Z8sRnzfYasUk9g/s4032/EEF941B2-FD99-4379-838F-ADA665F18375_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqwYFNEkJPwxTSzXJBxcktt33kWFQKTi9we0I7bxiYYtpDkFqxdxXq_mU2DjYYH_hS7Kv8XWV1-eCJMS7-B_cAYo2gJojFwnM3R0L1x9vlLeQVzG49z2Eg5DmqXh80I6ouER_P3TYBm46DfE-FA8ytgWzYwi6Zm4zAfu0k8dvf3LR2Z8sRnzfYasUk9g/w480-h640/EEF941B2-FD99-4379-838F-ADA665F18375_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I am always surprised at how quickly the months change. We welcomed October with hopes of days less sad, cooler temps and pumpkins...lots of pumpkins. I think fall is my favorite season because of the colors that come with it. The yellows, golds, oranges, reds, all shades of green, and deep rich hues of purple are so comforting and cheerful. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrLtAD_Rs4oHRMUq5Pyps6r7_3l3hZaj_odLU6Uw5NfNIMfzcr21jUIQ6MpTqK_VEtp2BCBX5DymEcMz_evGzI4urruExKUMF1PXDjswoLVWE_Jv_YMFYfVHN5U1qZm3BDVywFKs-mOYGcJupmX7eJzQc84YR-Af_AaMkoPo2EA-ELRJ05hFGWmoWZXQ/s3747/DE9B9305-465C-4612-884A-9156673BC12D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3747" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrLtAD_Rs4oHRMUq5Pyps6r7_3l3hZaj_odLU6Uw5NfNIMfzcr21jUIQ6MpTqK_VEtp2BCBX5DymEcMz_evGzI4urruExKUMF1PXDjswoLVWE_Jv_YMFYfVHN5U1qZm3BDVywFKs-mOYGcJupmX7eJzQc84YR-Af_AaMkoPo2EA-ELRJ05hFGWmoWZXQ/w640-h452/DE9B9305-465C-4612-884A-9156673BC12D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Edith celebrated a birthday on October 1st. It is hard to believe this little bundle of happiness is three years old already. </span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYCO75-Uq2X0QZUNpWWAZq6SMonHty5pc57rV1ddFgxCU43LbWKhHdbXFV_q-h21fiGJL5kJWIvL_da8tc-d34iyujnjcNAbuwGuDkTfnJJpWl6S7fwZb_3-lhh7mKSuzgbPVldLVhtp0w48pgkxECoH-8g6rtlj628UCTtcDLxLGdncLCxrwJpFRhwA/s2393/30B7B9DF-1C14-4DAB-A61B-2F7ECF7BD509_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2393" data-original-width="1683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYCO75-Uq2X0QZUNpWWAZq6SMonHty5pc57rV1ddFgxCU43LbWKhHdbXFV_q-h21fiGJL5kJWIvL_da8tc-d34iyujnjcNAbuwGuDkTfnJJpWl6S7fwZb_3-lhh7mKSuzgbPVldLVhtp0w48pgkxECoH-8g6rtlj628UCTtcDLxLGdncLCxrwJpFRhwA/w450-h640/30B7B9DF-1C14-4DAB-A61B-2F7ECF7BD509_1_201_a.jpeg" width="450" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpfoSzEPaNfhD06uUxqj6LuzTeO_ggDAMXKbn6-31V3yxB6zET0CWeUbojJIqDonW1SmAZH_6oorLqw8A-WIxPDEUF4A0cBj5GKfE80JhEgTQHJVCGqsKnXLsiFDHSQ9TqLaeiexJ0lHcim4JtxpNPog0fhxv_0B9LSLnngrpYce-PleDJEsrIy6Ns-I/s1350/5CD93D0A-1C15-4131-BB9D-A5E89CFC8F9C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1153" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpfoSzEPaNfhD06uUxqj6LuzTeO_ggDAMXKbn6-31V3yxB6zET0CWeUbojJIqDonW1SmAZH_6oorLqw8A-WIxPDEUF4A0cBj5GKfE80JhEgTQHJVCGqsKnXLsiFDHSQ9TqLaeiexJ0lHcim4JtxpNPog0fhxv_0B9LSLnngrpYce-PleDJEsrIy6Ns-I/w546-h640/5CD93D0A-1C15-4131-BB9D-A5E89CFC8F9C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">And Jamie and Andra are married. It was a beautiful small service at the Mission in the Sun that De Grazia built in 1952. </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE_yWe_TWmALsJwH0_yOV5qq6brKeuZqAsQwksjEds73ee6IfRAi-qfRFig77OAjyIITy514niv4Gb_ISMshFpSmbrOJqyyxEGfkBwUb7kJsYGj-z3W_2eJZtltGamWfs-T-oANjIRb_U_Iot2GbEXe2bSDeHfeujF0ysQWES_kuDptasa9oNB8Vw9n0/s4032/F542141B-B669-4353-96E0-EB91037EE629_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE_yWe_TWmALsJwH0_yOV5qq6brKeuZqAsQwksjEds73ee6IfRAi-qfRFig77OAjyIITy514niv4Gb_ISMshFpSmbrOJqyyxEGfkBwUb7kJsYGj-z3W_2eJZtltGamWfs-T-oANjIRb_U_Iot2GbEXe2bSDeHfeujF0ysQWES_kuDptasa9oNB8Vw9n0/w480-h640/F542141B-B669-4353-96E0-EB91037EE629_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQP0BLHnk7inhbbVY7yb2ewHvbSj0Ian2iag2N_QdNHu9thDkw6L8qYZ1o2eOOCZgy3Ig1n9LyvwW16yBt-trSWm1YFGD0qcXBjwNzVu2UFGihAGBD7QziO7y2zESixIDJJu4L8BY1Yqz8kbhK7WI0IBa4SWlW_lPZlNTiYdbExCOd2du36oEl9ZOE0/s3088/FEDF8D64-0461-4312-B63F-A6DEB63C3044_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQP0BLHnk7inhbbVY7yb2ewHvbSj0Ian2iag2N_QdNHu9thDkw6L8qYZ1o2eOOCZgy3Ig1n9LyvwW16yBt-trSWm1YFGD0qcXBjwNzVu2UFGihAGBD7QziO7y2zESixIDJJu4L8BY1Yqz8kbhK7WI0IBa4SWlW_lPZlNTiYdbExCOd2du36oEl9ZOE0/w480-h640/FEDF8D64-0461-4312-B63F-A6DEB63C3044_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">The first weekend in October is the launch event for the winter market at St Phillips Plaza running through April. It is every Saturday and Sunday...every weekend...from 10:00-3:00 both days. It's always fun to peruse the plaza to find unique gifts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xcnMIqt4NAOqPogP9JjMXpU5oF6Y5NLvcvdS3B84cyDVRjotGlh0HMEK20SL4moYMq2cAmDCf3rtvClb3VguG02ZjsfV2lGXLTNJ7LsAG2pbbGHuhjhABlv8Lc3gk1HLh7a7wudg3_kzC-czVwrmHcU-8ygEuRZFFgqJRBKkvLYAkPuVN7nmGU69SL8/s4032/3A526DD3-414C-4B72-B268-E37433599CFC_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xcnMIqt4NAOqPogP9JjMXpU5oF6Y5NLvcvdS3B84cyDVRjotGlh0HMEK20SL4moYMq2cAmDCf3rtvClb3VguG02ZjsfV2lGXLTNJ7LsAG2pbbGHuhjhABlv8Lc3gk1HLh7a7wudg3_kzC-czVwrmHcU-8ygEuRZFFgqJRBKkvLYAkPuVN7nmGU69SL8/w480-h640/3A526DD3-414C-4B72-B268-E37433599CFC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The weather has been really nice...just the motivation we needed to visited Tucson Botanical Gardens. Walking the gardens, new exhibits and lunch on the patio at Edna's Cafe makes for one of my favorite places to go in Tucson. We were surprised at how much color there was.</span><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCWDfZnpz97oyqImyPHoyoUPe8KJUOClLcRcqWRrnxC8hyphenhyphenWPWySUrKzvZup7-TQnS2gwSNevlAueksCV7cKy2RXvxTvDM3NroINeCn8OjGFAkVzIc1sZHYU6Jd4C2CMiqIIVRaE7L0u6UQq-fh2cgOmnXua9YpY5RceQpmFk01bS84qbk8rHxyQ9b66E/s4032/BD44ECEF-4C5D-4F22-80D4-04977C577403.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCWDfZnpz97oyqImyPHoyoUPe8KJUOClLcRcqWRrnxC8hyphenhyphenWPWySUrKzvZup7-TQnS2gwSNevlAueksCV7cKy2RXvxTvDM3NroINeCn8OjGFAkVzIc1sZHYU6Jd4C2CMiqIIVRaE7L0u6UQq-fh2cgOmnXua9YpY5RceQpmFk01bS84qbk8rHxyQ9b66E/w480-h640/BD44ECEF-4C5D-4F22-80D4-04977C577403.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Black-eyed Susans...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyaKHeeGXPTHw-pQIOHUTlfm2GSTi1dB3nct6PkJpVIX-rz2OHIoAT_Hqdnyc2RG0iyqm2d3UbMdpX8muzVpkMaaiWjX5Q398itQxE6cQ2SYESuJ5EeqdAetPuqpSz3TrwpSaS5T1F566-WVQ6kcKztPf3CPM5xNFaRzw5KL7iyjGRroLGFSqTqrrWHE/s4032/25DCF2C8-5150-483B-BB95-FE9D9B28C6FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyaKHeeGXPTHw-pQIOHUTlfm2GSTi1dB3nct6PkJpVIX-rz2OHIoAT_Hqdnyc2RG0iyqm2d3UbMdpX8muzVpkMaaiWjX5Q398itQxE6cQ2SYESuJ5EeqdAetPuqpSz3TrwpSaS5T1F566-WVQ6kcKztPf3CPM5xNFaRzw5KL7iyjGRroLGFSqTqrrWHE/w640-h480/25DCF2C8-5150-483B-BB95-FE9D9B28C6FC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The most beautiful begonias we have ever seen...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb7MsX79yGhFJSucO2byDHVma19J10t7wqtzqj1V8wsf7Qc73A8UNnXx4SjKk1zdSDBffw1cQHzgthELKIvqi1Kr6fuGwzMEGQ2_4hKZmLDpLwqfSX2cznzvaMSlvOMLY2bdwHoCqHp6Dnid4uQFkwYTnMu9x5mAXFzDM-xFQdZcWwz3RfaS3sH0DNls/s4032/1E53B065-9014-42D5-9FF6-9F8FD2BA674A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb7MsX79yGhFJSucO2byDHVma19J10t7wqtzqj1V8wsf7Qc73A8UNnXx4SjKk1zdSDBffw1cQHzgthELKIvqi1Kr6fuGwzMEGQ2_4hKZmLDpLwqfSX2cznzvaMSlvOMLY2bdwHoCqHp6Dnid4uQFkwYTnMu9x5mAXFzDM-xFQdZcWwz3RfaS3sH0DNls/w480-h640/1E53B065-9014-42D5-9FF6-9F8FD2BA674A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Queen's Wreath...a gorgeous vine that can bloom throughout the year... </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsMPX_DijpiE5pI4v12IL9Dx0I3EiGja4-7-L3zRNFh5KrdZLrr4odW0BpkkTf9Z1PHT_K4tsChahKxBTemqe2GyqwmaeZJxK_ZtlmacID06yg_D8NDPTMKAiRQ0wlugbKmyiyjynb6nCPTjCK4gET0cN4N9-T9UhW5XB067zKPEnEhBEs65vbwxbi-Y/s4032/93EE7034-1BA2-4BDE-AF3D-25040BE272D6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsMPX_DijpiE5pI4v12IL9Dx0I3EiGja4-7-L3zRNFh5KrdZLrr4odW0BpkkTf9Z1PHT_K4tsChahKxBTemqe2GyqwmaeZJxK_ZtlmacID06yg_D8NDPTMKAiRQ0wlugbKmyiyjynb6nCPTjCK4gET0cN4N9-T9UhW5XB067zKPEnEhBEs65vbwxbi-Y/w480-h640/93EE7034-1BA2-4BDE-AF3D-25040BE272D6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As many times as we have visited these gardens, it never looks quite the same as it did the last time. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Behind the mound of marigolds were a few captivating sculptures by John Benedict in his exhibit titled Enchanted Gardens.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mXw3HTo_RP1H2uxged1HI_ZyM0f9Hv9_dNYo-1Dmv56fWN9pphdcOnFKnZtmZT9tqYn8u6TzyaPO0kqXTYzmmuCrw_kjXak_q3OHrfR13s-b7I9-dd88yd4_k6DOKQQoNH1ty77pVzhFWglZhkae3JxuvTgqXVrvxOyk3ZVROylxsikVmVtjCKzrIAY/s4032/EBFC4B96-3A01-4CA5-9230-58686C4EB38C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mXw3HTo_RP1H2uxged1HI_ZyM0f9Hv9_dNYo-1Dmv56fWN9pphdcOnFKnZtmZT9tqYn8u6TzyaPO0kqXTYzmmuCrw_kjXak_q3OHrfR13s-b7I9-dd88yd4_k6DOKQQoNH1ty77pVzhFWglZhkae3JxuvTgqXVrvxOyk3ZVROylxsikVmVtjCKzrIAY/w480-h640/EBFC4B96-3A01-4CA5-9230-58686C4EB38C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Twenty of his whimsical sculptures made from steel, copper, glass, and other natural materials are on display until January 14. Garden fairies and larger than life critters sit among the plants and along the walks throughout the gardens. John (with his family) lives and works in Tucson and has public works on display as far away as Taiwan. He works with reclaimed materials to create metal sculptures, paintings, water features, and murals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouWz52SmkZNc0oD_HonhKaKkQAhXhHYc2m37aR6kAKHodQnsleL2OOtRVhRwZUM19ruH5mHuMAsbFX5FDEmQFPQNPrO59HBYBR2Ve4vubKbdg00y3_6pfHLxfVdLTDRBiUR6838TDzVyumISpmci-G7U9EfmTk31aL2wbIR2XlTtNSFvyy0Fjc9pWgpQ/s3755/DC3541E2-491E-42C4-A4C4-99B6E172028A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="2688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouWz52SmkZNc0oD_HonhKaKkQAhXhHYc2m37aR6kAKHodQnsleL2OOtRVhRwZUM19ruH5mHuMAsbFX5FDEmQFPQNPrO59HBYBR2Ve4vubKbdg00y3_6pfHLxfVdLTDRBiUR6838TDzVyumISpmci-G7U9EfmTk31aL2wbIR2XlTtNSFvyy0Fjc9pWgpQ/w458-h640/DC3541E2-491E-42C4-A4C4-99B6E172028A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wise Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaTD6QGBegOxmEH91tuZ9s8PANVFNrApae-6__oj2fJsqVTDaW0XeDbHT8A6XAWh5qrYLr4NhCEWVdgSzGuymTNUd_t8npN7uWoMyARSoeYuNDXGogMDreWIWRyUQs4NmV8Eaidc0mtKnA3EJe5CUTfcVl0aUhvbFZNBuCdmPw3030g8mz5v29W6f6_I/s4032/C64B9267-59C6-46A5-8BE8-9FFE877050E8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaTD6QGBegOxmEH91tuZ9s8PANVFNrApae-6__oj2fJsqVTDaW0XeDbHT8A6XAWh5qrYLr4NhCEWVdgSzGuymTNUd_t8npN7uWoMyARSoeYuNDXGogMDreWIWRyUQs4NmV8Eaidc0mtKnA3EJe5CUTfcVl0aUhvbFZNBuCdmPw3030g8mz5v29W6f6_I/w480-h640/C64B9267-59C6-46A5-8BE8-9FFE877050E8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Angelica</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thru these doors is the Barrio Garden where some of the very colorful and symbolic sculptures from the La Calavera Catrina exhibition are featured by artist Ricardo Soltero. This exhibit is on display thru December. (The other sculptures are on display in a room opposite the gift shop that you see when you exit the gardens.)</div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOcOgpMN7Sg0unZz5rl2C86TXjnFbiJhBJkOjR4HKOIVQfflE-nimf_03ntkeKONv4QXJEQPbYX_0QvXYS3O5Grwdu1TnzqchqkjFVt1JNTq4nCaxvCZJbDrNOiBV6eYzj18fTinQBpdd0-kp5x5SHSDJYF71Au8rg5wpi59oz-dDIhJgS8GyvjcxaaM/s4032/B8A8C6B7-166D-41FD-8F8C-B3EC53876B41_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOcOgpMN7Sg0unZz5rl2C86TXjnFbiJhBJkOjR4HKOIVQfflE-nimf_03ntkeKONv4QXJEQPbYX_0QvXYS3O5Grwdu1TnzqchqkjFVt1JNTq4nCaxvCZJbDrNOiBV6eYzj18fTinQBpdd0-kp5x5SHSDJYF71Au8rg5wpi59oz-dDIhJgS8GyvjcxaaM/w480-h640/B8A8C6B7-166D-41FD-8F8C-B3EC53876B41_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Ricardo is the set designer for the largest Dia de los Muertos celebration in the United States which takes place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. He is both a sculptor and a costume designer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">La Catrina, the most recognizable figure of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is the </span><span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">elegant female skeleton and an icon of Mexican Heritage. </i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_2ycgqP-SUJfMFwQaWAo7jYnGYg6xMvjWz9zG1Eza0UVMyUB1m6dMEFgG-xyM5BZTyBbN-OAiOzRoFlzUKahy8Dg29KoCootO1t7ZEHCrmTsyTubxOF43nQiN5w5p7JpVxCGQKXcaEHKUlOF7CtoG0S6_aFerhVE6zx7YoS0Ds8ffwifqWTYmEfZ_LM/s4032/FEE6701C-2ACC-4921-931B-B82491A0B04E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_2ycgqP-SUJfMFwQaWAo7jYnGYg6xMvjWz9zG1Eza0UVMyUB1m6dMEFgG-xyM5BZTyBbN-OAiOzRoFlzUKahy8Dg29KoCootO1t7ZEHCrmTsyTubxOF43nQiN5w5p7JpVxCGQKXcaEHKUlOF7CtoG0S6_aFerhVE6zx7YoS0Ds8ffwifqWTYmEfZ_LM/w480-h640/FEE6701C-2ACC-4921-931B-B82491A0B04E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The colors yellow and orange are both used in this holiday to represent marigolds, the sun and light. Marigolds are the the flowers of the dead and are thought to help the deceased find their way back home due to their strong scent and bright colors.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3EIeFtnH2_VbYW01jzZNsneRnoTvaKsN3S8Vlej_ymp4oTGbYxsjdoqNzL-qaLW6A3_5wsf2q2p69rhyc3w8UozO-qAzd6yPfH39K2AeoBOYrP7pyS7hPFAPyyA6BSdq6NV7wszo8K0rbxLLKAsGM5PE1Al3WwZQv2H8TRWmcyST3mEVxg9ku1q5wF8/s4032/579F2656-3D08-48B0-A698-6439D99A40D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3EIeFtnH2_VbYW01jzZNsneRnoTvaKsN3S8Vlej_ymp4oTGbYxsjdoqNzL-qaLW6A3_5wsf2q2p69rhyc3w8UozO-qAzd6yPfH39K2AeoBOYrP7pyS7hPFAPyyA6BSdq6NV7wszo8K0rbxLLKAsGM5PE1Al3WwZQv2H8TRWmcyST3mEVxg9ku1q5wF8/w480-h640/579F2656-3D08-48B0-A698-6439D99A40D3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Behind this door and inside the historical building constructed of adobe bricks made on site in the 1920s by the Porters is an exhibit by Joan McGann titled Drawn to the Desert. It will be on display thru January 4. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh003YeU8Acm0g2Rlq76FMCCERRnStkwugF8XviMRO3LsY_KlzpwoskUpvVq_bBh0TT1k3g0kx9dTp9csWGKMBrEGjBzyKOEO3MdSlqxU6Qo5DEZicJLCQROvpW0Pw_rDNWWD7gat45NjzafemVuGDmA-h2olCo0lTlfpIX1gGtdUrMxcYSEfJup4tecAQ/s3555/E2B03E50-3C61-4CFD-9732-3EC7FFC617E0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3555" data-original-width="2702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh003YeU8Acm0g2Rlq76FMCCERRnStkwugF8XviMRO3LsY_KlzpwoskUpvVq_bBh0TT1k3g0kx9dTp9csWGKMBrEGjBzyKOEO3MdSlqxU6Qo5DEZicJLCQROvpW0Pw_rDNWWD7gat45NjzafemVuGDmA-h2olCo0lTlfpIX1gGtdUrMxcYSEfJup4tecAQ/w486-h640/E2B03E50-3C61-4CFD-9732-3EC7FFC617E0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLK6v9mbInjvbRx-TgSW0AXGKwPTNnBqDB2nO8g1fmIsbuf6EuiltjRxW922QhYfKey5KWF_iZFdB_1FCIFbPfCVlSfDwaqKIZs5Rmj4vMYdsdT-pnOZSp6_iH7Lrv6L_l2p7K-Wllju9wRrw8CmH_jIAW2t13sG2HZbkuRzdsiM-ZZtTBdpd3vUtpjk/s3766/7167E8B5-362D-4F4D-9EA3-96147F591DBA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="3766" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLK6v9mbInjvbRx-TgSW0AXGKwPTNnBqDB2nO8g1fmIsbuf6EuiltjRxW922QhYfKey5KWF_iZFdB_1FCIFbPfCVlSfDwaqKIZs5Rmj4vMYdsdT-pnOZSp6_iH7Lrv6L_l2p7K-Wllju9wRrw8CmH_jIAW2t13sG2HZbkuRzdsiM-ZZtTBdpd3vUtpjk/w320-h240/7167E8B5-362D-4F4D-9EA3-96147F591DBA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>As a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, Joan's current pieces have an emphasis on plants native to the Sonoran Desert. On display are pieces she created using graphite pencils, colored pencils, watercolor, and ink.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RspyRTUKhwL2pXnfhqrzUAWxEEE8Tr0iUq3VgpA_r-UYzUboa8C1d43yzODrkkrFpojXHbPqlVMn4B9FusNopykwLU_CUESTM232ts6prDct3xk5pqOWn-WloHQfSf2vN4aB8wJ5VVpOxUZNr8_kyYtubdm8kaOvQR1iN8O6gIYkKz0rD00aEWao0aM/s4032/316AF931-557A-4E72-9A8B-0EB4DB37E93D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2878" data-original-width="4032" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RspyRTUKhwL2pXnfhqrzUAWxEEE8Tr0iUq3VgpA_r-UYzUboa8C1d43yzODrkkrFpojXHbPqlVMn4B9FusNopykwLU_CUESTM232ts6prDct3xk5pqOWn-WloHQfSf2vN4aB8wJ5VVpOxUZNr8_kyYtubdm8kaOvQR1iN8O6gIYkKz0rD00aEWao0aM/w640-h456/316AF931-557A-4E72-9A8B-0EB4DB37E93D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Beautiful art and beautifully displayed !</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKISryuYxhHSL9sG0-O81LAwo7rD217Gk18XbTf6r3ygKPGEjK9UIKUYHh6bb_7kI5btGc7zgctU2OFsr7NA4i-8PkqPZW4eRk_F9PpfrtycpqNdv3PDL64rm_838THGrWGUUjN_y80OI0tpA0Fk872MSYfDqBWwbT154oB7tK9UTmCmH-qai1EZvmuz8/s958/6154F305-A082-4D0A-BB09-E067B28193F7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="928" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKISryuYxhHSL9sG0-O81LAwo7rD217Gk18XbTf6r3ygKPGEjK9UIKUYHh6bb_7kI5btGc7zgctU2OFsr7NA4i-8PkqPZW4eRk_F9PpfrtycpqNdv3PDL64rm_838THGrWGUUjN_y80OI0tpA0Fk872MSYfDqBWwbT154oB7tK9UTmCmH-qai1EZvmuz8/w620-h640/6154F305-A082-4D0A-BB09-E067B28193F7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In the courtyard just outside the entrance to the tropical oasis better known as the Cox Butterfly and Orchid Pavilion was a new to us kaleidoscope. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a-9BQ-mWHBYNdxw31x008GHH4VNSLbf_MyZ9iN02r2Cz-bR_Qmu3_dVA2n7PUIBXffLYgalyQbcUx7O_5-HTyiJMkJbXxxcNuA27Gms60UaFXAieXtZFmOZA3kUD8Uhm3smWr2qZq-OLDTD_BNiF_DuVdm4tYL2hliSiU32GJkmwcSuw7xTwQlHPW4s/s4032/A8568EAC-7C6F-462B-A0AC-6D59EF130F0B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a-9BQ-mWHBYNdxw31x008GHH4VNSLbf_MyZ9iN02r2Cz-bR_Qmu3_dVA2n7PUIBXffLYgalyQbcUx7O_5-HTyiJMkJbXxxcNuA27Gms60UaFXAieXtZFmOZA3kUD8Uhm3smWr2qZq-OLDTD_BNiF_DuVdm4tYL2hliSiU32GJkmwcSuw7xTwQlHPW4s/w480-h640/A8568EAC-7C6F-462B-A0AC-6D59EF130F0B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />When you spin the flower pot and look thru the kaleidoscope it makes the prettiest designs. I tried and tried to get a decent photo of what we saw...that didn't happen. But it was fun trying !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5DbreKw5HWdHvhJKMtag0dJPzb3r0wT59mEeWOt4Ef_zybt4lZsWdbacuOY989SFi9tQLrLSP75Kx22Aq3yuZgJY1GsEKsOe3neV4SocO1-UOPo5eQtkL_x-m5fuskJd0CL9URu4nvxvNQr-rmMsgwcG5sRSnkx5hcVDiWJCofL9ZeJFFddZBc8JsOI/s4032/5C148095-06DA-4CEC-B26D-4FAA6EA5BE4C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5DbreKw5HWdHvhJKMtag0dJPzb3r0wT59mEeWOt4Ef_zybt4lZsWdbacuOY989SFi9tQLrLSP75Kx22Aq3yuZgJY1GsEKsOe3neV4SocO1-UOPo5eQtkL_x-m5fuskJd0CL9URu4nvxvNQr-rmMsgwcG5sRSnkx5hcVDiWJCofL9ZeJFFddZBc8JsOI/w480-h640/5C148095-06DA-4CEC-B26D-4FAA6EA5BE4C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />As always, the butterflies and orchids were amazing. The greenhouse features 30-50 different butterfly species everyday and around 100 over the course of the whole season. There is a chrysalis exhibit located at the exit of the greenhouse where you can watch the butterflies hatch all season long. Both are open thru May 31.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRv3-ThfYAbAwiQ2eQxJmSu4p5rd-E-urbxQAMTpcuR0miyPSQVrhj9PTqDL7aosNkwfnpS0_m0DrPCRuozdtr37JxGkWEeW_eQbl5Uqk7StuHWxi6loPRjwkjs9ny3E-saK2JQfLKOwvqBcw9yYNrfShLZDufjqvwHzt7ZYViT1tekFhucjNlU-u3XY/s4032/7E4D5E54-ADEE-46A3-80B8-B959629D6286_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRv3-ThfYAbAwiQ2eQxJmSu4p5rd-E-urbxQAMTpcuR0miyPSQVrhj9PTqDL7aosNkwfnpS0_m0DrPCRuozdtr37JxGkWEeW_eQbl5Uqk7StuHWxi6loPRjwkjs9ny3E-saK2JQfLKOwvqBcw9yYNrfShLZDufjqvwHzt7ZYViT1tekFhucjNlU-u3XY/w480-h640/7E4D5E54-ADEE-46A3-80B8-B959629D6286_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Ozzie is 1.7 years old and is an Australian Shepherd/Poodle mix. He is a great puppy...very smart, energetic, playful, and lots of company. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP20U_SXQllx6rsz6ewYIvCOhTjMEGFuU3hP_3GJLj_sEswV3R6NhQDCA7Nhb-rrq8LNiuhVyNV6Fnf-xcZZyXTDwV3myISMQQyWnxEwy7XPPLsojZjCwpYFsvcI9QUVe0WplTq3mzej9iwzyMeqgrpLYEwZl0lVOfaKj6BHvXNlvvJMbkIwRdU0H7xg/s4032/FC9A8B38-958D-4E30-880A-F10500933DBE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP20U_SXQllx6rsz6ewYIvCOhTjMEGFuU3hP_3GJLj_sEswV3R6NhQDCA7Nhb-rrq8LNiuhVyNV6Fnf-xcZZyXTDwV3myISMQQyWnxEwy7XPPLsojZjCwpYFsvcI9QUVe0WplTq3mzej9iwzyMeqgrpLYEwZl0lVOfaKj6BHvXNlvvJMbkIwRdU0H7xg/w480-h640/FC9A8B38-958D-4E30-880A-F10500933DBE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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