Corona de Tucson
October 31, 2024
Somehow, I just can't continue on until I have finished out October. When we returned home from our little vaca, it was a busy time. Joe had surgery...an amniotic membrane transplant and tarsorrhaphy surgery to be exact...on his right eye. In fact, his right eyelids are still sewn together and we have fingers crossed the stitches come out next Tuesday. I will spare you the details and the photos.
On a brighter note, Edith celebrated her fourth birthday...
and she and Felix went camping for her big weekend.
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| They roasted marshmallows, cooked hotdogs on a stick, enjoyed hayrides, and went trick-a-treating at the campground. |
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| Joe and Jena rented a camper and they all had a great time at a near by South Carolina State Park. And a great big shout out to our oldest daughter Jill. She had her first novel published. Jill has always loved to write and was a great teacher and we are so proud of her. The Secrets Of Shadywoods is a novel for middle school students partially inspired by true events. Life has always been an adventure for Jill ! _Original.jpeg) Jamie, Andra and Ozzie came for a week-end visit. On Saturday, we enjoyed a ride to Mt Lemmon. It was a gorgeous fall morning and we took the windows out of Pearl to add to the excitement and a better view. We stopped at most of the viewing sites and even did a decent walk/boulder climb at Windy Point Vista. The aspen, maple, and oak trees were colorful...   |
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| Waiting for our lunch table at the Iron Door. |
After lunch we stopped at Summerhaven. There are 450 privately owned acres on Mt. Lemmon. Summerhaven is the largest subdivision and was subdivided in the 1920s. Commercial development is limited to the lots along Catalina Parkway. The Sawmill Restaurant, the General Store and Gift Shop, Mt. Lemmon Lodge which also has a Beyond Bread restaurant, and a Cookie Cabin which serves pizza, chili and giant cookies. There are also cabins of all sizes to rent on land leased by the US Forestry Service....I'm thinking a summer getaway!
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| Cabins for rent... |
On Sunday, the four of us went to Civano Nursery. I had some pots in need of replanting after the hot/dry weather we had when we were in Bisbee and Willcox. There is a lot more to Civano than beautiful pots and healthy plants!
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| Griffin and Rodrick... |
Back at the oasis...our feathered friends slowly returned.
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| The Gamble's Quail |
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
We spent time gardening...
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| Catalina Parkway |
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| Civano Nursery Butterfly Garden |
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| The birthday girl... |
Until next time...
Sure hope and expect that Joe's eye surgery restores him to full vision!
ReplyDeleteI found Jill's book on Amazon, congrats on being published!
So glad to see the birds did not give up on you!, especially the quail :)
We finally put the top back on Fran's Jeep yesterday. So fun still being able to drive around topless in mid-November.