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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Point of Rocks RV Park

Prescott, AZ

May 15, 2025

The first time I saw this Common Raven was a few days before my last post. He was in the bird bath and hanging out both sides. This huge glossy black bird has visited a few times at the bird bath and perched on our fence since that first visit. They are considered to be among the smartest of all birds. The last time I saw him perched on the fence with his beak wide open and a huge rock in it. Sue said he would bring us gifts which I had read about years ago and I think that rock was a gift for us.

Before we packed on Saturday and headed north on Sunday, we had one last walk with Lucy on Friday night. It was a really pretty sunset walk that all three of us enjoyed.

And sweet little Lucy did a good job (well, mostly a good job) entertaining herself on Saturday as we were busy.

Lucy hides under or behind the kitchen table when she is doing something she knows she shouldn't be.

Early morning visitors as the sun was coming up Sunday morning and I was filling the bird bath.

Just like all those years we lived full-time in the RV, I still get excited about travel day.

Point of Rocks RV Park in Prescott (pronounced Presscut for friends and family back east) has been on the list over 10 years. Yes, we have visited Prescott on day trips when staying at Distant Drums in Camp Verde, but never had the opportunity to stay here. P of Rs has a two dog limit and we always exceeded that limit with the Tan Clan. Now it is just Lucy.

Two of us are nosey, but I don't sit in the dash !

P of Rs is a beautiful park nestled in the Granite Dells with trees, birds, flowers, boulders, gravel level sites, full hook-up, and a camp store with ice cream. And, if that's not enough, it is just a short distance from anywhere we might want to go or anything we might want to do.

A young short-needle pine,

a towhee hiding in the shadows (early morning),

the four-o'clocks are blooming,

and rounded, lumpy geological formations with exposed granite dated at about 1,400 million years old make this a great destination.

There is a trail from the park to Watson Lake. Watson Lake Park is 1/4 mile and the water is 1/2 mile further. We haven't done that walk/hike yet, but we did venture around the corner and what a pretty view it was overlooking the valley.

Prescott has a great off-leash doggie park about 3 miles away. We have been every day. Willow Creek Dog Park is so clean and we have met the nicest pups and friendliest people there. There is a big fenced area for small pups and a huge fenced area for large pups. The pups have turf for running, chasing and playing fetch, obstacles for playing, and fresh water.

Lucy met Lucy...

Lucy and Snoop

Until next time...

The end of a pleasant travel day...and home for a week.

HAPPY TRAILS !

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Moving into May...

Corona de Tucson

May 8, 2025

A pretty sunrise this week...

Moving into May is such a great time of year. There is a natural shift from spring to summer when the days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer. The past few days we have pretty much been homebodies except for the usual errands. I needed a few frames and Hobby Lobby seems to be the go to place for those. But the real reason is it is across the street from our favorite hamburger joint. It isn't only the big juicy burgers that we enjoy. We both gobble up way more fries than we need and I do have a hankering for their sweet tea.

It has been about six months since we walked the Lost Barrio warehouse district in Tucson. Gather was open for the May exhibit of antique and vintage finds that only the folks at Gather know how to display. It takes a couple of walks thru the old warehouse venue...looking left and right and up and down. This months showing was so colorful, bright and cheery.

Flowers and everything to do with flowers was the theme...inside and outside. Baskets all shapes and sizes, stands all shapes and sizes, pots all shapes and sizes, pictures of flowers, throw pillows with flowers, dishes with flowers, lamps with flowers and the list goes on and on.

Lunch was at BK's for the yummiest guac ever...

and a dog and BK fries.

We have had a hodgepodge of weather thus far in May.

A nice rainy day on Sunday was perfect for being lazy and it wasn't just rainy off and on, it was the coldest day in May since 2019. Sweet ! Some afternoons, the winds pick up so morning walks with Lucy work best. Im so proud of her...we are up to 2 miles and some days she is really good on the leash. I read that 5 minutes per every month of age is a good guide with 6-9 months 30 to 45 minutes. She will find a shady spot and lay down for a a minute or two. It is interesting to note that I read puppy bones are still growing and will not be physically mature until around a year old for small pups (18 to 24 months for large dogs). Puppy bones have soft "growth plates" at the ends where new bone is produced as the puppies grow. The plates are not as sturdy as mature bones so they are easier to damage. Even worse, an injured growth plate can stop the bone from growing early.

Most of the time, we stay on the sidewalks...

and this week, Lucy had her first cart path walk.

Joe had to make a quick run to our neighborhood Ace Hardware one morning. Lucy and I went too. She has friends there and likes their treats ! I saw these cute little frogs and brought two of them home.

Back at the oasis, we have spent a lot of morning an afternoon time on the patio in our rockers. Rocking (and I would also add swinging) is calming. But when I read that studies suggest that rocking can improve focus and concentration, I am all in ! And, it's a nice way to sit and enjoy the fresh air, sunshine, birds that visit, and playing with Lucy.

Lucy likes the rockers too and doesn't miss any chance to grab one for herself.

We welcomed the Black-headed Grosbeaks this week. They have been very busy at the feeders. We aren't sure if they are migrating thru or breeding as we are in the area for both.