7 posts tagged “cactus”
Slowly, but surely, Carol is changing from city girl to "Cactus Carol", girl from the wild, wild west.
On New Year's Day, Carol and Jessica went horse back riding in the local mountains of Cave Creek.
On New Year's Day, Carol and Jessica went horse back riding in the local mountains of Cave Creek.
I was photographing the sunset in our neighborhood the other day and found this Saguaro with his head bowed and hands folded in prayer at sunset.
Even the cactus proclaim the majesty of God's Arizona sunsets!
As we were leaving I noticed this beautiful flower growing from one of the cactus in our front yard! I will never cease to be amazed with the beauty that these scraggly cactus can muster up in the spring.
Here is another shot of the cactus from farther back.
We have lived here in the valley now for nearly six months. We have really enjoyed the natural beauty of the area. I didn't realize however that there were Abominable Saguaro Men in the area.
Do you see him?
I took this Sunday at the Desert Botanical Garden.
This is a little something that I whipped up today. Do you like it?
On our way back from Puerto Penasco, Mexico last week we stopped at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Park. This park has a beautiful 21 mile, one way, loop drive to enjoy the scenery.
We had to make this drive a quick one because Carol needed to be back in Scottsdale to help Jerry and Jessica with plans for the upcoming wedding in September.
The road was dirt and fairly rough. I am certainly glad I did not have the Porsche with us. It would not have made it!
We had to make this drive a quick one because Carol needed to be back in Scottsdale to help Jerry and Jessica with plans for the upcoming wedding in September.
The road was dirt and fairly rough. I am certainly glad I did not have the Porsche with us. It would not have made it!
Today is New Years Eve. We started our new day out by visiting the "north campus" of the Scottsdale Bible Church. This church is a "planted church" because of the huge growth that has been seen in the mother church. We enjoyed the service but I suspect we will stay with the mother church because of the facilities and the core music program is there also.
After church we went home and had breakfast in the country club in our development.
From there we decided to go on another hike. The Terravita community has a trail system that is over 7 miles long. Today we did the 2 mile marked nature trail. Today it is a beautiful 55 degrees with 59% relative humidity (I know that from my home weather station...a Christmas present from sister-in-law Beth). Just in case you are wondering....the barometric pressure is steady at 27.94. That means SUNSHINE!
The photographs above were shot from our excursion through our neighborhood. We still can't get over the fact that we were outside hiking on the last day of December in short sleeves (the sun keeps you very warm even though it is only 55 degrees).
The rest of the day will involve relaxing, Jerry will be coming over later. We are grilling tuna steaks on the grill after which we will enjoy a bonfire and a jump in the outdoor whirlpool. Ah...this is living!
Thank you God for all your blessings this past year.
After church we went home and had breakfast in the country club in our development.
From there we decided to go on another hike. The Terravita community has a trail system that is over 7 miles long. Today we did the 2 mile marked nature trail. Today it is a beautiful 55 degrees with 59% relative humidity (I know that from my home weather station...a Christmas present from sister-in-law Beth). Just in case you are wondering....the barometric pressure is steady at 27.94. That means SUNSHINE!
The photographs above were shot from our excursion through our neighborhood. We still can't get over the fact that we were outside hiking on the last day of December in short sleeves (the sun keeps you very warm even though it is only 55 degrees).
The rest of the day will involve relaxing, Jerry will be coming over later. We are grilling tuna steaks on the grill after which we will enjoy a bonfire and a jump in the outdoor whirlpool. Ah...this is living!
Thank you God for all your blessings this past year.
