Sleep, eat, golf, eat, sleep. Repeat! That was 3 days last week when friends Bruce and Sue were in town. The other days were the same, minus the golf. Well, Bruce and Sue had several pool days and we did go to the Desert Botanical Garden and the Queen Creek Olive Mill. I am posting several photos from the Desert Botanical Garden. The Chihuly glass exhibit was amazing. The photos in this post don't do it justice. The glass art is scattered throughout the garden. Very beautiful.
Speaking of golf, the 3 days of golf last week was fantastic. We golfed 18 holes at LongBow with brother Mike and friend Bob on Wednesday. The 4 of us did 9 holes and breakfast at Superstition Springs on Thursday. Bruce and I did 18 at Kokopelli on Friday. Saturday I slept in.....
Birding has slowed. First of all we have been busy in the park and spending time with friends. Also, this time of year the birds are migrating to their summer breeding grounds so the numbers are not the same as they were 3 or 4 weeks ago. We hope to see some different birds next week when we head south.
Dana and I have ridden twice this week after a 3 week layoff. I can't tell you how great it was to get back on our bikes. It was hot, but worth it.
I have already mentioned this to a few but my photo of the Cactus Wren dancing on the Cholla cactus was selected by Cornell Ornithology Lab and posted in the online newsletter. You can see the photo in my previous blog post.
The rest of this week will go quickly. We have a block party Wednesday followed by dinners with friends and family on Thursday and Friday. We will pack the truck and clean the park model on Friday. Saturday is check-out day. We will be sad to say good-bye to all our friends here. We have had a wonderful 2 1/2 months in the Valley of the Sun. We are not finished our adventure as we plan to continue south for a week or so before we point the 4Runner north. I will blog at least one more time before we close out the adventure. Until then, enjoy the photos.
Ciao!
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| Anna's Hummingbird at the Desert Botanical Garden |
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| Gila Woodpecker at Gilbert Water Ranch |
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| Verdin carefully perched on a Saguaro Cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden |
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| Chihuly glass art at the Desert Botanical Garden |
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| Dana, Sue and Bruce at the Desert Botanical Garden |
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| Snowy Egret at Gilbert Water Ranch |
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| Harris's Hawk just off the Bush Highway, Mesa, Az |
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