COME ALONG WITH ME............

This evening we're going to visit many  places in Arizona

Here we have a heron sitting in its nest

made of sticks

We visited our friends Charlene and John at an RV park near Sedona

There were many many herons high in the trees

Quite a site to see

Large globe cactus at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum which is east of Phoenix located just outside the town of Superior

This was the nation's first botantical gardens established in a desert environment

It is set in a small canyon framed by cliffs with desert plantings from all over the world

With the late afternoon sun it makes one want to sit on a bench and take in the beauty of the earth

Vibrant colours of red grace this bush

The birds have enjoyed the seeds of a pomegranate

We are now at St. Anthony's Monastery

In 1995 six monks arrived in the Southern Arizona desert to establish St. Anthony's

When visiting women must wear long skirts

long sleeved shirts

socks if they have open shoes

and

a scarf over their head

Our daugher Jennifer refused to go to the Monastery!

Heard Museum

Hoop Dancers

We attend the event each year

This year we hope to be there early so we can get a front row seat

Artist Dale Chihuly displayed his glass works at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix

His sculptures were planted amongst the cactus and desert flowers

Now we are at the Tuzigoot National Monument near Jerome

The monument offers beautiful views of the Verde River Valley

The pueblo was built by the Sinagua people between the 12th and 15th century

Poppies on the mountain side

Bushwaking to the Arches near Tortilla Flats

We're close to home now with Superstition Mountain in the background

We are on top of the
Flat Iron

It's a long long way down to the trail

We're home now in our back yard

Sun going down on this beautiful land of

the US of A

Our home for five months of the year

LIFE IS GOOD

DOWN HERE IN ARIZONA