Boo!

Happy Halloween!

Peavine Trail

Tahoe and I hiked this scenic trail in Prescott. It passed Watson Lake, grassland, and the Granite Dells.
This used to be a railroad track which traveled from Santa Fe to Prescott to Phoenix, and to Wickenburg. The nine mile long serpentine trail was super flat and accessible to runners, bikers, and grandmothers with walkers.
Tahoe and I found challenges by climbing the massive boulders.
Tahoe studied to fingerlike rock formation.
Occasionally, we'd see relics from the past.

Tahoe took a dip after our adventure.

Joni

Traci got a new kitten. It's a little girl with tiger stripes. Look at her big paws.
She's three weeks old and loves to explore - particularly underneath the couch.
Micio warily eyes his new little sister.

It's a Zoo

Micio came over for a visit, and he found it to be rather disagreeable.
He spent much of his time hiding under the rug and the bed.
Greta stole Micio's toys.

Tahoe didn't seem to realize that anything was amiss since he got to eat his BIG birthday bone.

Happy Birthday Tahoe

Tahoe is 2 years old!

Sunflowers

Mom gave me these sunflowers. They are dyed red and really beautiful. Notice the water is pink.

Meeting Maggie

Maggie is a total cutie pie.
She doesn't run; she bounces like a kangaroo.
Lucy finds her a little overwhelming, so she sought refuge on our laps.
Maggie ripped leaves off the plants, shook her head, and spat them on the ground.

I took these pictures with my new camera, and apparantly I pressed too many buttons, so they turned out like this.

Birthday Bouquet

Josh gave me these lovely flowers.

The Red Door

Wendy and I enjoyed a day at the Elizabeth Arden Spa. Wendy got a haircut, and we both got pedicures and makeup.

My Birthday

I hoped to get a mini fridge, but when I opened the giant box, Josh surprised me with lots of other presents, including a new digital camera.








He hid the fridge in his truck.

Marg's Draw Trail

This trail led from the red rock mountains down to Oak Creek.

This snake was napping in the warm sunlight.

Palatki

The Sinagua lived here for 200 years. It is unclear why they left.
There were dozens of pictographs and petroglyphs featuring animals, water, men, and ladders.
This is the first time I have seen black pictographs.

Jim Thompson Trail

We were stuck in our tents until 1:00 while it rained. Finally, it let up, and we were able to hike this short but scenic trail. We saw lots of heart-shaped prickly pear. Tahoe was pleased to find so many water holes. He had to drink out of all of them.


I think this is Snoopy Rock, but I'm not sure. We made up our own names for most of them.

Bear Canyon Trail

We hiked one of the most beautiful trails in Sedona. The views were spectacular!
The trail rose steeply 1,800 feet in elevation. We enjoyed a 360 degree view of the towering sandstone cliffs, mesas, and spires.
Tahoe was too chicken to stand out on this ledge with me. He walked all the way over there, took one look over the edge, and scurried away. None of my persuasion tactics or lies about getting a treat worked.
The dramatic red hues of the sandtone increased as the sun went down.
I amused myself with that all American activity of throwing rocks over the edge. Traci scolded me and said, "There might be someone down there."

I managed to get a nice shot of Traci and Tahoe both looking at the camera at the same time.

Cowboy comes to town

Tahoe and Cowboy got so rowdy that we had to move the coffee table out of the way, so no one would get hurt on the sharp corners.

Zebras

I like to watch the Africam on wavelit.com.

Water buffalo

It is a web cam at Nkorho Pan, an animal preserve.

October Moon

Full Moon Fall Festival

Renee, May, and I spent some time in the kitchen discussing salsa, clothing, and men.














Tiffany and Jeff brought their dog, Oscar Noscar. (You're right Tiff, that will always be funny.) Everyone wanted to pet Oscar's soft fur.













Tahoe tried to convince Brian and Christopher that I never feed him, and they should help out a starving dog.











Traci and Richard enjoyed the evening entertainment: dogs & toddlers.









Everyone liked lounging on the new lawn chairs and table, but you should have seen them move when the sprinklers came on.