August with Emma – At the Ranch (2)
Bright and beautiful was the dawn on Saturday morn, day two of showing Emily the ranch. We discussed many options for our sojourn, and decided the coolest and prettiest option…
Washington Avenue Walkabout
We can go early, he said. We'll beat the heat, he said. There had been rain on Friday, and my hubby thought it would certainly make for a cooler morning…
4th of July Weekend – Saturday Around the Ranch
Saturday we stayed close to home, mostly by necessity since the ferocious looking skies not only threatened rain, they fulfilled their promise repeatedly. Between thunderstorms, Geneva and I tried to go for a driving…
A Little Midweek Fun
This past week has been blessedly an open-the-windows-and-let-the-breezes-blow-through kind of week - likely the last we shall have before the oppressive desert heat arrives for the summer. So I was…
Farewell
It has been an absolutely lovely week of vacation around here during Vicki's visit. Sleeping in, no school (meaning lots of computer play time for kids), jaunts around town for…
Photo Walking with Vicki, February 28, 2015
Saturday was a perfect day for a photo-walk: cool, and cloudy to the point of threatening. Couldn't be more beautiful, in my books! :) Normally we do these photo walks…
Rainy Season
We've had a few days of rain here in Phoenix this week, culminating in this morning's pea-soup fog on the way to church. Here are a couple of shots I grabbed from…
There’s Nothing Like a Good Backup Plan
With so many options at our disposal for things to do, places to go, and sights to see during Doug's all-too-short visit, Paul and I wanted to make sure that…
Rainy Days and Mondays
Well, if you read the Drudge Report, you know yesterday was incredibly rainy in Phoenix! It began in the middle of the night, and the rain had been pouring down…
Sight-seeing: The Painted Desert
Our last stop before we said our farewells for the summer was a drive through the Painted Desert. What a spectacular place! We were slightly rushed because it was getting…