One More Geocaching Adventure

The last Saturday in March was spent with geocaching friends as we traveled from the East Valley to the northwest corner, Sun City, and areas between. The six of us had a good time. The first set of photos are from Annette and her version of the day.

she took a photo at every cache

there was lots of conferring

one of our GPS units was not working

I'm not good at doing nothing...

everybody had a job

I got the clipboard!

electrical boxes

fire hydrants

such a smarty-pants

getting close to the end

ended with a meal at Hooters!

Now, here is my version of the day. Of course, I could not be in charge of the clipboard AND take photos. 

Glendale's Visitor Center

on a mission

the bird man

LOVE those pointing fingers

they took orders with a smile

some of the birds on the sculpture

a tile ball near the Glendale library

some of the handmade tiles

time to leave the park

roses in the cemetery we visited

We had a great day with Annette & Howard (who we cached with in Nebraska last fall) and with Mark & Kelly.  

Some Desert Blooms

As of today, April 6, we have left the Sonoran Desert in AZ. It is springtime in the desert and the cacti are blooming. I did NOT get out to take as many photos as I would have liked, so what I did get will have to do until next spring.

prickly pear

ocotilla

century plant

had not been this close to the flowers before

not certain if they are 'petals' or 'stamens'

Argentine Giant

so delicate

blooms for only 24 hours

?

another type of prickly pear

not certain of this one either

loose red petals

barrel cactus

new flower with all the leftovers from previous blooms

17 blooming flowers at one time

WOW!

it had LOTS of visitors during the 24 hours

the neighbor's blooming cacti

not certain of the name, either

50 Year Reunion at HHS

Hubby joined classmates from Hosmer High School for a 50 year reunion last summer. (I was at my family reunion.) The photos shared by a classmate are worthy of a blog post.

Is that firetruck as old as they????

reunion organizer

the parade

waving class members of HHS '65

a replica of their yearbook cover

Time For A Cure

This is the eighth year our resort held a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. It was a transition year, so the number of activities were fewer in number. The auction was again, the highlight event.  Plans are underway for next year's cancer benefit.

the South Dakota basket, which I purchased

donated and purchased South Dakota products

Thanks to CowboyIII, convenience store & liquor store;

Glacial Lakes Distillery; Watertown Confectionery; 

& Mary Johnson for the donations

decor in the ballroom

'my cancer' colors

this fabulous quilt sold for $2000

the highest bid item

$11,617 to help fight cancer

A Little CA$H

We arranged to complete one more geo-art with geocaching friends from Canby MN who are staying in Apache Junction for two months. We have cached with them a couple of times in February and March. It was a warm day, so we started earlier in the morning. Our destination was north Scottsdale.

the cash in the final cache

had our snake sticks along- didn't have to use them

a globemallow bush/plant - sphaeralcea

our completed caching project that day

an interesting sunset to cap off the day

love knowing about the sunset setting on the camera

great color along the horizon,  thanks to the smog