Adventure 902: Tucson Winter Two/10

I thought I woke up in Spokane this morning: steady, cold rain and a winter weather warning. Fortunately, unlike Spokane, this overcast chill will be gone by tomorrow. In the meantime, we'll find indoor things to do. Later we'll be off to Tohono Chul Gardens to see the art show and then to the children's museum. Along the way who knows what culinary treat we'll enjoy. For now it's just Leticia and Falcon as Angela returned safely to Portland last Thursday. Yesterday, when the skies were clear blue, we enjoyed another visit to Sweetwater Preserve. After the recent rains, the saguaros were swelled, stretching their ribs full out to the welcome water. We've not been in the desert when the flowers bloom, but the entire landscape is currently full green in anticipation. Maybe one of these years we'll stay long enough to see the desert flush with color. Regardless, the place is magnificent. It's pleasing to walk among the flora. Everything seems alive, and when the desert speaks it makes us realize that life is good, especially today.

Falcon turned over every rock he saw looking for what was alive under. Boy stuff.

We had to get a photo with this crowning cactus. They're rare. (1 in 10,000)

How old must this venerable forty footer be?

Every boy's dream: a table full of things that say, "Please touch".

The crew basking in the sun in the old barrio.

They say a saguaro sprouts its first arm after seventy-five years.

There are several "twins" in the cactus forest.

Falcon showing Mimi the way.

I never tire of the panorama.

Of course, we must also enjoy the vagaries of the four year old attitude.

Falcon examining the insides of a saguaro.

Selfie of the day: A little wine with your sunset.