Adventure 948: Too Much Fun/61

Non stop action this past week included several trips to the gem show, oodles of Mexican food, two nice sunset jaunts, a Mountain Music concert at Catalina State Park, a day trip to Biosphere 2, an outing to kids day at Tohono Chul, nearly endless games of " Little Stinker", and one Star Wars movie nightly. Angela will stay in Tucson a bit longer, but Falcon and Leticia head back to the Northwest on Thursday. The last ten days have been filled with much sunshine, many adventures, some big smiles, and our grateful realization that, for us, life is good especially today.

Falcon snuggling up to Auntie Tia.

Leticia trying out her new healing bowl. Feel the vibes!

Mimi is fond of flan.

Falcon communing with the cacti at Tohono Chul.

Mimi and Falcon making clay at Tohono Chul.

This poor guy feels for those who just got their Federal pink slip.

Tia and Leticia.

Falcon taking the lion's share of Mimi's Choco Flan.

Now owned and operated by the University of Arizona, the biosphere scientists must be  wondering what will happen because of the recent freeze on their NASA funding. Time will tell if climate research is a priority for the present administration.

Completely under glass, the biosphere includes a desert, a rain forest, the largest indoor ocean in the world, and several ecological research projects concerning water, soil, and plant life.

Originally, eight people planned to live for two years completely sealed in the space. One unforeseen complication arose: The soil and other living matter produced so much CO2 that the oxygen balance became unsafe for humans. The project had to be modified to add air to the system via a giant lung like apparatus.

This dome shaped building is the lung that regulates the air inside the biosphere.

Leticia used this lady's back as a puppet show while we were at the Mountain Music show.

Fly away little birdie.

The band awarded this T-shirt to Leticia for being the first audience member to dance.

Magnificent saguaro of the day.

Art shot of the day: Biosphere Musing.

Mom and son enjoying the sunset. Another fine day in the desert.