Fun in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas to see friends old and new. Town has great places for breakfast and the pinball museum. I never knew that Patricia had the reflexes of a jungle cat, displayed on the flipper pinball!!

"That toddlin' town..."

In Chicago for wedding.  Trump Tower and the river were a great setting for white wine and afternoon break.

Yard Maintenance a.k.a. Clearing Brush

My evening chore before dinner time for the birds (served spread atop this wall) is clearing brush away from our house.  Not that difficult - the clumps of brush don't have deep roots - but still a fair amount of digging and stoop labor involved. Great exercise which is my primary interest but doing away with cover for the packrats and rattlesnakes is an additional benefit.

 

Birds are now here for dinner now that I am not in the way...

Conversation with the Road Runner

Yes, that's a roadrunner who came to visit today while we were sitting on the patio. These are big birds with sharp beak and claws and it got a bit too close for comfort.  

Jazz Hot in Tucson

 Friday, our music-loving friends from Green Valley took us to a jazz set at Pastiche, a Tucson restaurant where the food and wine are good but the Jazz is better.  A wonderful evening with Dudley and Adrienne who were great friends of Mom and Dad's and have now graced us with their friendship too - as well as a welcome intro to the Tucson jazz scene.  (Oh, did we mention that both Dudley and Adrienne are 90+ years young?)

Red Glow Behind the Mountain

The view from our patio this evening. The white dot on top of the mountain is Mt Hopkins Observatory ...

We need an artist...Ada, where are you?