Finished the needle felted hedgehog last night. Sent a picture to Clayton this morning so he could name it; Pokie the Hedgehog has taken his place with the Critter Crew.
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My mom knows that Wednesday is delivery day for Piggy cookies and she
wants to take some home. But before we
went to the grocery store, we needed to go down to Nutt Rd. to see what was up
with the cell camera. I had watched the four videos of the cows investigating
it…two of them were caught licking it. Maybe they thought it was a salt lick? And they didn’t knock it over as I initially
thought…it was simply turned backward. So, maybe the licking loosened it, and
the cow sideswiped it as it walked by, turning it around as it did so. Anyway,
it has been turned back around so we won’t be getting 70 pictures of the rising
sun tomorrow.
Then it was on to the store where we bought plenty of Piggy cookies to
make the trip back to Michigan with us.
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If Mom felt it was doable,
I wanted to go to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, which is in the vicinity
of Saguaro National Park. It’s not a building museum; the website says that 85%
of the museum is outdoors and it’s primarily a walking experience. It was highly recommended by several friends;
when I mentioned that my mom was 88 and not really fond of the heat, I was told
there are plenty of places to sit and rest. And indeed, there were.
It was a sunny day but since it was only in the 70s, we decided to go
for it. It was a lot of walking but
nothing too strenuous. Plenty of shade opportunities and as expected, there
were plenty of benches for sitting. There
was a small aquarium and a zoo with native animals. Lizards/iguanas don’t let fences keep them out
or in; and while the hummingbird exhibit probably had a wider variety, it
certainly didn’t have as many hummers as are flitting around our yard. We decided
to skip the Desert Trail due to the time of day and the uphill return trip, but
otherwise we followed the map and spent almost 2 hours enjoying the
sights.
Saw and learned some new things at the museum. But most importantly,
what we learned is that Mom needs to eat a better breakfast and possibly pack a
cookie in her purse if we’re going to be out in the heat and gone over lunchtime.
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I found an active hawk nest on Park Link Rd., inhabited by a Harris’
hawk currently. It’s too high to get a
peek inside which is probably a good thing as that hawk didn’t look too excited
that I was taking her picture. Near mile marker 10.
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Found a crested saguaro on Sandario Rd. that I don’t ever remember
seeing before. We are rarely that far
down on Sandario. Kim was kind enough to turn around so I could get a picture.
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We have wood to burn up and have been talking about having a fire when
my mom came out. Earlier today, Kim
asked the neighbors if they wanted to come over for s’mores. Made a date for 7 o’clock and right on time
they all came over with their chairs and marshmallows. We had the graham
crackers and chocolate bars. Finally
learned the mom’s name; it’s Casey. Tomas is a lineman and is in the process of
interviewing for a job at Duke Energy in Indiana. They’ve been doing camper living since
November but had only arrived at this campground about a week before us. Tomas
works out of a union hall but would prefer to get employment with a utility company
for a shot at a more normal life; that’s why he’s interviewing in Indiana. Casey got her nursing degree right before COVID
hit in 2020; mentioned that working in the ICU was brutal during that time
because none of the patients survived.
It was a fun time for us, and it seemed like the same for them. The kids were bummed to find out that we’re
leaving on Monday. I know the kids enjoyed the s’mores…each had two.
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The night is clear and Kim uncovered the scope. He’s aiming for the Tadpole Nebula, a first
for him.
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