Mary Ann and I went to the Pinal Mountains on our 25th Anniversary. The highlight of the trip was spending time with the love of my life in the beautiful mountains!
Read MoreZion Samuel Lester was baptized on May 5, 2024, at St. Timothy Catholic Church. Deacon Chris Bassett presided. Zion’s godparents are his aunt, Ella Clark, and family friend, Brendan Phelan. Brendan was out of town, so his Dad, Mike, stood in for him. This post has some cell phone photographs of the event. It was a beautiful ceremony to bring little Zion into the Catholic Church!
Read MoreMary Ann and I like to walk for exercise at Arizona State University Research Park. It’s close to our house (about 1.5 miles), and there are three small lakes to walk around (it’s a 2.3 mi walk, and takes 34 minutes). We saw Lark Sparrows there, and I don’t have any good pictures of a Lark Sparrow, so we decided to go to the park for a photography trip.
Read MoreMary Ann and I made our annual trip to Aravaipa Canyon on March 21, 2024. I’m only now getting around to the post. A permit is required to access the canyon, and they are hard to get, especially for the west side, since it is closer to Phoenix and Tucson, so the demand is higher. We wanted to do the west side this year, but couldn’t get a permit, so we signed up for the east side. But Mary Ann kept on the lookout for cancellations, and was able to get a spot on the west side at the last minute. We prefer the east side, but it’s an overnight trip (a 4.5 – 5 hour drive), and the west side can be done as a day trip (2 hour drive).
Read MoreI’m catching up on posting photographs. This post is from Granite Reef Recreation Area on the Salt River, which Mary Ann and I visited on March 15, 2024.
Read MoreMary Ann and I went to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (RPWR) in Gilbert on Jan 29, 2024. We were there from about 7:45 to noon.
Read MoreOur grandson Jude’s first birthday was on 1/16/2024. Aaron and Maria had a party for him at their house on 1/20/2024.
Read MoreMary Ann and I went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA) on October 13. We got there at opening time (8 AM). I dropped off some posters in the gift shop. We left at around 11:00 AM, and stopped for lunch in Superior at Los Hermanos restaurant.
Read MoreThis is the final post for our Holy Land Pilgrimage. On Day 9 we drove to Tel Aviv with some interesting stops along the way. Day 10 was a travel day, with unexpected complications. And I’ll have some final words in an epilogue.
Read MoreThis is the second of two posts for our second day in the Old City of Jerusalem. We pick up from the last post, and after lunch we head to the Wailing Wall.
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