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Mary Ann and I went to Mt. Ord on June 23, 2025. We left at about 7:15 for the 1.5 hour drive. It’s a nice cool spot when it gets hot in Phoenix. It was about 75 degrees there and …

I’m catching up on pictures, and this is from 2 months ago! It is the second day of our annual trip to Aravaipa Canyon. The previous post covers our first day. On the second day, we made the 2 hour …

Mary Ann and I made our annual trip to Aravaipa Canyon on April 29, 2025. We decided to hike the east side of the canyon, which is a longer drive than going to the west side. So we drove to …

Mary Ann, Father Charlie, and I went to Boyce Thompson Arboretum on April 25, 2025. We got there at around 9:00 and spent about 3 hours. We had lunch in Superior (at Los Hermanos).…

Our grandson Zion’s first birthday was on April 19, 2025. Aaron and Maria had a party for him on April 27. This post has some pictures from the party. He sure is a cute boy, and growing up fast!…

Mary Ann, Father Charlie, and I went to the Verde River on March 6, 2025. We left at 8:00 for the 50 minute drive. It was cold and rainy when we left. There were some light sprinkles when we got …

Mary Ann and I went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA) on Feb 14. It was raining that day, so we initially cancelled our plans. But, it cleared up in the afternoon, so we decided to drive out and take …

Mary Ann and I went to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (RPWR) in Gilbert on Friday, Feb 7, 2025. I noticed in the daily ‘Maricopa County Rare Bird Alert’ that there were some interesting warblers reported there: the Black-and-white …

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!…

Zion 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 …