Another day, we visited the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson. I love the above shot of Jeff and one of the planes inside the museum - huge, isn't it?
We also took a tour of what's called The Boneyard. It's where planes are kept that are no longer being built. They are kept there for parts. It's on the Davis-Monthan Air Force base there, so we weren't able to get out of the tour bus. I took the shots above and below through the bus windows, which accounts for some of the odd-colored sky (above). I thought the shot above looked like a bunch of fins!!
I liked the pattern that the propeller blades created in the above shot. The white across the windows of the planes keeps the damaging sunlight out of the inside of the planes. Anyway, thought you'd enjoy this shot!
Enjoy!!
While camping, we also visited Saguaro National Park, which is on either side of the city of Tucson - East and West. it was really neat to stroll down the little path and have these giant cactus towering over our heads! The taller they are, the older they are - some between 150-200 years old! The cactus are between 40-60 years old before the "branches" appear!
The above photo is one I really love! I love the contrast of the mountains in the background and the cactus in the foreground - not something this person from the Midwest ever thought really occurred!
And, finally, take a look at some of the pretty blooms that grow at the base of some of the saguaro cactus. Aren't they lovely - and a taste of summer in the midst of spring!
Enjoy!
And, where would you guess that we are? (1) Alaska, (2) the Alps or (3) Tucson, AZ? If you guessed (3), you are correct!! Who would have thought we'd travel down to southern Arizona and have a snowstorm in the mountains just above our campground in later March!! What a surprise this was!
And, yet, spring wildflowers were blooming at our campground! These delicate little flowers decorated the ground around our site and throughout the state park. How lovely!
Enjoy!
I showed you the black & white images of these two pansies a few posts ago. I thought I'd also share them in all their colorful glory! These are what I planted in the pots on the back patio.
Enjoy!
This past Saturday, we decided to get our back yard area ready for spring. Jeff cleaned out the tub below our granite water feature, and then turned it on so we could have nice calming water sounds as we worked out back.
I planted the 3 pots we have out back with pansies. The nursery lady told me they have anti-freeze flowing thru their steams and leaves, so as long as I keep them watered, they should be fine even tho we may have a few nights left that will reach freezing. The little Popsicle sticks mark where I planted some gladiola bulbs - got the idea to mix bulbs and annuals from a friend (thanks, Karen!). I didn't plan this nearly as well as she did, so hers will probably look better, but I thought, what the heck!
A couple of little neighbors, the Geckos, were also out sunning themselves by the sitting rocks at our fire pit and didn't seem to mind my presence. We do like having them for neighbors, since they are known for keeping other bugs to a minimum. I think the one on the top of the photo looks like she might be pregnant, but I have to admit, I know nothing about how geckos reproduce! Could there be baby geckos in our future??
And, finally, our next door neighbor, Jazz, kept peeking around to check out what we were doing! Her buddy, Patches, was also there, but he kept hiding behind her - silly boy! Do you see the mourning dove sitting on the fence? I guess spring gardening is really quite the excitement for the neighborhood!! Enjoy!
I did some spring gardening today, and planted some pansies in the pots on our back patio. They were so lovely, I couldn't resist taking their "portraits". Altho they were purple and white (above) and apricot (below), I played around with converting them to black & white using my HDR software. I thought the results were really pretty - almost like fine art prints!Enjoy!
