goldilocks and the three...

breads

banana bread for party on Sunday....worship, shared meal, and hiking

where's lily

It's chilly today... Cold enough that we even saw some snowflakes this afternoon. I didn't want Lily to catch cold so I surrounded her with some fuzzy friends while she was napping.

sign of the times

bathroom

computer

purse

car

hiking pack (for removing slivers)

bible carrying case

bedroom

dancing cavemen

While I am content just hiking through nature, Jay likes a hike that has some type of adventure at the end of the trail. Several weeks ago someone pointed out a large cave off the Peralta trail and he's been itching to explore it ever since. This afternoon Jay and David, Lily and I set out to scratch that itch.


The destination: the cave is a long slit at the right of the picture just below the sheer rock cliffs.

Although some of the trail was difficult to determine this trail maker was hard to miss.


The boys carried tent and bedding in their backpacks with plans to spend the night in the cave. The girls (Lily and I) carried snacks and camera in our pack and made plans to spend the night in our own soft, warm beds.

I'm not sure what this flower looked like in full bloom but the dried version reminded me of something out of a Dr. Seuss book.

David and Jay climb to the top of an outcrop to determine which way to go next.

Very cool striped rock.


I took this shot after we parted ways, Girls going back down and boys headed further up.

A closer shot of the cave (center).

When this photo is full screen size you can just make out a person standing on the "tongue" rock jutting out in front of the cave.

dancing in the morning light

This week has been cloudy and overcast. Tuesday morning, however, was full of color as the clouds turn the sky to fire with colors so vibrant it looked more like sunset than morning colors.

and then there were puppies...

...to cuddle and photograph.
What fun!

Vote for your favorite pic.

The serious shots.

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4 (My favorite)

Smile for the camera...

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Hey Bro....wanna play?

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all worn out

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get the message?

dancing with the tourists

Our puppy delivering trip turned into a tourist outing when we received a call from one of the new pup owners saying they were going to be 3 hours later due to poor road conditions on their drive from Colorado. Needing somewhere to spend time that wouldn't keep us away from the one remaining pup for too long, we decided to play tourist at a nearby National Park. Actually I think part of the definition of tourists is that there has to be many, and we were almost alone in the park that day. We drove the 32 miles drive round the park stopping at scenic overlooks, visitor centers and walking among the amazing Wupatki Ruins.

dancing round the flag pole

Today my friend and I drove to Flagstaff to deliver two wolf pups. The weather has been cloudy and the start of our drive included some interesting views of mountains wrapped in clouds. By the time we neared our destination we encountered snow covering the ground.

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I started this slide show, featuring our friend's granddaughter, in the fall but just put the finishing touches on tonight.