Thursday, February 16, 2017
Two weekend. Craig and Chris came down from Phoenix. We headed south to Madera Canyon, but stopped first at San Xavier.
The church was completed in 1797 and was restored in the 1990s. I often take out-of-town guests there to see the beautiful architecture, paintings, and statues.
Tower.
The cemetery chapel is decorated with statues and is hot with candles.
Baby Jesus.
I made Craig and Chris pose for a photo.
Chris and Craig.
We then headed off to Madera Canyon, The one trail I thought was wheelchair accessible was not and although we managed to get down it, it was awful. Then we found the paved trail and it was much less stressful.
The next day I made waffles, carmelized mandarin oranges, and cheesy scrambled eggs for breakfast and then we went to Sabino Canyon. We rode the tram to the top, and them walked the four miles down. Craig got to run his chair through the stream crossings. The water was very cold on my bare feet.
Craig crossing one of the six running stream crossings.
Then last weekend my friend Dave arrived on his cross-country trip. I have known him for over a decade but had never met in person. We had a nice time. On Saturday we went to the Venture and he and Patrick got to smoke cigars.
Dark photo of the three of us.
Spring has started here. The flowers are starting to bloom. We had a mild, rainy winter and there should be a lot of wildflowers this year.
Creosotebush.
A coyote wanders by my window at work often. It looks well fed. I tap on the window and it turns to stare at me before running off.
Coyote.
