Check out the deer we spotted one evening just outside the back yard.
Life in Carefree is very relaxing and we never tire of seeing the sunsets - life is good!
This was the view from our hotel in Tucson -- just pretty.
We then traveled to Christopher Creek for a relaxing escape from the summer heat -- highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, but those nice temps evidently come with mosquitoes -- I got a million bites.
Larry and Jim went hiking and saw a bear! but neither had a camera.
The below photo is of Woods Canyon Lake. We need to return with the kayak.
It was a pretty day....
Jim's wife Liz's family has had this cabin in Christopher Creek for 25 plus years - it is just a 1 1/2 hour drive from their home and they can escape the summer heat! Very nice - even with the mosquitoes. Although, as I think about it, I was the only one that got bitten...hmmmm?
We've enjoyed some monsoon rains in Carefree - love it!
We traveled to Prescott one weekend and met up with friend Laurie - always a pleasure to spend some time with her. Laurie and her husband Mike are friends we met while living in Peru.
I joined Sue for a Harper Monday. Harper is now 19 months young and a joy to watch grow.
Shouldn't that new camera be giving me totally in focus pictures? -- could it be operator error?
Check out this one though - Harper has very pretty eyes!
And yikes, almost a year to the day, we found another baby rattlesnake in the pool one morning. I couldn't get the camera to cooperate due to the low light but this at least gives you an idea of how he gets critters out of the pool. However, I wanted him to vault it into the desert and he instead gently set it down on the other side of the fence. I guess I can't complain if I'm the one that doesn't need to deal with it.
Can you see him amidst the rocks? He was only about a foot long. He does look bigger in this picture though?
We're thrilled that nephew Jimmy (#77) is playing football. He plays right tackle - I'm finally learning a lot about football, and I've been watching it for how long?
And here we have the cheering section....
Darn it anyway that the below photo isn't in focus but I know it was operator error because I was hurrying. Jimmy's team, the Saguaro Saber Cats, is 3-0!
Last weekend, the Whites and friend Mike ventured our way for an on the back porch and some pool time.
We leave this weekend for a few days in Las Vegas - business and pleasure for Larry, pleasure for me! We'll drive, because we can ha! So, we'll travel to Vegas and from there drive to the Grand Canyon where we'll meet up with friends Mike and Sue. Larry and Mike are going to do their hike across the Canyon. Sue and I are reversing our roles and this time we'll drive from the South Rim to the North Rim to retrieve them. From there we head for Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park for a few days of exploring - maybe Larry, Mike and Sue more than me regarding the hiking front....
Just before our trip to Nebraska, way back in late July, Larry and I went golfing and it was my first time in probably a couple years and after a year of a lot of doing nothing. Well, a few days after our golfing outing, my right foot started bothering me and that bother progressed while traveling through Colorado, doing what we did while in Harrison, etc. An x-ray doesn't show a fracture but I'm tellin' ya, it is a Google search textbook case of a stress fracture. My doctor agreed that something was wrong so put me in a boot. I was five weeks out before I went to the doctor and now I'm three weeks into wearing the boot. I can report that the foot is getting better, but I don't see myself doing any heavy duty hiking while visiting the three hiking destinations we'll be traveling to. Good thing I like to read! and take pictures!
September was my first time of not seeing my oncologist since July 2011! Dr. Paripati has been on maternity leave and returned this month but scheduling of all of her patients means it'll be October 9, before I see her again. I've been seeing a physician's assistant while she has been on leave and am thankful that I've remained stable during this time. Nonetheless, I look forward to seeing Dr. Paripati again and I imagine she'll be scheduling a scan for me soon which is always the measure that really shows how I'm doing. I feel great though - onward and upward and may I add, Life is Good!
