When we visited the Pima Air Museum last month in Arizona, we bought a new Aloha Shirt featuring WWII airplanes superimposed over a green palm tree design. Click image for a close up.
Thimble Cactus
This is a “thimble” cactus flower, currently blooming in a pot on the patio. This cactus variety is native to central Mexico. The cactus consists of many little round buds, each of which has clusters of interlaced white spines, which are quite stiff and sharp. If left on the open ground, the cactus will spread to form large mats like a ground cover.
This little cactus produces satiny, creamy yellow flowers. It likes bright light and warm temperatures, although it will tolerate short duration temperatures down to as low as 20 degrees F. Click on the image above to enlarge.
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Panoramic image taken near Tucson, AZ. The photo says it all about this beautiful mission.
Click on the panoramic image above to enlarge.
At the End of the Rainbow
No, Bear didn’t dye her fur this rainbow color for Halloween; she was merely lying on the floor where a beam of light through one of the Swarovski Crystal miniatures sitting on the window sill above the staircase landed.
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Cantilever Bridge in 3D
Verna takes a lot of photos when we’re on vacation. Every once in a while she takes a pair of frames that can be combined into a 3D image. The motion of the truck provides the horizontal offset between frames that is required for the 3D effect.
During our last vacation in Arizona we drove a scenic route along U.S. Hwy 60 east out of Apache Junction heading toward Globe, an old (still active) mining town. Along the way, we crossed over several cantilever bridges. This one, just east of Superior, AZ, spans a creek bed below the highway. Verna snapped several frames of this bridge, two of which were combined into the 3D image shown.
Of course, if you haven’t sent away for your free 3D glasses yet, you can click to see the 2D image here.
A Good Experience
I recently posted about our travel strategy of first driving to Phoenix before renting the travel trailer for our vacation in Arizona. The strategy worked out great and we enjoyed the vacation a lot.
Image: The cruise America Travel Trailer at Apache Junction KOA. Click image for full-size. We were in one of several Cruise America RVs there.
When we returned the rental trailer to Cruise America in Mesa, AZ, we inadvertently forgot Verna’s Canon Camera battery charger which was still plugged in to one of the AC outlets in the kitchenette. As soon as we discovered it was missing, I called the Rental Supervisor, Joe Morales, and asked him if he would look for it. He agreed, and was to call me back later. He did call back later that day, but I missed the call. By the time I got his voice mail, Joe would not have been at work. I sent him an email asking him if he would send the charger to us, with an offer to pay for shipping and handling. The next day, Joe emailed us back saying he would send the charger and advise us of the cost.
Two days later, the big brown truck of goodness (UPS) delivered the charger. It was bubble-wrapped in a small parcel – a real professional-looking package. Verna was glad to have the charger since the battery was low and you know how she loves to take pictures.
After the package showed up, I sent Joe a follow-up email thanking him for the effort and asked how I could pay them back. Joe sent this response today:
No problem, just let your friends and family know how great we are, nice doing business with you.
Joe said it – they were great! We’ll be back to the Mesa Cruise America for sure. Soon, we hope.
