Pickleball Tournament #1

I am in an Arizona Tournament league referred to as the Apple League.  My first tourney was down in Sierra Vista, a two hour drive from my house.  We played six games and won them all.  Which is really saying that the competition wasn't too tough.  But we had a nice sunrise on the drive down.

 

Cactus Wren

Trying to photograph birds one day.  Not too many birds out in the heat of the day but I did find this Cactus Wren.  He's so camouflaged in the first photo, but his call is so distinct I could find him.

Once he moved and I moved, I got this clearer photo.  Still no Cardinal sightings, yet.

 

Golf Cart fabric

Recovering the golf cart seats is my next big project.  I was able to sew one section in place.

I thought I could remove the covers and use the sewing machine but that's too difficult.  So I'm sewing them by hand, which is no picnic.  But I'll get it done this month.

 

Ostriches

 We went to the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich ranch and had a blast feeding and petting the collection of animals.  The last time we went was at least five years ago.

One of these ostriches grabbed the back of Dave's eyeglass holders after this photo was taken.

Christmas in Tucson

Typical Christmas morning in Tucson!

And a Peppermint Cheesecake for the Christmas dinner finale!

 

Golf Cart Parade 2022

 Our first activity of season 9 - The Golf Cart Parade.  There were at least 70 entries.  It's so fun to walk amongst the carts, while it's still light, and see all the work put into the decorating.  Some even play Christmas songs, lights flash on others, and two women playing the accordians!  Very festive.

And the sunset was sensational, too.

Owlet season

Babies hatching and flowers blooming.  Our last two weeks here are full of activity at the "Brooke".

These babes are on a post that is sort of under an overpass.  This is how I am able to stand above the nest and see what's happening down below.

This is their mother nearby.

At the compound we know of two nests with babes.  This one is close to the clubhouse and I could see three owlets.  Too many branches and leaves make for not great photos.  I'll keep visiting to see if the owlets get big enough to wander onto some branches.