Time Flies When You Are Having Fun!!

January 29, 2011

Burrowing Owl at Palm Creek

Isn't this the greatest little owl???  There are a number of these little creatures living in and around the Resort.  Seems they are pretty common in Arizona, and quite a sight to see when you find one.  They live in burrows or culverts in the ground and stay there guarding their nests underground.  They keep the grounds free of baby rabbits and like to feed on young doves.....and other little critters.  I took this picture of one who lives just outside the front gate at the resort.  It inspired me to paint them on rocks (go figure...).  This kept me busy for several days and I sold about a dozen of them. 




Patio Sale


 

   Every month there are Patio Sales at the Resort with people selling all kinds of things at their sites. I had one in January and had a great time meeting people as they rode around in golf carts finding crafts and RV things to buy....kind of like a garage sale back home!  I even managed to make a little money.....the rocks were fun to do because they all took on a personality as soon as I painted the eyes......Steve was glad when I sold them because he felt like he was being watched by a bunch of angry owls every morning when he looked at the dining table.





early evening at Palm Creek



We have been here at Palm Creek for 7 weeks now and have enjoyed every minute of it.  There have been several dances that we've gone to with friends and have taken many adventures in and around Casa Grande.  There was a Vintage Car Show in town and have been several craft fairs at the resort.  Our Internet service here with Verizon is pretty weak, so it is really hard to do much online for very long.....so that is why my postings have been so few and far between.....  Sorry!



Jim and Betty Albright

We were surprised by a visit from great friends from Juliaetta, Idaho---Jim and Betty Albright.  They arrived in their Coach and stayed here at the resort for 3 days.  We had a great time visiting with them and even got to take a motorcycle ride with them and a bike group from here.


trip to Tortilla Flats

We've met a great bunch of people here at the resort with motorcycles, so have taken several trips around the area. The trip we took with Jim and Betty was to the Superstition Mountains, Dutchman's Lost Gold Mine and Tortilla Flats....just east of Phoenix.  We had 9 motorcycles in the group, so had a great time traveling around that day and got to see lots of great sights!



Superstition Mountain



bike group at ghost town near Superstition Mtn

Another day, we took a ride to a Skydiving Airstrip in  Eloy, AZ.  It is said to be a skydiving capital and attracts skydivers from all over the world.  The day we were there we saw over 100 crazy people jump out of planes and sail through the sky.  It was great standing at the landing area and watch as they landed--no one from our group was brave enough to join in the jumping and we were really glad that there were no accidents that day!






skydivers at landing area



look in the sky....there's lots of skydivers!

We continue to play tennis every morning from 9:30-11:00, so are getting great exercise and are even getting to be better tennis players!  The people in the Tennis club are so friendly and helpful and we are able to take lessons every Tuesday.  Steve is still working at golf and has taken several lessons and has gone out to hit balls with a guy next door who just happens to be from Boise!  So he is improving there too!





tennis courts at Palm Creek

I am still playing in the pottery studio and am learning lots there too.....hope to have some things to bring home in April! 

Will post again soon......