It's a Hot Lazy Sunday

Another week has flown by. The electric fence isn't operational yet and Denny hasn't yet figured out what the problem is. He's hoping to get that done this coming week. I managed to get a pretty good sunburn while cutting the grass in Cinci, since it's been so long since we've had an extended period of sunshine that I have lost all my tan base. Next time I'll take along the sun block. We're getting things done at our parents' houses and in the evenings we relax and share our day's activities over cocktails with Don and Vicki. A nice routine.

That being said, we've not gotten out anywhere special and no scenic pictures have been taken, just pictures of the garden and of the cat. So we're going back to 2006 for this week's Lazy Sunday pix.

Vicki arranged a night out for pizza with friends. Back in the dark ages of the 70s we were the younger generation of one of the K of C groups and created a lot of good memories together. We will not bring up the "Rocky Top" incident anymore though, right Phyl and Vicki? Seated left to right, Phyllis (my former sister-in-law and always friend), her SO Pat, Tom, Don, Denny, Me, Vicki and Sue.

Bell Rock near Sedona is a popular climbing and hiking attraction. Its immense shape and size belies the ease of walking on its rust red surface and you'll always find people perched on ledges eating, reading, taking pictures or just enjoying the sun.

One of the loveliest flowers blooms on one of the ugliest of plants--the prickly pear cactus.

While wandering around the grounds of the Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner, South Carolina I discovered this unusual juxtaposition of Spanish moss and tiny ferns growing from one of the trees in the park.

The Old Santee Canal Park has a nice museum to explore, but the best part of the park is just wandering the trails looking for wildlife and enjoying the lovely fall weather.

I found the tabby walls of this magazine building are almost as study and complete as they were when they were first constructed in the early 1700s. Fort Frederica was both a fort and a town and the National Park service has done a good job of making history come alive as you explore the remnants of the fortifications that have carefully documented markers explaining the layout of the town and the fort.

I am attracted to old churches from an architectural standpoint. Plain or fancy, the older buildings have a simple honesty that I find appealing compared to the behemoths being built today. This is the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine, Florida.

One of the attractions of geocaching is that the hunt for the caches take you to places you would never find on your own. On this day, we were only five miles from Parker, Arizona but we were also about five miles back into the desert off the main road and we were pretty much the only folks out there. On weekends in the winter this is a popular area due to the Desert Bar, but we were there mid-week and so we were unable to enjoy a cold one after hiking around searching for treasure.

And right about now, with our currents temperatures in the 90s and an air conditioner that just quit, I'd sure welcome some of that "but it's a dry heat" of the desert.