Thursday

This is a nice State Park, we have a great site with expansive views of the mountains out Beluga's windshield and plenty of space around us.    The hummingbirds are draining our feeder regularly and its been sunny and warm since we got here.  What more can I ask?

no close neighbors

Beluga looking up at the hillside town of Jerome, can you see it?

A little closer shot of Jerome, sitting below the white "J"

the dogs love laying in the morning sun

I was feeling a little under the weather today, so we stuck fairly close to home.  We drove around the Park, checking out the trail ride starting point, the Verde River and the fishing lagoons fed by the river.  Its really a pretty place with lots of places to hike or simply stroll at your own speed.

this family was getting some "how to" instructions before setting off on a ride

one of the beautiful lagoons here.

After a little broth for lunch I felt a bit better, so we drove up to Jerome for a little closer look at the quirky town on the mountain.  I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

As we sat outside for cocktail hour (tonic for me) we couldn't help but watch a couple pull in across from us and begin to build a little, glass house on a flat trailer they'd pulled in behind their car.  We were fascinated watching them carefully insert glass (probably plexiglass, Dave says) "wall" panels on all four sides and the top.   Took a long, long time.  Then they put up white sheer curtains on the inside of all the glass walls, took in sleeping bags and lots of other things we couldn't identify.    I was really photographing birds at our hummingbird feeder, you can see it in the picture, really I was......

When we took the dogs out for a walk tonight, after dark, there was a very bright light on inside, hmmmm.
I wonder if they know everyone can see them through those sheer white curtains......

these interesting clouds (UFO's?) hung over the mountains a long time tonight, but disappeared just before sunset