Sibyl Road, St. David AZ, when it rains.

Okay i just have to share this… Sibyl Road in St. David has to be one of my favorite places in the world.  And this afternoon the sky clouded up and we got a little bit of rain!  It was so beautiful, I had to go take a walk up Sibyl Road… and just happened to have my phone with me, so snapped a few pictures.  The camera phone doesn’t do it justice, but those of you who love St. David as much as I do will appreciate them anyway!

Walking south… I love the mulberry and other tall trees, and the ferns that grow so thick on the east side of the road….

Still going south, nearing the Highway, the Mortensens’ pecan grove and their cute goats….

I loved hearing the goats, the crickets, the cicadas, the birds, an occasional horse whinnying, the rustling of the trees…. feeling a light sprinkling of rain and the cool breeze on my face and arms…

Heading back North… here’s Goodmans’ horses – I love the mountains and trees in the background.  There was also a really great sunset, but it doesn’t show up here.

Lovin’ those ferns!!  (Or whatever it is)

Mayberrys’ Garden

And their pond

Such a friendly town… everyone driving past me waved… but this guy honked at me….

I love this town.

San Diego Trip 2010--Recap

Okay, I gave up on trying to go through all the pics and sort them into neat little piles according to the day and park we visited, and put the best ones on here and tell about them, when it really doesn't matter because how many people even read this?? It's just for me and a few people who like to peek in now and them. So here is the link to all the pictures on my PicasaWeb and you can peruse them at your leisure. Or not. :)



Stay tuned for more updates on the house remodel.

Day 5: Back to Sea World, then Mission Beach

We decided since we had 5-day passes, we would go back to Sea World and ride the water rides again.  The Journey to Atlantis ride is amazing…. this is the back (view from the parking lot)

And this is my family coming down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we had some fun with the silly mirrors…

And some kiddie rides….

 

And some cute sea lions…

 

And back to watch Shamu again.  Love it.

 

After that, we went to Mission Beach.  Lots of fun there – it was such a beautiful day.

Day 4: SD Zoo’s Wild Animal Park

The Wild Animal Park is located in Escondido, about 30 miles north of San Diego Zoo.

They have a really cute carousel.


And a water-play area that was a very welcome sight – it was warm today (okay, about 82 degrees so not as hot as home, but we were walking a lot in the sun…)! 
 

This lovely lady was lying right next to the viewing window… so beautiful!! 


There were some African acrobats there from Tanzania….  About an hour before their show, they came to a picnic area and played jump-rope with us.
 

Here are some shots of the acrobats’ performance.  They were fun to watch.
  

It’s a beautiful place… giraffes and antelope and rhinos and zebras and tigers and lions, in large habitats that are as close to natural as they can get in captivity.

There are also a few aviaries with beautiful birds flying around -- Madison and Logan got to feed some lorikeets. 

It was a fun day – but I think we’ve all had enough zoo-theme parks for a while!  We’re exhausted.  Tomorrow we’re SLEEPING IN!!

Day 3: San Diego Zoo

 

I’m soooo tired… that is one BIG zoo.  Here are some photos…

Lions! 

Koalas!!  
  

A really cool owl! 


Pandas! 
  

The critter in the middle is fake. 


These aren’t real either (the gorillas I mean)… 
   

HOWEVER… Madi was charged by a REAL gorilla… a scary big alpha-male silverback….

This guy was standing about 20 yards away, just looking at us… Madison was standing on the viewing platform with her hands on the glass, staring back at him.  Suddenly he started running toward us, and I teasingly said “ooh Madi, he’s charging at you… here he comes… oh he’s not stopping…” and he didn’t.  Madison jumped down off the window just before the gorilla ran into it, right where she’d been standing!  Thank heaven for 3-inch plexiglass… he banged it with all his weight and punched with both fists, then gave it a good kick before walking off.  Scared us to death… but HOW COOL!!!  Not many people can (or would want to) say that they’ve been charged by a gorilla…. We learned the next day that staring at gorillas is “impolite” and they feel they are being threatened… so maybe that was what caused his little outburst.

I also have to share a little video… Quito, the singing parrot, had us all laughing.  (She’s actually pretty famous… she was on the Ellen show a few years back!!)  Enjoy.

Day 2: Sea World

Tooooo many pictures to post here…here are a few of the highlights.