SSS2-Climbing the rock

Sometimes my shadow struggles to keep up with me.

Share your shadows at Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Hosted by:

Magical Mystical Teacher
Rose (chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman

Hot-air balloons

I want to look down on the landscape from high in the air. Don’t have wings but a hot-air balloon would do.

Berta and I were headed to the Phoenix area a couple weeks ago driving east past Lake Pleasant when these funny speaks appeared in the sky way ahead.

Not easy to get a good shot through the (dirty) windshield and, unfortunately, no time to stop.

Looking good way up there. Take hitchhikers?

Catching up from February

I’m still posting the trip to Grand Canyon’s History Symposium from the end of January.  Its not like I’ve been really busy.  (Shit, I never finished the posts from South Africa, two years ago.)  I’ve always had more ideas than time. 

I’ve spent a lot of February watching the birds and even participated in the GBBC for the first time.

When the sun pours through my windows crystals catch the light and rainbows dance on the walls, floors, ceiling, and me.  Sometimes I try to catch them.

Then the sun westers and slowly sinks behind the Weaver Mountains, I am drawn to watch the ever changing sky.  (Don’t mind the dirty window, I don’t have a maid.)

Weekly trips to Prescott include the picturesque drive, visits to the dentist, thrift stores and groceries.

Berta and I went to Gold Rush Days in Wickenburg and wandered around the vendors.  (Post coming on this.)

We also went to Phoenix and on the way home, may have gotten lost.

In Cabelas.  (Yet another post.)

Made it out of the house one sunny afternoon for a walk in the Weaver Mountains.  (See previous post.)

Visited with fellow RV bloggers who are boondocking just below the Weaver Mountains in desert country. Kelly, Al & Pheebs from The Bayfield Bunch, and Pheebs and me with RV Sue. Very windy that day so we sat comfortably in Sue’s Casita.

Ended the extra long month of February with snow and a trip to Laughlin, Nevada with Berta. (More coming on that trip too.)

Maybe I was busier than thought. Like this busy squirrel.

SWF-Weavers of Cloudglyphs

Last Sunday the Weaver Mountains called my name.

So right out my front yard I went for a walk.

The sky was filled with cloudglyphs.

The message ever changing.

I had to no way to text them.

So sat down and enjoyed.

Wonder if these flying folks had a different conversation?

Upon my return the cloud folk had departed leaving behind the famous Arizona blue sky.

To view more skies from around the world, or to share your own, go to Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.

Thrifty Thursday-It’s Victoria’s secret

I found some great deals including this turquoise necklace for $18, plus Victoria's secret here.

Pima Point overlook Grand Canyon NP

So many people have commented on the wide variety of views at Grand Canyon. When I’m working in the visitor center on the North Rim during the summer I am often asked by visitors “where’s the best view?” My pat answer, “there’s no bad views of Grand Canyon.”

Yet I am unfamiliar with the South Rim overlooks so was excited to get a chance to drive out on the Hermit Road to explore the many views with parking and small walks, like Mohave, Hopi and Pima Points.

Look closely on the left side of the fin seen in the lower right and you’ll see part of Hermit Trail which leads to the remains of Hermit Camp Built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1911-12. Back in those days visitors arrived by train then traveled nine miles by stage coach to Hermit Rest, one mile west, followed by a mule ride to the river and a night’s stay at Hermit Camp for $18.25. The tent accommodations included stoves, glass windows, real beds, and wooden floors covered with Navajo rugs. Cabins eventually replaced the tents. An aerial tramway from Pima Point carried supplies to Hermit Camp. In 1928 the Santa Fe abandoned the camp. I haven’t hiked this one, yet.

To the west I recognized Wotons Throne in the distance.

And just before I left a sundog appeared. I’ve been blessed with several of those this winter. Next stop, end of the road at Hermit Rest.

Our World-Word Verification, pain or gain

Nobody likes spam, or word verification. It’s a Pain. Or you could look at it as a Challenge.

After watching this video forwarded to me by Ruth from Body, Soul & Spirit I have a new respect for reCaptcha word verification.

Do you like to read? I mean books, online. Well then thank reCaptcha because what this does is digitize books one word at a time. That’s right. By taking 10 seconds out of your life you are helping translate scanned pages from books. “About 200 million CAPTCHAs are solved by humans around the world every day.” We are smarter than computers who can’t read words.

Of course there’s the added bonus of word verification preventing comment spam on our blogs. I appreciate not having to double check the not always reliable blogspot for spam comments. (Sorry about the double negative.) So now I’m going to put word verification back on my blog and challenge you all to figure it out. If you’ll comment that is. Hasta luego.

To tour more of the world, with or without word verification, go to Our World Tuesday by clicking here.

“The term CAPTCHA (for Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart) was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas Hopper and John Langford of Carnegie Mellon University. At the time, they developed the first CAPTCHA to be used by Yahoo.”  http://www.google.com/recaptcha/captcha

Now I feel helpful every time I successfully type a word verification, if I’m right the first time. Otherwise I cuss.

(BTW, why have both word verification and moderation?)

SSS2-Crystal shades

Without light there would be no shadows.

Yet even a soft light gives hope for more.

Thanks to the hosts of Shadow Shot Sunday 2:
Magical Mystical Teacher
Rose (a.k.a. chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman