One of my favorite places...Chapel of the Holy Cross...

In front of the altar looking out

standing by the fountain out front

Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village...Don't miss this! More info here: http://www.tlaq.com/shop/home.php Best place to eat Mexican food and enjoy a margarita is El Rincon.

Metal art sculptures throughout the village...this is just a few...and I didn't get any photos of the gallery with the stone chairs.

Cathedral Rock taken from a hike on my birthday to Coffee Pot Rock

Coffee Pot Rock on the right ... but look at the side of the rock on the left...me thinks it looks like a side shot of Mama Bear!

One of the most photographed sites in all of Sedona...Bell Rock

What color! Trying to rival the rocks and doing a good job.

Vicki and Susan on our hike to Red Rock Crossing...Cathedral Rock overlooks Oak Creek.

There were treasures all along the path. What fun to run into an entire beach of Cairns...this is but a few. What fun we had...it's amazing what you can pack into a few days.

The sunsets here continue to amaze me! The desert is blooming...

Right out the back window is this agave. What a treat it has been to watch. You can almost see it grow! It's grown 6 feet in a couple of weeks and we are really sorry we won't be here to see it flower.

Look what we found in our bag of bags...Moki

Tut relaxing on the couch...

Gizzy fascinated by the water

The Scotts Oriole! What a beauty.

And with this we say good-bye to Arizona. On Monday, May 4th we will be heading to Boise for 9 weeks! We had a great time enjoying the kitties, the desert and Steve and Penny's home at Rock Haven. They have great neighbors too...Marty and Katherine who have been so hospitable with their shop and having us to dinner...they're great cooks! Lucky us...

April was a busy month of company and sight seeing. Our friend Sandi came out to visit from April 8-13 and then Vicki and Susan from April 23-27. We took them to the Grand Canyon, only 100 miles away, Jerome and Sedona. Of course, pictures can't capture the splendor of the Canyon but here is a taste...

One of the few points along the 7 mile trail where you can see the Colorado River

The "Battleship" in the Canyon

Will pose for food...but you're not suppose to feed them. Do you think he knows that?

Quote the Raven "Never More" He sat just a few feet from me hoping to get some trail mix.

A cool twisted tree overlooking the canyon. There is a great hiking trail for 7 miles along the edge. No cars only buses that run every 15 minutes and and stop at 9 different overlooks

Sandi and me enjoying a perfect day!

This is a preview of his "A River Runs Through It" diamond willow stick

Wow, this pic does not do this incredible diamond willow stick justice!