Letters on a Friday...ooops sorry, Saturday

Dear Arizona, After spending 10 days in your beauty it sure was difficult coming home.  I left blue skies and temps in the 80's to come home to cloudy, grey skies and temps in the 40's.  I thought surely by now, Spring would have arrived, but no, not yet.  I see that the grass has some green and the early spring bulbs are beginning to emerge, but Spring is definitely dragging it's feet this year.  Unlike Arizona that is in full bloom right now from it's beautiful blooming Palo Verde Trees....

And it's Mesquite trees

And ofcourse the palm trees....quite a few of these beauties got nipped by the extreme cold this winter leaving many with dead fronds.

And the cactus that is in it's peak right now....blooming high in the sky

or lower to the ground...

Dear Birds and Animals in Arizona, oh what a delight.  It was a nice change to see the herons and shore birds since all I usually see around my home is Canada Geese....let's face it, you can only take so many photos of Canada Geese.

And ofcourse the hummingbirds.  Two visited everyday, one female the other male and they definitely did not live harmoniously.  NEVER sharing the feeder at the same time.

We could all take lessons from this turtle, sunning himself on a log, watching the rest of the world float by.

Dear Beautiful Places to Visit, one great site after another.  From the beauty of the sunsets from Camel Back Mountain....

To the historical Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson...

Your wonders were everywhere I looked.

Dear Shopping Centers, yes, you were there ready to take my money and pack my suitcase to Over-Limit.  A brand-new outlet mall opened just as I arrived and we couldn't pass the opportunity to check out the bargains.  I managed to add 4 more pairs of shoes to my ever-expanding collection of summer sandels.  After leaving a bottle of hair gel and hair spray at the airport, I managed to slide in just under the 50 lb weight limit preventing a $90 extra charge.  I figured I could easily replace the hair gel and hair spray for less than $90.

Dear Home, I'm back, ready for Spring, ready to open the windows and welcome fresh breezes, ready to work in the garden, ready to sit on the back porch.  Yep, ready for Spring.

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PS....I have a ton more pictures from my trip to share.

Until next time.....