Here in Northern Arizona, we are in the midst of the Monsoon season. We have experienced rain and wind in the afternoons.
Then, we often enjoy the subsequent rainbows.
Saturday morning, eight of us played pickleball at 10:00 a.m. The Monsoon season sometimes impacts our pickleball play in the afternoon.
Saturday afternoon, I had a 2:30 p.m. facial with Kacia Maddox. It is wonderful having her "magic fingers" caring for my face.
Sunday, I drove to Buckskinner Park to check the coordinates of my recently published cache entitled "O-Pine by the Lake." Someone tried to find this cache with no luck. I had to trick the geocaching.com coordinates to get the placement in the right.
That evening, Tom and I went to DJ's Wild West Junction to listen to Marko from Slovenia. We are so glad that his mother-in-law lives in Williams. Marko is an excellent entertainer.
Monday afternoon, I took Preston to town. We parked at the Grand Canyon Railway and walked a loop.
Several folks posted beautiful photos of the wildflowers blooming vividly.
On Tuesday, August 11, five of us played pickleball at 10:00 a.m. I was the only woman. Fun!
Later in the afternoon, I went to Kaibab Lake. There, I spotted three Bull Elk. But, I was not able to get all three in one photo.
Wednesday, Tom and I had lunch together at Rustic 66 Sushi & Grill. I had told Tom that they had a great hamburger. He definitely agreed. I had the salmon sashimi bowl. Yummy!
One of my dining room chairs has a hole in the seat. I need to have it repaired. I made an appointment with the East Flagstaff Upholstery & Carpet Shop.
That evening, Tom and I went to dinner at Western View Steakhouse at the Best Western. Our favorite waiter, Alfredo, served us. There was a beautiful sunset from the dining room window.
On Friday, August 14, Tom had an appointment with Dr. Felsted at Barnet, Delaney, and Perkins Eye Center. Tom's left eye pressure is still very high.
This means that Tom will keep his September 1st appointment with Dr. Funke in Mesa. Dr. Funke will do a procedure to plant some medicine in his eye to reduce the pressure. This procedure was very successful in Tom's right eye earlier in the year.
On Saturday, August 15, Preston and I went up Perkinsville Road to find a cache that was placed on Summit Mountain. The road up to the cache was a little too rough, so I parked my truck. Preston and I walked the one mile up. I recognized this location from a time --- years ago --- that Tom and I came up here.
On the way home, we met up with a very large flock of sheep. Preston was very interested in these new animals.
Sunset on August 16 was spectacular.
My Indiana friends, Sherri and Mike Pea, added Dalmatian Sarge to their pack in July. He is blending well with Dalmatian Ares. Sherri sent me this photo. 😃😃😃
Friends Kristine and Roland Manahan have the cutest little seven month old Yorkshire Terrier named Keiki. Roland shared a recent photo of Kristine and Keiki.
On Monday, August 17, Preston and I went to White Horse Lake. This was a first visit there for Preston.
The weather was beautiful, but it was a little hot.
Preston and I walked in the woods by the lake. The shade was refreshing.
As Preston and I walked back to the truck, I was able to take a reasonable selfie.
August 18 was my great niece Lily's 3rd birthday. Her mother Katelyn took her to Disneyland for the celebration. This was Lily's first visit to "The Happiest Place on Earth."
Six of us played pickleball on Tuesday. We were joined by Martha's husband Chris. This was the first time I have played with Chris this season. Fun!
Wednesday morning, I heard Preston barking outside. It was then that I saw a doe with her two fawns. The fawns scattered, but the doe came over to the fence to see Preston. Wow! This doe is the one that we nicknamed "Preston's girlfriend" from last summer. Preston and the doe ran up and down the fence line four or five times.
Mama doe finally left Preston and went to get reunited with her two fawns.
On Thursday afternoon, August 20, we had rain showers and hail.
Francesco posted a photo of himself on Facebook. It is possible that he is visiting his family's summer home in Sicily.
Friday night, Tom and I went to Rod's Steakhouse for dinner. This restaurant reopened almost a year ago, so it was time to try it out. My prime rib was excellent! Tom was disappointed in his "anniversary special" steak, so he ended up with a hamburger. My "award-winning" Margarita was very good. Tom was very pleased with his Old Fashion cocktail. The bartender muddled the drink perfectly!
While we were in town having dinner, it apparently poured at our golf community of Highland Meadows. One of our neighbors caught a photo of the subsequent rainbow.
As Tom and I were returning home, I was able to snap this photo of awesome clouds with the sunset.
Saturday evening, seven Highland Meadows Ladies went on a Bat Walk at the Grand Canyon Deer Farm.
The docent was a woman from Kartchner Caverns State Park.
There were a total of twenty of us on this tour.
We heard several nearby bats, but the only live bat we saw was a rescue bat that lived at the Deer Farm. It looked like Yoda of Star Wars.
Another highlight was the evening sky.
Sunday morning, I saw that CanyonDen had a new cache hide. It was nearby --- so I went after it! And yes, I secured another "First to Find."
The sunflowers are in bloom all around. I never get tired of their beauty.
That evening, the sunset was spectacular.
Monday, I had an appointment in Flagstaff. Unfortunately, the SimonMed Imaging technician was called away from the property. So, my appointment never happened. On my way back home, I stopped twice to secure two geocache finds. One was in Bellemont.
One was near Williams --- off of Airport Road.
That evening, Martha and Chris Hoyt hosted the Pickleball Group at their home on Bogey Drive.
Every couple brought a specialty. The theme was Asian. I found an Asian layered salad recipe.
Roland brought Corn Hole. Sivert, Kelly, Roland, and Martha played.
Kelly and Sivert brought pigs in a blanket and a side dish.
Kristine and Roland brought their dog Keiki and homemade wontons and fried rice.
Chris was the barbecue specialist --- serving up pork tenderloin and chicken breast. Roland deep fried the wontons next to the grill.
Tom and I enjoyed sharing the Asian layered salad with our friends. It was a lovely evening enjoyed by all.
