Early Tuesday evening, there was a beautiful setting with the nearby pond and fountain.
On Wednesday, March 11, my niece Lauren Carroll gave birth to a baby girl --- Callie Mae. What at joyous occasion!
Thursday morning, I played pickleball with the 3.75 ladies group. I took this opportunity to have a photo taken with friends Merilee McCartney and Colleen Loebs.
On my first walk of the morning on Friday the 13th, Preston and I saw a hot air balloon take off on the field across from Palm Creek Resort.
For dinner, Tom and I went to the Angry Crab Shake for a fix of oysters. Yummy, yummy!!
Wendy, the manager, verified that the oysters are flown in from Chesapeake Bay. Amazing!
Later that evening, there was a gorgeous sunset over the golf course.
Saturday morning, my friends Becka and Rick Simpson were walking through the park. Unfortunately, there dear dog Joey had to be put down earlier in the week. Such a difficult decision!
And yes, there was another hot air balloon looming over Palm Creek.
At my home in Williams, I have four outdoor cameras at various locations. This morning, my neighbor's cat Dutch was photographed.
Sunday morning, Preston and I had a meetup with Dalmatian Ares and Sherri Pea. While we were in the park, my friend Fred Anderson came with his retriever Bree. It was fun getting some photos.
On an afternoon walk with Preston, neighbors Jeanne-Marie and James Taylor drove by in their golf cart. Jeanne Marie recently helped us post a "For Sale" ad on Next Door --- for our travel trailer.
My sister Carrie was in Georgia for the birth of her second grandchild. Both Carrie and Lauren posted some updated photos of baby Callie. Callie's brother Coltor is excited for this addition too.
Monday, I played pickleball with Fred Anderson and Mike Loebs.
Tuesday, Tom and I dropped Preston off at Paw Ranch Pet Resort. We then drove south to Willcox, Arizona. We had reservations at Sunset Inn & Suites. Down the street, I noticed that there was a winery tasting room. There, we met Tyler representing the winery Aridus Wine Company.
Tyler said that 75% of all wine grapes in Arizona are produced in the Willcox area. We enjoyed all of the wines --- so we bought a case of reds and whites.
The next morning, Tom and I had breakfast adjacent to the motel lobby. It was amazing! There was a menu of breakfast options and the cook personally prepared each of our selections.
After breakfast, I drove a few minutes away to secure a geocache. It was my first cache find in 2026.
Willcox is 40 minutes from Chiricahua National Monument.
Near the entrance of this national monument is Faraway Ranch. Our friend, Libby Beatty, highly recommended that we stop and see this site. Faraway Ranch used to be a working farm and ranch.
Tom and I visited the Visitor Center and then we drove out to Massai Point --- twenty minutes up the road.
After leaving Chiricahua National Monument, we headed northwest to Sierra Vista, Arizona. We stopped in historic Tombstone, Arizona, for lunch.
Tom and I had reservations at Gateway Studio Suites. Our friend, Libby Beatty, moved to Sierra Vista in August. We went to her home for dinner. Libby has a new dog, Star Lillie.
After dinner, Libby took us to a hilltop catholic chapel for a nice after dinner walk.
The next morning, Libby and I went to Kartchner Caverns State Park. It was about 30 minutes north of Sierra Vista. We had reservations to tour the cave at 9:30 a.m.
The cave was amazing. The Rotunda/Throne.tour was just over an hour.
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