Beauty Is All Around!!!!

Arizona has a way on growing on you. The longer that I am here, the more I have come to really like Arizona. 

Today, the PUPS and I took a drive to the community of Roosevelt to pick up a letter from our dear friend, Carolyn, at the U S Post Office. Carolyn had sent me some photos from our time in Patagonia. I took my camera so I could take some shots of road side flowers, cacti and the mountains...

The above wildflower was in the Post Office parking lot.

Coulter's Globe Mallow

The PUPS set out on a PATH to adventure!!

Pat, "Fairy Dusters" do grow wild in Arizona. 

Desert Lupine was everywhere along the side of the road.

Desert Marigold

Desert Penstemon & Desert Lupine

Carolyn sent the package to me in care of General Delivery at the Roosevelt Post Office. While there, I was fortunate to meet a very friendly and beautiful lady, Kim. I left the Post Office and took the PUPS for a walk on a nearby lakeside road where I had seen some great cacti. While the PUPS were exploring and having a great time I took the above photos. 

At ten minutes to five I decided to return to the Post Office and ask Kim if I could take a photo or two of her. She graciously agreed...

Kim!!

What a smile!! 

The PUPS and I headed back to the "Bus" just in time to catch the beauty of the sunset...

A raven flies into view as I take the sunset shot.

Truly, beauty is all around. Who would have thought that one would find such beauty at the Post Office?!?!

White & Yellow

How I spent my birthday...

Pat and Jim suggested that we go to Bisbee to celebrate my birthday. So off we go...

Of course, when I saw some wildflowers on the side of the road I just had to stop...

...then on to Bisbee...

Above are Pat and Jim on one of the main streets of Bisbee. At one time, during its copper mining boom, Bisbee was the largest town between San Francisco and New Orleans. I was told that there were over a hundred bars in Bisbee during the boom times.

We ate lunch at the Bisbee's Table Restaurant...

Making a wish!!

We had a fun day. When I got back to the "Bus" I continued the celebration with the PUPS!!

AS PROMISED...

In the most recent post I promised more flower and cactus photos. I will add a few shots of Roosevelt Lake and the Roosevelt Lake Bridge and Dam as well...

Because of the severe drought in this part of the country the lake level of Roosevelt Lake, which can be seen in the above photo, is currently only at 50% of its capacity.

The Roosevelt Lake Bridge was built before the dam for $21.3 million so the traffic on Arizona Highway 188 could be relocated. It is the longest two-land, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America. The bridge, spanning 1,080 feet across Roosevelt Lake, was painted blue to blend in with the lake and sky, letting the form speak. The top of the bridge is 300 feet above the water. In 1995, it was named one of the top twelve bridges in the nation.

Before I forget, I want to show where the PUPS and I  were camped at the Escapees Co-Op in Benson, Arizona...

Now back to a few scenes at our current location...

Our "Bus" is a little right of center on an almost straight line from the big cluster of yellow flowers as seen from Arizona Highway 188.