Sedona – Find our Wild Ride

Springtime in the Desert

Gone Fishing

To be able to serve and to eat a whole fish, especially a trout, is part of civilized dining. This applies particularly to the young, who should take to it as soon as they can handle knife and fork; this is a fine way for them to begin taking pride in themselves and their abilities.Continue reading “Gone Fishing”

Out of Africa

If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa. attributed to John Hemingway We found another way to experience a safari without being in Africa: Out of Africa, a wildlife park in Camp Verde, AZ. They take care of big cats, giraffes, a rhinoceros, lemurs, and many other animals we couldn’t see becauseContinue reading “Out of Africa”

Pink Moon

Pink moon gonna get ye all Nick Drake On Tuesday we observed the super pink moon rising above the plateau visible from our balcony. It’s called pink moon because the full moon in April coincides with the early springtime blooms of a wildflower native to eastern North America: Phlox subulata—commonly called creeping phlox or moss phlox. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-april%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/super-pink-moon-biggest-full-moon-2020-amateur-photos.html

Art Projects

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche We had a family art day. Here are our ‘acrylic pour’ creations. We are grateful to have this outlet during quarantine. We also made tie-dyed t-shirts and attended an American Indian flute presentation.

Hiking Haiku

Jumping from rock to rock Leaping across dry creek beds To join desert dance.

Into the Vortex

We ended up in Sedona, AZ, an amazingly beautiful place with an abundance of outdoor activities and spirituality both related to the geology of the area. After our Grand Canyon excursion (shout out to Williams, AZ where we stayed), we decided that AZ was a good place to be because of the low number ofContinue reading “Into the Vortex”