Outdoor Movies, Shuffleboard drone, and OWLS

Don gave the drone a little exercise by just cruising over to the shuffleboard courts for a quick tour.  ALL the courts have been busy this season.

Wednesday and Thursday nights our residents were treated to a presentation from our chorus members.  It is exciting to see their enthusiasm for their favorite "sport" of singing.  There were some nice added touches too including a great guitar solo, trumpet accompaniment, a tap dancer, and even a very graceful sign language interpretation of one of the songs. 

 So much work goes into these performances.  Funds from ticket sales keep the chorus supplied with their music and equipment but tonight a check for $2,500 was donated to the Visa Grande music department and another $250 as a thank you for the marching band at our cancer awareness parade.  I cherished Betty Steel's comment that she hoped the students would remember that in 50-60 years from now they would still be able to enjoy the music they learn today.

Our first movie night was a nice success this week.

Be sure to mark your calendar for more upcoming shows.

Movies start at dusk ~6:30.  Bring your own comfortable chairs or blankets.  Concessions will be on sale and a food truck will be on-site starting at 5pm.

• March 17:  Coda  (Bama BBQ food truck)
• March 30:  Here Today  (Philly Up food truck)

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I had an opportunity at the Bistro today to meet our new Palm Creek General Manager, Dennis Jordan.  It sounds like he has plenty of experience in the mobile home industry, sales, and resort management.  He was also at the chorus concert tonight so we should get more chances to meet with him as he will be residing here within the resort.

Welcome Dennis

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I noticed that someone has redecorated our burrowing owl nest across the street from the front gate.  There is now a cute "Protected Owls" sign to mark their turf plus a nice array of rocks to mark the spot.  I walked across the street to get a picture of the nest but the little guy was outside soaking up the sun so I didn't want to get close and disturb him.  Thus this long distance shot was best I could do with a cell phone.

I received an email from a past PC resident and fellow blog reader regarding these owls.  He (Paul Andrews) attached a link to this interesting article about what it takes to move these protected owls to new habitat.

Burrowing Owls

These local birds are well photographed as that nest has been active all through the 17 years that I have lived in Palm Creek.  We've spotted them in a number of locations:

I even caught this little guy lunching on a dove.

There's plenty of food here for them!

Fellow residents and camera buffs have sent lots of beautiful photos as well.

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Some day the manufacturers of cat trees will realize that cats get bigger and need larger beds on these trees....although Kat and Mouse manage quite well.

It just doesn't look all that comfortable, however, when curled up so much that your head rests on your back feet.

Art, Glass, Photography, and Lawn Bowling

 It's another busy day here!  Walking through the Art, Photography, and Glass shows was awe inspiring seeing all the talent we have at Palm Creek.

First round was the Photo and Art show.  Al Swanson had some outstanding photos that were intriguing as I had to look closely to determine the real medium.

At first glance I couldn't tell if they were photographs or paintings.  Al explained that he performs magic to a photo with PhotoShop and then printed them on canvas.  Really nice!

Eileen Schuler turns some of her work into greeting cards.

So cute!!

I had to get a photo of Terry Myers and his famous award-winning dog, Blue.

If Betty Steel isn't busy leading the choir, she is behind a camera.  GREAT shot of our recent rainbow.

Del LaRue likes to show off his beautiful state of Alaska.

Julie Baker obviously kept busy during Covid shut in time creating all these different art forms.  She will be giving us classes this summer.

Fun loving Cindy Braden enjoyed showing off all the glass work from the glass shop.

Gym Flader is the grand master of the glass shop and has quite a collection of finished works.

Keith Steeves has some intricate mosaic pieces on display.

Sandy Milner and Sharon Kidd are both very familiar faces in the glass studio and helped with the huge raffle today.

Today was also the big CanAm Tournament at the Lawn Bowling field.

It was a colorful event!

The field can be better observed from the air.

Unfortunately, our timing was poor as the round was just finishing with only a few players left on the field.  There were over 80 participants.

PB Tournament, Angry Crab, Chorus

 Our pickleball courts are booming with activity this week due to the in-house tournament.  It was fun to stroll through the area and share the excitement from a spectator viewpoint.

I spotted this sign about signing up for lessons by Mo (Maurice Parobec).  Just want to send a special salute to Mo for his special athletic skills and the way he enjoys life.  He has certainly done wonders considering he has had a full heart transplant.  Awesome!

The pickleball website will be filled with awesome action photos due to the photographic experts who contribute their skills to the task of recording the event and posting winners.  To see their photos, go to their site:  https://palmcreekpickleballclub.com

They have some high tech volunteers.  

Speaking of local talent and opportunities, I also salute Jim & Linda Rainer who are the founders of the LiveRishi organic CBD products.  I am a dedicated customer and definitely benefit from their products.  If you try their products, tell them Sue sent you.  😃

Don sent the drone to take a look at the event.

You can watch from the air:

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We thought we'd try out the new Angry Crab Shack with its recent opening.

The place was quite busy so I'm hoping the business will survive.

Interesting posters around the room.

I'm not a true seafood lover so I opted for a standard fish and chips meal which was a mistake as it is definitely not their specialty.  Fish must have had freezer burn and the fries tasted and smelled like fish oil.  

Don ordered the salmon dinner but immediately discovered that he did not like the sauce as it was way too spicy for him.

As I watched around the room, I believe the folks who love crab food were having a great time as they were laughing and appeared happy with their crab choices.  They seemed to enjoy cracking open the crabs and picking out the choice meat.  I'm glad they were pleased and could speak positively about our newest restaurant.  I wish them success but the Heplers are headed back to the steak houses...or Chinese (especially Lucky's).  Seafood lovers will be happy to have the Angry Crab here.  

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Readers always tell me they quickly scan to the bottom of the posts so they can see what the cats are up to.

This morning Mr. Kat is resting peacefully but as soon as there is action in the house, he is first on the scene to investigate.

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Don't forget to get your tickets for the Chorus Concert scheduled for March 9 and 10. 

The Chorus Show is next week--Wednesday and Thursday, 7:00 p.m. in the Ballroom, with a wide variety of music and fun. PLUS the Vista Grande Choir will sing one number. And they will receive a donation from our ticket sales for their music program. This will be the most value for your $10.00 ticket all season so don't miss it! Tickets are available **at the Pickleball courts Thursday and Friday mornings **Saturday 10:00 to 1:00 in the walkway between SanTan & Ballroom--during Art/Glass/Photo Show **In the Ballroom Foyer Sunday evening when you are on your way in to the PC Show.

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND GLASS SHOWS this Saturday, March 5.

Drone Fly Over Plus Cat Stories

 CHORUS CONCERT:

Don't miss the Palm Creek Chorus show on March 9 or March 10.  It is always a GREAT show. The Palm Creek chorus is performing at 7.p.m. Wednesday, March 9th & Thursday, March 10th. In the ballroom. Tickets are being sold by chorus members & on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10 to 1 by the activities office, across from the ATM.

I think we have a record number of residents/guests here this year.  Yes, there are still some empty lots but not many.  Traffic is like a small city with cars, trucks, RVs, golf carts, bikes, and dog walkers.  Lots of people everywhere.

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Our cats have a "thing" about finding a partially open drawer.  We witnessed Kat last night attempting to crawl in this drawer but it wouldn't open quite far enough.

This morning Mouse took a short nap in my desk drawer.

Then I turned on the printer.  When it dings and buzzes to start printing, Kat will come running from anywhere in the house so he can watch the printing process.  Then he usually knocks the paper to the floor and maybe chews off a corner or two if we don't catch him in time.

Sometimes Kat tries to empty a drawer to make it more comfortable.