Drone of palm trees and empty park

 I finally nagged Don enough to get the drone in the sky so we could see the empty RV spots around the park.  It's also fun to watch the palm trees as they come into bloom.  They have these strange looking spikes protruding from their tops.  Soon they'll burst into the white flowers (which we call Arizona snow because they shed all over when done blooming.)

I clipped a few still shots from the video.

This cottonfield to the north of the park is the "nexus" division that the city is voting to rezone as light industrial.  Progress moves onward but I'll miss watching the cottonfield each season.

Check out all the solar panels being installed on top of the Admin building.

Morning aerobics class in action. 

Southwest corner of the park 6-7-2023

Southwest corner of the park on 3-29-2023

Better picture of the solar panels on top of the admin bldg and across the street over the parking lot.

So many new houses still arriving weekly.

Again I must comment about our fantastic weather this spring.  OMG!  It has been glorious.  Now that June is here, our afternoons are heating up but it still cools down at night making our mornings absolutely perfect in the cool 60s.  We so enjoy our morning coffee out on the patio every day!  Oh yes....don't forget a few lovely sunsets!

It's still not too hot for sport enthusiasts to be practicing their activities.  Batting practice continues.

It's a bit of a struggle for Mouse to crawl into one of his favorite hideouts, but he can still make it.

Scavenger Hunt & June Events

Those who know me understand that I am an avid bird watcher.  Imagine my excitement this morning when we watched this beautiful red-tailed hawk land just a block away!  It was awesome!  

LOL..........our scavenger hunt was a hoot!  We were handed a list of 20 clues and had an hour to locate as many as we could.  It was required that our team take a selfie at each location.  HA!!  It was a bright sunshiny day (of course) making it VERY difficult to detect if we had ourselves in the selfie.  We wound up with hilarious photos of squinting poses.  You can't easily smile and squint at the same time. 😄

One clue was by the Cafe window so Chef and Bridgette photo bombed each picture. 😀

We had about 60 people participating so the streets were buzzing with busy golf carts.

On a quieter day, I snapped a couple casual photos.  These begonia plants at the main office have really done well.

Anywhere you drive around town or along the highway, you can't help but notice that the saguaros are in full bloom.  This one is right here at site 1017.

Our June calendar has been published already.  Looks like another month of fun events to keep us occupied.

Evening treat time for Kat and Mouse is an adventure.  Mouse is an instinctive hunter so loves to chase after his treats.  Sometimes he jumps up and catches the treat in mid air.

Lovely Day

 Another of our summer events:  We have a busload of folks heading for the Prescott Bluegrass Festival in June.  If they could assure me the temperature would be below 90, I'd agree to go along.  😕  Sounds like fun.

Our local temps are just perfect in the mornings.

How peaceful to hear the waterfall and watch a couple mama ducks with their little ones.

My neighbor spotted this golden eagle perched on a house at the end of our street!  Awesome!!  I'd love to see him in person.  Feral cats and ducks had better beware!

OMG!  Look at this beautiful cactus plant.  It's sad that they only last one day.

Have a GREAT day!

Ballroom Cafe

 We're so thankful for our new Ballroom Cafe being open this summer!  It makes a great gathering place as you just invite the neighbors or friends and say "Meet you at the Cafe for lunch".

Chef Maywalt, Bridget, and Deb have been busy preparing goodies for us.

Now in addition to our GREAT all you can eat salad bar, Chef has also started his specialty meal of the week.  Don calls it "man food" as he tires easily of a light salad.

Of course there are always delicious pastries for breakfast or to sneak home for a snack.

I missed this opportunity today.  I was done eating already before I spotted Bridget's surprise dessert of the week.  I'll definitely be on the look out for what comes next.  As shown by the display case, her treats are popular.

Our weather is starting to heat up for summer as we had our first triple digit yesterday at 102.  Thankfully, it still cools down at night so our mornings are truly delightful.  I do so enjoy hopping on my bike (Sue's Harley) and taking a nice ride around the park to see what's blooming for the day.  I think I'll post a few beauties or unique items each time I post.

This shrub is a real award winner!

I'll definitely be watching this cactus to see it when it opens.

The cactus don't have to be BIG to be beautiful.  Look at this tiny masterpiece I found in Tom Gottfried's succulent bed.

Some plants really get carried away when they're in full bloom.

I spotted these unique small pepper plants at a site.  Really caught my attention.

I've seen some tall spikes on the agave plants...but look at this strange one.  It's so TALL and thin compared to any others that I've seen around the park.

Our new cat condo is very popular as "the boys" (Kat and Mouse) enjoy their mornings on the patio with us.  To those residents who are still here for the summer....be sure to wave and say good morning as we're outside for our early morning coffee.

Tiny Letter + More

 I'm excited that I was able to find an email service that allows me to send a notice to all registered readers when I post something new.  It was a challenge to say the least.  Then I had to transfer all the Mail Chimp addresses to the new service.  Whew!  The new company is called "Tiny Letter".  I've added a link to the blog....over on the right hand side where newbies can register.  

The WeedCo crew is starting this week to spray the entire park for weeds. They started over on the southeast corner.

All the spraying close to buildings and individual sites is done by hand.

We saw our landscape crew busy aerating the lawn bowl area.

Beautiful cactus flowers!

Springtime in Arizona.