Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Lace up your walking shoes because here we go again.

It has taken a long time for me to really appreciate the beauty of the desert. I’m an East Coast gal and my heart longs for the hardwood forests and ocean views. I do have to admit that the desert is growing on me though. I never would have imagined that there would be such a variety of life here. Of course, if a scorpion had crawled into view this little arid love fest would have come to a screeching halt.

I’ll never learn to appreciate the scorpions.

Just give me the birds, flowers and cacti and I’ll stay happy.

Happy, Happy, Happy. (That’s what I write when I’m having trouble thinking of what to say next.)

When I look at this photo I notice all the sun shining on the flowers. You know what that makes me think of? It makes me think of next week when I’ll be freezing my buns off up in Illinois! My son-in-law started a new job this year and taking time off at Christmas just wasn’t in the picture. That means that it is Recliner Man and my turn to travel.

I really like these pieces. If anyone has a bank vault laying around someplace and wants to gift me with them I know the perfect place in my backyard to display them.

You really have to keep looking at the ground on this walk. You just never know who is coming out to say hello.

Are we having fun? Do you understand why it was so hard to limit the number of photos that I took and shared with you. I have been on beauty overload from this walk! There is one more day to go so come back tomorrow to see the rest of Chihuly and the Desert Botanical Garden.