Margaret's visit

A hummingbird was hanging about.
Margaret arrived on Saturday March 14th to visit for a week. First stop was the Desert Botanical Gardens to see the Chihuly exhibit and also to enjoy the garden. The wildflowers were in full bloom and may I just say we saw more here than we did in our "Wildflower trip" last year. Not quite sure how I managed not to take any pictures of them, must have been enjoying their beauty. Margaret, Pat and I had a lovely day walking around and then we stopped for my favorite margaritas and appetizers at Z tejas.

Most of Margaret's visit was spent relaxing outside reading books and magazines and just enjoying a little warm weather. Mike and William were on spring break that week so she got to spend some time with the two of them. One early morning Margaret and I went to the Riparian Water Ranch in Gilbert to take a walk around and look for some wildlife. The cactus were in bloom and it was a very pleasant early morning walk before the heat of the day set in.

Mike, Grandma and William

Planning their escape, I think.

Zane Grey's cabin or at least a replica

On Friday all of us took a drive to Payson to see what there was to see. In a couple words - not too much - but it was a beautiful drive in the mountains, and we did go to the Rim Country Museum. Apparently Payson's claim to fame is that Zane Grey had a cabin there where he did a lot of his writing. They have a replica of his cabin and some other interesting artifacts. It was a beautiful day and a nice drive and somewhere we had never been, so it was worth the trip. The Rim is in that area somewhere, but I am not sure how soon I will be making that drive again as I was quite nauseated by the time we got there. I am not even sure what the Rim is but apparently it is something you should see if out that way and it looked to me like it involved more mountain roads and not headed towards home, so not this time.