A Monster!!!

And, look at this beautiful beaded bracelet by Carol of Sandfibers...she captured the colors and texture of the Gila Monster perfectly!

Off-Roading In Another Dimension...

....and refueling with electricity

Happy Mother's Day

Have a wonderful, lovely day with your family...

Turtle Expedition and Photographer

I met a wonderful couple who are "Turtle Expedition." They travel all over the world doing overland expeditions. At the Overland Expedition in Prescott Valley, Az they gave a slide show of an adventure through Russia. They were challenged to make it from the Pacific to the Atlantic...all on dirt. Of course they had to cross some streams and rivers, but they were able to make the journey. The stories they shared about the "country" people of Russia was amazing and heart warming. One of the most interesting and sad stories they told was about the "road of bones." This road runs from Magadan to Yakutsk in Siberia. It was built by political prisoners during Stalin's rule and as they worked they froze and starved to death. Since the ground is frozen it was impossible to bury the dead. The bones were broken up and used to "pave" the road. The road is 2000km long.

As I walked around taking pictures at the Overland Expo I caught a very young photographer wielding a camera with a lens that was almost as big as she was.

Bird, Roadrunner, and Bunnies...oh my!

I love looking out my office window because these are the things that I see daily...


Now if this guy isn't careful
His baby brother is going to steal his sunning spot!



He's about the size of an egg!