Desert Life

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's pools

One of the walls of Taleisin West

Cacti

Mara cowering in fear under the fire breathing dragon

A sculpture with the moon shining through

Mara and her pigs

Yellow snake

A bird that was so kind to pose for us.

Gemstones!

Sara as a bat...?

This morning, we went to the Sonora-Desert Museum, which is more like a zoo. It was 112 degrees while we were there, so we really got a taste of desert life. Animals, being rather smart, stay hidden and sleep in that kind of heat, but we did get to see a bear, mountain lion, prairie dog and lots of snakes. On the way to Scottsdale, we stopped at Eva's for an authentic Mexican lunch, or so the sign said. It was quite tasty and our server was Eva. We are staying at the Doubletree resort in Scottsdale. It's very nice with two pools, many fountains, tennis courts, and a putting green. More stuff to do than we have time for. This evening we went to Taleisin West. The winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright for the last 20 years of his life. (In the summer he stayed at Taleisin in Wisconsin.) It is easy to see why he liked it here. The current students are in Wisconsin. We had a very interesting tour with a guide that told us not just about the building, but Wright himself. Mara has made it her life goal to see all of Wrights buildings that are still standing. This building was not only in nature, nature was in it, so we saw a lot of things scurrying around. There was a pack rat that ran into a man's camera as he was trying to take a picture of it. Mara was the one who noticed it at first. We also saw a lizard, rabbit and a kangaroo mouse. Most entertaining. Tomorrow - L.A......;)