Only one more week in Arizona!!!

We have completed our second week at Gospel Rescue Mission.  Most of the work this week has been at the "transition house" which is a residence for graduate clients from GRM to have a place to live while attending college or finding suitable employment.

The kitchen was a very big project.  There were several women living in the same kitchen.  Niki made it her mission to clean everything, including the light fixtures.

Of course it was Billie's choice to clean all of the refrigerators.

There was a number of wires coming into the house which needed to be removed, the question was, which one of the 17 connections was the live one?

The shower threshold was coming apart, in fact, when we tried to lift a broken tile, the entire threshold came up.  After a little cleaning and prep work, Jim and myself filled the cracks, laid new tile, added grout and sealer.

Feryl was able to get into the act sorting papers and filing.

After all of that it was time to visit Golden Corral for a Sower gathering.

Of course, there was time for cotton candy!

We also paid another visit to Saguaro west to see the progress of the blossoms.

This wrinkled giant has had a hard life but is still reaching for the stars with all the energy God has given it.

The blossoms on the teddy bear were so beautiful and delicate.

Likewise, the prickly pear was in full bloom.

There is evidence that there was others there before us.  Is this ancient graffiti or messages to those who follow? 

We looked and just asked you the questions!

Others are looking at the same thing!

But a hardy bug for lunch is much more on his mind.

We found the saguaro just beginning to bloom.  The blossoms are very beautiful but don't last very long.

A mother roadrunner tending a nest...

While dad is out rounding up some lunch.  (Really these are in a display inside the Visitor's Center.  They move so fast I haven't been able to capture them live).

Then we stopped by the desert museum and these guys are live and trying to stay out of the direct sunlight.

This beautiful fellow was there to entertain us for a while.  Isn't he just gorgeous?

This fellow was let loose and trying to score some lunch from the top of  the tallest saguaro.

What's all the excitement?

Boy am I thirsty?

Hey guys, the card game is under the fourth rock tonight.

We stayed around for the 7:42 moon rise and this was our reward.

This is a cluster of at least five different cacti.  Who do you suppose will win out in 25 years?

All in all, it was another wonderful day in some of God's handiwork.