We had a great day.
After coffee and breakfast, Scott did some work on the camper (putting latches on some doors that didn't have them and painting over where he took off speakers) and I put finishing touches on the concert program and sent it off for review.
Then we went for a bike ride! Went did the same part of the Loop in the Oro Valley, starting at the Sportsman Warehouse. We have it down now.
It was beautiful. Over 80 and sunny with a steady breeze to keep us cool. We took it easy, and it took us 1.5 hours to make it to the end of the trail where it stops at the road and about an hour to ride back. The ride back was super pleasant and it felt mostly downhill this time. There were a lot of people on the trail for a Monday! But still it didn't feel crowded. Just popular.
After coffee and breakfast, Scott did some work on the camper (putting latches on some doors that didn't have them and painting over where he took off speakers) and I put finishing touches on the concert program and sent it off for review.
Then we went for a bike ride! Went did the same part of the Loop in the Oro Valley, starting at the Sportsman Warehouse. We have it down now.
It was beautiful. Over 80 and sunny with a steady breeze to keep us cool. We took it easy, and it took us 1.5 hours to make it to the end of the trail where it stops at the road and about an hour to ride back. The ride back was super pleasant and it felt mostly downhill this time. There were a lot of people on the trail for a Monday! But still it didn't feel crowded. Just popular.
I saw a lot of birds!
And also we saw a few round-tailed squirrels, including one that ran right in front of us on the bike path. We also saw someone riding a horse, heading into the horse ranch we pass on the trail.
- 8 Phainopeplas
- 5 Hummingbirds (probably Anna's hummingbird according to Merlin)
- 4 Road runners
- 2 Hawks
- 2 Gambel's quails - (probably the same ones as before; they were in the same location)
- 2 Vermillion flycatchers
And also we saw a few round-tailed squirrels, including one that ran right in front of us on the bike path. We also saw someone riding a horse, heading into the horse ranch we pass on the trail.
This time Scott stopped to take some photos of the pretty foliage we see along the trail.
When we got back, we had lunch. Then Scott went to read in the comfy chairs at the fire pits and I practiced. He came back around 5:30 and made a fire and went on his weekly call. I kept practicing. I have been practicing a lot! But it does not seem to be helping much.
When he was done with his call, I went out to enjoy the fire for a bit. Look at this great tool he made! I saw it on a YouTube channel we watch called Early American. It's historical reenactors who cook the food of the 1700 and 1800s, live in houses that they made that people back then would have made, and wear the clothes that people wore then. She uses this pipe through which she blows into the fire and it works like a bellows to stoke the fire. I told Scott about it and he made one. It works great.
When he was done with his call, I went out to enjoy the fire for a bit. Look at this great tool he made! I saw it on a YouTube channel we watch called Early American. It's historical reenactors who cook the food of the 1700 and 1800s, live in houses that they made that people back then would have made, and wear the clothes that people wore then. She uses this pipe through which she blows into the fire and it works like a bellows to stoke the fire. I told Scott about it and he made one. It works great.
After that, it was the usual wind down: cards, NYT puzzles, Would I Lie to You? (Scott was asleep in 2 minutes), and then eventually I drifted off.