9-30-2018 New Flutes!

While I was on retreat in Phoenix,

DH explored the Tucson AZ area,

Saguaro National Park, the Biosphere2,

and the Native American Flute Store in Patagonia AZ.

Bird totem on cedar pocket flute G...

Golden Eagle totem on cedar flute F#...

8-29-2018 New Friends

New friends from Arizona...

9-28-2018 Sunrise...Sunset

Sunrise...

Sunset...

9-27-2018 Fearless Leader

My fearless leader

 getting ready for the day ahead...

9-26-2018 For Once...

I speak my truth...

9-25-2018 Home Sweet Home

for the next week...

9-24-2018 Sunrise Departure

heading to Minneapolis/St.Paul...

and catching a connecting flight to Phoenix...

over Nebraska...

over Colorado...

(click on photo to enlarge

and see the on circular field 

sporting the Colorado logo...)

a bird's eye view...

landing in Phoenix...

9-23-2018 Buffalo Pumpkin Patch

9-22-2018 Irish Meadows Alpaca Farm Open House

Peeking into the barns to see the babies.

Climbing the ladder up to the hay loft.

Watching the alpaca eat hay.

Feeling the very soft alpaca fleece!

Turning the wheel to brush the fleece fibers.

Carding/brushing the fleece to clean it.

Spinning the fleece into yarn.

Getting a free sample/souvenir of alpaca yarn...

and a little baggie of black fleece!

Safe in the storm shelter/tornado cellar.

Exploring the converted barn/gift shop.

Feeling all the soft alpaca goodies!

This was the perfect way to spend a beautiful Fall morning!

Thank you so much for joining me, DD and GDs!

This is Oma's favorite alpaca yarn source!