Ray and Ruth Tourangeau: January 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

January 30, 2011 CURLING WHEEEEEE

YES, curling. Great shot and Glen looked pleased with himself. So... we do watch some TV but only for curling, and news and discovery, history,and ice road truckers in India and Ice Pilots, etc,etc

Curling is on Sunday, Monday and blah, blah

January 29, 2011 Pot luck supper

Our first pot luck supper. Lots of good food. I impressed them with perogies, but was told I have to bring more next time. Even Ray said they were good.

January 29,2011 Civil war re-inactment at the Quartermasters Post

Ray standing by the Gatling Battery Gun

This the doctors office, got a broken leg, he'll fix it. Amputation!!

Ray with a Confederate (Rebel) soldier and Union (Yankee) soldier.

Battle field filed with smoke from the canons.

Gatling gun hiding behind tree waiting for the Rebels.

The field after the firing of the gatling gun was over

This was a 4" Canon able to shoot a 4 LB ball up to 2 miles.

January 28, 2011 Conservation Park

A small oasis in the middle of a busy city. The residents here are of the feathery nature. Wierd geese and ducks

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

This is a Stag Horn cactus, getting ready to bloom

These are Saugaro cactus out in the Sonora Desert.

This a Barrel Cactus budding

These are the buds for the Barrel Cactus, close up. Don't have a fragrance and not sure I want to get close enought to try and smell.

These are the Organ Pipe Cactus. Grow in bunches and this is the one that the National Park is named after.

This is a giant Saguaro Cactus, stands about 50 feet tall and probably as many years old. (50 years)It is about 2.5 feet in diameter. It is starting to bud, the flowers come out in late May and apparently the fruit which is red is extremely tasty and is sought after by birds, animals and human alike. Might have to stay longer!!!

January 25, 2011 Painted Rock Petrogtyph Site

Turkey Vultures, just finishing a meal of desert mule deer

Petrogtyphh painted rock. These were done about 3000 years ago by the local indians. The Hohokan Indians lived in this region about 300BC to AD 1450.

Designs depicting the events of the day & time

Ray standing among some of the rocks

Ruth Taking a closer look at the snake carved into the rock

These are the biggest carvings on the very top of the rock pile. Most all the carvings are done on the south/east side.

This is the interior of the Saugaro cactus or the "skelton" The wood is very hard once dried and has been used for firewood by the local indians in the past. It is very difficult to find now and you can't keep these beautiful pieces to transport to Canada.

January 24/11 Quechan Indian Reservation, Yuma

This is the start of the Quechan Reservation in Yuma. They own about 80 sqaure miles of farm land in this area. The casino is one of the largest in this region. There are many beautiful homes here for the seniors and working people.

This the casino.

Senios center

Norma is a Navijho crafts woman from Northern Arizona

San Pedro Church at Yuma Territorial Prison

Sunday, January 23, 2011

January 21/11 Not all hard work

It is a hard days work to keep cool in Yuma!! Ray and friend exchange BS sories under a huge Ficus tree.

January 22/11 Park soup supper

What a feast!! It was +84F and we had a soup supper. There were 16 different soups to choose from and everyone was good. I am the fifth from the left with a hearth Ministrone (top) and Ray, along with everyone else is trying to sample each one.

January 23/11 Western Sands RV Park - Our site

This is our site. It has a Palo Verte Tree in front that is only 3 years old. Upon maturity it can stand 20 feet high and covered with little yellow flowers. Should start to bloom in about 1 month.