This is Randy and Wendy outside the western museum. The name of this sculpture is "Thank you for the rain".
We have a northerner's fascination with cacti. There are so many different varieties and they're such interesting plants to learn about. The giant saguaro which are so prevalent here don't get their first 'arms' until they're between 50 - 100 years old! It takes them a long time to reach this impressive height. That's Wendy and Randy standing in front of one of them.
These beautiful specimens were just begging to be photographed.
Looks real doesn't he? Sculptures like this one of the burrow and prospector are common in the downtown part of Wickenburg. Beside each one there's a button to push to hear the story of the sculpture - very entertaining.
That beavertail cactus (or maybe it's prickly pear) is growing out of the trunk of the palm tree - very unusual.
Oops! the rain prayer statue again, this time with three beauties sitting in front. In case you don't recognize us, it's Mickey, me and Wendy.
Another thing that scares the bejeebers out of unwary tourists are things like gila monsters, rattle snakes, road runners and giant spiders on the sidewalks - all made of metal and secured in place of course. You should have seen Wendy jump when I pointed out the black widow spider a couple of inches away from her feet!!!
In the early days of Wickenburg they didn't have a jail. Instead, when someone needed incarceration, he was handcuffed and chained to the jail tree, where he sat until he was satisfactorily dealt with.
So that's just a taste of our day. I'm going to go post the rest of my pictures on Facebook.
Oh yes, and for those of you who asked, this is how the back of my hair looks now.
7 comments:
Yes thank you Pat for another lovely day in Arizona. It's been wonderful. The weather is awesome. Swimming is so relaxing.Very grateful!xo
Pat forgot to tell you about our awesome lunch at the quaint little place. I had the best sweet potato fries I've ever had and a turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich. Pat had the best BLT she's ever had and Wendy had a wonderful Rueban. Won't tell you what Randy had!(biscuits and gravy & chili). Looked awful but he liked it!
Yes, the Horseshoe Cafe - should have taken a picture of it. The BLT and sweet potato fries were soooo good!
are you ladies driving Uncle Randy nuts yet?
Mmmmm, sounds tasty.
And you warmed my heart by showing more cacti!!!! I enjoy "touring" thru you!!!
I've never been there, so it was great to see the pictures. Oh my, those cactus look beautiful! I loved the one with the arms. Looks like a person, or at the least, that it would have a personality!
I enjoyed the lesson about the saguaro. I had no idea it didn't produce arms until it was 50 to 100 years old. You learn something new everyday. Glad you are having such a great time.
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