Lorraine's birthday

Lorraine is a senior citizen just shy of Medicare and Social Security. Today is her birthday. Yesterday, Anna and John took us to the Phoenix Zoo for their gift. Of course, it is a two edged sword, have fun and babysit at the same time. Nevertheless, Lorraine and I left with some beautiful photographs of the grandchildren.

I don't care much for the zoo, but the grandchildren are a different thing altogether.

Spring Break

Nowadays, we do not travel much. When we do, we seldom go south. Lorraine agreed to go to San Xavier del Bac and Bisbee because she did not want me to spend the money to fly to San Diego for a couple of days. (Tightwad!)

Initially, the plan was to spend the night in Sierra Vista in order to allow enough time to see Bisbee. However, Bisbee is more interesting if you have money to spend. We did not have it, and there was nothing we needed anyway. We just found it easier to drive home and end our 15 hour day in our own beds.

If I had gone alone, I certainly could have knocked around all of the places with my camera a little longer. Instead, I was rushed and ended up not real pleased with my results. Nevertheless, getting out of town for a few hours and working myself to exhaustion in the process were satisfying.

Janie Rose Brooksby

I have not been taking many pictures lately. Work has been challenging. Life has been limited.

Nevertheless, we do get to babysit Janie Rose and her brothers. She was resting on her mother's lap as I framed this shot. It is not great, but that does not matter. She remains my adorable granddaughter, who is growing and changing quickly.