Helping at the Women's Center - more painting, adding a door, and tidying up the work and storage areas
This storage shed really needed a door -
one that was not infested with dry rot, mould, etc.
Lou's job was to organize their tool shed,
now they'll probably wonder where their stuff is!
This newly reorganized pantry has more food than some of the grocery stores!
Weekend fun:
Starts with a short trip to the air field
Lou "rescued" this airplane from his sisters garage.
His dad flew this plane over 30 years ago.
It still flies and with a little modification it flies again.
Then:
Saguaro National Park - East
They say that the Saguaro stores water and that a big one can weigh 4000 pounds.
How do they measure that?
"Jumping Cholla"
(cause it will jump out and attack you if you walk too close)
Cholla cactus stump.
All done jumping.
Red berries caught our eye--
Mistletoe berries
A walk in the park - or bike if you prefer.
A trip to the Pima Air Museum - "must do"
It's always fun to revisit the Wright Brothers story.
The Wing Warping was the early way to turn the plane.
The pilot had to lay prone and shift his hips from side to side in order to guide the plane.
Bumble Bee - Worlds smallest bi-plane
Interesting looking helicopter!
Such variety
Unusual helicopter - ur- 'hoppicopter'
"OUCH"
legs as a landing gear??
And Lou flew one of these
The "Women in Flight" section recalled the hard won battles that women had to fight to overcome the prejudices that 'women weren't smart enough --etc."
Since we had learned about Glenn Curtiss in one of our previous trips, it was interesting to see that he had deliberately rigged his plane so that his first woman student would not be able to fly the plane.
The entire wall was painted to show what was inside the bomber.
That poor tail gunner!
Along with hacksaws, chocolate and caramel were included in a survival kit.
A map lovers globe - 6 ft in diameter, weighs several hundred pounds.
Lunch with friends - Shirley and Earl Murphy
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
We met Nate and Sue Carry at Casa Grande- Pinal Cowboy Church
We met Nate several years ago at the Samaritan's Purse Flood Relief in Lyons Colorado- been Facebook Friends ever since.
Can't do better than a saddle for a pulpit!
Best Baptismal ever!
That church knows how to love on its community -
They hold rodeos on the church property, and had a fiddlers contest last weekend.
After lunch - we went to the other
Saguaro National Park - West
Looks like a big climb to see the petroglyphs, but its ok.
We are calling these short jaunts a "FIKE" (fake hike)
Lovely day, week, work experience.
We are blessed indeed!
