Christmas Season in Yuma

Pat got a haircut yesterday (12-9-11) and a new style.  Turned out good!
(to see the lastest pictures, scroll down)

12-12-11.  Headed to Casa Grande to see the VA eye doc. Was  going to ride the scooter, but there's a high percent possibility of rain today.  Redd is going with me.

Hot Sauce!  Sophia's in Gila Bend

Redd has had several surgeries on his face and head  (and other parts) this last summer.  He's doing well, on the road to recovery.

I REALLY like this picture!

The junction to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point).  Good memories from down there.

The prices have gone up, but the food is still excellent here at Sophia's

The desert is waiting for the rain that's coming.  It's been a very dry year out here.

Redd remembers stopping here with his family back in the mid-50's, just before it closed.  Now it's abandoned, but looks like someone from the surrounding ranch may be doing some repairs on the building.  It was an old service station.

A deep grease pit, corrals and loading chutes in the back.  This was a busy place, but was closed up in the late 1950's.

The pump at the old water well.

The rain started.  We're on a back road off I-8, going into Casa Grande.  These goats are smart enough to get out of the rain

Some friendly sheep.

The later it got, the more happy I was to have taken the "Green Lizard".  Lots of wind and heavy rain in places.

Appointment is over.  Lunch was good, and a milkshake in Gila Bend on the way home was good.  Sun going down near Tacna, AZ.  Got back to Yuma at 6 PM.

They have some very special privey's out here in the dessert.  This is a seat going into an especially nice one!

We found a new Farmers Market today, this is one of the  booths.  He had  many, many antiques in here.

Couldn't let a birthday go by without a short ride.  Julie went with me.  Palo Verde (green sticks) is the Arizona State tree.  Parked in front of a large one.  Next to the old Apache Hotel.  Riding at 71 doesn't fee much different than it did at 70.

Redd works every day outside at the Hotel.  Now, he's starting to clean or organize some of the inside.  This is in the dining room.

This was a bedside table that came out of the Hotel Del Sol.  Probably from the 1920's or 30's.  Redd has been restoring it.

A corner in the old Lobby.  Antiques every where you look.

Birthday Dinner

The ribs were excellent.  There were 6 sauces to choose from, tried some of each.

The walls are decorated with all sorts of fun stuff.  We ate here on Pat's birthday, so I chose it too.

The "Pit Crew" truck for Famous Dave's.

This used to be cheap Muscatel.  Someone squirted in some CO2 to make it bubbly, and changed it's name to Moscato.  Now they can sell it for 3 times as much.

Poinsettas are usually the Christmas flower, but in Arizona, they favor Orchids!  And lots of them!