I've been making more 2 hour round trips into Tucson than usual, going to follow-up doctor appointments for my eyes (which are doing very well, thanks). Mom Vae usually comes with me. A couple times, we treated ourselves to lunch; a nice break!
Sam has been working hard on polishing the hummer wheels and finally finished the main set of 4. See how shiny that top one is? Now he can work on the 4 backup wheels at a slower pace.
It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.
Fortunately, he cleans up well. What a handsome guy!
As autumn progresses and the sun swings to the south, Rincon Peak (otherwise known as "our mountain") shows off its ridges and shadows. I never get tired of its many faces.
I also love our views in other directions. The Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson are southwest of us, and the last few days have been cloudy with a bit of rain.
With the cooler weather, our garden has slowed, too. The okra towers over everything, but is dying back.
Tomato plants are going strong, but we haven't had a hard freeze yet. We've been eating a lot of salsa, since I don't have time or knowledge to try canning.
Last weekend, our good friend Karen came down from Phoenix with her 2 boys and her mom visiting from New York (sorry, Linda, I didn't get photos!). We all went to Kartchner Caverns, less than 20 miles from here, then they came by the ranch for their first visit.
I think for the boys, the highlight of the trip was driving Sam's tractor! Big brother was first.
Then he reluctantly gave way to his little brother.
Of course, 3 and 4 year olds have energy to spare, so I challenged them to a race up and down the hill. You can see who's winning.
It was a fun day and we were sorry to see them go.
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