We made a stopover at the Zuni Pueblo on our way to Santa Fe. Here’s a flavour of the brief stay.
Before we left we walked about to see the Old Zuni Mission and the Visitor Centre.
I’d read about the numerous beautiful murals in Gallup, commissioned in the early 2000s, and after a Mexican lunch in Jerry’s,
we walked about in the crazy heat to find some of them. Here they are:
The Long Walk Home by Richard K Yazzie
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Ceremonial Mural by Irving Bahe depicting the unity and life that inter-tribal ceremonial brings
Native American Trading by Chester Khan showing the nature of commerce in Gallup throughout history
Multi-Cultural Women by Erica Rae Sykes, a tribute to the women who have continued the cultural traditions of every day life.
And the bins!
We needed sea air today and went to Godrevy for ice creams and a stroll breathing in the wonderful fresh air.
On our trip, we stopped off in Winslow, Arizona for a break. I love spotting murals in the small towns and also found a butterfly.
The hotel, La Posada, is such a lovely spot, full of beautiful things. Enjoy the gallery.
On September 6th, we went to the lovely old mining town of Jerome to visit our nephew, an artist in glass whose work I have shown you here before. It’s an interesting drive through the Oak Street Canyon, a switch back ride through forests. 
The switchback can be seen in four places in the photo.
We had a delightful visit with Mark and his artist girlfriend who are, together, the featured artists in a local gallery
The poster
As we went back up the Oak Street Canyon we stopped at the overlook where there was a craft market and I bought some beautiful locally made beaded earrings.
Aren’t these gorgeous?
It was so good to be back singing with my choir this morning with the Penryn River at high tide looking so very beautiful.
Ripples on the riverMore Grand Canyon photos for you. Click on any photo for a bigger version. It truly is an awe inspiring place. It truly takes one’s breath away.
These beautiful dahlias from her allotment are a gift from Sue-next-door – just a glorious pompom of rich ruby red.
Gorgeous! Thanks Sue.
We had a lovely time at the North Rim – short walks, watching sunsets and one sunrise, meeting other travellers and reading on our verandah.
And – there was singing! What an enjoyable and funny evening this was! Click on the photos for all the words. The craziness went on all evening and the whole audience joined in with the new words for tunes we all knew so well.
Ad for the evening
While we were away some dear friends visited next door for our lovely neighbour’s birthday and they left me a box of mixed ‘jewels’ for my glass work. I’m looking forward to getting back to it and creating some beautiful angels with pretty decorations.
Thank you C.
Our lovely neighbour Sue-next-door had an emergency operation yesterday to sort out a detached retina and today I made her the most delicious Rhubarb Cake, which we were introduced to in Arizona, to aid her recovery.
Rhubarb cake with freshly picked rhubarb from our allotment.
We travelled some of the old Route 66 on our way north to the Grand Canyon.
Hello again Dear Reader!
We’ve been away having adventures, much of the time in a wifi desert but I have been spotting beautiful things for you and over the next few posts, as we sort our 100s of photos, I’ll share some of the ‘glimmers’ we have been experiencing in Arizona, New Mexico and Georgia as we have spent time with people we love for the first time since 2019.
Beautiful hanks of dyed wool at The Cameron Trading Post on our way up to the Grand Canyon, North Rim
Three weeks ago we left tomatoes in various stages of ripeness and came home to a bowlful of glorious ripened ones which are now all in a delicious tomato sauce for having with pasta.
There was even more wonderful produce to be harvested in our allotment!
Enormous courgette/zucchini, more tomatoes, rhubarb (for a special cake) and raspberries.
To explain Glimmers if the term is new to you as it was to me. 
Today is Mother’s Day in America and my sister, who lives in Hawaii, posted this photo of our beautiful Mum.
We’ve had another squirrel visit today.
14th May is International Dylan Thomas Day and here are just two verses of one of my favourite poems –
Fern Hill
Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry,
Time let me hail and climb
Golden in the heydays of his eyes,
And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns
And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves
Trail with daisies and barley
Down the rivers of the windfall light.And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home,
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means,
And green and golden I was huntsman and herdsman, the calves
Sang to my horn, the foxes on the hills barked clear and cold,
And the sabbath rang slowly
In the pebbles of the holy streams.
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