Mar. 12, 2011

Dot is disappointed. They said on the news that the weather has warmed up enough that the snakes are now out. I can't let her run loose and chase the quail, burrowing owls and Road Runners. Not that she stands a chance of getting near any of them. This Road Runner was in the Park. I watched it go into a Mesquite tree. It did not fly up into the tree it ran up the tree.

A Burrowing Owl nest. It's below ground.

Went with Dwight and Donna to the Four Peaks Brewery. The building started it's life as a Creamery. It's a hundred year old building. Neat place and great beers.

Gloria and I took a ride to Carefree and Cave Creek. Stopped for lunch at this place. On Wed. and Fri. evenings they have Bull Riding. If it wasn't such a long way I would go back for that.

In the 1920's Chandler, AZ. tried becoming a Ostrich raising area. The market fell out but they still have an Ostrich Festival. It was a good time.

They had a petting Zoo where I made a friend after he tried to eat my shirt.

They have Ostrich races. ESPN was there filming and it will appear in a future Travel Channel episode. Two 2 girls from ESPN tried to ride the ostrich's and fell off before they got to the first turn.

These guys at least got to use a chariot. The girls rode bare back.

They also had Camel Races.

One of the ESPN girls tried her hand on a Mechanical Bull.

They had a good crowd for a Friday.

Dwight bought a feather for his hat and Larry climbed into the race track after the races to retrieve a feather for Carol. They both look snappy.