In Mesa for Awhile

I'm back in Mesa, AZ for a few weeks. It's amazing how hard it is to find something to blog about when you're sitting in one place. But I'll try...

I got this shot of a male Gila woodpecker showing off his red cap from my window. The only bad thing about them is that they like to get on top of my trailer and start tapping.

There's a great swap meet in Mesa on Baseline. New this year are these pots of different dogs and cats. They were really cute, and several people were selling them.

I found this t-shirt for Jim of Jim and Sandie. There's also a dog in the previous picture they would like.

There were lots of cute t-shirts there for us seniors.

And one advantage of being in Mesa is that my sister Barbara lives here. One day we did a hike up the hill from the north end of Meridian.

I'd like to come back here when the saguaros are in bloom, but it would be too hot to hike! This is the view looking back at Mesa.

And when you get to the saddle, there's a great view of the wilderness over the hill.

Somebody's even camped up here.

On the way back down, we spotted what I think is a tarantula. It was small though, so maybe it was a baby.