Flower Hike

Anna, her friend Eileen, Molly and I went out to Picacho Peak to see desert flowers.  It was particularly enjoyable given that we did not have to weed, water, or tend them in anyway. We saw a lot of Mexican poppies and a few purple lupine.  At no point of the hike were we out of site of the parking lot or rest room.  It was a very civilized hike.

 

 

Flowers of Picacho Peak

On the way back we stopped at the “Gallery in the Sun” which was built by Ted DeGrazia.  He did the original Christmas Cards for UNICEF which featured little Spanish and Indian Children.  Though they quite often have haunting eyes, they should not be confused with the pictures of Margaret Keane which feature big round eyes.  He was in my opinion a far more subtle painter.  He built the gallery and it has the wonderful use of textures and colors that painters seem to have all through out its construction. You can take pictures, but I didn’t know that until it closed.  May be next trip. He also built a small chapel for his local Indian friends which I did get pictures of.  It was a great place to wonder around and feels a lot more friendly than most museums.  I highly recommend it if you are ever in the Tucson area.

 

DeGrazia  Chapel