Doing Dirt

As soon as I finished digging in the dirt, Don said lets go for 

a ride... I'm always ready for that.

Little did I know that was "code" for let's go geocaching.  As

it turned out, 3 new geocaches had just been placed not to far 

from home.  When Don found the first one, this is what the log

"book" looked like.  "FTF" = first to find and the first stamped

signature was a guy with the handle "Dr. D"  Then cadon who is

Don!!!

Lots of interesting "dirt locations"

as we found all 3 new geocaches...

and looked for a couple more.

Then I wanted to check out a hiking trail to Wave Cave

which involved even more dirt, but the scenery was nice

especially if you cropped out the dirt road.  And I found

something to take home that got the back seat floor all dirty

because it wouldn't fit in the "back" of the car.

But it fit nicely as garden art in our back yard which delighted

my "dancing" egret as it gave him something interesting

to look at while dancing.    In case you don't recognize it,

it is the remains 

of a Cholla Cactus, which is  native to Mexico 

and the southwestern US,  and  looks like this when it is alive and well.

As it starts to die  you can see it's  cylindrical stem formation

more clearly and when all the sharp thorns are gone they

often end up as garden "art".