Arizona

This is my favorite poem. Very fitting for this time of year. Especially since I am sitting in the 3rd floor of the health professions building with no AC and then go to my friends apartment to study...no AC!!! I love the drive to Kodi's...AC in the truck!!!!

Ah, Arizona!
By Judy Hedding

The devil wanted a place on earth Sort of a summer home A place to spend his vacation Whenever he wanted to roam.

So he picked out Arizona A place both wretched and rough Where the climate was to his liking And the cowboys hardened and tough.

He dried up the streams in the canyons And ordered no rain to fall He dried up the lakes in the valleys Then baked and scorched it all.

Then over his barren country He transplanted shrubs from hell. The cactus, thistle and prickly pear The climate suited them well.

Now the home was much to his liking But animal life, he had none. So he created crawling creatures That all mankind would shun.

First he made the rattlesnake With it's forked poisonous tongue. Taught it to strike and rattle And how to swallow it's young.

Then he made scorpions and lizards And the ugly old horned toad. He placed spiders of every description Under rocks by the side of the road.

Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter, Hotter and hotter still. Until even the cactus wilted And the old horned lizard took ill.

Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom As any creator would He chuckled a little up his sleeve And admitted that it was good.

Twas summer now and Satan lay By a prickly pear to rest. The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow So he took off his coat and vest.

"By Golly, " he finally panted, "I did my job too well, I'm going back to where I came from, Arizona is hotter than Hell. "

College pictures

So...I am in my last summer at NAU. Funny how fast it has gone and how much I have learned. It has been fantastic. Last week we were able to practice passing the scope on our professor. Here are a few pictures. Pretty trusting professor:) He let the whole class take turns. It was way cool.

This is a picture of my summer family! They are a fun crew!

My Colorado trip

I took Buffi's horses up to her over Memorial Day weekend. I know this is late but hey...at least it is finally a post!

My traveling crew! They were fantastic travelers!

Hesston would fall asleep, wake up and say I didn't go to sleep. It was dang funny. Kallee is so smart and had me quizing her the entire way!

This picture was taken standing on Buffi's back porch.

This one was also taken on her back porch! The Sawtooth Mountain Range.

A huge mansion a few miles from Buffi's house

The lake that wraps around the Mesa that Buffi lives on.

Just some deer that we saw driving on the mesa.