another relaxing weekend in Tucson

A year ago we went to Tucson with Joe and Ellen and stayed at the Westin La Paloma Resort. It was so nice that we decided to go again. Phil's feet have been bothering him, so hiking was out of the question. The resort is a great place to swim; an activity that's good for feet problems. Unfortunately it rained all day Saturday. We still managed to swim several times and work out in the fitness center. Just a great relaxing weekend.

Ah, life in Arizona!

Real and Unreal Garden

This morning we decided to take advantage of the lovely weather and visit the Desert Botanical Garden. Anthony and Sara are visiting for a few days on their Spring Break and the gardens are a great place to see the Sonoran desert plant life.

The wildflowers were out in bloom.
Interspersed throughout the garden was the glass artwork of Dale Chihuly. Sometimes the glass are looked like alien plants from a sci-fi movie. But it was really quite impressive how art can imitate life.