Summer 2022

Our first summer in St George

Peter made some sushi


An owl, right next to the mailboxesPioneer Day parade


Rainbows from the patio


In the Cedar Butte area


With Teresa in her side-by-sidePeter made some curry


On a hike up the Twisted Forest trail


We talked to this guy quite a bit. Mainly about how he gets his hair to do this! It's quite a lot of work, his wife works on it for him.Babylon Arch


Watching Mary Poppins at Tuacahn


The Narrows trail in Zion National Park






At the Anasazi Trail in the Ivins area, with a hiking Meetup group




I picked and processed a lot of prickley pear fruits just to experiment with them. It's a fair bit of work, and I honestly didn't like the finished product very much. It's beautiful in color, but not very flavorful, and just packed with seeds.Rainbow


Rattlesnake #3 that I've seen in this area. This was on the Virgin River trail in the Washington area.High water in the Virgin River.


Yant Flats area


Cute heart shaped cactus


Freemont Barberry, edible and tasted reasonable.This is from a beautiful hike in the Twin Brothers area of Zion National park, with the Red Rock Hiking meetup group. Very early start!




On top of West Black RidgeEric and Roger at the Botanical Garden


Peach Days in Hurricane - I went on a guided hike of the canal. Tougher than I thought it would be!


Datura, but purple, which I've never seen before.


Fluff grass or low woollygrass (Dasyochloa pulchella)Peach Days in Hurricane