Outside of the resort we toured the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. It is a school of 35 students studying FLW's architectural style. We like touring his houses & really enjoyed this tour of the school, his home and grounds. Like a dummy I forgot my camera. Bought a throw away one but will probably never take the time to get the pictures developed. Don't you just love digital cameras?
We can't get enough of the desert, so we spent yesterday at the Desert Botanical Gardens. We love the Missouri Botanical Gardens and although not as large this garden is equally spectacular. We didn't know their are over 2000 varieties of cacti ranging from small pincushions to 40 foot tall saguros. At the end of this post are several pictures from the garden. You'll probably be sick of cacti by the time you're finished reading this.
I guess once a realtor...always a realtor. We spent today looking at villas. One of our objectives to our RVing adventure is to research various areas where we may want to retire. Phoenix and the surrounding areas is prime for retirement type communities. We visited Sun City Grand and both felt if we were ready to settle down this could be the place. We also visited Pebble Creek where they are still building. Both are golf communities with a vast array of activities. At little pricey...but someday...maybe.
This is featured in the Wildflower Garden. We are about a month too early to really see the beauty of this part of the garden
I love herb gardens and they have a small one here.
The current exhibit at the garden are Allan Houser sculptures. They are randomly dispersed throughout the garden and add an interesting touch.
Another Allan Houser sculpture of an Apache Indian
