Cactus in our yard

 We have these lovely cacti in our yard.  I haven't found out the name of the one with the orange flowers.  The one in the bottom picture is called "old man on the mountain".  It gets all these fine white hairs covering it.  So far they are small and out of the way so we won't get poked or stabbed accidently.  As we walk around the neighborhood we have seen so many different varieties of cacti.  You just can't believe there are so many different kinds and each kind has a different color and shape bloom.  

Since this is Tucson and we are next to Saguaro National Park there are a lot of saguaro cactus in our neighborhood.  Those are the ones with the arms.  They are finally starting to get buds on them and will start blooming soon.  A gal from Saguaro National Park came and gave a talk about the park at our rec center.  It was very interesting to learn about all the wildlife in the area as well as learning more about the cactus.  

New House

 We have been so busy moving into our new place that I haven't taken time until now to put up some pictures.  We bought a manufactured home in a gated community in Tucson.  It is the nicest community we found in all of our searching.  All the properties are well kept and all look new even if they aren't.  There is an HOA but it is very reasonable and they actually spend the money on upkeep of the roads, common spaces, community center, pool and other amenities.  

As you can see from the picture the truck just fits in the carport.  We are hoping to get a different truck --something a little smaller once we are more settled.  We have some views of the mountains that are around us and the sunsets have been beautiful.  We wish we had more time to explore the area right outside the community because it is federal land with lots of hiking and atv trails.  We are too busy cleaning and getting the place ready for new flooring.  Maybe by this fall we will be able to get out.  It is starting to warm up here and soon it will be too hot to do much outside.   

We are starting to learn Tucson not having ever spent a lot of time in this area before now.  There is  a lot of traffic but we are learning what roads to take and which ones to avoid especially at rush hour.