Evening in Mesquite

Last evening when we went for a walk right before sunset, the most amazing formation of clouds was in the sky right above Flat Top Mesa. It had been cloudy all day and these were the clouds at the edge of the storm.

Pottery

As many of you know, I began pottery classes last month. Here is what I created in the slab pottery class. Basically, you take clay, run it through a roller, texturize it, and then cut the clay into pieces to create things. The bowl was my first project, the cylinder vase, my second, and the teapot was the third (you can see that I haven't glazed it yet. I am now taking a wheel class. Those pieces are looking a little more traditional -- 2 bowls and a cylinder container. I will post photos of those in a few weeks after they are glazed.

Third Anniversary

Can you believe it? Three years have passed since our beautiful wedding day (Columbus Day, October 9, 2006. We still have the beautiful sugar flowers from our cake so I used them to decorate our anniversary celebration cake. Also, our three cats, Sedona, Flagstaff, and Jerome celebrated with us. (Sorry the pic is blurry--it is hard to get a photo with three cats all looking in the same direction. Again, to enlarge the pictures, click on them.

Huntsman Senior World Games

Neil participated in two Huntsman Senior World Games' events this week. The first was an uphill climb through Snow Canyon, an elevation gain of 1000 feet over a three mile course; the second was a 40k (approx 25 mile) time trial road stage up in Springdale, home of Zion National Park. Here are some pics of these events as well as the view from our room at the Majestic View Lodge in Springdale, UT. Neil has already begun training for next year's events!

Full Moon over Mesquite

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Just before sunset and as the moon rises is perhaps the most beautiful time of the day in Mesquite. We get to see the moon rise over the mountains. Often times, this happens as the sun is setting and the mountains turn an incredible purple hue. Here are some photos of the October full moon rising. You can enlarge a picture by clicking on it.