there are now three dogs living in our communal backyard. ada mae is the "big sister" to sugaree (not pictured) and mancha (pictured biting ada mae's jowls). they are a happy little pack of funny looking spotted animals.

more hiking photos...tucker and i climbed up kendrick mountain on the last saturday he was here. we saw some beautiful flowers and one teeny tiny lizard (about the size of my thumb nail).

and then we came back from vermont and my little brother and gen and eric arrived. and we went on a hike, enjoying arizona in all her green-monsoon season glory.

we went to vermont to soak up good family, good friends, humidity, swimming holes and bonfires...