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Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:23 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:45 pm
by addicted08
After the Casa Grande Ruins we headed toward Tucson and I saw the sign for the Ostrich farm and got Ron to check it out. We pulled into the parking lot and there was this big truck. The sign said they had Monstor Truck tours but they weren't doing them today so we didn't get to ride in the truck.
We paid the admission fee and got a big cup full of green pellets to feed to the animals and a small cup of nectar for the birds. The lady told us to go clockwise around the compound starting with the mini donkeys.
After feeding the donkeys we moved on to the deer.
Next came the goats. This was such a funny "display" for the goats.
The Ostirch were next. They were a lot more aggressive going after the pellets and even the cups holding the pellets.
They knew that Ron had a cup of pellets and were eagerly watching him as he walked down the platform.
Ron even got one of them to stretch for a pellet just to see how tall it was.
This is the sign on the Ostrich pen and I believed it!
One of the Ostirch even tried to eat pellets right out of the cup.
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:29 pm
by addicted08
After the Ostrich were ducks. They had a different kind of food for them and Ron got some and fed them but I decided just take pictures this time.
Next we went to see the Lorikeets with our little cup of nectar. Those birds clearly know that they are going to get fed when someone walks into their enclosure because we got swarmed when we walked in.
Here is a bird eating the nectar from the cup that Ron was holding.
While I was trying to get pics of Ron and the Lorikeets I was holding the camera in one hand and a bottle of water and my cup of nectar in the other. One of the birds landed on my hand with the nectar and used it's beak to pry the lid off the cup!
I couldn't believe it. Boy those birds are smart.
When we got to Tucson we were driving through town when we came to a stop light and there was this semi stopped halfway into the intersection. At first I couldn't figure out why he had stopped but then I saw the damage to the trailer just behind the cab. He must have made a sudden stop and his load shifted and this is the result.
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:43 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:04 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:18 pm
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Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:39 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:51 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:58 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:41 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:53 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:03 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:37 pm
by Elvis
Thanks Deb, great pics as always.
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:24 am
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:37 am
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Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:46 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:57 pm
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Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:07 pm
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Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:14 pm
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Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:31 pm
by addicted08
This is some of the houses in the little town. I thought it looked so strange to see a big group of them and then more up on terraces above the group.
Here we are on the open road again.
I thought this was so neat. Up ahead of us it looked hazy or foggy but by the time we got there you couldn't see any evidence of haze of fog, just a bright sunny day.
This was a really neat trip. Thanks to Tucson Tom for telling us that 191 was a fantastic ride and that we should definitely take it.
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:31 pm
by SRF
Looks like you are having a great time!!!
Shane
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:27 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's April Adventure
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:53 pm
by addicted08