In addition to the bronze sculpture I posted last month, Double D Western World, a mercantile here in Wickenburg, had another sculpture in front of their store. I don’t know the title of this one, but it appears to be a couple of kids watering their horse. The plumbing at the bottom suggests that this one, like the other, is set up for water flowing from the pump into the bucket. Click on the image to enlarge.
On our way back from our weekend excursion, we passed the ancient petroglyphs that are just within a few yards of US 60 near Salome, AZ. We didn’t stop this time, but I photographed this shot from the truck as we rolled by an ancient treasure. Click on the image to enlarge.
Nobody can say Happy Thanksgiving better than Norman Rockwell . . .
Notice Rockwell’s self-portrait in the lower right. Click on the image to enlarge.
A couple of weeks ago, a couple of life-sized bronze statues appeared in front of our local cowboy-oriented variety store. I have been trying to get a photo of this statue from a moving vehicle, so today we pulled into the store’s parking lot and I got this image of “Friends Drink First,” a bronze statue that is for sale. Click on the image to enlarge.
Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time probably because the state sees no point in extending the number of evening hours the hot summer sun beats down on the desert. Having the sun go down at eight PM in June and July is better than having it go down at nine.
During DST, Arizona is on Pacific Daylight Time (well, Arizona Time actually) and after DST ends we’re on Mountain Standard Time. The most pronounced effect is that the TV schedules are driven by networks that DO observe DST. So, in the fall, instead of being three hours less than eastern time, we’re only behind by two. All the five o’clock television events now come on at six.
Interestingly, some of Arizona does observe DST – The Navajo Nation overlaps the Utah, Colorado and New Mexico borders so the tribal leadership observes DST. I found this out last May in Page Arizona (within the Navajo reservation) when my GPS was estimating our arrival at the campground according to Navajo time which showed an hour later than the actual time we arrived according to the clock in the truck.
Image – “Limp Watches” by Salvador Dali
On our way up to the shooting range yesterday, we passed the rodeo grounds where it was very busy with a practice session for the weekend rodeo. From the Wickenburg Sun:
Wickenburg High School’s Rodeo Club will host the statewide High School/Junior High School Rodeo this weekend at the Everett Bowman rodeo grounds in Wickenburg.
There were scores of horse trailers and hundreds of animals and people at the rodeo grounds. Click on the image to enlarge.
A vase of fall-colored Asian lilies and some Halloween paraphernalia make for a cheerful display in the great room. Click on the image to enlarge.