Apple Annie's

Last fall I wrote about our trip to Apple Annie's. It was a lot of fun, and since it's peach season - we decided to head out there again.

We walked through the rows of peaches, I grabbed one peach and took a billion photos. We decided to buy the already picked peaches and were very happy with our decision. We got perfect peaches and they were ready to be eaten the very next day! The best part though... we didn't get hot, sweaty and dirty picking peaches ;-)

After we got our peaches we got in the car and headed over to the produce stand. I snapped some more pictures while my mom bought some sweet corn.

They were also roasting some of the corn there. I couldn't resist the smell - so I treated my Mom, her husband Dan and myself to some roasted sweet corn. At $2.50 each... it was worth it. You were given your corn and then you could dip it in a crock pot full of melted butter. It doesn't get any better than that people!

Okay, I lied... It does get better than that. My mom made a DELICIOUS peach pie.

Please visit Apple Annie's website, and if you're in the Tucson area.... the two hour drive is worth it ;-)

Couch to 5k

I'm going to attempt the Couch to 5k program!

It should be interesting... considering I am really really out of shape... but it's worth a try! I'm starting today and plan to update my progress here weekly as well as on my DailyMile page.

I'm honestly interested to see if I can even do the first workout.

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

I'm planning on doing a 5k November 14th... Wish me luck!

Muggled!

I got cache #390 yesterday while out in BFE.... 10 away from #400! Getting close.

The cache was down a dirt road near an old farmstead.

I guess it wasn't completely out in the middle of nowhere...
I mean.... we did get muggled!

:-)

What is Geocaching? Answer here.

Mystery Plant

We discovered a new plant in the desert today!

We were down in Wilcox today, about 70 miles southeast of Tucson. While driving around in the middle of nowhere we noticed this weird vine randomly growing along the side of the road. I ordered the car to come to a stop so I could grab some pictures...

They kind of looked like watermelons...

...But they are not quite the size of real watermelons.

(I took this shot a little farther down the road at the produce stand.)

The size of the mystery melon was more comparable to this...

As soon as I got home I did some Googling. It turns out these little things are called Coyote Melons and they are part of the gourd family.

Here is some more information from The Living Desert...

The pulp within the fruit is unpalatable, but was utilized by native people and during the depression, for soap. Clothing laundered with the soap reportedly helps to repel body lice.

The seeds are edible, unlike the pulp, and contain value as a source of protein (31%), and cooking oil (30%). The dried gourds have been used as rattles and containers. After the plant has gone to fruit, the stems dry up and wither away, later to re-sprout from the tuberous root once sufficient rains return.

Interesting Stuff! You learn something new every day!

Jessica's Wedding - Part 3

Walking down the isle.


Married!


The lovely couple arriving to the Reception in style!



You can't have a wedding without cake!

That's all for pictures.

Congratulations Ryan & Jessica!

Jessica's Wedding - Part 2

Picture Time!


I love this picture!




Me and the Bride!