View of the Sonora Desert from Estrella Blvd between downtown Estrella Ranch and the Gila River. Looking just a little south of east in this pix.

This little dude was hunting for nectar at the Estrella Star Tower. He was very shy and I didn't have a long enough lens to really zoom in on him.

Another nectar hunter. This one has grabbed some pollen on her rounds. She was not shy at all and I was able to use the macro and lean into the pix.

One more pix of the little dude. He was kind enough to hover for me. You will need to click the thumbnail.

During Mrs. Thompson last visit over Christmas 2009, we took a short drive down the the Gila River Reservation. I have a hard time finding information on this church/chapel. I believe it is called the White Dove Chapel. It is located in Santa Cruz, AZ. Call it 10 miles south of Laveen on the GR Reservation.

The buildings and cross are incredibly white in the mid morning sun. There is a large salt cedar shading the chapel. The sky was still and very blue blue that day. We took the pix on a Sunday morning, but there were no services. A fence encircles the buildings. I was snapping pix through the fence.