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Vicki Welsh

We’ve had a couple of rainy days over the weekend but we’re not complaining. It beats the weather at home and it was perfect for watching football Sunday. Yesterday we went for a short hike in Saguaro National Park. The East Park has some great flat trails for gimpy hikers, like me. Here are a few photos from the hike.

We are also getting the treat of watching an Anna’s Hummingbird nest near our friend’s condo. We expect one more egg and we should get to see them hatch before we leave. This is my first time seeing hummingbird nest live.

Since my last update I’ve made 3 more bear blocks. That’s 5 out of 13 and for the last two I didn’t require any unsewing. Ita quilting miracle!

Next I’m going to work on the tree blocks a bit. I think that if I don’t break up the tree blocks sewing that it might get too tedious.

Today we will have a little pool time and then attempt a drive up Mount Lemmon. The top is at 9000 feet and I have altitude issues. We’ll see how far I get. There are a couple of cookouts on the way up so we should get some good views.

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4 responses to “More bears and a walk”

Peg S.

01/27/2026

Great pictures! I especially love the hummingbird ones. What are the sandy divots on the ground? Bird nests? Alien footprints?

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Alycia Quilts – Quiltygirl

01/27/2026

Beautiful Bears – I always think they look so cuddly… but I am sure they would think I look like steak!! haha!! Great photos of the desert!

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Karen

01/27/2026

good luck on the drive sounds like something I would like to see

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KFarwig

01/27/2026

I’ve been to Saguaro National Park, many years ago! I loved it. I could not believe how many cactuses (cacti?) were there. I didn’t expect a whole forest of them. Truly a special place. And how cool about the hummingbird and her nest. I love hummingbirds, but have never seen one of their nests. Have you been to the Sonoran Desert Museum? I think that’s what it’s called, and I may have asked you this at some point in the past. It’s a really cool place and it has a hummingbird aviary. It has many different varieties of hummingbirds and they whiz right by you. They are so fearless.

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I’m Vicki

I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.