[Diva]

If it's
WEDNESDAY
this must be
SEDONA!

Good evening, fellow travelers! I'm in Sedona! But I'm ahead of myself. Let's look back, shall we?

I left Las Cruces about 9:30. There was a child ~ a small, squealing/screaming/tantrum~throwing child in the room next to mine who didn't shut it off until about 2. So when I woke up, I felt like a little Pucinnin in the shower was apropos. I hope they enjoyed it. You just can't go wrong with La Boheme, now can You?

Filled the car up and was on my way!

There seems to be a plethera of pecan orchards in New Mexico and Arizona! They were lovely to see...I'm a little early, however.

Just outside of Las Cruces, and I believe their claim to fame, is a giant roadrunner 'statue' made entirely of trash from their recently-closed dump. Do You need a moment? The underbelly (if that's even a word!) is made from old shoes. I even pulled off the road for that shot because I wanted to get the best picture I could from a bad angle. It was tres exciting!

There was a lot of road construction, going-to-one-land kinda deal......it really cramped my style.

But then! What's THAT in the distance???? OMG!!!!!!! My prayers to the Universe had been answered!!! There in the distance was a metal covered passage.....like a toll area.....BUT......it was the....(breathe, Janey, breathe!) The US Border Patrol....redirecting traffic for inspection.

Holy Mother of Gay! The nice officers were going to inspect ME!!!!!!!!!!!! I grabbed my camera. I thought, mah Shizzle (G) will be so proud! I tried to make my breathing normal. I inched ever closer to the 2 moderately handsome officers awaiting my arrival! One wore a hat. He was the big Mister Officer.

Quick check: hair, lips, teeth......perfect as it was gonna get.

I rolled down my window and they smiled as I gushed so bubbly, "My friends will be EVER so excited to know that I was inspected! May I take Your picture, please?" One of the officers (Mr. Big Hat Officer) glanced around in my car (thank God he did not smell the exploded wine bottle!) and said, "No, Ma'am, I'm sorry. We can't allow that."

Rejection.

I moved on. A single tear may have trickled down my chubby cheek.

Ok...la la la.....I headed for Arizona, former residence of my Sissy ~ Shariberry.

I went through Texas Canyon.....it looked as though the Universe dropped several bags of marbles that looked like huge rocks, just in this one area! It was pretty amazing!

Then, I noticed the haze and found out tonight that there was a massive sand strorm in Tucson the night before and I had missed it. Oh darn. How I would have loved to have had that gritty crap in my teeth. I did get to see a plethera of Dust Devils, however. That was good enough for me. I also loved the tall cactus that looked like people to me. They were everywhere!

Went through Tucson........went through Phoenix...........the got on I-17 North to head to Sedona......omg.

The view changed significantly as I began to climb in elevation......for an interstate, it was a pretty narrow highway. And people drove like maniacs. On that particular highway, I got up to about 4,500 ft. My ears popped and all that stuff.

I left the Interstate to go to Sedona....it looked like rain. My cousin had told me that July is "Monsoon Season" in AZ. I thought she was joking.





She wasn't joking.

Just before I got to Sedona, the sky opened up and the bottom fell out! Then just as quickly, It stopped.

I checked into my hotel ~ The Kokopelli Inn (isn't that cute?) ~ and the view from my room is glorious!!! Two HUGE red rock mountains that look as though someone sliced them from the top to about half~way down to reveal this gorgeous burnt siena rock. Just lovely!

As I got my things into the room, the bottom dropped out again.....and so here I sit....enjoying the rain, the view out my window, and telling You all about it!

In the morning, I'm going to visit as many galleries as I can, go to an amazing metaphysical place and then early afternoon will leave to go to Payson, where my cousin and her husband live. I haven't seen her since Erin was born! (Erin will be 24 next week!)

My car's riding well. I am safe! Enjoying my time alone with the creation and my music........being revived and rejuvinated! I'm feeling pretty outstanding!

xo