Sabino National Park and the San Xavier Mission

I love the saurogo cactus.

They are so cool and to me have quite the attitude.

It's almost like the have a personality and 

are alive.

And in Arizona they are everywhere and ONLY

are they found in Arizona.

We took the tram up in the canyon and was dumped off at 

 tram stop #9. 

 Of course we shared our casually strolled walk with

our friends Sharon and Paul.

 Getting the men's best side as they strolled on down.

 The mountains are so rugged and beautiful

and I really love the desert foliage.

I do NOT like the pollen and neither does my nose.

 Cactus is soooo pretty.

 Such a sweet couple and they were so adorable in

planning our day which included ice cream.

This day it was a main course AND

a dessert. LOL.

I'm soooo not kidding.

 The San Xavier Mission is a catholic church established

in 1692.

Watching a restoration video was breathtaking.

 It's a beautiful church that takes your breath

away the moment you walk in.

You know that it is blessed.

And FINALLY a shot where no ONE is lingering

in front of the building because its

like SERIOUSLY.....MOVE.
Get.out.of.the.way.

LOL.

 The detail and the detailed work that was done to bring

back its former glory was in and of itself a labor of love.
Sadly a lot of years of graffiti had to be removed.
What are people thinking desecrating history like that.

 The court yard was just as pretty and peaceful.

 And of course the bells.

It was a lovely way to end a perfect day.

Walking and admiring in the sunshine and hanging

out with friends.

Doesn't get any better than that.