We went to the Scottsdale Botanical garden for a walk through the garden. Again, it cost nothing because we have the U of MN Arboretum pass.
As we approached the ticket area we see three spires which looked like glass saguaros and a lot like Chihuly's work – and it was. They are looking for a million dollars to pay for them; they are half way there now.
There was a desert garden in full bloom, which is a high point for the facility.
Throughout the garden are many bronze statues set in and among the gardens.
A quick lunch both a big hotdog and an order of fresh garlic fries and a glass of lemon aid.
One of the most interesting exhibits was a local Apache Indian who was a riveting story teller. He talked about how the Great Spirit made the rabbit. The story goes that he pulled some hair from its side and put it on the back end and that the rabbit wanted to hear well, so the spirit pulled its ears long. The rabbit wanted to run like a deer so the spirit pulled the back legs. He then noticed that an owl was watching and he should not have been. The spirit made its eyes big so it could see better, pulled its feathers at the top to look like ears. He pushed down the neck so he could pivot his head. It then told the owl it could only fly at night so he could not watch the spirit make the animals. The owl flew away and the spirit looked around and the rabbit was gone. It was aiding behind some brush and its nose quivering, much as it does today. The spirit never finished the front legs and that is why the backs are longer than the front.
It was a warm day and as it approached noon it became really hot. The cap I was wearing did little to keep me cool. We finally left around 1 or so and headed back to the hotel. There I took a nap as I was bushed.
For dinner we were going to Cletus and Rosie’s place. We were offered a beer and it was happily accepted. We decided to go to Zur Kate restaurant, a fine German restaurant was recommended by Cletus, and it is in the same shipping center as the Bavarian Top restaurant. The restaurant is run b a couple who came from Hamburg.
Shirleen got the smoked pork chop with spaetzles. The rest got the pork schnitzel’s with red cabbage and spaetzles,
Rosie – the mushroom gravy,
Cletus the Holstein – fried egg on top,
and I with onions but with sauerkraut and a light dumpling with gravy. A fun night.
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