Yuma County Fair 2009

Wednesday, 1st April 2009

The Fair started yesterday at 3 pm and will end on the 8th April. Opening Day was also Dollar Day but today the ticket was $5 for adults, $3 for kids 7-12, and kids 6 and younger are free.

The kids would love the amusement rides, exhibition of pets, food of course, etc. Last year I saw pigs, sheep, horses, cows but this year I saw rabbits.

A mother and her 3 children


These rabbits are bigger than a chihuaha!


From pets to exhibit of interesting cakes:

Long Queue - Yuma MCAS BaseTour

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

This picture was taken at the Marine Corps Air Station. Michael took me there for their free public guided tour of the MCAS Base. I read it in the http://www.yumacalender.org that morning. The tour was between 9 to 10:30 am. When we arrived at 9:30 am, we saw 2 buses waiting. According to a Marine on duty, 2 buses had already left with their first load of people. The queue was looooooooong. The people in front of me said it is probably a quarter mile.



Because of his physical condition, Michael couldn't stand too long, so we decided not to join the tour this day and left. Don't know how long before it would be our turn to enter the buses. We were told that the tour would take about 20 minutes. The buses would return to unload and take new passengers.

I was glad to leave too because I don't like the cold. Also when I feel cold, I tend to visit the restroom more!


Wednesday, 18 March 2009

I missed their Air Show for this year on Saturday, 14 March 2009, as well (sigh).

Dogs - Wonders of the World

Saturday, 31 January 2008

I wonder why they called it Pet Expo when there were no other pets except dogs. Anyway, the dog is my favourite animal/pet, and I am glad for the opportunity to be able to see different breeds at the park this morning. Please correct me if I got any of the breed here wrong.

Yuma's first dog park, behind the Wal-Mart on Pacific Avenue.


The organiser of the Expo - Humane Society of Yuma


Who wants me?


From the therapist booth - a toy dog


The real therapist dog - An Irish Setter


A Golden Retriever


A Basset Hound and a Bloodhound


A Japanese Akita


A Great Dane and his bed.


An English Bull Terrier


A Sheltie Mix and A Sheltie


Two Rottweilers


A Shih Tzu


Two Dachsunds


A Long-hair Dachsund - this is my favourite picture of the day!


A Poodle on the ground


A poodle in the air! It was carried!


Decorating/painting fire hydrants to raise fund for the park.

Grapefruits, Lemons and Oranges

Monday, 26 January 2009

Did you see the beauty and the blessings around you? I saw them on this beautiful Monday afternoon at a RV Park. All the trees in this RV park had fruits on them. Some trees were just packed with the yellow fruits. Yes, all of them, because I got Mike to drive me around the park so that I can choose the trees I wanted to take pictures of. I would say most of the RV parking lots has at least one fruit tree. It is a beautiful sight for me.

The owner of the trees, we picked the fruits from, was initially annoyed that we didn't ask his permission first, but later said to go ahead, after we told him that the RV park owner had given the green light.

I had asked the RV park owner if this was an orange orchard before the land was turned into an RV park and she said the trees were planted after.

They were not all oranges! I thought they were from the colour.

Angela, don't you wish you could grow these fruit trees in your backyard?

This is a grapefruit tree



This is a lemon tree.



And an orange tree



We just picked 2 of each kind (not exactly, we ended up with 3 grapefruits!). As the owner of the orange fruit tree said, the oranges were not sweet, but they were edible. They were also a little dry too. The grapefruits were juicy :)

Wreaths Across America (2008)

Saturday, 13 December 2008

Last year the ceremony was held at the Yuma Armed Forced Park on Saturday 15 December. This year it was held at the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery. And this year the ceremony was provided by the Yuma Civil Air Patrol Squadron 508, where Mike belongs.



As usual the weaths were provided by the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine.


6 of the 7 wreaths were placed by personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Merchant Marine.


Honoring members of the U.S. Army


Honoring members of the U.S. Navy


Honoring the members of the U.S. Marine Corps


Honoring the members of the U.S. Air Force


Honoring the members of the U.S. Coast Guard


Honoring the members of the Merchant Marine


And honoring the members of the POW/MIA.


The 21-gun salute by the firing team from American Legion Post #19


Mike with his beloved bagpipes!


An extra set of 7 wreaths was received and so these children got the honor of searching and laying them on 7 veterans' gravesides.

Memorial Day - Sunset Vista Funeral Home and Cemetery

Monday, 26 May 2008 - Memorial Day

Mike was asked to play the bagpipes this morning at the Memorial Day Celebration at Sunset Vista Funeral Home and Cemetery.

Mike with some of the veterans who did the 21 Gun Salute.


La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men & Eight Horses) - traces back to the box cars used in France in World War I.

A lot of bikers came to the memorial ceremony.

21 Gun Salute

Below the tree, Mike played "Amazing Grace" to close the ceremony.

Saturday, 24 May 2008 - Sunset Visa Funeral Home and Cemetery

This is an interesting finding - A veteran with the same 1st name, same 2nd initial and the same last name as the present US president, George W. Bush, was buried in this cemetery.

I thought this is cute - an angel at this graveside. This angel is wearing out. There is a hole around her knee.

Last but not least, a tank from World War II, standing guard in the Veterans burial ground