Appreciating Tucson's Animals & Plants

Today we went to Tucson's Botanical Gardens and it was just a really nice stroll through winding paths of cactus, herbs and some but not too many flowering bushes.  It was worth the visit and we enjoyed it before we headed out for some more Mexican food !  We are really enjoying that while we are in the southwest !  Here are a few pictures from the Botanical Gardens.

In our campground and around Tucson we have run into all kinds of cool animals.  Here is a sampling:

Little Lizard

Big Lizard !  (its art)

Painted Lizard !

Round Tail Ground Squirrel

Happy Round Tail Ground Squirrel !

Jack Rabbit ! (about 2 feet tall)

Horny Toad

BIG Black Bird !

No good Road Runner pictures....we just could not get one but we all saw a few running around the campground.  Joe and Henry also saw a Bobcat and a coyote, in our campground!  Also, every night at dusk you can see bats in the sky, flitting around eating insects ! 

Tomorrow we head to Phoenix for about 5 days.  We have really enjoyed Tucson, the weather is so different from Georgia and we have enjoyed seeing all the animals !  So, moving a little north now, making our way toward the Grand Canyon !  xxoo TML

One last picture of a statue we found today !