A Rainy Mesa Day

First thing this morning we had breakfast of scones and hot chocolate. It rained here intermittently for most of the day, but I got some walking done here at Running Horse before we headed to Pioneer Community Park where the boys played some serious Star-Wars games and I walked several laps around the lake (ducking under a tree during a burst of rain). Around noon we headed to Mesa for lunch at In-N-Out where we were to meet Grammy and Grandmother after their Friday movie. We were driven to shelter by another fierce spate of rain. Just as it let up, the grandmas arrived. We spent a little time at Grandmother's where the Star-Wars games continued unabated. Kris needed something from Penney's, so we headed to Superstition Springs Mall where the grandmas shopped and the boys rode the carousel and entertained themselves in general. We returned home, packed up our picnics, and headed to Greenfield Park for a mini Boynton reunion.

 Scones with clotted cream and black currant jam

 Look at it pour down

Serious rain

 Pounding the pavement of Running Horse after the first storm

 Finn thinks "sanitary sewer" is an oxymoron

 Pioneer Community Park

 Brand new and fun 

 Swings and spongy ground

 These structures make wonderful settings for Star Wars

 The games raged for a couple of hours

 Lunch in Mesa before the rain drove us to shelter

 With a breeze, it was freezing -- same idea as a swamp cooler

 The grandmas arrived just as the rain subsided

 Traditional Friday lunch with the Aunties

 This is how Frank Lloyd Wright got his start

 Headed upward at the Mall

 Two-story carousel

 Pretty exciting

 Hardly an acceptable substitute for Mom

 Greenfield Park

Even these can be worked into a Star-Wars game

 

 Ryan, Brittany, Scout, and Chris

 The Marlpit-Hill Boyntons

 Young Brigham

 Ryan and his papa

 Jon, Buba, and Sandy

The close of a busy and fun day

The vision of tomorrow isn't quite clear in the crystal ball, but something will happen, even if it is nothing. That's all for now.

OXO

D.