Fun Stuff

 Mom watching over her week old young one

 Appropriate for the town of Oatman, AZ

 Mom kind of begging for a treat, alfalfa pellet

 I am too young for you to feed me, I have no back teeth to chew with (sticker says DO NOT FEED).

 It took less than a week for the hummers to realize we were home.

 The sun was going down, it all worked out for this photo

 Yes we can sometimes eat at the same time

 I just liked this shot

 This is the second time the cactus has bloomed

 Thanks mom, it sure does taste good

 This group has not been fully accepted by the town herd, the Jack had just brought them into town, to introduce them to the rest of his Jenny's

 This little fellow was on an exploration into the ladies shop, she was starting the little guys education as to where he can go and where he couldn't

 We were told this little one was born the day before we were there, mom was being very protective.

 There were a few little ones a week or less old

Mom come and get me

Winsor Castle at the Pipe Spring Ranch

 Built to safeguard the ranch manager and his family, "Winsor Castle" had two sandstone buildings facing a courtyard enclosed by gates. The ranch at Pipe Spring was part of Brigham Young's vision for the growing Mormon population. Noting the presence of water at Pipe Spring and the expanse of free grazing land on the Arizona Strip, Brigham Young decided to create a tithing ranch and business venture here.

 Spinning wheel, after using it I bet a rest in the old rocking chair was a welcome rest

 As you can see there was not a lot of padding on this couch

 What a nice table piece

 They had some nice effective wood stoves during that time.

 These children chairs were unique in that the seat was cattle hide.

 This clock caught my attention

 Wood slates were only covered by a blanket

 A pretty oil lamp

 There was a room sort of like a cellar where the spring water ran through, they used this room to make cheese, butter and to hang meat etc, as the room was kept cool by the cold water running through it. The item in the center is where they made their cheese.

 A press of some kind

Pipe Spring National Monument

 On our walk out to Winsor Castle we strolled through the court yard, this Blog will take you along on our walk.

 You can hardly stroll through any path out west without seeing some wagons in some condition.

 This appears to be a traditional dwelling of the Kaibab Paiutes, called a Kahn, it is put together using Brush and Branch.

 I think this is an example of how the Missionaries and Explorers set up camp

 No problem understanding this photo, one of the modes of travel

 Life was not easy during these times

 The area that the Monument is located on was once an operational ranch where cattle roamed the prairie.

 Some of the buildings had mud roofs.

Cultural Museum, Pipe Spring National Monument

 The Museum gives one a look back into the Culture of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians.

 We took the short drive to Pipe Spring, and spent the better part of a day learning about the Southern Paiutes. The museum was cooperatively funded and built, and is operated by the National Park Service and Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians.

 The museum provides exhibits about the people and cultures who have lived in the Arizona/Utah borderlands for centuries.

 I hope you can read this one and the next they explain a little of how the Kaibab Paiutes where able to adapt to the very harsh environment of the area.

 They moved in small, semi-nomadic groups, using natural shelters or building kahns of juniper branches and brush, they were better able to glean the region's resources than the sedentary Puebloans.

 

 Within the lives of Southern Paiutes, there is an inherent understanding that all things are placed on this land with the breath of life, just as humans.

 I for one am amazed at the detail work that the Ladies of Indian Tribes were able to do by hand with just using what nature provided them.

 I believe this is an example of Puebloans, building an village.

 This contemplates the lives of - E'nengweng to the Paiute

 One of the displays showing some of the artifacts discover in the local area

 Examples of Indian handy work

 Artifacts found

 A pretty vest and clove set

They knew how to transport the little ones, looks comfortable to me