Strawberry and Pine time

When we arrived at Norm and Helen’s, Norm was making the homemade biscuits he’d promised Don.  Norm is a professional baker, if I haven’t already mentioned that.

Norm also made sausage gravy and scrambled eggs with veggies was a joint effort with Helen.

My lean and green breakfast. The plate of wonderful, flaky biscuits was sitting right next to me and I resisted!  Must have been the power of God because it sure wasn’t by my power.  I love their dishes… strawberries for Strawberry, Arizona.

Norm showed us a “clock” he made.  I love it!

The eagle in the fore is quite unique.

It’s balanced by it’s beak on Don’s finger.

After brunch, we hopped in Norm’s truck for another sightseeing tour of the area. He took us places we would have never found on our own.

Our first stop was the oldest standing school house in Arizona and it’s right here in Strawberry. It was actually built in another location and later moved here to preserve it.

You know how I love old barn pictures. And dead trees!  Two in one!

Helen suggested that Norm take the dirt road to Pine, three miles away.  We stopped at the top and were rewarded with this!

It was just an amazing view.

While we were there, Bags came running up the very steep hill.  How do I know his name is Bags?  I asked him, “What’s your first name?”  “They just call me Bags,” he replied.

He stopped and was sucking some serious air.  Gasping even.  I was a little concerned about him.

I couldn’t get enough of this view.

Neither could Don.

On the hill directly on the opposite of the road was this… do you see the rock formation that resembles a horse?

Bags turned around a few yards beyond us and headed back down the hill to Pine.  It’s several miles, but I’m not sure how far.

While in Pine, we drove around just admiring the homes.  A lot of people have summer homes here, but they stay in the valley during the winter months. 

I thought this was a lovely scene.

I can’t say enough about the hospitality and good time that Norm and Helen showed us.  It is so peaceful there and we sure needed the time we spent with them.