As was previously stated we have found so many things and conditions we sought when we stopped here in Tucson including the food item of the hour. A chili dog was immediately located, purchased and dispatched with appropriate style. Our needs have been met for now.
Opportunities to visit air and space exhibits, historical sites and demonstrations, city conditions, desert conditions, science and entertainment. All this in what is pleasant Oregon summer conditions even though they are cooler fall days for the locals. Sooner or later I fear I will have to retire the shorts and sandals,but alas, it won't be in the immediate future.
The Desert Museum visit yesterday was one of those stops that left me thinking after viewing the outstanding displays. The goal, to understand the desert was carried out throughout the large outdoor exhibits -the desert's plants, its animals, its reptiles, its geology displayed in natural settings. The common theme is how these species have adapted for survival in this environment.
I guess we are all like that to some extent. We bend to exist in the space we occupy. Those who can adapt themselves to the space and still others are able to adapt the space to themselves. The ability to accomplish these adaptations determines our level of fulfillment. Making peace in the space granted is the first step. With peaceful acceptance we can begin the analysis of what we have. This understanding gives us the power to begin the adaptation process which leads to an improved level of life.
In a slide show at Saguaro National Park a Native American stated that within his religious beliefs we, as man, come from the earth and return to it in death. Therefore, we respect the earth, that with dignity, love and kindness because our ancestors are part of it and it is the source from which our progeny will come forth.
In current terms: Respect the earth for it is our past AND our future.
That same slide show concluded in dramatic fashion as the large screen we had been viewing retracted into the ceiling and the background curtains quickly opened revealing a panoramic view of the desert. From the darkness of the theater to the brilliance of the intense sunlight the view was filled with acres and acres of Saguaro cacti.
Today we visited a mission church, San Xavier, built in the 1700s. A mass was being celebrated while we were there. It also caused me to think that the same mass has been celebrated in that church, at that altar, attended by catholics for nearly 300 years. Another way of preserving a heritage.
Opportunities to visit air and space exhibits, historical sites and demonstrations, city conditions, desert conditions, science and entertainment. All this in what is pleasant Oregon summer conditions even though they are cooler fall days for the locals. Sooner or later I fear I will have to retire the shorts and sandals,but alas, it won't be in the immediate future.
The Desert Museum visit yesterday was one of those stops that left me thinking after viewing the outstanding displays. The goal, to understand the desert was carried out throughout the large outdoor exhibits -the desert's plants, its animals, its reptiles, its geology displayed in natural settings. The common theme is how these species have adapted for survival in this environment.
I guess we are all like that to some extent. We bend to exist in the space we occupy. Those who can adapt themselves to the space and still others are able to adapt the space to themselves. The ability to accomplish these adaptations determines our level of fulfillment. Making peace in the space granted is the first step. With peaceful acceptance we can begin the analysis of what we have. This understanding gives us the power to begin the adaptation process which leads to an improved level of life.
In a slide show at Saguaro National Park a Native American stated that within his religious beliefs we, as man, come from the earth and return to it in death. Therefore, we respect the earth, that with dignity, love and kindness because our ancestors are part of it and it is the source from which our progeny will come forth.
In current terms: Respect the earth for it is our past AND our future.
That same slide show concluded in dramatic fashion as the large screen we had been viewing retracted into the ceiling and the background curtains quickly opened revealing a panoramic view of the desert. From the darkness of the theater to the brilliance of the intense sunlight the view was filled with acres and acres of Saguaro cacti.
Today we visited a mission church, San Xavier, built in the 1700s. A mass was being celebrated while we were there. It also caused me to think that the same mass has been celebrated in that church, at that altar, attended by catholics for nearly 300 years. Another way of preserving a heritage.
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