New Beginnings

Getting through New Year's Eve, the Blue Moon & New Year's Day

Our New Year's 'festivities' were non existant this year as we saw out 2009 with sorrow of our loss and hope in our hearts for a new beginning. On New Year's Eve day we drove to Prescott where Owen's Aunt Dorothy use to live and where Owen visited as a little boy of 10 years old. Prescott has changed drastically in the past 50 years. There was little left to recognize but Owen had glimpses of the familiar; the Court House when he rode past on the float that a friend of the families entered in the July 4th parade, the rock formations as you entered the town, and the street named Willow Creek Road. Prescott is 60 miles from the Village of Oak Creek and the drive was lovely. We had a late picnic lunch and watched the sunset over Sedona and watched the Blue Moon rise. We came home, cuddled up and watched the movie, the Soloist. A good movie for New Year's Eve. And then we watched the ball drop in Times Square.

Today we took a picnic lunch and went to Red Rock Crossing. We walked along the meandering creek and viewed Cathedral Rock. They say Cathedral Rock is the most photographed in Sedona. We sat in the sun along the creek and looked up at the majestic rocks and felt at peace. We built a cairn with thoughts of Jeremy.

We ended our day by visiting Exposures Gallery. One of the finest art galleries I've ever encountered and one of the best in the world. We were truly awed by the art.

We are ready for new beginnings.