We managed to squeeze in one more round of golf on this trip. We played the sister course to the one last week. Right in the middle of Tucson, they've created Randolf Park.... the park itself is a huge place. As part of the park, they have two golf courses. The one we played last week is the newer of the two. Today we played the original Randolph Golf Course. We actually like it a little better, despite the fact that it has narrower fairways and WAAAAY more trees!
It also had a bit more water and these turtles were making the most of a toasty day. It was in the low 80s, high clouds, and light winds. I actually found myself looking for shade as I would wait for Max to take a shot. Grin.
At any rate, there were a herd of 25 or so turtles lining this lake bank. A good day for basking, I guess.
And here is one bit of wildlife that I never expected to see in the middle of town -- a coyote! Ack!
He actually came sauntering across the fairway in front of us. He was moving very slow (we asked to play through. Grin). But it was clear that he was stalking something in the trees on the opposite site of the fairway. Every time he looked over at us, I got the heebie jeebies. My next shot wasn't that great. :)
This was a beautiful, albeit difficult hole. I really wanted to capture a pic with the fountain in the foreground, the green in the center, and the cactus garden in the back. But apparently the fountain is on a sensor because as we approached, it shut off. I looked back as we went to the next tee box and it popped back on!
That is certainly golfer-friendly!
Yep, Max made the putt! We both played a tiny bit better than we did last week. Altho' I didn't score as well. Drat. Ah well, it's still early in the season and like every golfer in the world, I am eternally optimistic that THIS will be the year that my game significantly improves.
Oh, one final wildlife pic.....
As we approached the 18th green, there were several of these little guys chirping around. I wish that I couldn've gotten closer because this pic doesn't do justice to the brilliant red of his head and chest feathers. And this guy was tiny!!
And as with last week, we were treated to another air show. As I mentioned, the golf course is in the flight path for Davis-Monthan AFB landings, fly-bys, as well as touch and gos. There wasn't quite the variety today, but we did see formations of A10 Warthogs as well as many different sized cargo/transport aircraft.
Tonite is all about kicking back..... Max is grilling steaks and I'm making salad. Dang, I'm hungry! :)
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