Deseret, Cactus, & Texas: May 2019

Haley Birthday and Kirby's Span of Life

Haley had another birthday this week. She is now 28.

New Teddy watches Bday girl

Haley got presents

We went hiking. The first hike was Pima Canyon Trail.

Nice views of the temple from the trail

A little water at the dam

Another Temple view

Then we went to Catalina State Park to see some old Hohokum ruins.

An Old Saguaro

Wall remnants

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Wall built in 1150

Romero's Wall from 1850

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Layout of Hohokum compound

View from on top of their garbage mound

Ballfield

Here are a few pictures of Kirby from his last day.

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The Span of Life

by Robert Frost

The old dog barks backward without getting up;

I can remember when he was a pup.

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Siblings in New England - May 2019, Concord and rest of trip

Day 2
We first went to the Boston Temple.

Boston Temple

After playing games with the GPS we were able to find the Lexington-Concord battleground

This tavern played a role during the battle

Monument at the Bloody Angle where colonists were able to inflict casualties on fleeing British

Louisa May Alcott house sign

Little Women House

Ralph Waldo Emerson House

North Bridge - Concord, MA

Minuteman Statue at North Bridge

Emerson Inscription

Monument to fallen British at North Bridge

Emerson's Concord Hymn

Rest of Trip: Here is a link to videos chronicling the rest of the trip:
New England Sibling Trip Videos

While we were gone, Kirby got sick and Haley helped keep him alive until we returned. We learned that he had cancer so we had him put down.

Kirby and Nicky can be reunited again

From Felicia:
Our sweet Kirby the beagle came into our lives in December of 2006. Dad referred to him as the "worst Christmas present ever." He and Nicky were best buddies and would run with a shared toy in their mouths. Sadly Nicky died when Kirby was about 18 months old. Kirby was a regular on the dog walking route in Copper Creek. He didn't care for other dogs so I'd cross the street to the other side to avoid them. He was a loud howler arooo! He would guard the backyard as well.
Kirby had many talents such as bread stealing from the kitchen counter, kleenex shredding, and knocking over small trash cans even when they were empty. He was always affectionate with family and a good natured dog. He could sniff out food anyplace! Visitors would have their luggage searched. He was shy but put up a fierce front when strangers came around. In time we adopted Christie as a companion for Kirby. They got along but Christie was food aggressive towards Kirby and she'd nip him on the lip or ear, drawing blood. Kirby never fought back but made a lot of noise in protest. However they mostly coexisted peacefully. Kirby learned to accept John even though he was uncomfortable with children. He had been teased by punk kids who'd be at the school bus stop on the corner near our house. So small kids were not to be trusted but John usually had food so Kirby was ok. Kirby began to have mobility issues in his back legs in the last 8 months. He walked slowly. Haley returned from her mission and was going to care for both dogs after a short weekend trip while we were off on a road trip back east. She picked them up from the kennel and Kirby was very ill. She cared for him all week and he had a seizure on Sunday as we were driving home from the airport. Next day we took him to the vet and it was confirmed he had cancer. We made the difficult decision to have him put to sleep at home to spare him the stress of the vet's office. He passed on May 17, 2019 at the age of 13 years and 7 months. He will be sorely missed.

Siblings in New England - May 2019 - Boston

My brother-in-law, Kevin James, planned an arranged a trip to see sites in New England. Haley had left for Las Vegas to go through the Temple with a man she helped find the church so we put the dogs in the kennel.

Day 1 - Boston
We stayed at the Embassy Suites near the airport and took the subway to the Freedom Trail