Tag: Arizona

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I Did Goat Yoga!

Yesterday I went out to Welcome Home Ranch in Gilbert and had my first AZ goat yoga class! It was basically about 10 minutes of yoga and 50 minutes of adult petting zoo 😀 But seriously therapeutic – both playing with the goats and having them prance about on your back. The goats were so fun, and sweet. The best part was when we gathered together all on our hands and knees and formed a circle and the goats traveled around on our backs. They had dressed some of the goats up as sea creatures, so this little girl is supposed to be a shark. It was also my first time on a ranch, and I definitely want to go again. Seriously, made me want my own little ranch!

I have some more pics posted on my Tumblr blog.

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MISSING ARIZONA

 

I haven’t been to Phoenix since early 2001 and I’ve been getting a bit homesick for the desert. Everything seems to be reminding me of the Southwest lately – even last night’s NYCB program with Melissa Barak’s new ballet, Call Me Ben, set in Vegas with its Santiago Calatrava-designed desert-themed backdrops, and then Balanchine’s Western Symphony with the cowboys, saloon girls and Old Tombstone-looking stage piece.

 

 

Albert Evans and cast in earlier NYCB Western Symphony production, taken from Explore Dance. Photo above that of the main street in Tombstone, AZ, taken from the city’s website.

I have to get out there soon.

In the meantime, just ordered this book, which looks like the perfect proverbial beach read.

The photo of the little guy at the top of the post, by the way, is taken from the Facebook page of my childhood friend who operates a kind of traveling zoo featuring reptiles native to Arizona, exposing children to and creating respect for their unique little charms.