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Ooohhh!! Very nice and very interesting pictures TT! I enjoy being able to see it through your eyes so much- thanks for sharing them! 
(((hugs))) for you and Mrs. TT.
Now it's time for me to be trottin' off for a while...
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(((hugs))) for you and Mrs. TT.
Now it's time for me to be trottin' off for a while...
Be back later to leave another note
Thanks T. Pictures are fantastic! So, ummm... Swing by Orlando and come pick me up!
The White Dove of the Desert
Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation. Named for a pioneering Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order), the Mission is also known as the "place where the water appears," as there were once natural springs in the area.[3] The Santa Cruz River which now runs only part of the year is also nearby. The Mission is situated in the center of a centuries-old Indian settlement of the Tohono O'odham (formerly known as Papago), located along the banks of the Santa Cruz River.
The mission was founded in 1692 by the Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino, founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert chain, who often visited and preached in the area. The original mission church, located about two miles (3 km) away, was vulnerable to Apache attacks who finally destroyed it in about 1770. Charles III of Spain banned all Jesuits from Spanish lands in the Americas in 1767 because of his distrust of the Jesuits. From this time on, San Xavier mission was led by the more pliable and "reliable" Franciscans. The present building was constructed under the direction of Franciscan Fathers Juan Bautista Velderrain and Juan Bautista Llorenz mainly with native labor working from 1783-1797 with a loan of 7,000 pesos and serves the Catholics of the San Xavier District of Tohono O'odham Nation. Unlike the other Spanish missions in Arizona, San Xavier is still actively served by Franciscans, and still serves the Native community by which it was built. The San Xavier church and its Indian converts were protected somewhat from Apache raids by the Presidio San Agustin de Tucson, established in 1775 roughly 7 miles downstream.
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Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation. Named for a pioneering Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order), the Mission is also known as the "place where the water appears," as there were once natural springs in the area.[3] The Santa Cruz River which now runs only part of the year is also nearby. The Mission is situated in the center of a centuries-old Indian settlement of the Tohono O'odham (formerly known as Papago), located along the banks of the Santa Cruz River.
The mission was founded in 1692 by the Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino, founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert chain, who often visited and preached in the area. The original mission church, located about two miles (3 km) away, was vulnerable to Apache attacks who finally destroyed it in about 1770. Charles III of Spain banned all Jesuits from Spanish lands in the Americas in 1767 because of his distrust of the Jesuits. From this time on, San Xavier mission was led by the more pliable and "reliable" Franciscans. The present building was constructed under the direction of Franciscan Fathers Juan Bautista Velderrain and Juan Bautista Llorenz mainly with native labor working from 1783-1797 with a loan of 7,000 pesos and serves the Catholics of the San Xavier District of Tohono O'odham Nation. Unlike the other Spanish missions in Arizona, San Xavier is still actively served by Franciscans, and still serves the Native community by which it was built. The San Xavier church and its Indian converts were protected somewhat from Apache raids by the Presidio San Agustin de Tucson, established in 1775 roughly 7 miles downstream.
(Wikipedia)
TT
Hi gang, just dropping by to see what's up and look at the marvelous pictures TT posted!!
I finally had the baby shower for my DIL today, and now I can relax for a day or so, then I have to get this place
ready for Thanksgiving. I've given up my night owl status, and am trying to get to bed at a reasonable hour. sigh.
Anyway, Hope you're all having a great weekend & looking forward to the holiday! ((hugs))
I finally had the baby shower for my DIL today, and now I can relax for a day or so, then I have to get this place
ready for Thanksgiving. I've given up my night owl status, and am trying to get to bed at a reasonable hour. sigh.
Anyway, Hope you're all having a great weekend & looking forward to the holiday! ((hugs))
I know that feeling TV! I too have given up the night owl thing and have not had much time to spend here. One day soon we will all be back in sync
OOh, I timed this right! TT & SC & Salem are all here! Hi YOU guys!!!
& Sdh too!!! HI !!!!!!
& Sdh too!!! HI !!!!!!
I am looking at a VV evercool type box mod. I am looking at the insides so I know if I need to repair I can get to the area/wires/etc.
Me too! I can't do it with all the other things going on!! The night owl thing...... I am gettin too old!! 
Wonderful pics TT! I love them all!
SC
Wonderful pics TT! I love them all! SC
Hey, thanks for all the nice comments on the pics.
We're back in Willcox. Back in the '60's I lived in Tucson and have a lot of family there now. We got to visit a lot in between sight-seeing. The amazing thing to me is how much the city has grown. During visits over the years I always stayed pretty much on the east side of town, but this time got to see a lot of the west and areas south of town and its incredible how much it has grown. It literally blew my mind.
Everywhere we went I was telling Mrs.TT "all this used to just be desert ..." and now it was homes and businesses. Traffic was mind-boggling! I've always dreamed of going back to Tucson to live, but after seeing how much its grown and all the traffic ... I don't want to any more.
If you ever get down that way, take the road off I-10 to Sonoita and Patagonia and follow it around to Tombstone. Beautiful country and mountains ... good grass growing everywhere and no mesquite. Just the way the land used to be before it was over-grazed and the mesquite took over.
TT
We're back in Willcox. Back in the '60's I lived in Tucson and have a lot of family there now. We got to visit a lot in between sight-seeing. The amazing thing to me is how much the city has grown. During visits over the years I always stayed pretty much on the east side of town, but this time got to see a lot of the west and areas south of town and its incredible how much it has grown. It literally blew my mind.
Everywhere we went I was telling Mrs.TT "all this used to just be desert ..." and now it was homes and businesses. Traffic was mind-boggling! I've always dreamed of going back to Tucson to live, but after seeing how much its grown and all the traffic ... I don't want to any more.
If you ever get down that way, take the road off I-10 to Sonoita and Patagonia and follow it around to Tombstone. Beautiful country and mountains ... good grass growing everywhere and no mesquite. Just the way the land used to be before it was over-grazed and the mesquite took over.
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