Fed up with seeing doctors and physical therapists, and being tested for this and that, I needed a getaway, so
Dennis and I flew to Tucson to visit our grandson and his sweetheart. We soaked
up sun and warmth and love, we ate good food, and didn’t worry about a thing.
One morning we drove south
of Tucson to visit San Xavier del Bac, a historic mission on the Tohono O’odham
San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission, also known as White Dove of the
Desert, was founded in 1692 by a Jesuit missionary named Kino.
Entering the mission I was
impressed by the door handle shaped like a rattlesnake.
The mission interior is too
highly decorated for my taste, but I loved the ancient door that led into the
courtyard.
I was struck by the stark
white exterior wall silhouetted against the blue, blue sky.
Most of all, I loved seeing
all the prickly plants, many of them in bloom.
I was so entranced by this
desert landscape that not once did I think about my upcoming hip joint
replacement. That is what a getaway is all about.
Copyright
2014 by Shirley Domer
