Our two shows in Mesa pass without incident. The theatre is another multi-million dollar palace of the arts that defies description. We are in the largest of four venues in this stunning and beautifully landscaped performing arts center.
As we have the afternoon free on the day of our second show, Michael and I, out of all the possible options for wasting a day in Phoenix, decide to take in the Chihuly exhibit at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens. We couldn't have loved it more. Aside from the mind-boggling Chihuly glass art set into the stunning desert landscape, the gardens are amazing....and gigantic. We walk for over three hours in the searing, 100+ degree, desert heat. I'll let the attached photos say the rest.
President Obama's commencement address at ASU means that we have to leave extra early for our show on the second night since there are security-motivated road closures all over Tempe/Mesa. As we drive past the airport, we can't help but notice Air Force One parked prominently on the airfield.
We are back in California for our final 3 performances. I am happy to have escaped the oppressive heat of the Arizona desert. Standing outside on a cloudless Arizona day is like standing on a hot stove with someone pressing a larger than life, heated anvil down on your head. Here in Temecula, the sun is shining, but not at a temperature that melts glass, the breeze is blowing but it is gentle, not like a blast furnace, and there is a softness in the air as opposed to breathing in the tiny particles of desert that buff the inside of your nostrils. I've got that 'California feeling' again, and look forward to feeling it until we fly home on Sunday.
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