Shellie May at the Sharlot Hall Museum

"Hello, Sharlot Hall Museum!" said Shellie May. "Wow! That building is very rustic and pretty! And there are so many green things around us! Do you think we might get to meet Sharlot Hall?"

I couldn't think of a nice way to tell Shellie May that Miss Sharlot Hall had been dead for quite some time, so I just said, "Probably not."

This is prickly pear cactus hat! Sharlot Hall was very proud of Arizona! She was the first historian of Arizona, back before it was a state!

"If I stay here very quietly for a very long time, maybe I can say hello to Miss Sharlot Hall if she passes by!"

"You could try," I said, "but I'd miss you too much."