We are still here….

 

Our location:

BLM Ogilby Rd, Winterhaven, California 

We are still tucked away in Southern California enjoying the winter adventure. The days are mostly balmy with some chilly winds tossed in occasionally to remind us it is now winter time. We are of course sympathetic to those that can’t be here and will just suffer through for everyone with no complaining. Yes we are that generous!

Some times the night sky is on fire. 
Dec 22

We are no longer solo as most or at least some of you know, our friends Ken and Kim have been here since Nov 18,  they too are suffering the reminder of winter right along with us, they are not complaining either. Happy hours are more on the quiet side but fun, informative and some times even educational. We are truly enjoying their company. 

Kim and Ken have taken a spot in the front yard.

I told you it was breezy, sand in the chairs.

We, meaning the four of us, Kim, Ken, Riley and I met up with Bill, Patsy, Duncan and Patty on Nov 19 at the entrance gate to Los Algodones, Mexico for a fun filled day. It was our first time meeting Duncan and Patty, who also are from Ontario, Canada, and in fact are from Northern Ontario just as Riley and I are. We had a fabulous time, enjoyed some laughs, some good food and drinks, managed a few hugs and handshakes from some folks that remembered us, we even managed to spend some money, after all ,”Its almost free.”. It was so surprising when we turned the corner to start for the line at US customs, 2:00 pm and no one was in line! We all enjoyed that a great deal.

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Riley, Deb, Duncan, Patty, Patsy, Bill, Ken, Kim

We shared Christmas Dinner in our rig with the two K’s, they supplied half, we supplied half, we were all full by the end! You will have to take my word for it as we don’t have a single pic! Thanks Kim and Ken, it was delicious and the company fantastic!

Christmas Eve

We FaceTimed with my grandsons on Christmas Eve for a bit, but chatted with everyone back home and here in California on Christmas Morning. SIL Janet and hubby Dennis are once again in Indian Wells, California.

Not spectacular but nice.

Nightly chats with Dad, has us wondering if they will get any more snow, it has rained now for a couple of days, their snow is mostly gone, but there are serious patches of ice in some places. 

Happy belated birthday wishes to Isabel, my great niece. She celebrated on Christmas Eve. I believe Miss Issy is 11. Also happy birthday to cousin Barry, a Christmas Day baby. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time…..

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We are in California….

 

Our Location:

BLM Ogilby Rd, Winterhaven, California 

 We had the wheels rolling this morning at 8:07 am, and finished dumping the tanks and depositing the garbage at La Posa South LTVA ( long term visitor area) by 8:38 am. We took AZ 95 south all the way to I-8 west in Yuma and it was shortly after 10:00 am when we entered California. Within 15 minutes we were searching for a place to put feet down. The two spots we had in mind are both occupied so we checked out a couple of others before settling into this one! We had everything completed for a quick setup inside and out by noon. At 12:15 pm I was chatting with Dad’s answering machine.

The Guns of the Proving Grounds.

Crops are just coming up here.

The roads were excellent, no slow downs or construction disruptions of any kind. Some new hardtop for a long distance, with only one very rough patch in the whole trip, 10 lengths of the rig at the beginning of Ogilby Road coming down the off ramp. It is always the same there. Ogilby Rd is getting a bit rougher as well but overall is good.

This one is closer to harvest.

It was a bit breezy when we were setting up. In Q the wind was steadily coming from the north, northwest since our arrival a few weeks ago. Today’s winds were from the south, southwest. Can you guess which direction we were heading? It was a slight breeze but really!

I never tire of this view.

Familiar views.

A very basic setup but we are relaxing, we both had a nap already.

We have a few plans for the next couple of days but I will not be posting for a bit. I do promise to give an update by weeks end.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Until next time…….

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We are settled for a few days.....

 

Our Location:

Mercer County Fairgrounds, Celina, Ohio

 

We left Carrolton, Ky around 7:30 am this morning. A heavy dew on the windshield but it wasn't cold. Today was an easy day and we took our time. We travelled approx 186 miles/299 km, the Big Dog ran well and we had a head wind yet again. The roads were again decent in places and some pretty big grooves and holes in other places. We need to find a better way of joining bridges to pavement!!! We arrived here at the fairgrounds and finally found our spot, put the feet down and called Dad at 12:30 pm, EDT of course. We have never been in this area before, about 20 miles from Wapaknoneta, it's a nice location, a bit confusing inside the grounds but we figured it out, or at least we think we did. Sunny, warm but breezy, we have no complaints. Tomorrow I will post a few pics of the fairgrounds. 

 

Welcome to Cincinnati rush hour this morning.

Dandelions are blooming.

Trees are in blossom and some are leafing out, the grass is brilliant green.

Spring is here in Ohio.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've had an excellent day. 

 

Until next time....

 

Take care, stay safe, 

 

Deb

 

A few pretty blooms……

 

Our Location:

North of MM  4, Ogilby Road, Winterhaven, California 

A walk this morning, sitting in the sun with my reader and a very nice, very long happy hour. Lots of laughs, chatter and maybe a tall tale or two, we gathered between the Igloo and the Dogsled to get out of the wind and enjoy the shade, by the time we went inside we could count the stars. It was a good time. 

I found a number of prickly pear cactus with a few blooms,

some with lots of buds, some with only a few and some with none at all.

Some had single flowers, some had more.

It will soon open up.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

Bit breezy here and cool....

Our Location: Near American Girl Mine Road, BLM, CA

 

If you are tired of sunrise and sunset photos you may want to skip today's post. 

 

 

The beginning of sunset last night.

 

An amazing view.

And then it died away.

 

A quiet night, not as warm as Friday night but not cold either. A bit of a breeze when I stepped out this morning to wait for sunrise. Cool enough that my hands were cool, leaning toward cold and I would have benefited from some light gloves. I did however forget them and so I simply moved one hand at a time into my pocket, while holding the camera with the other.

 

Fire in the sky to the east this morning.

Taken while standing in the wash.

 

This morning's walk was also my walk for the day, a little under 2.5 miles in a bit less than an hour.  I was chilled by the time I got back even with the sun up. The wind, the wind, the wind. Not a hard or fast wind but a cool wind. 

 

Not to be forgotten. The moon was shining brightly but very high in the western sky. I've been told this may be referred as a Cold Moon. Although perhaps not now as it is no longer a full moon. 

 

In the eastern sky, the sun is showing off again. 

 

Biscuits for breakfast. Not something we have often but we savour them when we do have 'em. Yummy. Since today is pasta for lunch day I didn't have anything to prep for lunch. Miss Riley insists on doing this cooking solo. Who am I to disagree? Lunch was good. 

 

It's almost up.

And through the Palo Verde Tree we can see it ever so slightly, The rays causing the tree's spiky branches to shine. 

 

The wind has steadily increased all day, dropping off completely for a few minutes, just enough to make you think it's gone and bang, it's instantly back again. Not hard, but cool, very cool. Too cool to sit outside unless one is wrapped up a good amount even out of the wind. However we managed to keep the big door open most of the day and the vents but we wore slippers and a sweater too. 

 

It's slipping up over the lower edges now.

But not over the higher ones yet.

 

A quiet day, except for the few comings and goings around us. Surfed the net, did some reading, did a bit of putzing around, you know how it goes. We have a few plans for this week but I'll tell you more about those in future posts. 

 

 

 These poles are fenced off in a section close to Ogilby Road, along with a number of items. This photo shows how long they are. There is no break in them, they run the entire length of the photo. 

More than one pile of them too. Quite long, don't ya think? 

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 

 

Until next time... take care, be safe, 

 

Deb