Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Only a few photos and words today....

 

Our Location: 

Saddle Mountain BLM, Tonopah, Arizona

 

Chatted with my dad today for a few minutes, they are experiencing colder weather and a few flurries have fallen but not really stayed. However places nearby have had a blanket of light snow. 

 

A nice campsite on MM 13 road.

 

Since today is Sunday Riley and I just really didn't do much and the windy conditions encouraged us to stay inside and watch some movies today. A short drive and a walk this morning netted these very few photos today.  We travelled down to MM 13 (mile marker) and hung a left at the wash and followed the path, we have parked back in there a few times over the years and will again some time but today we just enjoyed the views.

 

 

I've hiked back there before but not today.

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

 

 

 I love the view.

Until next time...


 

This beautiful young saguaro is part of some desert artwork.

The path leads to the left at the top of the heart and circles the above photo.

Take care, be safe, 

 

 

And the friend whispered,"Lean on me,  when your not strong....."

Deb

 

 

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Happy Easter ......


Our Location: Frost Ridge Campground, Le Roy, NY

The night was a warm one with windows/vents open but with a bit of  a cool breeze it was necessary to keep the duvet handy.  Today promises to be as warm as yesterday but with sunny skies for the most part, however the weather folks think we could get a passing shower or maybe not. It's hard to determine these things isn't it? Much like yesterday I suppose although our shower did come, left and came back at least twice more before the skies truly turned blue and the temps soared into the low 70F/22C range. 

He's looking for lunch!!

No post yesterday, no excuses other than I was lazy. ~laugh~ It happens and we all know it happens so why call it something else? Since we are just kind of waiting, putting in time it feels like most days are just lazy ones with little to occupy us. I know there are lots of things to see and do here but we just don't have the interest. I think we're getting tired of waiting but this week I'm certain will find the papers in hand and we can make it across the border back into Canada. We will however be back in Ontario Tuesday for two dr's appointments, one in the morning for Riley and one in the afternoon for me. In between we hope to have some other things accomplished as well, a couple of scripts renewed, blood work for both of us, and perhaps a visit with middle daughter, but we shall see how that goes. 

It's s sure sign of spring!

I'm tired of writing about the wind and I'm sure I'll be tired of reading about it when I look back on these posts but it is ever present here in this area. Growing up on a rock in the middle of Lake Huron I thought I was used to wind but I have to tell ya, this wind is relentless here. There doesn't seem to be a break of more than about an hour at any given time. ~laugh~ I'm sure there is but it just ALWAYS seems to be windy. We're parked in a kind of valley which I'm certain also has something to do with it and according to Pete the Enterprise driver from last week this area is on a 900 foot  plateau that almost always ensures the wind will be blowing. 

This tree is loaded with buds popping into new leaves.

Yesterday we took a walk up the park trail to the top of the ski hill and along the edge until we reached the hill we see directly out our front door. We came down that hill and I'm telling you it was steep. It certainly got the blood pumping both climbing up and coming down. Great views though. 

Still living, can you see the face in the trunk??

Very special birthday greetings today  to my brother Rick who turns another year older. Rick lives way up there on that rock in the middle of Lake Huron that I mentioned earlier.  Happy Birthday big brother. I hope this day is filled with all the good things you wish for and a few extras as well. I've been fortunate to have you as a brother even if I don't always tell you so.

These trees must be tough!

I read for a bit, then Riley pulled out a movie she'd bought recently called Passengers. It's very futuristic and she didn't think I'd watch it but it wasn't bad. Jennifer Lawrence and  Chris Pratt. There were very few people in the movie but it was pretty well done.

Some of them have extra growths.

After that I called brother Rick to wish him a happy birthday and we chatted for a while about my paperwork troubles, and just a number of things in general. Always nice to chat with folks back home.

More flowers getting ready to bloom.

Started to watch a movie this afternoon here on my computer with Yul Brenner called Catlow, based on a book by Louis L'Amour. Excellent author in his day and I enjoy reading his books. His series on the Sacketts is an enjoyable read. Starting with the forerunner Sackett coming to America the series winds its way thru the centuries to just about 1890. Yesterday I watched a two part movie with Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott and Jeff Osterhage which was based on two of the books in the series, The Sacketts and Daybreakers, they combined them into ONE movie. It differed a bit but it was still pretty much along the basic lines of the books. These three men also starred in the movie I watched a few days ago based on another book by L'Amour called Shadow Riders, where they once again played 3 brothers, but not the Sacketts.

Bright yellow and pale yellow daffs are in abundance in the gardens.

I know way too much information isn't it? ~laugh~ Oh well, it'll serve my memory in future years to remember these things which is one of the reason I write in this blog.

The Sugar Shack here at The Ridge.

The sun has been shining all day, the wind has been picking up enough to rock our little house on wheels but it's warm enough to have the big door open. Too windy for the tilt windows as the wind picks them up and either pulls the handles out or pushes the window closed so we're making due with vents, push up windows and the door.

Interesting fire pit here at the campground.

This afternoon I read for a bit then turned on my computer to do a bit of eyeing up the internet. ~laugh~ I found a movie I haven't seen for a long time, Mask, with Sam Elliott, Cher and Eric Stoltz based on a true story about a boy born with a deformity of the face. It was an excellent movie and I enjoyed it greatly. Its an old movie, probably mid to late 80's. I know this because there is a lot of Springsteen's music in the movie including Born in the USA which came out June 4, 1984. Being a Springsteen fan the music caught my attention.

The office/lodge/clubhouse here at The Ridge

Dinner was a large garden salad for me, Riley made herself some scrambled eggs. We managed to do the sink full of dishes that had accumulated and before we knew it it was already 8 pm. Can you believe we had sunny skies and warm weather pretty much most of the day and with the sinking of the sun the temps have dropped too but not the wind, it's still going strong, it has died down a bit more but some gusts still rock the Igloo!!

The ski hill out our front door.

So as you can see, not an exciting day but we managed to get thru it all the same. Tomorrow we have a few ideas of things that we'd like to do, things we have to do and of course things that we think we might do but won't. ~laugh~ You know how that goes, don't ya?

Happy Easter to all!!!

Thanks for stopping by, feel free to leave a comment. Until next time...be safe, take care...





Saturday, March 11, 2017

Not feeling so good....


Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(pics today from our visit to Beauvoir House a couple of days ago)

Last night was warm again and today while warm had a cool factor to it.

No post yesterday and a short one today as the last couple of days have seen a flare in my arthritis and typing is not much fun. I think a combination of the damp weather and the humid temps have brought about this flare. Normally it's not too humid here at this time of the year but we seem to be ahead a couple of weeks in the timing of things here. 

Rose Garden at Beauvoir House.


We've kind of coasted thru the last couple of days and probably tomorrow as well. We have been out and about yesterday but not doing much of anything, a 10 minute walk due to rain and pain yesterday and today's walk was about the same length as the cool wind and pain once again was a deciding factor.

Pocket doors/room dividers from the front parlour into the back parlour.

No fire pit yesterday at all and only for a short time this morning. Ron came by to check on me yesterday wondering if I was mad at them. ~laugh~ He must have informed the folks at the fire pit of my issues as they all seemed aware of my issues this morning. Considering how long I've been dealing with arthritis I've been fortunate to have as few problems as I've had. 

Grave of Samuel Davis, Jefferson's father in the Confederate Cemetery behind Beauvoir House.

Today we spent the day inside venturing out for our aborted walk, and my short time at the fire pit but otherwise we stayed in keeping warm and watching movies. Two good ones today, the original Magnificent Seven with Yul Breener, Steve MacQueen, Eli Wallach, and James Coburn along with a few others. I preferred the TV series myself but it was still good to watch. After that we watched Jason Statham in Safe, which was a lot of blood, guts and gore but a good story all the same. From there we just kind of did our own thing, I had a nap and I have no idea what Riley did. ~laugh~

This coming week will be a week of goodbyes here at the park with Buzz & Lisa leaving on Monday, Ron & Sharon leaving on Wednesday, Jerry & Carol leaving on Wednesday, Linda leaving on Thursday. Buzz and Lisa stayed a week later than usual which I think they've enjoyed a great deal. Maybe it will be a trend for them. ~laugh~ 

Old time microwaves - food warmers.

The park is pretty full. The guy across the way has two units here, side by side and I heard him saying he's going to put a new roof on one of them so I think it will be noisy. We've paid up to the 20th and I'm not sure what we're going to do from that point on. Time will tell I guess. 

My good buddy Ron came to check on me this afternoon while I napped, and came again while Riley was having her dinner. I'm so fortunate to have such a good friend!! We both ventured up to the fire about an hour tonight, the heat from the fire was nice. I'm going to be sad to see Ron & Sharon leave, such wonderful people they are!! Wish we could have spent more time with them but that's the way it goes.

Hand made quilt by Mrs. Davis

Daylight savings time tonight, hope Poppa remembers to turn his clocks or I'll be calling him late into the night. Would hate to call him too late. ~laugh~

On that note I've typed enough. Thanks for stopping by, have a great evening.