A very quiet day....

 

Our Location: 

North of MM 4, Ogilby Road, Winterhaven, California

 

No wind, then a slight breeze and then once again, no wind, a slight breeze. Can you see how this day went? The blue skies and the warmer temps had us changing from long pants to shorts to long pants and jackets as the sun went down. A very quiet day of rest and visiting. The only photos were of a few fly overs as some helicopters whizzed over head. 

 

Can you see him up there? 

 

 

Chatted with Dad tonight, lots of snow, blowing, drifting, and maybe a little snow fall but lots of snow moving around. It snowed too hard to go to the bush to cut wood, crossing the field was white out conditions. So that gives you an idea of what the weather was like. Cold, cold, cold was also the word used. According to Wiarton Willy the local groundhog, only 6 more weeks of winter. Although Willy isn't always a very good prognosticator we hope he's right this time. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've had a nice day. 

 

Until next time...

 

Take care, stay safe, 

 

Deb

 

Not a lot of words tonight....

Our Location: Near Tonopah, Arizona

 

A very cold morning with the temperature reading 31 F/  - .5 C but the saving grace of no wind made the day feel much warmer. We had a full day of wonderful sun shine and much warmer day time temperatures than predicted. No complaints about the weather today. 

 

So small and soft looking, aren't they?

Hedge Hog cactus, some healthy, some not so healthy.

 

A couple of strolls for me today but no hiking and I stuck to mostly good roads with only one or two little cross country paths. I met a fellow Canadian Jack, I waved to Jack's wife Nancy but didn't meet her. They hail from the area around Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jack was trying to decide if his motor home would make it through a wash or if he'd have an issue. As it turned out, Jack decided to by pass the parking in that particular area. However tomorrow we will pack up the Igloo and move to the area, I have no worries about us making it through the wash. 

 

Some Teddy Bear Cholla and a couple of Ocotillo.

 A call to my friend Linda tonight and a call to Courtney as well pretty much rounded out the day. So there you have it, a few words for a quiet day. Today's pictures are the last ones from my hike of a few days ago.

Saguaro's in all shapes and various states of health.

I'm amazed how new 'ribs' just appear and how creases or bends or ripples seem to all of a sudden be there.

The bottom three photos are of the same thing. Arms around the Saguaro and the limb is starting to puncture the young Saguaro.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a very pleasant day where ever you may be and whatever you may have done to pass the time. 

We see this mountain out our door. The views vary greatly depending on the sun and the shadows.

At times it looks like a completely different mountain.

I never tire of this view.

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

Deb

No wind, sunny, blue skies, getting repaired.....

Our Location: Indio Blvd, Indio California

 

The wind died down completely Wednesday night. Thursday morning dawned with still no wind, sunny blue skies and promise of a warmer day. We had an quasi appointment at a shop on Indio Blvd. First come, first served. We arrived about 8:20 AM. 

 

Snow on that mountain top over there as we start down the 10 mile drop into Indio from Joshua Tree National Park.

Big Bear Mountain also has snow. We are still doing downward.

 

We are parked up beside the Pacific II Brake and Alignment shop on Indio Blvd here in Indio, California. We are having the bushings replaced in the springs, wheels checked, greased, etc and an alignment on the Igloo. Tire wear on the rear tires only is the reason. Instead of going into a big long explanation I'll leave it there. Hopefully we are out of here this afternoon (Friday, Jan 4, 2019) all of the parts are due this morning. 

 

Driving toward the area known as Palm Springs.

Some more snow as you can see.

 

A chat with Janet last night leaves us with a tentative date for lunch today at Mexicali's. A very authentic Mexican Restaurant just up the street from our current location. We visited with this place last year with her as well and loved the food.

 

We are in the La Quinta area.

 Janet's a very busy lady and this year has her even busier than usual due to some unexpected happenings. When we left in the fall we agreed on a visit at approximately this time as the calendar was wide open for her.  So we're going to have only a very quick visit but may come back this way later in the winter for another, we'll have to see. 

 

Some very pretty flowers around this area.

 

We have power, Danny the owner has us plugged in, we spent a somewhat restless night due to the industrial area we are in but as I said, we're hoping to be out of here today. We shall see how things go. 

 

Not something we see back home in Ontario, Canada.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've had a wonderful day. 

 

They have some very pretty landscaping in the southwest.

 

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

 

Deb