Sunday, December 15, 2019

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
 
 

8 comments:

  1. It cooled off over here today too. Not bad when the sun was out but cool when it disappeared behind a cloud. I don't see much of a sunrise. It just pops up over Black Mountain and because I'm so close to it there is no prelude. Glad you and Riley had a relaxing day. I may head down to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument tomorrow. We'll see.

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    1. It's going to be cool and windy for the next few days I think, or at least here. I think we'll be sticking pretty close to home with few photos due to dust in the air.
      We enjoyed Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument when we visited. It was an interesting spot.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  2. We had that wind today, also, though it quieted down just after 5 o'clock and has not returned. I cannot imagine ever getting tired of Sunrise and sunset pictures. How nice to have Riley insist on making a meal. I would have to agree not something to ever argue about. Sounds like another good day.

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    1. Glad you enjoy the photos. I find them interesting as well. As I type this reply the wind is higher now than yesterday. It blew off and on through the night as well. Not big winds but steadily picking up. Making it uncomfortable outside as it's cool and dusty.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  3. I never get tired of sunrise or sunset pictures. It's the best part of the day.

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    1. I have to agree with your there, the most amazing light shows do fill one with awe and I never tire of their beauty.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  4. We had the wind at Pilot Knob too but the sun made up for the cool.It was quite warm here until late afternoon when the winds increased.

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    1. Where we are we have nothing to block the wind, even tucking behind the truck doesn't work as the wind still whistles along under and over the Big Dog just keeping one cool enough to feel slightly chilled. Hopefully we either have less wind or higher temps. Haha

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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