Quartzsite, Az
It was 5:55 when I heard Bill get up on Saturday, Nov. 14th. He came back to bed but within 5 minutes my two bedmates were up and out. I rolled over and watched the darkness out my window turn to 'less' dark. It wasn't light out when I got up at 6:40 but there was an opportune photo op.
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| Good morning! |
Face splash to wake up, clothed with a jacket, I was out the door at 6:55. There was another beautiful sunrise; if there are clouds, you can be guaranteed of one............as long as sunshine is in the forecast. I switched up my route again, trying to get enough steps in without it getting boring.
No other pictures would
do on such a lovely morning.
On Pipeline Rd. (which is rough gravel with divots, large rocks and uneven paths) there was a new rv'er parked on the east (highway) side of the road. He was sitting out with a large dog who decided to walk towards me. I was wary, about 200' away, but kept walking. The man wasn't concerned, although watchful.
Getting close to the end
The dog was a lab, as he got closer he stopped within 100' and studied me. So, I stopped as well considering his actions but the owner still was unconcerned so I figured the dog was calm. When he/she walked slowly to me, I put my hand out and she let me pet her nose and face.
It's overwhelming and before
I got very far in my walk............
She was sweet and walked about 5 steps with me before she responded to her master's whistle to return. I'm surprised that I remained so calm. Big dogs tend to put me on edge at first. The owner called out 'she just wants to greet everyone'. I responded with 'I totally understand' and carried on.
It was over.
I know a dog like that although Gibbs would be barking as he ran.🤷♀️Still gentle but appearing FIERCE. 🤠From there, I walked to the 3rd set of markers and crossed the gravel to the west, once I could see our two trailers. The neighbours have a flag so I usually see it first.
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| Our canopy top is getting rough so we'll keep an eye on it this winter. |
It was a shorter route back but still a nice walk. I'm gone for about 30 minutes. Bill was getting ready and I finished washing up, slipped into a summer dress and made our drinks. We left the boss in charge with a milkbone and drove to Parker. We had a few things to take care of.
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| The drive to Parker offers some lovely views |
First stop was the post office where, at 9:20, I was the first and only one in the door. Wow! I bought the required books of stamps to mail our cards and was out in 5 minutes tops. That never happens! We don't even try going to the Quartzsite P.O., it is just too busy and with odd hours.
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| Bill's dad crossed my mind today when this train offered a photo op |
From there, Walmart for some groceries and then a stop at the Parker Mail & Parcel center. Bill was sending an rc radio transmitter off to a US address for a pilot friend back home. Saves a lot of paperwork for him doing it this way. The venue is great and we were there at the right time - again.
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| I managed to get the Parker sign today. |
Back home by 11:45, I was quite hungry so fired up the Keurig for my coffee while we unloaded groceries. This was a bigger stock up than I'd expected but it would get us through until the end of the month easily. We might need milk or cream in a week.
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| Back at Roadrunner blm, this is the host's lair upon entry |
We weren't able to find the Sola buns we picked up in Yuma's Walmart, of course. 🤔 I had some of my cauliflower soup with a cheese sandwich on the Sola 0 carb bread. Now, I was stuffed! The sky is not expected to clear of clouds completely today so we will definitely be running the generator tonight for any tv watching.
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| The sky opened up and our panels charged pretty good. |
The afternoon was spent reading, outside, and basically relaxing. We popped the gazebo back up and Bill folded the water bladder up after emptying the last 9 gallons into our tank. It wasn't an overly hot day, only 75F/25C, but very nice. I'm sure Gibbs is feeling a bit cooler too.
This fur baby appreciated the
cooler temperature.
At 4:30, we watched another episode of Bosch. We've gone back to the first season and now the books we've read and are reading are a great reference. Supper was tacos and they were very good now that I had tomatoes, lettuce and green onions in the fridge.
Nothing too special but
a few colourful clouds for a sunset.
After dishes, we turned on a movie that seemed different enough for me to watch it with my Sweetie. It's called The Nights before Christmas, a new one. We've had a great day!
Delicious!
Good night.
Thank you for your visit.
