Watching the Sunrise, Bill and Ron Sightsee, Pat Makes Dessert

When I woke up on Monday, Mar. 19^th it was 7:15 and I moved at the same time Clemson wanted out. That worked out perfectly! There were clouds to the east, covering what would have been our sunrise but the outside temperature was 56F so I knew it would be a nice morning. That was confirmed with Clemson’s outdoor jaunt. I came back in, brushed my sleep-mussed hair and with just a t-shirt and hoody went for my walk.

Clemson went back to bed with his Daddy for a bit. As I approached the back of the park area, close to the lake I could see that I was in for a bit of a show. The brilliance of the sun was sharpening the edges of the clouds making for a gorgeous picture. 

as you can tell, I couldn't decide which picture to post

I slowed up my walk and kept a constant eye on the horizon at the same time trying to capture the blue heron. I’ve seen one on each of my last 3 walks.

He stood still for me

With just my phone camera on me, I fiddle with the 4.1 zoom max and back down to the 1.1 trying to get the best shot. They are all good so I’ll have to choose once I download them. So, the sky was blue when I walked but soon after returning to the Suite, clouds rolled in from the north. It was going to be that kind of a day. The winds were already close to the maximum of 10 mph so the 64F we’re expecting may not feel like it.

But then I got too close

Seems like we are on the fast track for Police cruisers and EMT’s as we’ve had at least one set go by every day for the last 3 or 4. Ron and I were discussing their frequency the other day. It still isn’t a lot to us. When Bill and I lived in London, On, population of 380,000, it was almost on the hour you heard sirens of some kind. This is peanuts, just chatter fodder really (something to talk about).

And the sunrise still captivated me along every step of my walk

So, Bill was just coming out of the shower when I returned and we then had our tea and coffee together. Catching up on our friends posts we discussed his plans. 

I loved this picture through the branches with the reflection on the water

Yesterday, he asked Ron if he’d like to go to the Darryl Starbird’s Car Museum, just down the road. Ron was very excited to go as he knew Loree wouldn’t be into it and I had no desire to go a second time. Bill loves it and I read that Darryl has a couple of new additions, created for his Car Show in Tulsa last month.

Bill caught Ron taking a picture at the museum
They had a ball today

At 10 they were off with Ron driving. I was expecting Bill to drive so it took a couple of minutes before I realized Black Beauty was still sitting here. I had it in my mind to make the dessert I talked about last night while Bill was away. With the outdoors not proving to be a sunny day, that is what I like to do.

I set about getting things out after I got cleaned up myself. Today it would be a Peanut Butter & Chocolate Glazed Pie. It’s a recipe on the p.b. jar and I’ve made it a couple of times before with success. I may share it with our friends if they like that kind of thing. 😊 Now that is cooling in the fridge, I made myself a second tea and cleaned up the dishes.

I think mine looks fancier but aside from that
It tasted GREAT!

I like the vantage point we have here in our site. It is a clear view to the front gate but far enough away that we aren’t caught in the hubbub too much. We’re seeing more and more small trailers and more travel trailers here than large coaches and large fifth wheels. Interesting. Also, other than Ron and Loree we seem to be the only Canadians here. I just saw to units pull in, check in, drive to the back forty and now they both just checked ‘out’ and left. Weird and curious.

And the field of purple flowers is expanding

About 1 o’clock Ron and Bill drove up out front and my sweetie hopped out of the truck. It seems as though they had a great time and a nice ‘self-tour’ through the museum. Bill told Donna, Darry’s wife, that we were there in Oct. 2016 and that we have a picture of me with her. She kindly sent home a ‘hello’ for me. I’m glad Bill got the chance to go again and I’m sure much more fun going with Ron than me.

Speaking of fun, these are a couple of pictures from Bill's drone yesterday
Our site is front row - you can see Black Beauty

It wasn’t too long after he come in and made a sandwich that Clem indicated he needed to go out. I checked the thermometer to see what I’d need to wear and it had dropped to 47F, 10 degrees in an hour! With my hoody up, we walked around the first block before I basically forced ‘Mr. Sniff Everything’ back to the Suite. Brrr! 

I love this one of the back of the park

With the chill out there, I was happy I had turned the electric fireplace on earlier. I settled into my chair and got sucked into David Baldacci’s The Winner.

My supper with spaghetti squash under the sauce

At 5:30 it was time to start supper. I browned ground beef, baked 1/8^th of my spaghetti squash, cooked spaghetti and baked 3 bread sticks. That was supper and it was nice to cook inside on such a cool, windy evening. It tasted great and guess what? We left room for Peanut Butter Pie too. After dishes, I plucked away at my post while we watched Murdoch Mysteries season finale and then The Voice.

This has been a fun day even though I didn’t get into much. Bill enjoyed his time this morning with Ron and after one more cool day, we know we’ll get some more outside weather. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring so does that mean these geese are heading for Ontario? I hope you’ve enjoyed your day too.

Flying northeast

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Windy Day, Quartzsite, Fun Day

On Thursday, Dec. 14^th I was up at 7 opening the window blinds. Another clear sky day and it was a few degrees warmer than yesterdays start up. With Bill and Clemson still sleeping (they were actually up once 30 minutes earlier) I slipped on my crocs and went for a walk. As soon as I stepped out, the wind hit me so I’m glad I had my wind breaker on.

do you see what I see?
Only one, but I could hear him so searched him out

I don't think he was running from me, he was searching for his family

I had my camera with me because I never know what will catch my eye on any given day. Today was kind of ho-hum but I still snapped a few things on my Canon. When I returned I could hear Bill upstairs in the bathroom so I knew we’d have our brew together. We read blogger posts and while Bill was having cereal I hopped in the shower. I had a bit of an omelette left from yesterday so warmed that up while Bill had his.

On my morning walk, the mountains were majestic off in the distant haze

Christmas done with classy taste

Love this view, can you tell?

One more special mailbox

We headed out the door just before 10 on the way to Quartzsite. It was an hour and a half drive and we knew we wouldn’t be longer than 5 hours so left the boss in charge of the Suite. He is happier there anyway, on our short trips, than left sitting in the truck while we wander. The drive there struck my fancy as it always does. It isn't fair to any of us when we shop with him on his leash or in our arms.

As we venture south, the mountains around us are so interesting. The ones off in the far distance were shrouded in a haze. We came to the conclusion that it was dust as the wind picked up and there were warning signs in a couple of places along I-95S. We weren’t bothered by it. We saw a lot of boondockers along the highway as well yet as we approached Plomosa Road’s blm land, we were surprised to see only one rv in place behind the camp host’s trailer.

Parker Dam and Parker are such pretty areas and I'm glad we have the opportunity to see it again, even though we are just driving through. I love the idea of a camping spot on the edge of the Colorado River in the Buckskin Mountain State park. However, the slap in the face of a $35 overnight fee makes me picture us instead at the Havasu Springs RV Resort for $10 per night with full hook-ups. It is also on the river.

Where the Bill Williams and Colorado Rivers collide

Nearing Quartzsite, the familiar spots looks foreign without all the hustle and bustle of January. Interesting. It was easy to zip in and park on Kuehn Street near K & B Tools. We had heard that this vendor didn’t have all the tools from the previous year and that was bang on. Bill did find a couple of things he was looking for and I managed to find a small clothing area. When things are $4, I’m going to look and usually get lucky if I look hard enough. Perhaps it IS an addiction.

Parker Dam and Parker are 15 miles apart 

This is Buckskin Mountain State park

An appealing golf course at Parker
for Donna and Gerry

Wendy, remember this from last year?
sorry, I could only get part of it as we zipped through Parker, Az

We then split up. Bill checked out the other tool vendors and Satellite Advantage while I wandered into the huge discount food tent. You need a lot of time to search this place, and with Bill waiting for me, I didn’t have that. I did half of the tent quickly and found a few things that would be good for at home. Walking back to Black Beauty we debated whether to grab a bite to eat before heading back home and thought that we’d be fine to wait.

And the Q mountain will miss us, Gerry and Melinda!

Once we reached Parker, through that stretch of highway alongside the Colorado and Bill Williams Rivers, I could feel a headache coming on. A natural reaction to hunger for me. I didn't say anything and was surprised when Bill turned into a McDonald’s.

A quick chat and we weren’t going to wait another hour after all. We ordered two Big Mac combos and with a whole mix up of the cashier not understanding what we wanted, we ended up getting both for $10. Huh! Even when we mentioned an error, the manager insisted it was all fine.

As we pulled out of the parking lot onto I-95S again, I noticed a black motorcycle heading north. What I saw first was the Go Pro camera on the helmet, like Lori’s. I took a second look and realized it was Lori and Roland was right behind her. Too funny! It was too late to acknowledge with a horn so we carried on with our turn. I texted her just to let her know we saw them, knowing she’d receive my message at their next stop.

We arrived home at 2:30, both feeling quite whooped. I thought I’d better get writing my post since I hadn’t started it this morning. After we put things away and I approved my purchases, Bill fed Clemson and turned NCIS on. This is usually how he gets his afternoon nap unless he has a book in his hand. I’m good if I stay sitting in a dining-room chair so may remain here for a while. For me, when I'm feeling like this, butt hitting recliner = droopy eyes.

Supper will be easy tonight so right now, I’m going out to enjoy a bit of sunshine. I took my book and sat in my regular spot at the front of the Suite, at the top of the lane way. I was still in shorts and a short sleeve top so it only took about 15 minutes before I was chilled through with the wind and later afternoon air. I came inside and went upstairs to lie on the bed with Lee Child, with the sun coming in from our bedroom window.

I'm sure these guys enjoy the ride more than I would

At 5, after a couple of chapters, I came down to watch some news with Bill and we talked about how hungry we were. All I felt like was a cup of tea and he thought some ice cream would hit the spot. So, dessert it is. My tea went down well and so did my banana split with the cherry on top! We had a recorded episode of Murdoch Mysteries from Monday night so we watched that before I finished my post.

And I'll never get enough of these mountains

We’ve had a good day here and enjoyed the short visit to Quartzsite. Tomorrow we have another plan in mind but we’ll wait and see what transpires. I hope you’ve had some fun in your day too.

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