It was a beautiful morning on
Saturday, Dec. 8th when I got up at 6:30. The sky was still dark but
clear and I knew the forecast was for 21C/68F, low wind and full sunny skies. As
soon as dawn made an appearance, I checked the temperature (55F) and went out
for my walk. Camera in hand I headed southeast up Kibbey Drive and walked to
the top of the hill.
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| Lots of dew on Black Beauty |
Oh yes, I remembered the work out
climbing that hill and I also remembered the beautiful homes on my walk. There
were a few with new landscaping but that didn’t stop me from taking more ‘home’
pictures. I just love them and get carried away. I could hear the quail as I
crossed the wash just down the road from Rose and George’s but against the dark
ground, I couldn’t capture a picture. They are quick. I also saw a couple of
the Kibbey bunnies but they were out of sight in a flash.
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| Beautiful homes |
Back at the Suite, I had tea with
Bill and read blog posts. Nice to hear where everyone is and many of us are
already in Arizona, one corner or another. We’ll get together soon. Often,
Quartzsite is our gathering place. We hope to meet up with everyone again. We
had plans for lunch, so we just had toast at 9 for breakfast and then I sat
outside on their patio, in the sun. Wow, it felt wonderful! That Vitamin D just
soaked into my skin.
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| More stunning residences The bottom right corner is the one I was invited through to the back raised patio and pool last winter Bill still shakes his head and chuckles at that one |
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| At many turns on my walk, I witnessed views like this |
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| Who needs grass? I like the saguaro bottom right Looks like little bird nests on top |
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| And one last one so you can see the steep drives and streets Bottom right doesn't look so steep from here, but I walked to the top and trust me It is very steep |
Bill and Rob helped George work on a problem with his garage door opener. I didn't get involved but they had half hour to put their heads together.
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| The guys work on the garage door opener Clemson can't figure where they went when they moved inside |
When we were all ready, we took 2
vehicles down to the Casino parking lot and caught the Havasu Landing ferry across
to California. It was 12 noon when we all boarded after a few candid shots of
the area and each other. We chose to sit on the top level, out in the open and
it was the perfect day for this jaunt. The water was calm and the trip
uneventful. Just the way I like boat rides to be. We headed straight to the
restaurant and ordered lunch.
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| Our ride coming |
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| Views along the waterway I would think we'd get a discount here? |
Bill ordered Fish and Chips, one of
his favourite dishes, and I ordered the Reuben with cottage cheese on the side.
One of mine. I’ve never had a bad Reuben and as usual, it was delicious with my
hot tea and cream on the side. None of us were keen on spending money to try
our luck at gambling, so since we’d seen the boat pull up at 1:20, we walked
down to catch the 1:30 return to Arizona. It was fun and a cheap afternoon at
$2 per person, return.
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| A beautiful calm ride today |
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| Pat and Rob on their first ride to Havasu Landing |
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| People watching, we saw this good dog patiently waiting too |
We sat and waited for Rob and Pat to
finish and enjoyed the wait. People watching is indeed an interesting pastime. You
see all kinds of shoppers and we get a good chuckle and sometimes some fun
conversations. I even got a cute picture of a very patient young lady as her
owner went through the self-checkout.
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| and outside, this purty little car |
Back at home, George invited us outside
for Happy Hour and we soon realized it was a ‘sit in the sun’ H.H.
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| Almost my favourite picture today Should be on a post card |
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| Pat noticed this egret on the dock so I took his photo |
When it cooled down around 4:45, we
all put our chairs away and retreated indoors. It read 71F/22C on our
thermometer (in the sun) so I debated going for a short walk down the street.
The sun across the lake was about to say goodnight and I didn’t want to miss
that if possible. I was looking out the window and saw Peter Rabbit hopping
across the turf patio. Of course, I was too slow and he had moved on to the
corner of the lot by the time I got outside.
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| My supper was awesome Hey, they forgot the pickle! |
I remembered Rose saying if we put
lettuce scraps out, they would make a habit of returning. I took some out for
them. A close-up picture would be nice but it wasn’t about to happen tonight. Because
of our lovely lunch, Bill and I agreed that supper was out of the question for us. However, chips and cheddar cheese around 7:00 wasn’t out of the question. Just a little bit.
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| I love this picture They look so relaxed and natural |
I was thinking of a hot tub tonight
but only if at least one of the ladies would join me. We’ll see. The guys have
a day planned tomorrow with a couple of things on the agenda so if I don’t get
in the tub tonight, maybe a morning dip instead. The rest of the evening went
quietly.
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| And I'm also partial to this one of my sweetie and I Pat has some of us with George and Rose on her phone I'll have to snafu them tomorrow |
Oh! Today, Rose sat with me and
helped me to re-learn the knack of crocheting. I knew how to make the initial
chain stitch but had never been shown, personally, how to carry on with the
next row and the next. Now, thanks to Rose, I do. I’m going to practice until I
get good enough and maybe learn how to make squares for an afghan. That is the
only thing I can see myself making, the only thing that would benefit us in the
Suite.
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| This guy posed for me |
This has been a good day and we are
very grateful to be here. I’m hoping that maybe tomorrow, I can filter a few
things out of my closet. I’ve learned that it is important to weed old things
out as new ones come in. I hope you’ve enjoyed your day whatever you got up to.
We’ve had some great weather today and it really feels like we’re in Arizona on
days like this.
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| And a beautiful sky tonight Good night from Lake Havasu City! |
Thank you for stopping by.