Walk With Me, U.S. Post Office, Ross’s, Cloudy Afternoon

Bill was up at 6:30 on Tuesday, Dec. 4^th with Clemson and they came back to bed where it was cozy and warm. We’re using our Blue Flame heater to keep us warm in the evenings and overnight now. It was 62F in here when we woke up and 47F outside. We all rose around 7:15 and I texted Rob while we had our coffee and tea that we’d meet to walk around 8:30. That worked for him too.

Catching the sunrise on the north side of the mountain

I bundled up and we all 3 took our walking sticks today. This morning, we headed northeast to find and show Rob the Mohave Mountain Catchment for wild animals.  I lagged behind, mainly because I walk slower and I also tend to stop to take pictures. The walk towards the catchment was an incline on pretty rough terrain, even though it was a worn path.

I would often get lost in the view and lag behind

You’d think a ‘worn’ path would be helpful but it was worn into a washboard/rut sort of path so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow. Because of the slow incline, I felt winded easier and my ankles felt the pressure. When we got to our destination on the bend, we used our sticks to guide us up along the fence line to get a better view of what it is the bighorn ship (renowned for this area) come down for and where they drink. Very interesting!

The guys were a fair bit ahead of me at the catchment
You can see the washboard roads

Jill Stewart, a lady I met 2 years ago here, and I found it by accident and Bill and Rob found it equally fascinating. It was about 40 minutes from our starting point so we turned back towards civilization. 

And here you can see where the water is collected

I texted Pat that we were on our way so she wouldn’t worry. We had omelette sandwiches for breakfast on the Tailgater buns we bought at Smith’s last week. Bill turned the generator on so we could use the toaster. The cloudy skies meant ‘don’t expect much solar power’.

We all agreed that this was a great practice to support
the wildlife in this area
We didn't see any bighorn sheep though, I'm sure they have specific morning
and later afternoon appearances 

Bill had a shower and after I washed dishes and then myself, we drove into the city. First the post office to buy stamps and mail some cards and then to the mall where Ross, Dollar Tree and Harbor Freight reside. 

No, not a giant Tarantula, just a dead cactus

Pat and I spent an hour and a half, I guess, shopping around. We each found a couple of baskets, handy for holding things for transport and storage. I also found a cute dress that kind of fell off the hanger into my arms. Fit perfectly, imagine that!

Peekaboo

And the sun popped on the other side when we were almost 'home'

We drove around some of the beautiful subdivisions in Lake Havasu and showed our friends some of the homes. What do these people work at to purchase such stunning beauties? And how the heck do they get their vehicles up their driveways day in and day out? The ones with the rv’s at the top are the most baffling. We sure saw some lovely residences and I have to admit, the most beautiful homes and properties I’ve seen anywhere.

When we left there, Bill drove into the ‘famed’ blm Craggy Wash, north of the airport. We’ve heard so much about this place to camp so decided to check it out. It wasn’t long when we all learned something, uh, “No thank you”. Maybe we’re too particular (fussy) but this isn’t a spot we’d go to boondock unless it was a last resort. Anyway, now we know. I know many have found a nice little haven in here and that is great, it just wouldn't be a place we'd settle in.

We drove home around 2:30 where Clemson was happy that his Daddy made it back on time to feed him his supper. Good grief! We must starve the poor little guy the way he dances around. I caught up on my post and joined Bill in our recliners with my book. After 40 winks, for my sweetie, and probably 10 for me, we realized the day was half over. I got a couple of burgers out of the freezer to beginning thawing and sat back down for an hour.

Bill lit the Weber at 5 and grilled our supper. With all of the toppings, lettuce, mayo, mustard, onion, bacon, cheese, relish and ketchup, we didn’t need a salad on the side. Oh my, it has been a while since I’ve had a burger and these tasted awesome! For dessert, I’d bought a Jellied Salad so we shared some of that.

Driving into Craggy Wash

It is rough and indeed 'craggy'

The rocks are pretty though!

quite the little 'hidey-ho' up there in the cave

After dishes, we watched our programs. NCIS and then some of our recorded programs. It was a quiet evening. The temperature has been a bit cooler than we like but I know when they are getting 0C/32F back home on good days, we shouldn’t complain. We know the warmer weather is coming. 

Jelly parfait
(sugar free!)

Other than a beautiful  picture, I notice spots on my lens again
Time for a cleaning!

We’ve had a fun day again today with a little bit of variety from previous days. I hope you’ve enjoyed whatever you found yourself doing and wherever you are.

and when I thought the show was over........
I saw this
Goodnight!

Thanks for stopping by. Your comments are always welcome!

Another Dull Drizzly Fall Day, Propane Topped Up, Priceville Post Office Business, PVR Afternoon

Clemson slept right up against me all night so not only was I warm, I also felt strapped to one position. It was just before 7 on Tuesday, Oct.2^nd when we got up for the day. My fingers automatically hover over the S for September until I realize it isn’t so anymore. We have moved onward. The countdown is rushing at us like a freight train. We had our tea and coffee together, getting some blog reading done and then Bill took the 2 40-lb tanks into Durham for propane.

Even the turbines are mostly invisible in the drizzle

We know this will be the expensive month, trying to keep the Suite warm and our toes as well. Oh well, it is what it is. It is nice to see that there will be a bit of a warm up starting tomorrow and lasting for a week. That will also help with the heating costs. The best part of the forecast is when it shows sunshine as that is a spirit lifter, for sure. When Bill got back, he had a few outside jobs to take care of but I was yet to be encouraged to go outside.

Greek yogourt waffles and bacon

I’m missing my long walks but the rain is keeping me at bay for the moment. It feels like I’ve fallen off another wagon, not of my own volition. Before we knew it, it was 10:30 and I could feel the gnawing pangs of hunger so mixed up a batch of Greek Yogourt pancakes for breakfast. We’ll have to have bacon since I’m pretty sure the freezer is not harboring any mini sausages. Instead of pancakes, I used the waffle iron and they turned out good that way too.

Priceville Post Office

We cleaned up dishes and Bill headed back outside. He was completing small jobs left, right and centre. I wasn’t doing much of anything with the exception of getting more book pages put together. We took a drive to Priceville around 2:30 and set things up for our mail to be forwarded once we leave the area. It gets re-directed to my sisters in Hanover. She monitors what comes and informs us of anything that looks like it needs attention. Nothing too much to worry about.

The cost to have things put on Hold is exorbitant so we do it this way and also know stuff isn’t just sitting somewhere for 6 months. It is expensive enough to do this at $135 but it is worth it to us. We drove back home in the drizzly day and I felt better for not being ‘out there’. It isn’t a pleasant day at all even though it did warm up to 54F/12C, it sure didn’t feel like it. We had a snack of cheese and crackers to tide us over until supper and I made myself a tea.

I guess it wasn't the best summer for Rose of Sharon's
Only 1 flower and we almost missed it because of the rain

I took a peek at my tomatoes and the plants themselves are looking pretty rough but other than a couple of dropped green fruit, they were hanging in there. They need sunshine to perk and ripen them up. Supper will be simple with farmer’s sausage, carrots and either rice or potatoes so the rest of the afternoon we sat watching programs that we had recorded over the last week. This was the perfect day for boob-tubing.

I hope you have enjoyed your day and I thank you for joining us today.