Monday, March 20, 2023

LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THIS SNOW BEING GONE AND A LOOK BACK TO CANYON dE CHELLY

 MOTHER NATURE'S ICE SCULPTURE AT GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON
Drawing the curtains back on our east-facing living room window this morning we were pleasantly greeted with a fiery sunrise.  A refreshingly positive omen to herald in the coming of Spring later in the day.  Under clear blue skies Pheebs and I slipped up to Goderich for gas, coffee to go at McDonalds, a swing down around the harbor, and a stop at Walmart before heading home.  Despite the warming rays of the Sun and today's 43F temps, it was the icy winds that kept me inside except for a short period when I slipped out and fired up my lawn rake to rake up a bunch of husks and seeds from under the bird feeders.  I am so much looking forward to all this snow being gone and I can get on with the big Spring clean-up.  And morning and afternoon walks with Pheebs again too:))

 OMG THE JEEP SPRUNG WINGS AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT PHEEBS AND I WERE FLYING OVER THE SWISS ALPS THIS MORNING

OKAY OKAY SO WE WERE JUST AT A SPOT WHERE SNOW FROM GODERICH'S STREETS IS DUMPED
 AN ICY SHORELINE
 ICE-COATED ROCKS ALONG THE SHORELINE
Thirteen years ago right now we were in northeast Arizona camped at a small campground near Chinle alongside one of Arizona's most beautiful and most overlooked scenic canyons.  And this canyon has a sad history.  I'm talking about Canyon de Chelly of course. (pronounced Canyon de Shay) This was the last stop before leaving the southwest and heading for home in 2011.  I have two links for our stay there.  Our First Look At Canyon de Chelly and Hiking The 'Whitehouse Ruins' Trail At Canyon de Chelly 

Al's Music Box:)) A Horse With No Name by America from the album 'America'.  1971

GROANER'S CORNER:(( All the grandkids were visiting for Thanksgiving. Before dinner, Grandma made a lengthy speech about being thankful for her extra-special blessings, her four grandchildren. Two seconds after she stopped speaking, all hell broke loose and the kids were yelling and grabbing for the homemade rolls. Grandma sat there, eyes closed with a tight squint on her face. When asked what was the matter, she replied, "I'm just praying for a little patience to handle all these blessings."

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5 comments:

  1. Brrr. But good ice photos. Yes indeed. Canyon de Chelly is a very special place. I suspect it was close to 50 years ago when we spent the night overlooking Spider Rock. It's a very human size canyon, with human history. And oh so beautiful.

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  2. One of my most favorite places ever. The canyon is amazing. We took a tour with an Indian guide who had lived in the canyon as a child. Fascinating info.

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  3. Still quite a bit of snow, but soon it will be history. Spring has srung! I wonder if we could hike the trail to the bottom of the canyon. Not sure I have the stamina now. That canyon is a beautiful memory.

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