ENJOYING THE GREAT WEATHER….WHILE IT LASTS!!

 

A QUIET LUNCH IN BORREGO SPRING’S CHRISTMAS CIRCLE

It’s 11:30 Thursday morning & I am at the Library in Borrego Springs with the new computer.  Speed is so fast here I had to tie myself to the chair & put on a crash helmet.  Me & Win 7 have made up & are continuing our new friendship again because I just found my lost photos from yesterday.  Hopefully our friendship will last longer this time before our next, ‘dust up!!’  Great library in a scenic well landscaped southwestern flavored mall of sorts.  Coffee & eats around the corner plus benches & Wifi outside the library too.  We are going to try & utilize the library’s high speed computer services more this time. 

On the way in this morning we passed the Peg Leg Smith’s boondocking spot that I had mentioned in last night’s blog.  Soon as I saw it I knew right away I was going to have to go back & retract a statement I made in the blog.  It was not as crowded as I had indicated.  I had based my ‘opinion’ on the first time we were there in 2007 & of course this is 2010 & there may have  been some changes there.  Still not my cup of tea to RV like that but there did appear to be way fewer rigs plus bigger spaces between the rigs.  Didn’t appear as crowded as I had remembered it.  My apologies to to the dearly departed Peg Leg & all the Peg Leggians camped there right now.

 

PEG LEG SMITH’S NEAR BORREGO SPRINGS…..NOT SO CROWDED ANYMORE

Another ultra lite flyer came in yesterday afternoon so we have 2 machines in the air now for our early morning air shows.  A third Class A is parked further on with a kite trailer on behind but we haven’t seen that fellow flying yet.

  

A COUPLE OF FLY BOYS TALKING THINGS OVER (click pics to enlarge)

So nice to drive back into Borrego Springs this year again.  Stopped to walk on the new mown grass on Christmas Circle.  Ever nice to smell newly mowed grass again.  We northerners miss our lush greeeeeeeen grass & our big greeeeeen trees & it is so nice walking on a carpet of soft grass again.  At home we take that for granted but here in the southwest it is a luxury.  Great to see Borrego’s many big palm trees waving in the breeze & all the orange, grapefruit, & lemon tree orchards.  Borrego Springs is truly an oasis in the desert.  As far as small towns go here in the southwest I think this is just about as nice as you get.   You can drive Borrego’s wide main street from one end to the other in about 3 minutes.  No traffic lights, no traffic, no congestion, no problem.    Borrego Springs is a town I don’t mind going to & spending time in.  It has a bit of an artsy feel to it.    And, we stopped into Calicos for egg pockets this morning too.

UNDOUBTEDLY AN INTERESTING SHRUB >>>>

Well, I’ve got another new name to add to myself.  Rene from LIVE/WORK/DREAM tagged me in a blog comment with, ‘Mr. Crankypants!!’  Along with Mr. Blabberfingers I guess that makes me a Crankyblabberpants.  Wonder where she got that name.  Gee, d’ya suppose it was something I said.  Thankyou  Rene, I will wear that handle with great pride:)) 

<<<<<< HOPE THIS GUY SURVIVED THE A-10 WARTHOG THUNDERBOLT ATTACK

I sure have taken a liking to my new relaxation spot on the shady north side of the rig.  Very quiet here with only the chirping birds at our feeder & a touch of wind in the flags overhead.  Unobstructed view for miles clear across the desert floor to the Santa Rosa mountains & as I look out that way I am reminded that RICK & ROD are over on the other side probably lounging around the pool just a burnin my ears off again today.  You go guys:))

CLEANING SOME CAMERA EQUIPMENT….THESE ARE RELAXING DAYS

Heard a nasty rumor this morning that we have a winter’s storm heading this way & due in tomorrow afternoon with high winds followed by rain & dropping temps.  And here I thought we were home free from winter’s influence!!

SUNSET OVER THE SAN YSIDRO MOUNTAINS….BORREGO SPRINGS CA.

GROANER’S CORNER:((   The best way to garden is to put on a wide-brimmed straw hat
and some old clothes.  And with a hoe in one hand and a cold
drink in the other, tell somebody else where to dig.

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The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL

 

AT LAST, MY VERY OWN EGG POCKET

IT IS ANOTHER NICE SPOT WE HAVE

For the past 6 years we have lived in a pine forest back home in Bayfield Ontario & for somebody like myself with an interest in Astronomy, that doesn't make the night sky very accessible. Once again as I stepped out of the motorhome last night here in the desert I was greeted with an awesome canopy of stars from horizon to horizon. An unobstructed view across the great arc of the night sky. The diamond like stars were shimmering against the coal black heavens as the cooler desert air beckoned in the distant constellations & star formations. The Andromeda Galaxy, the Orion Nebulae, the Pleiades, the Hyades, the bright star Betelgeuse & constellation Pegasus, the flying horse, just to mention a few. So nice to sit quietly & enjoy the peacefulness, the stillness, & overall serenity of another tranquil desert night.

As mentioned in last night's blog we have used up all our Verizon gigabytes for the month so this morning we drove into Borrego heading for the free wifi access at the library. Stopped at Calicos for coffee & egg pockets & the boss actually let me have my very own egg pocket this time. Didn't have to share one this morning. Men are not good at sharing stuff, especially when it comes to food. Always figure that whatever is on my plate is mine....MINE!! Walked over to the library with the laptop & got set up. Kelly was on one of the library's computer & I set up the laptop at a station by the window. But, no matter what I did I couldn't connect. Kelly had been having trouble accessing her webmail for the past week or so & made some changes to our connection settings yesterday & that seemed to affect our computer. She worked on that computer for the best part of half an hour or more before she finally figured out the problem. If I had been there alone I would have given up after about 2 minutes, thrown the computer in the car, & drove out of the parking lot madder than a hatter heading for home & complaining to myself all the way about the miserable world of rotten computers!!!!

BORREGO SPRINGS LIBRARY

We are still doing our DVD movie every night & to-night's movie will be "August Rush." Last night was, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".....didn't care for it that much. Night before was a movie called, "The Hours." That was 2 days ago & I still don't have a clue what that movie was about!! Tuesday night we tried, "Kite Runner" but had trouble reading the subtitles so ditched it. Next, we tried a Will Smith movie about being the last man on earth......dumped it after about 15 minutes!! I thought "Atonement" was well done & had a quality about it. "Tsotsi" started out ok but by the end I didn't care for it. Kelly watched, "Breach" but I didn't. About 5 minutes into it I figured it was nothing more than one of those two bit boring run of the mill cheap cop shows that infest the television airwaves every night of the week. Don't get me started about the garbage on television these days!! Yes I know Rod, it's my post!! (thanks for the Shout)

Want to say thanks to everyone for all the nice emails we receive. The comments in the blog posts, the notes in our Guestbook, the comments in our Shoutbox, & the messages in our Facebook. The comments come from all across the country including some very nice emails from people back home in our own Bayfield area. As a result of our blog we have met some very nice people along the way & am sure we'll meet many more. I try to answer all questions people send in & enjoy the internet friendships that spring up. I worry that in the jumble of communications, sometimes I miss people or forget to return an email or a comment. Too many Senior moments, not enough Jube Jubes!!

And a word about to-night's DVD movie we just finished watching......"August Rush." This was one of those feeling good fairy tale ending type of movies. Inspirational & uplifting. It had to do with one of my most favorite things.....music. If someone were to ask me someday what one single thing has brought me more pleasure, joy, & entertainment in life, my simple answer would be.................................Music:)) HARK......HORSE & RIDER APPROACHING

No photos for the web album to-night.

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