2022 is quickly drawing to a close - in fact there are just a few hours left. As we say good-bye, we can reflect on the past year and for us, we say "gosh, where did that year go"?
We spent Christmas at our friend's place in Yuma. As usual Santa was pretty darn good again which really is no surprise considering that we worked extra hard last year at being good! We had a wonderful Christmas dinner with six of us.
Often, folks that have excess fruits, they set them out for anyone who would like some. Lemons are usually quite popular but this year, we found some oranges. It is really hard to not take the whole works for juicing but we shared and just helped ourselves to a few.
It was moving week again but first we need to fill up with fuel. Down here, Fry's Grocery Stores give points to use for fuel - 1 point per dollar and 100 points give you a 10 cent discount on fuel (maximum of 35 gallons). On occasion, they offer 4X the points so with Christmas we were able to accumulate enough points for a 70 cent discount. We used up our 35 gallons for our discount and decided to top up the tank. We were a bit surprised that our credit card was charged $.31 - we only needed .066 gallons.
Then it was time to hit the road. There is a great deal of farming en route - mainly vegetable crops.
But there are also some hay crops.
Some of the road looked like it had recently been resurfaced, And it definitely had just been re-striped - the operator did have some difficulty in keeping the lines straight!
We arrived at one of our favourite spots - Borrego Springs. Since it is New Years weekend, there are quite a number of people around as the area is a favourite off-road vehicles especially over the holidays. Since there are quite a few around, there is always some unusual units. 
And some unusual methods of transportation.
Last year when we were here, there were a number of orange groves that had been removed. This year they have been replaced with new trees. They protect the new trees with what looks like palm fronds.
There has been a fair bit of rain in the area the past while and now the flowers are starting to bloom.
I hope everyone has a terrific 2023 with great health, happiness and peace.
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