This Week Had Eights Days?

Gosh, what happened to Saturday – that is my usual time to post our weekly activities.  All of a sudden it's Sunday and I'm a day late!!

Our week started with a terrific visit and supper.  We were invited to join my nephew and wife, Glenn & Lori, for supper.  Time passes so quickly and it was ages since we have been able to get together so we had a great supper, and a long overdue visit.

At Mittry Lake, there is a mountain (very high hill) which has an old microwave reflector at the top.  In years past, we have walked up there several times with each visit but those days are past.  The road is far too steep, and far too rocky (lost of loose rock) for us to be walking up there these days.  So we got in the jeep with our friends, Rick and Chris, and drove up.  The drive up and down can be a bit unnerving for most people but it really is quite easy.  Once at the top, the view is spectacular as you can see for miles around.

We are headed up there

Closer - going up

The view from the top

This week it rained in the desert – about one-quarter inch.  The birds seemed to like the fresh air.

An the Ocotillo will love the moisture

While it was greatly needed, it did delay our plans to go back into Yuma to our friends lot – but only by about three or four hours.  And our timing was perfect because the weather turned cold.  In fact, on Friday morning, there was frost on the top of the jeep.

Our days are quiet, spent mostly  visiting, and not doing much exciting or silly stuff.  But that was this past week, and who knows what this next week will bring.  Until then, I hope you all have a great week – stay healthy and stay safe.

Happy Valentine's Day

 The week started off by celebrating Valentine’s Day – to everyone – Happy Valentine’s Day.

Sometimes we even go out to celebrate this special day.  This year we enjoyed it with our friends, Rick and Christ, with a lovely meal at Panda Express – first time dining there!!! 

We then toured around – visited a date farm to get some dates, flame raisins, and the ever famous date shakes.  Where ever we go, there are always vegetable gardens.  Often we recognize the vegetable as we drive by but sometimes we are stumped so we stop for a closer look.  We think this crop is Kale but the bottom leaves have all been removed.  It certainly makes it rather odd looking.

The week sped by and before we knew it, it was Saturday.  The model airplane club held an airshow which we went to.  It was a beautiful day – sunny with a slight breeze.  There were many different replicas of large planes and they put on quite a show.  When they speed by, it is hard to remember that these are just models.  When we see an actual plane it is a long way away so they really look to be the same size as these models.  The models are all remote control and I can’t imagine holding a console and trying to make sure that the joysticks move in the right direction all the time because these model planes are fast and are zipping in all directions – up, down, round and round.

I'm not sure what kind of plane this is!!

The travelling days are done - a crash!!

This is how they travel

Upside down

I always like to add a photo if we see something unusual.  This fellow parked near us has feathers coming from his handlebars and has two masks stretched between the signal lights.  Gerry said "I see your bike is wearing a mask".  His reply was "those damn Harley drivers always want to park so close and don't give you any distance".  Got to love his humour.

And we never get tired of the view out our front window.

And the week has come to a close and we can look forward to see what next week brings.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy week.