Week 46...................parts

Body parts~~~~~~~~taking photos of any body parts is difficult your own is even worse.........I NEED A PEDICURE!!! 

It's kinda funny that sweet sister is attending her life drawing classes with the lesson plan being to draw body parts and my weekly photo assignment this very week is body parts...........a co-inky-dink for sure.

My submission for week 46 - body parts.

Maiden voyage

It was a drop dead gorgeous day with flat calm, 

gin clear water on Squaw Lake.

More about the comfortable part of the trip NOT when we

figure out how to make the seats more comfortable.

Week 47...............sweets

Given the week assignment is sweets I thought I would post one of
my sweetums favorite.........black licorice.

Happy Valentines Day!!

A couple that beads together are critics

of each others works of course in a good way. 
click on the photo and it will give you a better view

Week 48................wind

 

Blowing in the wind

Well now I do know a little something about that subject.  Unfortunately there isn't a lot of subject matter out here on the desert to depict wind plus we had company.  This photo was taken on the land where the Battle of Little BigHorn took place in Montana.  Loved hearing about Geronimo and all the folk lore.  Great history in that area.

Asian Star

Our new favorite Asian restaurant.............this is their bento box of tempura for lunch/  I cannot even imagine what a dinner portion would be.  Friends wanted something different so we told them about our new find of this place.  They loved it as much as we do.   This place stands out brightly amongst all the fine mexican places here in this border town.  Heard about this on Yelp.com.  If you don't use Yelp you should that and urbanspoon.com.  Perfect if you are in an unfamilar area as the reviews are generally spot on and honest.

I always knew

Why dear sister and bro-in-law's sweet olde dog Buddy has led such a great long life.  The pup walks every day, he doesn't walk in the rain or maybe today since the winds at his house are blowing 40 mph.  But I can attest to the fact that he does walk everyday that weather permits.



Buddy

 Check out this article I came upon this morning.  It certainly is not something we don't know but it sure is something we should all practice. So grab a leash and have your dog take you for a walk.  No dog, grab a friend or your phone and call a friend while you're walking............just get out and walk!!

Week 49.............a little color

peeking thru

What Mr Doodles has been up to

If you click on this photo I think it will enlarge enough to see the pieces.

Of course he has help from the furry black beast.  I talked him into making some anklets but I have to come up with some designs.  Don't ask what he is gonna do with all of these...............................

Week 50................project.............vintage

Vintage

New wake up call..............

Nope not on my cell phone, this would be the braying of one of those cute little burros I shared
with you the other day.

It surely is a startling sound coming from a sound sleep and the only light is from the very bright full moon.

I just don't get it...............

As of right now we are staying in Yuma, Arizona.  Along with being a border town this area is  also  referred to as the lettuce bowl of the United States.

Please explain to me on why that on January 18, 2011 I went to the grocery store, purchase a head of lettuce for the whopping amount of $1.49.  I look on the packaging and I  see that this head of iceburg lettuce is from some podunk town in Florida.  WHAT!!!

Like I said I just don't quite understand the workings of the agriculture business.  Having said that wouldn't it be better to buy what is grown local???  Not just because I paid waaaay too much for a head of lettuce to be transported from Florida to Arizona.  I bet someone just like me in Florida is saying WTH am I buying Arizona lettuce for when they grow the exact same thing down the road.

I am a tad annoyed..........but then I'm the dope that paid $1.49 for the stupid lettuce that came all the way from Florida to my market here in Arizona.

Week 51............project..........naps

Ahh the goodness of naps

Bogey has a new playmate

Well Hi there!!  Aren't you cute.

Well not really playmates in the strictest sense but he was quite interested that we were outside with these furry creatures and he wasn't.

An explanation needed here these are wild burros that roam these desert grounds.  They have been around for a very long time, back in the gold rush days............read about them here.  Norm calls it donkeyland!!

You brought a friend









Our neighbor John getting acquainted with these  nosy burros.

 


What a sweet face..........this one was quite small.





I think Bogey just might enjoy the hummingbirds that frequent the area  a lot more than these wild burros. 

Week 52.............a project

Breakfast of freshness

A project...........starting Monday

That photo class I mentioned earlier, well  I got kicked started with an assignment in addition to the class.   There was mention of a project that has been around awhile called 52 week project, meaning a photo taken each week and shared.  There is also a 365 project however that is just a tad too ambitious for me at the moment. 

Think I can handle the 52 week project.  So you as friends and visitors keep me honest and hold me accountable.  Let's see what I can come up with................

The Gypsy Caravan has landed

We have landed in the Copper State  (AZ)  enjoying seeing friends from last year. 

Have great intentions of organization, some schooling on photo taking for me, Norm is gonna take a beading class (I can hear his friends now gasping).  But he's really good and with a little more knowledge to sharpen his skills he should be great.  He does the peyote beading which is the very small tedious weaving.  He calls what beading I have done just stringing rocks, hmmmm!!

There happens to also be a very full calendar of goings on in the Yuma area.  We will be attending the Tucson Gem show the beginning of February, stopping in  Quartzsite for their  Craft show along the way.  The Air Show in Yuma is a must towards the end of March.

One of the reason we'll be going to Tucson is to pick up our wood for the floor we will be installing in the RV.  Looking at all the goings on wonder if we'll have time  for the floor installation.

I shall take photos so.......................

No resolutions for me!!

How bout  2011 being a year of content and comfort. Actually any year should be content and comfort!!
I plan to................in no particular order

*organize my photo's

*plan on winning back my bottle of tequila

*to be more physically active

* go paperless  and plastic bagless whenever possible.

* watch the sunset every nite over the  beautiful Pacific Ocean

* buy rain boots cause I might need them where we are spending the summer

*To explore the moments in life that lead to contentment


I borrowed this idea from my friend Sandi at Whistlestop, one of her promises is to spend more time in Tuscany................Sandi I hope that happens because hearing of your adventures is wonderful!!

Wishing you a very Merry

Tree lot goings on.............

I'm sure you know by now that Mr Doodles and I manage a Christmas tree lot in Southern California.  Now having said that the weather is usually quite nice,warm days in the 50's or 60's and nice crisp cool nites.  Well the weather God's must be annoyed at someone cause the forecast is to rain for the next three or four days.

The weekend before Christmas that't just not right!!  But we have about eight really great, young burly lot boys that can do just about anything  on the lot.  But they are happiest when the place is packed with people and they are busying around load trees for the nice folks.

That just isn't happening right now, it is cold and rainy and the BOYS get bored.  When we sell a tree it is put thru a contraption that is called a netter.  It keeps the tree from getting limbs broken plus makes it eeasier to get the tree into the house.

keeping track and tabs on boys that are in their early 20's is like herding cats.  But this group we had this year is just the best. They make me look forward to next year cause they all have said they will be back next year with the exception of one.

They all have other jobs or are going to school.  We have a couple of paramedics, a  fellow that is going to be a Dr,  ones a dirt bike racer, And what makes it the best is they can lift big a$$ trees up on top of cars all by themselves.

It's a fun and festive place to work/play, the owners are terrific, our family is close by so we get to have Christmas with them............life is good..............we look forward to next year 

Miss her everyday

Happy Birthday Momma!!