Wildlife Refuge

These are some more pix that I took last Monday when we went to the Painted Desert Trail and the Wildlife Refuge.

I love going out to see the many different looks of Arizona.

Painted Desert Trail

Yesterday we went north of Yuma to the Imperial Wildlife Refuge and walked the Painted Desert Trail. It is called this due to the elements causing different colors in the rocks and ground. Reds are from iron, greens from copper, and the whites, I don't know. Above is a small lizard, you may have to click on pic to bring it up bigger.

This rock formation is from two washes converging. As the water rushed down, it eroded this rock.







This trail is only 1.3 miles, but takes awhile due to climbing over rocks and walking thru loose sand. We did not see any rattlesnakes, scorpions, tarantulas, or spiders. Yeah!

Another Sunny Day!

Our hummingbirds are loving the feeder. We have it hanging on the support for the awning, so it is just beside the picnic table, they will come to eat when we are there, and sometimes buzz under the awning, just above our heads.


H did an addition to the Moose today. We have Direct TV, but cannot get the local stations because we get them back home. We connected the Moose's antenna, but CBS didn't have a very good signal no matter how we turned it. Our neighbor tried beer cans on his antenna, but didn't help, probably because they were lite beer. So he made a new antenna, H got the directions from Rob and made one today. The signal is strong on every station, plus we can get some extra stations we couldn't get before. This is connected to our new TV, the other TV is on Direct TV.

Brr!

We had a cold front come thru Yuma, yesterday the wind blew most of the day, temp was only 73 degrees, but felt colder due to wind. It is 72 today so far, but wind still blowing a little. The furnace even came on last night. But the rest of the week will be beautiful, sunny all week and no wind. Yeah!!.

Monday in California

Early Monday morning we took off for San Diego, H wanted to shorten the trip by taking a turn off onto Rt. 79. Distance may be shorter for where we were going, but the road is a constant turning, twisting maze. Actually took us longer to get to Christa's.

We went to Coronado to have lunch at the Coronado Hotel and walk on the beach. The day was beautiful except for a marine haze that hung over the coast all day.

Christa on the phone. This is where we ate, outside on the deck.


This tree is in a previously burned out area on our long twisting road. We stayed until about 9PM then drove back to Yuma. It was a fast rip back, hardly any traffic. Up in the mountains it is so dark, looking up at the stars was amazing, one can see stars that can never be seen near a city.

Sunset in Yuma

Last night was a beautiful sunset after a cloudy cool day, the sun came out about half-hour before sunset. I wish I could paint, the colors out here can be spectacular.

Hummingbird

We put up a feeder 2 days ago, finally today the hummingbirds found it, actually we put another one up on the back window, it has not been used yet.

Today we restrung this day/night shade, it broke the day we arrived. H ordered the supplies and they came yesterday. We used the computer for step by step instructions. We were putting it back together when the power went off, considering it was 93 degrees today, it can get warm inside without the air on. we turned on the generator, not for air conditioning, but decided it would be a good time to run it for a while. Power was back on within the hour.
The moon coming up before sunset on Monday night.
As evening approaches, the foothills take on a golden appearance, really pretty.
Our neighborhood.

Christa came from San Diego to visit last week, she stayed over and returned on Thursday. We had a good visit, played some games and ate at Cracker Barrel, her favorite restaurant that is not available in California.
H and I have been walking every day, even though the daytime temps are in the 90's, it is supposed to cool down this weekend to the 80's. I like warm, but not hot. We have been running the air all day. At least it cools off at night. Hobbes likes the warm weather, he loves to sit outside as long as we let him.
We did join a community club so we can swim. We are on a private lot, not in a resort, so we don't have all the amenities, but it is a lot cheaper. The community club has activities as well as the pool, jam sessions, cards, suppers, and special events.
No pics because my memory card for the camera was damaged, and I had to buy a new card. Just picked one up today, hope to get some pics tomorrow.