As summer approaches, more red bird of paradise flowers are opening. The shrub where this flower is growing has two more flower pod stalks that will be opening soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
June 2012
A Beautiful Day
We ran a couple of errands today. On the way home from one of them, I snapped this picture of the town and mountains from the hill northwest of our house. Click on the image to enlarge.
The RV Drive – Then and Now
I rummaged through some of the old photos in the archives this afternoon. One image from March of last year shows the RV drive as it appeared at that time; it was taken from the hill to the east. I walked to approximately the same spot on the hill and took another image of the RV drive as it appears today.
Click on the image above to alternate between the THEN and NOW views of the RV drive. Notice the growth of the rosemary planted on the slope, the addition of the screen porch enclosure and, of course, the presence of an RV in the drive.
RV Tandem Wheel Cover
I installed the wheel covers on the left side of the trailer yesterday. I found a bungee cord in the trailer box of goodies that is just about perfect for holding the inboard side of the cover together. I will order another one of the covers for the right wheels later before we take the trailer on the road. Meanwhile, the wheels on the sunny side of the trailer are protected from UV. Click on the image to enlarge.
RV Excursion Summary and New Camping Gear
During our recent RV excursion to view the eclipse, we enjoyed the facilities of several campgrounds. We spent one night in Flagstaff on our way to Page, AZ. The campground was nice, but did not have a 30 amp electric hookup; it turned out to be a non-issue however, since Flagstaff weather did not require us to run the air conditioner which could overload the 15 amp service.
Image: RV Sewer Hose Support. A nifty little accordion-like gadget.
The campground at Page, AZ, where we viewed the annular eclipse, was also very nice; they had full hookups including 30 amp electric. We did use the AC at Page, which was considerably warmer than Flagstaff. We also briefly used the sewer hookup to dump the black and gray water tanks after three days of use.
On our way back, we stayed at the Cameron Trading Post RV park which had full hookups; we only used electricity there though. Cameron is less than an hour from Grand Canyon’s east entrance.
We did not learn that Coconino County regulations prohibit sewer hoses to be in direct contact with ground until we got to the final campground on our trip; the previous three were all in that county, but I did not maintain a sewer hookup. As I mentioned above, I only briefly hooked up to dump.
Verna and I agreed that we should get one of the sewer hose supports like the one in the image above. I ordered a 20 footer and a tandem wheel cover on-line from Camping World. Both items arrived yesterday.
In the future, we will use the hose support which is a neat little accordion-like gadget that comes in a reusable storage case. The wheel cover will be used right away to keep UV off of the wheels while the trailer is parked behind the house.
Due Vigilance
Late in the afternoon, all the little desert birds and critters gather by the bird feeders. Beethoven (on the Spa) and Cabela (at the patio screen) keep a vigilant posture over the gathering. It is their “job.” Click on the image to enlarge.
