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Hieroglyph Ridge

Hieroglyph Ridge

We have lived in our little house here in Wickenburg for just over five years now. Every day that the weather is clear, we can walk down to the road in front of the house, look east and we see this beautiful mountain ridge, located about 20 miles from us.

It is a ridge and mountain peak in the Hieroglyph Mountains and is the third of three ranges, the first being just east of town. The first range is covered with saguaro cacti, the second with more mountainous vegetation and the last ridge is mostly rocky. The colors are just beautiful, varying with the time of day and weather composition.

We love it here in our retirement house.

February 24, 2016 by Arizona Photography

Gramma Loving Baby G

Gramma Loving Baby G

I rocked my little grand baby, Jerry, to sleep on our last trip to visit the kids and the baby. I was giving him a kiss when Bob took this photo of us as he dozed off for a little nap.

It is our resolve, now that we have the means to travel and camp near the kids, to meet them halfway so they can bring the baby to the other grandparents home in the Palm Desert area. It is a little under four hours for us to get to the campground, but it would be another two hours beyond that to actually get to their home in the Pasadena area.

I’m glad they can come and visit with us when we go there. I love this little baby sooooo much! 😀

February 21, 2016 by Family Vacation

Mallards

Mallards

There is a large pond in the RV resort very near where we were parked during our recent visit to see the kids and grandson. These ducks seem to be part of the landscape when we visit this park.

The baby and his parents were feeding Cheerios to these guys as they came very near our camping spot. This was very entertaining for the six-month old boy who laughed and made noises to try and attract the ducks to come closer, which, of course, they were wise not to have done.

Click on the image to enlarge.

February 17, 2016 by Critters Family Leisure Photography Vacation

Palm Desert RV Camping Sunset

RV Park Sunset

We have had a couple of beautiful days camping here in the Coachella Valley. The temperatures and the weather in general have been very acceptable. This evening, we enjoyed this beautiful sunset. Tomorrow, we will be breaking up camp and headed to the Colorado River to visit with our friends who live there.

While we were here in Palm Desert, we enjoyed visiting with our six-month old grandson, his parents and his other grandpa was here, too. We had a cookout yesterday, when I grilled some steaks and Verna fixed the side dishes which we fed to everyone.

We are planning to prepare another steak dinner for our friends at the river tomorrow. After we spend the night there, we will be driving the Roadrunner RV back to Wickenburg.

February 14, 2016 by Family Food and Dining Photography Retirement Vacation

Ready for Weekend Cookout

Cookout Ready

When we arrived in the Coachella Valley today, we quickly got settled in for our first of three overnight stays here. Tomorrow, we will further be setting up the grill, tables, chairs and other items to prepare the tenderloin steaks, the gluten-free Mac’n’Cheese and BBQ beans for the cookout we promised the kids and the other set of grandparents. Click on the image to enlarge.

February 12, 2016 by Food and Dining Photography Retirement Vacation

More Paperwhite Flowers

Paperwhite Flowers

This is one of several clusters of paperwhite flowers now showing in the courtyard bulb planter. The tiny (½ inch) buds are closely related to daffodils which are in the same planter but have not come up as of yet. Perhaps they will in a week or two. The temperatures have turned very spring-like for mid-February. Click on the image to enlarge.

February 11, 2016 by Arizona Flowers Home & Garden Photography

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