The new plates came in the mail yesterday and I installed them on the “Roadrunner,” the nickname for our new Class A RV. Click on the image to enlarge.
Bob
Merry Christmas 2015
Verna and I wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas! We hope that you all have been and will continue to be blessed as we have been.
We are spending our Christmas with each other and our dogs at home, away from the hubbub and secure in our little house. We plan to travel and visit with family and friends after the new year begins.
Verna took the image seen in the animation above on New Year’s Eve, 2014, just about a year ago. It was the ONLY snow day that we have seen in the five years since moving to Arizona.
Again, blessings to you and yours and enjoy the Christmas Holiday.
Custom RV Plate Ordered
Yesterday, I got on the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) internet connection and searched for a custom plate for the “Roadrunner,” our new RV Motorhome. Luckily, the alphanumeric sequence of “VRNABOB” was available. Had there been the availability of eight, rather than seven, character limit, I have no doubt that I would have been able to get both of our names complete without having to concatenate the “E” out of VERNA’s name. Click on the image to (slightly) enlarge.
Alex Visits Santa
Granddaughter Anna posted this on the book face thing today. Our great grandson, Alex, sitting on Santa’s lap somewhere in Santa Rosa, CA. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our New Motorhome in 3D
Our inaugural voyage in “Road Runner,” our new Georgetown 30X3 motorhome took us to Palm Desert, CA to see Baby G and his parents. While we were in the RV Resort, I took a couple of images to merge into this nice anaglyph image of the big rig parked in our assigned space. Click on the image to enlarge.
You will need your free pair of 3D glasses to view the image (click image to enlarge). As usual, I have posted a 2D image here.
I also took another pair of images from the rear of the RV. You can see the 3D image here and the 2D image here.
Phainopepla
While we were walking the dogs this morning, Verna spotted this Phainopepla perched atop a dead mesquite branch near the road. She did not have her camera at the time and all I had was my little Canon pocket Elph 140. Regardless, I got a fair photo of the little guy watching us.
From Wikipedia:
The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek phain pepla meaning “shining robe” in reference to the male’s plumage.
The phainopepla is a striking bird, 16–20 cm (6.3–7.9 in) long with a noticeable crest and a long tail; it is slender, and has an upright posture when it perches. Its bill is short and slender. The male is glossy black, and has a white wing patch that is visible when it flies; the female is plain gray and has a lighter gray wing patch. Both sexes have red eyes, but these are more noticeable in the female than the male.
