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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

Moved

Thank you for stopping by. Just to let you know, I'm still blogging but have moved to Geogypsytraveler. Hope you'll follow my adventures. Just click here.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Best Buy

I went shopping in Prescott yesterday and scored the best buy at the non-profit NOAH thrift store that helps Neglected, Orphaned, Abused, Helpless four-legged friends...(read more here).

Friday, January 30, 2009

Haircuts for all

Berta, Dolores, and I all went to Congress Beauty Salon for haircuts. Diana, owner and operator, is by far one of the best beauticians I’ve been to in many a year. You know how scary it can be to go to a beauty shop for the first time and walk out unhappy. Yes, I know, it’s only hair and it grows back. But who likes to walk around unhappy with how they look.

Dolores, Berta & Gaelyn before haircuts
Berta went first because she knew what she wanted while Dolores and I paged through some magazines for ideas.

Diana cutting Berta’s hair
Me next, and although it’s still long I feel at least three pounds lighter.

Seven inches cut off Gaelyn’s hair
Then Dolores, still not entirely sure what kind of cut to get, let Diana do her magic.

Dolores & Diana
We all looked so beautiful, we took ourselves to lunch.

Dolores, Berta & Gaelyn after haircuts
And what did all this beauty cost us? $10 each.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Sky Watch Friday - Baja Mexico

Sea of Cortez near Puerto Cito, Baja Mexico
This was taken in 2005 on the same trip to the Baja as written about in My World Tuesday.

For more views of skies from around the world, or to share your own sky, click here.


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Fixing the Fence

Gaelyn & Berta building the first fence
You may remember a couple months ago when Berta & I had great fun building a fence out of really cool slab wood.

The first fence

You may also remember how a big wind blew down the same fence. We really didn’t build it the right way.

Blown down fence
Well, last weekend, Berta and a friend, braved cold weather putting new fence posts in.
Berta & friend fixing the fence
They almost finished the job, but the snow drove them inside.

Snowy day
Today the sun came out and they finished the fence.

Berta & friend fixing the fence
At least one side. There will be a similar fence on the other side of the driveway.

The second fence

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Go for the Gold?

This anonymously written poem is sent out to Fab Grandma, and anyone else who...

Collecting Rocks

I think there shall never be
An ignoramus quite like me,
Who roams the hills throughout the day
To pick up rocks that do not pay;
For there’s one thing, I’ve been told:
I take the rocks and leave the gold.
O’er deserts wild or mountains blue
I search for rocks of varied hue.
A hundred pounds or more I pack,
With blistered feet and aching back.
And after this is said and done,
I cannot name a single one.
I pick up rocks where’er I go,
The reason why I do not know,
For rocks are found by fools like me
Where nature intended them to be.

This truly fits me, except I can name many of them.

It doesn't work

Yesterday afternoon when the FedEx truck arrived I was so excited. My new Verizon wireless modem had arrived. I could get pass dial-up.

Loaded the CD, obeyed the Wizard, no connection. Called tech support and tried again three times in different locations, even went outside. No connection. Just not a strong enough signal.

The techie deactivated my contract and recommended Alltel as they have more towers around my area. But when I called, they said there just isn’t a strong enough signal.

So, I will have to accept dial-up here because I’m not willing or able to spend $1000s on a satellite. I can only apologize to friends who repeatedly get hours of busy signal. Yes, I’m online. Just send me an email. I’ll get it eventually.

By the way, I’m on Facebook. But I don't know my way around real well, yet.

Monday, January 26, 2009

My World Tuesday - The Gypsy life of a seasonal Park Ranger

New to me 5th-wheel with Carson
Towards the end of my third season at Oregon Caves National Monument  I traded my motorhome for a 5th wheel, met up with some friends and took a road trip which you can read more about here.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Oops! Wrong night for the dance

Last night must have been just a rehearsal for the Gamble’s Quail.

Every night just before sunset the Quail cotillion occurs outside my window.

Then the sky gives a show.






This last dance is for you.

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