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On the 1st, Kathy wanted to take Elizabeth over to the bay side (about a mile east of our house).  Another dandelawn  The bay is just beyond the end of Elizabeth Rd  Wetlands   Aberdeen, about 20 miles to the east  In our neighborhood, there are 2 streets off Elizabeth. We live on Baker and this is Adams that Kathy & her doppelganger are turning on  Deer as viewed from our front door  Deer as viewed from in front of our front door On the 2nd, chore day. We did laundry & stayed home a lot.  Looking in attic space - these are exhause vents  No insulation yet   Half the machines at this laundromat don't work On the 3rd, we walked to the beach, explored a side trail(getting lost, briefly), and along the beach - another 6+ mile walk.  It rained early this morning  Local slug  We explored this side trail  Mossy tree   Trail forked a few time, shrinking each time  Beach overlook deck  This is the last day we visited a beach on this trip    The sun came out this afternoon       Pelicans   The start of the beach trail that goes to our house  Saw this deer near the condos at the beach  Approaching the water tower near our house On the 4th, packed up and left our house, driving to Salem. The motel we stayed at last time didn't take pets this time, so we settled for Motel 6 across the street. A scuzzy area, but Kathy wanted to eat at the same Chinese place. Prior guests at motel had unplugged the TV, so we and the staff had a devil of a time reconnecting things.  We put all the stuff we bought in this pile  Covering our pile with a comforter and leaving 4 small bags of trash that Albert promised to toss for us  Workers had come back just as we were packing up  Gassed up at this Chehalis casino gas station On the 5th, we checked out and drove from Salem to CA near Tule Lake, where we stayed at the Ellis Motel.  Smoke in the air, as seen from this red sunrise  Smoke tinted the light yellow - here we are at a rest stop  As we traversed the coastal range, we were near a fire, but once we got under the blue sky, we were out of the smoke  Interesting sign in Crescent Lake junction  At the Ellis Motel, which we paid extra for due to the fair going on nearby  This vendor at the fair is from LA and his team provided the Thai & Chinese food there. He was fascinated by the big owls in the trees  One of the owls |
 The front of the motel at sunset   Apparently, while we were outside, we heard a bottle smash at the entrance to the motel and a car pull over - apparently getting rid of evidence on DUI, as cop was pulling him over  We barely managed to watch some TV this evening, but the next morning with all the venders back from the fair, there wasn't enough bandwidth for anything  On the 6th, we checked out and drove to Bieber, where we got supplies, including butane for the butane cooktop we bought in Bieber 2 years prior, and continued on to Walker, where we checked into the Andruss. I wanted a Walker Burger for my birthday, but it was closed for 2 weeks, as Hwy 395 was closed for 2 weeks south of town.  I made the mistake of parking under the tree with all the big birds!  Our room  Sunset this evening On the 7th, we stayed put at the Andruss, as Kathy wanted to delay getting to a very warm Borrego.  Jef & Kathy at local deli - Altho the proprietor said she was done for the day, Kathy begged her to make us a pizza for my birthday, and she did so - a big and well done veggie pizza that lasted us 2 days  Mia doing her thing at the Andruss   Peanut On the 8th, packed up and detoured to the south to go thru Nevada to come into Bridgport the backway. We stopped at Mono Lake and walked around, got souveneirs, and continued on to Tuttle Creek campground. This time the south part was open, so we went to our usual site. Sometime during the night Jef thought he may have heard a plunk in the creek, but attributed it to random noise from a noisy creek. It wasn't.  Rabbit bush blooming at Mono Lake  Panorama of lake behind visitor center  Kathy on a little hike we did there  The visitor center   Doggies doing there thing... this may be the last photo of Peanut  After setting up tent at Tuttle  Crepuscular rays over Whitney  Windy enuff to blow this tent on its side (I had to put a big rock on mine while setting it up, as it had blown about 10 yards before I caught it)   The nearby creek  Noticed a big bird had landed at a nearby campsite, so tried to get a closer look  Appears to be a heron  I was close enuff      Kathy by creek  Mia in one doggie bed and Peanut in her happy home as we prepare for dinner   Later that evening, after it was too dark for the meat bees, Kathy put Mia's bed on the table top. Jef had Peanut & Mia's dinner on the edge of the table when Kathy picked up the bed and knocked the dinner on Peanut's happy home, creating a mess. We got Peanut and Mia to eat some as we tried to get most of the chicken & soaked kibble back in the bowl. We managed to feed the dogs, after which Jef put Peanut's happy home into the tent  We assumed Peanut was safe in the tent, but there was an access to the outside. We later found she threw up some of the dinner, and so might have wandered to look for some water  Lights of houses overlooking Lone Pine On the morning of the 9th, around 2:30 am, Jef took Mia out to pee. Then went to take Peanut out. No Peanut. Jef & Kathy went looking with flashlights for her for the next 2 hours before the flashlights were spent. After sunrise, they continued searching for about 2 hours. Jef surmised that Peanut did her random walk, bumping into things, but tended to go down, and that meant probably heading down to the creek. By our site there was a 1' sheer dropoff into the creek, and Peanut probably fell in, and hopefully quickly drowned and was washed downstream, but if not, hypothermia would get her, as there was no way for her to get out of a creek with steep banks. Kathy talked to neighbors and camp host, but we packed up and left, driving to Borrego.  The creek this morning  Our camp  If Peanut's last time on earth, a beautiful place for it       2 chuckwallas warming in the morning sun  Poor Mia has lost her sister |
 REMEMBERING PEANUT On the morning of the 10th, smoke had crept into Borrego, but it went away later that morning. Jef drove Kathy to 2 MD appointments.  Kym taking pic of smoky sunrise this morning   Sunrise from inside our bedroom this morning  Smoke still visible near the Salton Sea this evening from the grade On the 11th, commenced catching up on 6 weeks worth of paperwork.  Our big pine tree was pretty yellow, so deep soaked it this day On the 12th,Jef drove to SD for an MRI and a stress test. On the 13th, continued catching up on paperwork. On the 14th, drove Kathy to Escondido for MD appointment.  Setting sun illuminating the sun and living room this afternoon On the 15th, paperwork catch up, continued. On the 16th, Jef visited local MD for antibiotics for possible lung infection and stopped by Sewanee to check on it on the way home.  Hector had hauled away my collapsed woodpiles  Apparently a fatal error on the electric meter  Full moon this evening  Probably an accident on the grade with all the emergency lights On the 17th, drove Kathy to Rancho Mirage for MD appt and we got final free checkup of Camry at the dealer. Also did some shopping. On the 18th, more paperwork & taking it easy.  Ruddy moonrise this evening On the 19th, more taking it easy. On the 20th, Jef drove Kathy to MD in Escondido, where she got shot(s) in her hand(s). We stopped by PCT near Ranchita and hiked for an hour to the south.  Kathy starting on PCT hike  Starting the uphill climb  Passing the grapevine area  Leaf litter on trail  High enuff for views    We passed several of these trail gates along the way  Nearly back to the car as we again cross the grapevine area  Giant 4 O'clock bloom  Sunset over the pool  Sunset over the garage as we unload groceries On the 21st, chores and taking it easy. On the 22nd, more chores, taking it easy, and hiked to the old country club and back.  They put a monument for the solar they installed in this building!  Kathy in front of research center On the 23rd, Jef drove to the dentist for cleaning & xrays, but implant location was not healed, so delayed adding the crown there for another month. Did some shopping on the way home.  Tiny gekko in the bathroom On the 24th, took it easy at home. On the 25th, got fire extinguisher out of office so it could be inspected. On the 26th, made special trip to Murietta to fix a snafu on Sept. 14 MD appt. Did some shopping, and stopped at PCT just before Warners and hiked for over an hour in hot weather(about 92°F).  Kathy starting on hike  Jimson weeds still blooming!   Our turnaround place  Kathy by one of the live oaks  These yellow flowers are still blooming    Trail goes thru a couple thick stands of sagebrush  Trail parallels Agua Caliente wash  Someone tied a ribbon round this live oak tree  Looks like it's been a while since Gail Hanna has done any maintenance on this trail - besides vegetation crowding trail in places, this fallen tree is blocking the trail On the 27th, Jef did a lot of chores, including swapping out pool ladder.  Guest house meter  Main electric meter  Looks like the orange tree on the side of the house is mostly dead  The smaller pine tree is half dead - it's been a rough summer on a lot of plants On the 28th, mostly took it easy at home, doing some chores. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On the 1st, we watched John start to build a bridge over creek dividing his land.  Our tent on John's homesite  Steel in place, ready for concrete to be poured into footings for house tomorrow  John had salvaged steel undercarriage of mobile home he demolished for use in the bridge - these were already welded, holes drilled, and just needed to put placed  Another angel sculpture near his tent encampment  Ivan and local helper getting bridge support to other side of creek  John pushed while they pulled  1st piece in place  John moving 2nd piece down to creek  Getting ready to move 2nd piece  Moving it  Both pieces where they need to be  After moving and fastening 2 pieces to form the base of the bridge  John's deck this morning  Future house before footings are poured  Starting to put on wood base on steel - cross pieces would be put on later this day while we were traveling to OR    Many places on this trip had wildflowers along the roadways  Kathy loved the Chinese restaurant by the hotel we stayed at in a sketchy area of Salem On the 2nd, we arrived at Stacey & Eric's house in Port Orchard  Kids herded us out to this swing after we got there On the 3rd, we took it easy, recovering from our trip.  Sunset this evening     Kathy taking it easy On the 4th, John took us out on his boat and we circumnavigated Bainbridge Island.  Heading out to John's boat  Underway  Another boat  We got behind this boat to smooth out our ride as we approached the bridge to the island(Bainbridge is to the right)  House on north shore of Bainbridge  Heading south  We passed by Seattle(to our east)  Ranier to the east(and a little south)  Heading away from Seattle - Bainbridge to the left   Arriving back in Port Orchard   Heading back to the car  Eric cooked us a nice dinner this evening On the 5th, we hiked down to the beach at Anderson Point.  Starting the hike  Grandkids hiked most of the way down    Elias didn't make it the whole way  Arriving at the beach   Blue tent has been erected  Wild rose hips  Applying suntan lotion  My view   Kathy's spot  Eric & Ronan constructing sand castle  Stacey doing watercolor as Eli watches  Ronan getting a ride from daddy    Stacey's watercolor progress just before we hiked back On the 6th, we visited a local park and went on a hike and fiddled around on a playground at the trailhead.  Grandkids visiting grandma    Ronan, the daredevil  Ron & Eli getting along "like brothers"  Boys had to check out swings before starting hike  Starting the hike  Family with a lake behind them  Water lilies on the lake  Ronan by someone else's artsy-crafty creation  White water lilies  Kathy & Jef in front of lake  Mossy area along trail  Trees reflected on lake  Eli taking a short break   Had to fully check out playground before leaving the park  On the 7th, we drove to Sequim and did some berry picking.  Boys didn't do much berry picking  Flower next to berry vine  Ron was more intent on blowing dandelion seeds  Ladybug - good sign berries are organic  Dandelion  Eli was first to give up as family was picking in blueberry area  Stacey picking blueberries  Photo-op with raspberries, blueberries and Ronan  Whole family with haul of berries  Stacey in front of nearby lavender field   Kathy & Jef  Heading home On the 8th, went on a slightly different hike than last one.  Boys rushing ahead  Panorama of water lily lake  Eli & grandma  Papa Jef  Ronan warning us of possible Sasquatch lurking in forest On the 9th, we went to Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma and spent most of the day there.  At the entrance to the park, Eli doing a high-wire act  Ron is too short to point telescope at any animals  Eli is way too short  Heading on out  Lots of flowers scattered around the zoo  Heading into the kid zone  Grandma has caught a grandson in her web    Heading to the big slides  Ronan  Elias  Spliced 2 pix together to get both grandkids descending slides at same time  At the starfish encounter  Lookin' at the fishies   Last elephant at this zoo - when he dies no more elephants  Leopard  Lunchtime  Tapir   Tiger   Big lizard |
 Funky looking owl  Funky looking turtle  Penguins  Cool flowers  Jellyfish exhibits  Wierd lookin' fish  Panorama at big aquarium  Ready to go home  Elias finding what's gnu  Heading home On the 10th, we packed up and drove to Westport, meeting Stacey, Eric, Ronan & Elias there. We met Albert & toured our house. He said he was arranging a toilet, sink, hot water heater & shower hook-up, but it wasn't there yet, so we got room at Westport Inn for 2 days. We had lunch & spent time at the beach.  Eli, Ron & Stace at the beach    Eli getting a ride from daddy  Ron getting a ride from mommy  Jef sitting with doggies (2 Mias & Peanut in her happy home)    I like this pic On the 11th, walked to surfer beach from the hotel. Met Albert to discuss house project.  Arriving at surfer beach  Surfer beach  Talking with Albert  Big strange bug found in house  Jef & Kathy by new house On the 12th, checked out of Westport Inn and drove to Aberdeen to shop at Walmart. We then moved into our unfinished house.  About to get out of bed at the mini-house at the Westport Inn  Stopped by winery on way to Aberdeen - took this pic of a "dande-lawn"  Westport Winery  Topiary at entrance to winery is in form of wine bottles & wine glasses!  Got fish&chips from Merinos and celebrated our first nite at new house with champagne  Seeing deer outside our windows is a daily occurance here On the 13th, we put together the kitchen and lined the shower with plastic. We walked to/from the beach, checking out the lighthouse on the way.  Our kitchen  New hot water heater  We used this temporary set up of guest bathroom  Our bed  View of house from city water property  The Westhaven lighthouse - Kathy at right  Lighthouse with Kathy for size reference  Jef & Kathy on view deck above the beach - we turned around here this day One the 14th, we drove to the beach and walked about 3 miles along the beach turning around at edge of surfer beach.  Kathy put our towel out to dry  Descending to the beach  Surfer in light surf  Sunset over our house  Water tower lit by setting sun  One the 15th, we hung out at home all day watching DVDs that we got at the local library. Kathy walked Mia late in the afternoon around the neighborhood.  Deer relaxing in our back yard  Kathy making coffee - water being heated in microwave  Kathy walking Mia  View of garage from our kitchen On the 16th, we walked to the beach, plus a couple more miles on the beach, or 5+ miles this day.  This deer crossed our path at west entrance to city water property  Starting forest walk to the beach  Dandelion  Our trail traverses this little meadow  Mossy tree as we near the beach  Our trail hits this paved walkway connecting 2 state park parking lots  Kathy at the beach     People have erected a number of these structures with driftwood  Panorama  Foamy beach and rigging of a ship in Gray's Harbor  Monument saying this park has been around since 1977 - note the blackberry vines living INSIDE this old log  Hiking back home   When we see the water stack, we know we are near our house  Deer near the water stack   Berry girl has to stop to "smell the roses"   Blackberry flowers  Another flower near our house  Reaching home  Our new elec. meter On the 17th, we walked over to the pharmacy & did some shopping in some drizzly weather this morning. We then drove to the marina and checked out the art fair.  Kathy with her umbrella  Peanut's alcove in our house  At the art fair by the marina  Big soap bubbles  Source of the bubbles    Live music  Panorama with Kathy On the 18th, drove down to the marina and attended, briefly, the 2nd day of the art fair, but by then the wind was picking up and many were leaving early.  Panorama   Deer near our front door On the 19th, on another drizzly morning, again walked to the pharmacy. Kathy did some 'sploring on the way back and found a trail that connected the city park to a private campground on the way home.  Our backyard in the morning sun  View from living room  View from our kitchen   Kathy continued on this dead-end road going out of the park and found a trail on the other side  We didn't go down this road in private campground, but there was this deer  Walking towards main campground  The same deer was there on our walk back home   On the 20th, took it easy at home. On the 21st, walked to the beach and back.  Flowers on our property    Spanish moss  I believe this is Spanish moss when living   Kathy at our viewing deck  Fishermen in the surf   Walking home thru a mossy area  Who's that trespasser??  Arriving home On the 22nd, another day to take it easy at home.  Deer as viewed from bedroom window  Deer on N side of house   Sunset this evening On the 23rd, we walked thru private campground to the north of us and into town. We saw some waves going over breakwater and so checked out shorebreak. We then walked thru town, The bubbles were there again. We checked out the maritime museum and the derelict south part of town on the walk home.  Wave splash going over breakwater |
   Shorebreak  Waves hitting breakwater    Dicondra and other plants look like it was landscaped, but this is natural  Kathy getting things out of her shoes  Back at the marina  The bubbles are back!         Nasturtiums  Maritime museum  Whale skeletons on display  Abandoned retail section of town  On the 24th, drove to the beach and walked halfway to surfer beach, we got to see a sunset before we left..   This kid must have body surfed in the cold water without a wetsuit for an hour    High tide   These 2 are walking both their horses and dogs!  We turned around at this point  Sunset this evening  On the 25th, drove down to view the sunset over the beach this evening.  Kathy & Jef        On the 26th, walked to the beach and up towards the surfing beach (another 6+ mile hike).  View of back yard from master bedroom - note: using window sill for storing toiletries  Kathy at the beach    Seagull   Kathy with her haul of sand dollars   We got some sun this afternoon  Walking home On the 27th, we drove down and hung out at the beach.  Jef made fritatas for the doggies this morning   While Kathy hung out, Jef walked up the beach in search of an access to the paved walkway - this was such a place, but was difficult to ascend  View from access trail  Our hang out place on the beach this day On the 28th, we walked to the paved walkway and took that to the jetty on another sunny day.  Dandelawn across the street  Starting out hike  Stretching at the first lookout deck  Panorama at the lookout deck  Nearing jetty, Ocean Shores visible above it  Panorama on paved trail   Reaching the bay - downtown Westport on the right  Kathy & Jef at the jetty  Downtown westport from the jetty   Patch of flowers near the jetty      Pelicans, Kathy & downtown Westport  Pelicans heading out to do some fishing  Pelicans follow the jetty when flying to the ocean    Very few surfers as not much waves this day  Wave after wave of pelicans heading out to sea       Local flower  Major sandcastle  Jellyfish art in the sand    Surfer dude  Saw this snake on walk home  Kathy grilling burgers this evening On the 29th, drove down and had another beach day.       Several kite flyers - these guys had the most problems    Wind coming from the north formed wind shadows to the south  Access to paved trail midway between 2 parking lots    A sunny day, but cool with a brisk north wind On the 30th, walked to the beach and up to the jetty again. That evening we tried out burger nite at the VFW. We got there 10 minutes after they stopped serving, but Kathy begged them to cook us burgers, which were good. After the 50-50 drawing, all the other 30 or so customers left, so we were the only ones in the place, but the kareoke guy(Steve) kept singing and playing his pocket trumpet, and the bartender(Shelly) did some songs with him. This was a big place that seats a couple hundred, so it was pretty weird.  Peanut tended to go downhill when we put her outside, so we always had to pick her up at the edge of the forest  Panorama at the lookout deck  Runners going up the paved trail heading to the jetty  A few kite flyers    Yet another sunny day at the beach   It was so clear, the snow-capped Olympics could be seen  Not many surfers, as not very big waves again  Surfer beach panorama   Steve & Shelly on stage with Kathy  Panorama from back of the VFW great room On the 31st, Jef walked to the Shop'n Kart for some half&half and cream cheese (for his bagels). Then we drove to the marina, walked by the seafood festival at the maritime museum & toured the Corvette show, also hitting the downtown beach.  Walking down Broadway to the Shop'n Kart  Seal in the marina   Bubble people were there, yet again  Panorama at south end of 3 block-long display of over 50 Corvettes   Kathy by 2023 model - similar colours to John's 2021 model  This '56 was the eldest model at this show    The hood on this car was half the body!  What...no engine? Probably and electric car  1998 Indie 500 pace car  This red screams at you!  View from observation tower - Kathy at bottom  View of marina and Corvettes  View from tower of tourists viewing shore break from breakwater   Snow on Olympics still visible today  Nice colours in surf today  Kathy by shore break   Stragglers at Corvette show parading out | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On the 1st, Kathy did one home health patient, both Jef & Kathy went to chiropractor for back issues before going to office for 2 patient visits.  Smoke hugging the eastern horizon this afternoon  This jack hung around my truck for a bit after I arrived home, so was able to get this pic On the 2nd, Kathy saw one patient at their home and came to the office to treat Jef and continue with the moving process.  Managed to catch another big rat in the garage  After dumping body over the wall  Summer is here! On the 3rd, went to the office & did 1 patient before rifling thru file cabinet in preparation for moving. On the 4th, mostly took it easy at home. Kathy bar-b-qued some brats.  Peanut fell asleep in her dinner  Kym cooling hot concrete for Kathy to cook brats  Summer is here! On the 5th, we had 3 patients in the office. Afterwards, Brad came and bought/hauled away a lot of stuff, including treatment table, big raised mat, old exercise bike, all e-stim units, ultrasound unit & gel, divider, big mirror, & 3 carts.  Meter definitely heading north again  Just before sun peaks over Santa Rosas this morning  Sun peaking over Santa Rosas - some, but not much, smoke in the air  Brad and Kathy near end of loading stuff  We worked into the night  Brad finagling a cart into his trailer On the 6th, drove Kathy to MD appt in Escondido and did some shopping on the way home.  Caugh another rat in the garage this morning On the 7th, Jef did some work at the office. On the 8th, Jef drove to Poway for MD visit, then did more work at the office. Kathy cleaned and moved items for the purpose of selling them.  Kathy organizing in the gym  Tiny little line segment at top is a satellite streak On the 9th, Kathy saw 3 patients at the office - finishing up all but one of them, leaving 1 visit for next week  Jef was last to leave parking lot on this blistering hot day (vicinity of 120°F) On the 10th, drove Kathy to Rancho Mirage to see her MD. Stopped by Joyce's for some sushi to go and then did some shopping before returning to Borrego. Stopped by Morgans this evening and spent some time in the pool.  Humidity & some smoke in the air makes for some ruddy sunrises  When I pulled car out of the garage, found this dead rat  Kathy & Jef share a beer waiting for to go food  We were only ones sitting at sawtooth shaped sushi bar  Serving robot serving this table  Serving robot heading out to deliver at another table - guy on right was our server, but as we sat at sushi bar, we got food from him and not the robot  With the Morgans at the pool this evening On the 11th, did more work getting ready from bugging out from office.  Cool sunrise this morning  Clouds were scattered all over the sky  On the 12th, drove Kathy to Escondido for MD appt, washed car and shopped on way home.  Snake must have swooped into this rat trap & got the bait  Snake escaped into the brick island in the back yard  On way home, Jef stopped at start of Montezuma and let Kathy drive the grade  Buildings off in distance might be the Warner Ranch On the 13th, did some work at the office and chores at home, but otherwise took it easy at home on this hot, muggy day. On the 14th, still muggy, but Jef & Kathy did a 1.2 mile walk around the circle early this morning.  Sun poking up over Santa Rosas this morning  Kathy putting bandaid on her heel  Kathy & Jef  Kathy on Box S spur on our little hike  Jef & Kathy after arriving home  Kathy is proud of her "rose of sharon" hibiscus  Meter definitely going north again  Kathy with looming thunderstorm this afternoon    Looking toward San Ysidros  Kathy felt a few rain drops this afternoon!  Moon visible from parly cloudy sky this nite  On the 15th, back to work at moving out of the office.  Some clouds were overhead all day  On the 16th, spent a few hours with Dave, John, Stephanie & Kathy moving stuff around in and out of the office.  After Kath & Steph took down wall of fame pix to save frames, Jef rummaged thru trash to get pix before these were lost. This is Rudy Regalado  Jef by Star of India in downtown SD 10K race in 1985  SF orchestra leader, Harry Diner |
   Jim Chapman, AKA JC was a bartender in Borrego  Fred Riemann a surfer and offroader who lived in OW - this is from Surfer Magazine in 1962  Jim Ayres, another Ocotillowellian was the cover on this ironworkers mag  Clark Trimble (when he was much younger) was a post-production technician in the TV industry  Roger Craig before he threw the first pitch for the Mets  The Mets flew Roger back to NYC to throw the ceremonial first ball on the team's 50th anniversary in 2011 - here he is back in the '90s  This guy ran Chuck's Auto after Gary left - here he is when much younger  Jef & company when he did the L-cubed hike(South rim lodge to north rim lodge in Grand Canyon)  John & Dave moving records from office into storage shed On the 17th, Jef did some organizing in office move & Kathy mostly took it easy at home.  Crepuscular rays at sunrise this day    Early morning panorama at WestStar On the 18th, HVAC came to fix mini-splits to get all but one to have plumbing to take condensation outside, as 2 condensation pumps were shot already. Then did some organizing at the office.  Donating this desk  Kathy didn't sell this, so will use it to hold some of her potted plants  Sunset this evening   On the 19th, got things ready for sale at the office on the 20th. Kathy put up more sale signs around town.  While Kathy was at PO, someone dinged her car On the 20th, started out weekend sale with Stephanie and Flo. Nobody came in until 11am even tho sale started at 8am. Only about $60 was collected.  Another partly cloudy day  This lady seemed to want Aunt Virginia's old teak dining room table, but never followed thru  2 of Kathy's signs on Palm Canyon Dr. On the 21st, Kathy and Flo had the idea of putting sale signs by the churches for this Sunday morning and this day was much more successful, hauling in $600 and getting rid of Bowflex, bookcase, Therabath, and miscellaneous other stuff.  Cool clouds in front of moon early this morning  Clouds remained until after sunrise  Flo, Stephanie & Kathy sitting around dining table with snacks waiting for customers  Think mom must have made this center bookcase which we forgot to try to sell  Dining room table with leafs out - sits 12  Dining room table in small configuration - sits 6 On the 22nd, Jef did some post sale moving and tossing things out at the office.  Dining room table, oblique view On the 23rd, signed documents for 2nd version of construction loan for Westport and Santee houses.  Wind and clouds this afternoon threatened rain, but only smelled some in distance  Kym is not bothering to take care of pool  Outside potted plants have their challenges - note the segas turn yellow in the summer sun here  Sunset this evening reflecting in the pool On the 24th, Kathy drove Pam to MD appointment in El Centro. Jef did office related chores.  Storm clouds started brewing this afternoon, but didn't amount to much  Smoke from a fire NE of Sunshine Summit enterred the valley this evening    On the 25th, we cleaned out suites 217, 218 & 219, helping Ernie haul away a bunch of stuff to be donated.  After Ernie's trailer was full  Kathy's new office, ste. 220  We got a little rain this day....  ... but it quickly dried up  Old gym, after being cleaned out |
 Cleaned out hallwall  Cleaned out office On the 26th, Jef went to the office to help Jim & Judy haul away our treadmill.  Decorative pepper plant  Kym's pool  After we got treadmill in Jim's truck On the 27th, took group that helped with selling stuff at Borrego PT to nice dinner at the Krazy Koyote.  Stephanie, John, Jeff, Flo, Kathy & Jef at the Krazy Koyote    After the food arrived  On the 28th, packed for WA trip. On the 29th, finished packing car and Kathy drove us to Tuttle Creek campground. Day 1 of a 43 day trip.  Condition of Kym's pool the day we left  Guest house meter  Main meter  Smoke on road from Lucern Valley to Barstow  Cool smoke clouds over sierras as we pass Ridgecrest    Passing Little Lake on the 395  Approaching a cinder cone  This cinder cone is near the entrance to "Fossil Falls"  Kathy driving with smoke haze towards sierras  Passing Owens Lake  Heading up Whitney Portal Rd  As most center part of Whitney Portal is still closed, we headed up Lubkin Canyon detour  South side of campground is still closed, so we set up camp at site 10  Kathy  Jef & Kathy  Site 10 is near this creek beach - a good creek xing  Mia & Peanut  We had our only fire on the trip, scrounging firewood left at nearby camps  We had dinner after dark, to avoid meat bee problems  Sitting by the campfire   Sagitarius and milky way setting over the sierras this evening On the 30th, we broke camp and drove to Walker. Our usual motel was full, so we checked out the Andruss Motel. Nobody was there, but Kathy called Steve, the owner, who was out of town, and he said to just take room 6 which was unlocked. As it was next to Walker Burgers, we didn't have to walk far to get our burgers.  Our camp this morning   Creek xing this morning   Shell station in Bridgeport had nice grass for doggies to pee on  At the Andruss Motel - our room was just across the way  Our room is to the left  Flower garden in back of Walker Burgers  Sunflowers  Hollyhocks  On the 31st, packed up and drove to John's homesite near Klamath River.  We passed by Shasta on the way to Yreka  Kathy sitting on John's deck  Peanut on John's deck  Ivan cooked us a chicken dinner  My dinner plate  One of John's angel sculptures, Kathy & John on his deck  The deck looks out at the river  Joseph on John's lap, playing on his cel phone | |||||||||||||||||||||
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