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On the 1st, drove Kathy to pain doctor, as a fall she suffered a week or so ago had her back in a bad way. On the 2nd, mostly took it easy at home. Jef did some detail and cleanup work at Sewanee.  1st since coming home sick that Kathy walked up the steep spur in our circle  Moon & Venus with some very ruddy contrail clouds at sunset this evening    Moon & Venus again On the 3rd, mostly took it easy at home.  Sunrise this morning  Jef was out laying down & noticed clouds, so got Kathy to fetch the camera  Jef still wearing the slippers mom got him about 30 years ago   We walked the doggies this afternoon, including walk up wash going up Lightning. Both doggies got stickers despite our best efforts. Upped distance to 45 minutes total  Noticed this jetliner following an existing contrail  On the 4th, Jef walked to the office in about 58 minutes & was so tired, got a ride home with Kathy(who was working at the office this day) after doing some chores in town.  Meter still heading north  Looking back after nearing steep part of hike  View from the top  Noticed there are still a couple homeless encampments behind the churches On the 5th, Jef started eave project at WStar house. Kathy went out to lunch with Kym.  Sunrise this morning saw clouds over the mountains |
On the 6th, Kathy worked at the office for 2 patients and then did 2 home care. She went with Jan to Bingo at the Legion after the last patient. On the 7th, took it easy until taking dogs on a 3+ mile hike behind the old country club.  Missed actual sunrise, but clouds were pretty cool all day  Sunrise illuminating out house  Panorama at start of hike  A bit windy. Pepper look ferocious here  Raining in the mountains  Kathy & Pepper heading up to the old country club  Looking west to Kathy & doggies  Nearing old country club  Note the raven  Heading around to the wash  Daisy amongst the brittlebush flowers that look similar to daisies    Kathy & doggies by the brittlebush  Kathy had to stretch her back a few times on this hike  We decided to turn around at this water trough  Looking back after almost reaching home |
 Moon & Venus this evening  Contrailly sky this night On the 8th, Jef & Dave installed T-111 for eaves in back yard. John & grandkids John & Joseph came over for dinner.  Dave fastening 2nd & final piece of T-111  John & Kathy in kitchen  Kids migrated to the TV  Jef, John, Kathy & John around the fire this evening   Even Pepper puppy joined us  Kathy noticed a halo around the moon this night On the 9th, Kathy was out fiddling in her back yard until 1 or 2 in the morning. Jef finished cleaning up dinner mess(we used Kathy's grandma's china). Then Jef tried fixing a broken section of irrigation pipe.  Meter still heading slightly north  Oleander roots that were trashing this part of irrigation line were up to twice the thickenss of the pipe!  Kathy told me about the sunset, so I took a few pix  Kathy & Jef   Kathy  Our raised gardens On the 10th, we decided to take doggies to De Anza area, as it was a bit winding at our place. We hiked along Palm Canyon Wash from Vista Villas, and actually made it to the edge of the Palms at Indianhead. On way back we took wrong turn, but ran into Matt, who had been stuck in the sand for over 3 hours. We promised to come back and get him out, which we did. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On the 1st, after just arriving from the great white north, we stayed up a couple hours into the new year. Stayed home most of NY day with Kathy resting and Jef catching up on paperwork. On the 2nd, Jef drove to SD to get dentist to restart implant procedure. Apparently, the last bone graft failed, so he tried another kind of bone graft this day. Did some shopping before returning home to Borrego.  Dentist office had these cool lanterns  Dentist office reception desk  Parking lot by dentist On the 3rd, as Mia's grave had been dug up, Jef filled in the hole in the front yard and dug a hole in the back yard.  Mia's grave in front yard before filling it in...  ...and after filling it in  Cool sunset this evening   Moon left, Venus middle, and jet contrail   Pepper puppy attacking Jef's xmas present(slipper socks) On the 4th, mostly stayed at home all day. Kathy took is easy, as she is still sick. Jef took Pepper on walk, but aborted when Pepper fooled around too much - went out for 20 minutes total (maybe 3/4 mile).  Sunrise this morning  Raised garden progress  Meter seems to still be heading north  Our pepper plant in hall window  Another cool sunset this evening    This time it covered the whole sky  Sunset behind the house  Sunset from back yard  On the 5th, Kathy stayed in bed much of the day. Jef did chores.  Sunrise this morning On the 6th, Jef accompanied Kathy to clinic to get meds for possible bronchitis & stopped by Sewanee house. Later Jef worked with Dave on laundry room.  We got windows in this day  On the 7th, Jef worked with Dave to complete the walls of the laundry room.  Sunrise this morning  Dead hummingbird in from of WStar house  After front wall completed  Dave working on south wall  After walls were completed  Looks like sand storm over to the north   Nice clouds today   Moon behind clouds this evening On the 8th, we had some good clouds as LA burns, but power was not cut off to us. Mostly took it easy at home.  Sunrise this morning  By sunset, clouds had diminished quite a bit      On the 9th, took it easy at home until Jef drove over to Sewanee house. He went on an hour walk in his old stomping ground before doing a little spackling on new laundry room.  Leaving on walk - just noticed shed is in need of roof repair  The old 1/2 mile point in my 4.38 mile run that I discontinued about 30 years prior  Found the old homesite about 0.7 miles upwash from house    I was easily able to find site with sun reflecting off broken glass |
 Broken plate has no identifier, so can't gauge time when this site was occupied  Saw this bent over ocotillo branch forming an arch, and also wondered it this is Charles' "worlds biggest ocotillo", as it is pretty big  Took a few pix of me under the arch   Fighting dinos from a distance (after I passed the dirt road)   Also found remains of dome house that used to be near end of dirt road  This is near where we had Charles memorial a year ago (he passed away around Thanksgiving of 2023)  Looks like varmints were chewing this barrel   I think this was where I collapsed a year ago (Covid, dehydrations) and paramedics were called (not my idea)  Sewanee house from about 1/2 mile on my return trip  Found this jawbone of large mammal washed down to this point in the was - bighorn or horse?  When I started hike, noticed worn trail - perhaps Charles hiked there a lot? On the 10th, drove to Rancho Mirage to get meds for Kathy. On the 11th, drove Kathy to Escondido and did some shopping on way home - also got Thai food to go in Ramona. On the 12th, took it easy at home mostly. On the 13th, took it easy at home mostly. On the 14th, drove Kathy's car to J&T to get a new set of tires(after 27.5K miles) and walked home over the hill (about 3.5 miles). Later that day, drove to work with Kathy & then walked to J&T to get her car. This was the first day this year that Kathy felt well enough to work.  New sidewalk & 10 shade structures recently installed on road from circle to post office  Brittlebush blooming as I walked past old country club on walk home   Meter still heading north  Note this unusual pine tree with shrine at the El Rancho (on walk to tire place), also the dates on Washingtonia palms  Old cars in front of vintage trailer rental place  Tamarisk weeds coming up in Dollar General landscaping On the 15th, drove Kathy to MD in Escondido and did some shopping on way home. Kathy was nauseous the whole way and actually threw up on way home. We didn't get gas at Santa Ysabel, as power was out there.  Kathy drove down the grade, so Jef took photos of Salton Sea on the way down        We were worried, but power was never shut off in Borrego as it was in Santa Ysabel On the 16th, Jef met Dave at Sewanee and did some painting while Kathy worked her 2nd day this week. Today would have been mom's 97th birthday.  Life-flight helicopter landing at its base at the clinic   Dave painting - later found out it was a clear coat in a mismarked container On the 17th, our appointment to pick up rescue dog, "Bees Knees" a part dachshund, part beagle, was cancelled. We failed to ever meet the dog. On the 18th, drove over to Sewanee with paint, but wound up just cutting up some downed branches and spackled instead.  This roadrunner was atop my truck that I would drive to Sewanee shortly after this     Coat of "paint" we put on new laundry room dried clear On the 19th, after taking it easy all day (Jef worked on taxes), we got pizza and dined with Morgans - Pam would have her back surgery in 3 days. On the 20th, took it easy at home, as it was a holiday and PO was closed.. On the 21st, Kathy went to work with only 3 patients on the schedule.  Another cool morning  Cool this evening, as well  At Sewanee house  Jef painted about half of new laundry room On the 22nd, drove Kathy to Encinitas near Rancho Santa Fe to pick up our 2nd puppy in 3 months - the new Daisy Dog is a beagle/chihuahua mix.  Another cool morning  Nice sunrise this morning      |
 Drove Kathy to pick up Daisy Dog - here in Encinitas with the founder. We found his Tijuana facility handled 500 dogs, and he had brought 2 dogs today for people like us to look at  Daisy Dog  As Daisy seemed to get along with Pepper we drove away with her. She got carsick & threw up a couple time on the drive home, however On the 23rd, due to Santa Ana winds in the mountains, our power was again shut off.  Jef ran this generator this nite. Had technical problems, but finally got it going until the middle of the nite when it ran out of gas  Kathy camp cooking in kitchen - filet mignon, rice & salad for dinner On the 24th, the blackout ended before 8am, so Jef gradually disassembled to temporary electric situation. We walked the new doggy Daisy for the first time this afternoon and Jan joined us for dinner this evening.  Sunrise this morning  Walking Pepper & Daisy around the circle  Sunset this evening   At the dinner table  Jan & Kathy starting dinner  Kathy with Pepper sleeping above her and her new dog, Daisy On the 25th, Jef drove to Ramona & shopped before heading over to Escondido for poker. Lost 10 at the first poker in over 2 years. Bryan hosted & we had Sid & Ken there, as well. On the 26th, we took puppies on their first walk together this afternoon. Kathy came down with a UTI this evening.  Kathy with puppies and rainbow On the 27th, Jef drove to dentist in SD, stopped by Big Rock house to check out progress, and did some shopping before driving home.  Inside Big Rock house looking from living room to front door  One of the bedrooms  Master bedroom looking towards master bath  This will be closet in master bedroom  Future master bath shower  Old master bedroom closet  New hallway  Looking from front door to living room/kitchen   View looking out new french door  Another angle looking out new french door  Front of house  Rainstorm near Henshaw  View from top of the grade   Clark Valley rain storm with rainbow from Crawford Overlook    Rainbow as seen near bottom of grade  Kathy with puppies On the 28th, Jef got things for Kathy's UTI at the pharmacy.  Last storm capped Toro with snow for the first time this year On the 29th, Kathy went in to MD for meds for UTI.  Pepper plant project going well in hallway On the 30th, Jef finished painting new laundry room on Sewanee.  Laundry room On the 31st, mostly took it easy at home.  Meter still heading north  Outside raised planters still doing great  Our yard vs. neighbor yard  We walked the doggies this afternoon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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