What a Stunning Day!

 Quartzsite, Az

So, I totally was surprised when on Monday, Nov. 2nd it was 7:05 when I fully woke up. I did hear Bill and Gibbs get up and heard the generator start to get batteries charged. Bill was still reading at midnight when they beeped and died. 🤷‍♀️

Good morning!
We were both grateful for that ball of sun.
It lit my walking path so much that on
occasion I had to shield my eyes to be sure
I was still on the lane!

We didn't watch tv, they were fully charged when we shut the generator off, so we're baffled. We had 3 or 4 days in a row on the Ridge where we've run on our solar with no problem. Oh well, now that the sun is back in full force, we hope to figure it all out. 

One of my 'markers'
along the way,
a pretty one,

We had a lovely day today of 72F/63C with no clouds. Bill didn't have any plane batteries charged, right now he was more concerned with getting things running smooth here, so didn't go to the field. When I got up, I dressed warmer than I needed to and walked a different route to US95.

The new route took me out to the
highway. We've taken this way by
truck, once.

Found my way back easily enough by checking behind me - often. Thanks Nancy for the tip. Gibbs and I sat outside once I realized it was almost warmer outside than in. It takes a while for the Suite to warm up. Bill took a run into town to get the generator gas can filled and to set us up for mail and parcels at the Ironwood Outpost.

You can see who likes congestion
more. My side on the right, Bill's on the left.
Only when I'm working though!

I have things that I love and like to display
them for my own satisfaction.

Sitting together outside,
I move Gibbs' bed to the most
shaded spot. He's happy.

The rest of the day was pretty ho-hum and there is absolutely no complaint about that! It's what I love about being down here, no commitments unless we set them up ourselves. 😉 

Gradually, Bill gets BB set up with
what he needs to go flying.
Maybe in the morning?

I had a salad for lunch and then we sat outside with our books. Gibbs and I went for a short walk to the north, behind our site. It's too narrow back there for 3 of us to set up comfortably even though it is a dead end and would be private.

This patio area looks different than
the Ridge, eh? 🤭

Our neighbours, in a former 'K & K' site, (🤭) pulled out this morning but returned about an hour later. Some rv'ers need to do that to dump tanks and fill fresh water tanks. We are fortunate to have our honey wagon/blue boy and water bladder so we don't need to move. 

This picture from behind us,
shows our tilted solar panels.
They are charging our batteries well today!

It was a great day, not much to write about. I did take the bag of pecans, in shell, that I picked up in Arkansas at Paw Paw's Pecans, and shelled them outside in the sun. Bill read and charged batteries and Gibbs moved around catching the shade 'rays'. He was out with us the whole time. 💕

There was a nice breeze early
in the afternoon and I imagine it was
even nicer under here. 

I was quite comfy shelling in my
lounge chair. I didn't realize I had picked
up so many!

On the left, the newest batch.
On the right, these were left from last
spring. Both batches taste great!

Bill and I both started new books. His is a Michael Connelly called The Night Fire and mine is a Janet Evanovich called Metro Girl. Mine is quite good, with some (but not as much) of the typical humour Janet writes with. I love it!

Bill waiting for his plane batteries to charge.
Gibbs sleeps at his feet.

For supper, we had bbq'd sausages on keto buns. We were both surprised to find them in Walmart and they are quite good. More of the hotdog size but fresh and tasty. 

They were delicious!

After dishes, I worked on my blog and then we read, deciding whether to watch tv. It's a crap shoot right now but it will be a good evening, nonetheless. Such is another wonderful day, spending most of it outside on the patio.

Just after 5, the sun dips behind the
Dome Rock mountains again.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping around! Your comments are welcome.

Enough Rain for a While

Quartzsite, Arizona

On Sunday, Nov. 1st we woke up in the dark, in more ways than one. Our brain functions last night were not on the ball yet for desert camping. We'll get better for sure but we woke up with dead batteries and no power in the Suite. Plus, it was raining.

Good morning!

Bill and Gibbs had slipped out shortly after 6, in between the drops, and he waited until almost 8 to go out and start the generator. That is something we'll monitor more closely. We should have ran it last night for a couple of hours because we both watched tv. 🤷‍♀️

This is how our day started out.
All cuddly and together.

I remember one day through the spring (or summer?) when that happened, Bill panicked a bit wondering what damage we'd done. However, this time I was impressed with his calmness about the whole thing. Everything came back up just fine but the rain continued all morning............until around 2 pm. LOL

This is what rain in the desert
looks like.
Thankfully, it wasn't bad at all.
Middle picture is the wash to our west.

It wasn't cold and we certainly weren't in any danger from the laying water although the washes on both sides of us had little active streams. It's funny to see the puddles, there is no where for the water to go and it doesn't seep into the hard ground very quickly. We needed the sun.

Eventually that happened, and the sun put a whole new perspective on the rest of the afternoon. We started out the morning at 61F/16.1C, pretty much where it dropped to last night and didn't reach our high of 71F/21.6C until around 4 pm. Bill wrote a blog, read and dozed. I quilled, read and rested.

And the smaller wash to our east.

Gibbs did the dozing and resting part and after the rain stopped, he and I wandered freely around our large site. 🥰 He seems quite comfortable, still curious but happy with Mom and Dad. After my cup of tea, I went for a walk since I didn't get out earlier. 

We were happy to see peeks
at some blue late afternoon.

This handsome fellow visited often.
💕

I walked up to the front and saw the host's site before turning back. Nancy, in the comments, suggested I turn back every so often and take a picture  order to learn where I need to return to. Sounds good, I tried that but the paths in here all look the same. If I venture further, off the path, it will work better. 😃

This is when I went for my walk.

When I returned, it was my turn to write today's blog. I managed to get one Christmas card 95% done and another one started but it's hard to get into the Christmas mood looking outside! I'll watch one of Bill's movies with him and see if that helps. 🤭

This tall soldier caught my eye.
How is he still standing? They are
amazing!

For supper, I popped 2 chicken pot pies in the oven and we'll have salad on the side. We had bacon and eggs for lunch and it was quite tasty............so we're not starving and I'm trying to get back on track. (again!) I read my James Patterson's, 8th Confession until supper was ready.

I walked until I could zoom in 
on the host's site at the entrance.
Then I turned back.
It was quite windy, to die off
overnight.

The sky was in performance mode tonight so I've taken lots of pictures again. LOL Here we go again with our Starlink. Since turning the genny off, we lost connection and even though we wanted to watch tv.........well, it seems it will be another reading night. It has been quite frustrating this winter so far.

The view out our back window.

We've had a quiet day, enjoyed the inside day as much as possible and it made the sunshine all that more special when it arrived. We only have bright days ahead - in more ways than one. 

Actually, all windows were
lovely to look out.

Back home, most of our family changed time when the clocks went back an hour. We don't change, nor does my brother, Michael and Jess in Alberta (for the first time). It's a frustrating discussion all around. 🤷‍♀️ 

This was supper and that was our day!
Good night!

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