SPRING

IT'S ALMOST SUMMER ON THE MOUNTAIN, HOWEVER THE GUY AT THE NURSERY SUGGESTED WE NOT PLANT THESE FLOWERS UNTIL AFTER TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN WE ARE EXPECTING A LOW OF 33 DEGREES.......

MARY'S FAVORITE MOUNTAIN ACTIVITY IS DIGGING IN THE DIRT. PICTURED ABOVE IS THE PRIUS HALF FULL OF FLOWER PLANTS.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN UP TO WHOLE LOT OTHER THAN THE USUAL SPRING LIST, CLEAN OUT THE EVES, WAX THE CARS, ETC. AND HANGING OUT AT THE LOCAL MOOSE LODGE.  OUR BIG PROJECT FOR THE CABIN THIS YEAR IS TO REPLACE FOUR SINGLE PANE WINDOWS TO TIGHTEN UP THE CABIN MAKING IT USABLE YEAR AROUND SHOULD THAT BECOME NECESSARY. 

WE DID GET RID OF A BUNCH OF LIVING ROOM FURNITURE AND OPENED UP THE ROOM.  CURRENTLY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TABLES SET UP WITH OUR COMPUTERS WHICH WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN FRONT OF. A LITTLE UNORTHODOX BUT WE BOTH CAN SEE THE TV, AND MARY'S YARD, OUT THE SOON TO BE, NEW PICTURE WINDOWS.

"SUNNY & 70"

THE HAPPY CAMPERS

ALOHA !!!

YESTERDAY MARY AND I RETURNED FROM AN EIGHT DAY VISIT TO HAWAII. WE WERE VISITING MY DAUGHTER, AMY, AND HER FAMILY FOR MY GRANDSON'S, ALAN, EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY.

WE SPENT ALL OUR TIME ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, AND VISITED THE SITES:

PEARL HARBOR

WAIMEA VALLEY

CHIEF'S LUAU

DIAMOND HEAD

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI

DOLE PINEAPPLE PLANTATION

WAIKIKI BEACH

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE

ALOHA TOWER

WE'D LIKE TO THANK AMY, DAN, ALAN, EDDIE, AND JOEY FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND GUIDING OUR VERY ENJOYABLE TOURS !!!

MAHALO !!!

An Interesting Observation

Recently, I read an article that was about a phone conversation between President Trump and Former President Jimmy Carter.

On the 40^th anniversary of normalizing relations with China, the former president wrote a letter to President Trump regarding that event. 

 During that call, President Trump said he felt that China has surpassed the U.S. and President Carter said he agreed.

In the last 40 years, China has not been at war. Because of that fact, they have been able to invest in their infrastructure and educational system.  According to the news that I have seen, a lot of Chinese now enjoy a good standard of living, some an even lavish standard of living.

Conversely, the good old USA has been involved in nonstop wars.  We have a crumbling infrastructure, a disappearing middle-class, and I don’t know exactly what to say about our education system.  I could make a really long list of our ailments, but I want to keep it short!

Isn’t there an object lesson here??

 

WE'RE BACK !

WE'RE BACK HOME ON THE MOUNTAIN.  WE GOT IN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  MONDAY ON THE LOWER DESERT WE HAD A TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES AND TODAY?  IT'S 37 DEGREES AND SNOWING !

WE BOTH LIKE THE CABIN BETTER THAN THE 20 YEAR OLD CAMPER, BUT THE WEATHER DICTATES WHERE WE LIVE.  MARY HAS A DENTIST APPOINTMENT IN BULLHEAD CITY NEXT WEDNESDAY, SO WE WILL RETURN TO THE DESERT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SHUT DOWN THE CAMPER FOR THE SUMMER. 

  "(NOT) SUNNY & 80"

HOY !!! HOY !!! HOY !!!

HOY !!!   HOY !!!   HOY !!! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MISS MARY !!!

ALTHOUGH TODAY IS HER OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY SHE BEGAN THE CELEBRATION A WEEK AGO WHEN HER DAUGHTER, HEATHER, AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER, MARISSA, FLEW IN FROM LA CROSSE. WE HAD A FUN FILLED WEEK OF ADVENTURE AND I'LL LET THE PICTURES I STOLE OFF OF MARISSA'S FACEBOOK PAGE TELL THE STORY.


THE STRIP:

LAUGHLIN:

OATMAN:

LAKE HAVASU:

HOOVER DAM:

ZION NATIONAL PARK:

VALLEY OF FIRE:

AND OF COURSE FREMONT STREET:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND MANY MORE !!!