2015.01.29 Hole in Shoe

Last year when I started playing pickleball, I purchased a pair of shoes from WalMart. Within two weeks I had worn a hole in them and returned them to purchase a good pair of court shoes from the local sporting goods store. The only time that I wear those shoes is when I am playing pickleball. I wore a hole the size of a quarter in the toe and had to replace them this year. We’ll have to see how long this next pair will last. I usually play for 2-3 hours every morning and sometimes will go play again in the evening. It’s a great game. I wish that everyone I knew played. 

2015.01.28 Barry Goldwater

 Dona and Jeff looking for gold.

The Ocotillos are blooming.

Jeff reeeeaaalllly wants to get a skeleton from a Saguaro, but figured it wasn't worth it to take it off of government land. =D

We made it to the top of the pass.

One of the cars that didn't make it to the top.

This part looks like it is from an airplane.

The cactus are starting to bloom.

Here's the trusty old golf cart.  We call it the Roadrunner.

Dona and Mike in their Razor.

We try to take a ride out in to the desert at least once a week.  Dona, Jeff and I will play pickleball in the morning, and then we get ready to head out to the desert. Today Mike wanted to head up through a pass in the Barry Goldwater. It turned out to be 14.3 miles up through the mountains. Most of it was a good trail, but it got a little bit rugged in parts. There were four abandoned cars that we found on the way up there. How they got there, I will never know, because the trails were not that good. We are always amazed that we make it up there with the golf cart. Mike likes to brag to his friends also that we made the trip with a golf cart. =D  Dona and Jeff look for gold every time that we go out, but they have yet to find any.  It doesn’t matter though; we always end up having a good time.

2015.01.27 Geraniums and Mom

After the rain yesterday, it was nice to see the sunshine and blue skies again. I'm also very thankful to live just down the road from mom. She helps me out when I need it and has things that I don't have so that I can borrow them when needed. It's also good to be able to just pop in and have a quick visit.

2015.01.26 Jeff's Birthday

It is Jeff’s 65^th birthday today. It was rainy and drizzly all day, so we really didn’t do much. The rain clouds just hung out at the mountains all day. It was kind of cool and something that I hadn’t see before. Dona and I (ok, Dona) worked on my camera bag that she is sewing for me. I just hung out and watched her sew. 

2015.01.25 Temptations

Mom has this set of Temptations cookware that she purchased from QVC. I borrowed them from her when I was cooking dinner one night for company. They are really nice and super easy to clean. Mom doesn’t know this yet, but they may just not get returned until we are ready to leave for ND. I think that I will have to look at getting a set for myself when I get home.

2015.01.24 Car Show

Every year the Navy League has a car show at Fortuna de Oro. There are over 100 old cars that people bring to show off. I love looking at them, even if I don’t know anything about them. It’s awesome to see the time and the love that goes in to restoring these old relics.

2015.01.23 Softball

Jeff is playing softball again this year. I opted to not play, as it just really is not that much fun for me, but Jeff likes it so he plays when we are here. I am truly amazed at the old farts that are still able to play and how well they play. They can still hit and throw the ball hard and fast. Some of them just can’t run like they used to (me!). =D