Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Sometimes when you are tired and Quam is in your bed, you just have to make do with what is available.

Neighbor

Monday I was out at the picnic table pouring Cheerios into Tuperware  containers when I heard a scratching noise behind me.  I glanced back to see what it was and saw one of our neighbors sauntering along the side of the volunteer trailer about 25 feet away,  I turned and watched him, not saying anything.  He stopped and we looked at each other for a moment.  I called out to R, who was in the trailer, to come and see.  She stepped out, said , "Oh my!" ( or something appropriate) and went to get the camera.  Her shot is not too great but it is better than the one I got when I finally thought about taking my phone out of my back pocket.

 He was the most beautiful shade of chocolate brown.

Two Weeks

   We have two weeks left here at Lake Tahoe.  Eight actual work days. How did that happen?   When you arrive, there is so much work to do and time to pass, it seems to be a long way off.  Not so.  It goes by, just like life, quickly.
    Two weeks from today we will be on the road again, (sounds like a Winnie Nelson song ), heading east and then north toward Minnesota.  That is going to be another story.  We will have no time frame so it will be at a more leisurely pace.  Going and coming from Texas, we had dates and appointments to keep so time was more important.  The only time I have set for us is that I would like to be back in Oregon by September at the latest.

    The View out window, if 5 or 6 trees were cut down.  The cross of snow on Mt Tallac has broken.  Last year the snow level was much less and it disappeared much earlier.

July 4th

A quiet day for us.  We were off !  So we just hung out here at the RV site.  No way were we going to face the crowds and traffic.
  I did go for a morning walk with the boys down by the lake.  At 7:15 there were already several canopies set up on the beach with folks staking their claim.  The hot air balloon had customers as well.  It was a good way to start the day.  Happy Birthday America !

The Boys

Enjoying an afternoon nap.  Notice that Quam makes for a nice pillow.

The Dangberg Ranch

This is a ranch site that dates to the late 1800s.  The original home site is still there, but that is surrounded by private property in the fertile Carson Valley just south of Genoa.  Ideal land for cattle ranching.

Another old truck

Parked in front of what was the service station in Bodie, Ca.  I bet it runs ( see late model headlights).  It would be a get rig for riding in a parade.  Does Bodie have a fourth of July celebration?