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Creating an image that’s in focus

Saguaro desert clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaFor me, as a recently retired Park Ranger, 2022 is about creating an image of myself, the future, and with the camera.  I want to fill the year with travel, laughter, and fun.

Saguaro desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaWish you could have been here to share the cloud dances on the eve of a new year.  What will the new year bring, we ask.  What can I expect?  What image have I created for my immediate future?  Right NOW, today, I am still thoroughly enjoying my desert experience, the apricity and deserquies.  I see myself sharing desert passion with a small friendly group of like minded people.  We are camped barely in sight of each other without blocking views.  A centralized firepit, chairs, and a few small tables.  After a morning meeting of the minds, each of us organize ourselves for a short ride to the end of the road and a half-mile Palm Canyon hike. Bring water, snacks, camera, and childlike wonder to this Geogypsy Journey.  We arrive to the actual overlook of a side canyon shortly before noon when the overhead sun lights up the only known native Palm trees found in the state.  Only one reason this is the preserved Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.  (I saw a gathering, more later.)

Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona

Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaFirst day of this new year and it was a little chilly especially with a brutal north wind that kept me inside most of the day only stepping out briefly for a quick yet colorful sunset.  I’ve been struggling with my camera creating an image that’s consistently in focus.  Seems I’ve had this problem before.  Research tells me the Nikon D5600 takes about 7 seconds to focus.  That’s long.  I bracket my shots and it does seem the second, also darkest, is often the better focus.  I usually make landscape photos, a scene that isn’t moving much, so I’m reminding myself to slow down, recompose, take a stance, keep my elbows against my body, and hold my breath for the click.  Yet the camera is heavy and after a few hours of shooting I feel the burn in my left and worse shoulder, and both wrists.  I want a lighter camera but that will have to wait for price drop and income increase.  I’m creating that image too, a lightweight mirrorless camera around my neck.  Can you see it?

Sierra cat & Gaelyn in camper BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona

Gaelyn & Sierra cat in camper BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaI paid for those clear skies the next morning when I got up the first time to 34°, then turned the heat on before crawling back under the covers.  I fell back to sleep by creating an image of me being warm.  Later in the day, playing with the phone, I tried creating an image of both Sierra and myselfie.  I only recently started taking more photos with my phone but I’m not finding it easy to hold still with the phone while creating an image.

Saguaro desert trees Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona

desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaAlso started notes for a book idea as a Forest Ranger at Mt St Helens.  So many stories.  Now I’m creating an image of me actually writing the book then marketing myself doing presentations while I travel.  Did get a pretty sunset.

camper desert Kofa Mts BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaHope I’m not creating an image of me only sitting inside the camper all the time, surrounded by the beautiful desert nature around me.  If it’s too cold that may be true.  I do spend a lot of time on my laptop and that just isn’t comfortable working outside with glaring sun or chilly shade.  Thank goodness for sunshine, light wind, and the camper as a wind block, so I do get out and enjoy the desert apricity.  I usually sit and read, soaking up the warmth, sometimes creating an image of shorts and sandals and maybe a swimming pool.  Just kidding.  Even in the low 60s that’s not warm enough for me to bear much skin.

Gaelyn pointing at Kofa Mts BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaI have worked on creating an image of myself.  You saw a few of my fun hats.  Jewelry is also a wonderful creative expression and I have enough to open a store.  I dug into packed jewelry and felt the magic of wearing some of my favorite turquoise.  Used to be a most important part of getting dressed and often the deciding factor for what to wear to match the jewelry.  I let it slide and now want to feel the comfort of the stones once again.  I’ve always collected rocks and for years made jewelry with semi-precious stones and beads.  Once I started blogging and improving my photography in 2008, crafts went out the window.

Saguaro desert sunset crescent moon BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaNeighbors on both sides left so I had no problem creating an image of the desert and Kofa Mountains with no white van to avoid in the frame.  Yet the brilliant blue cloudless sky didn’t lend itself to creating an image until the end of the day with a touch of crescent moon.

desert Kofa Mts clouds sundog BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaAs clouds returned, the wind slowed, and the temperatures rose, a perfect combination in my mind.  Yet cold and ice in the upper atmosphere were creating an image of a morning sundog.

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaWasn’t long and a new neighbor moved into my window view, at a good distance mind you.  I went for a couple hour stroll going barely a mile and took over 200 photos.

dead tree desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaI am intrigued by the twisted shapes of the dead trees that are part of the desert story for a long time.

Ocotillo desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaSo many desert plants look distressed and perhaps dead but are not, simply conserving energy during the driest of times.  Like the fountain-shaped Ocotillo only bearing well-spaced leaves and brilliant red flowers after some healthy rain.

desert Kofa Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaLate in the afternoon and just before sunset a Skoolie (school bus conversion) pulled in across the road joining a van and car.  One woman in their group had an overly loud voice that carried far across the land.  A prelude of more to come.

Gaelyn & Sierra cat BLM Palm Canyon Rd ArizonaGaelyn & Sierra cat BLM Palm Canyon Rd Arizona

I hated to leave this (otherwise) quiet piece of desert but it was time to dump and fill the camper tanks, and I planned to return.  I didn’t have to rush out in the morning so spent some extra time with Sierra.  She’s never happy when I tell her, “We’re going to roll.”  Not usually a very vocal cat, she gives me a dirty look, “meow”, and crawls under the bed covers until we are absolutely stopped in our new space.

RVs sunset clouds Shady Lane RV Park Quartzsite ArizonaBecause it’s January, the busiest month in Quartzsite, I had called Shady Lane RV Park to make a reservation.  The same small space I’ve parked in for years provided the hookups I needed plus the $1.50 15-minute hot shower was divine.  The owners, Finius and Breezy, stopped by to say hi as we’ve gotten to be friends over the years.  They are very busy at the “campiest camp in town” and I highly recommend a stay there while in Quartzsite.  Make it for several days and you might get to go with them to their mining claim and climb around in the desert.  Or, just follow Finius the Skinniest on FB because he’s funny.

traffic AZ-CA border I10I like Shady Lane, but it’s in town, and town is bright and noisy.  One night was enough.  After getting the propane tanks filled in the morning—I didn’t cuss once, good on me—I drove 30 minutes west on freeway (yuk) to Blythe for a grocery run.  Can somebody explain to me why emery boards—along with mascara and fake eyelashes—would be in a locked glass-fronted case?  I cooked my pizza lunch while in the parking lot as pizza just won’t fit in the freezer.  Between that and a fuel stop, I didn’t get back to camp until 2:30pm.  Town always feels like an all day ordeal.  I need to work on creating a better image of that.

desert sunset BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaI instinctively headed to my previous campsite as I really like the view, vegetation, and only one mile of gravel road.  But what the…  That one Skoolie, was now a gathering of possibly 50 vehicles parked across the road in two parallel lines.  Mostly vans with a few buses and RVs.  OK?  They were surprisingly quiet all afternoon.

mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaThen at sunset, the music started.  By 8pm there was a whole lot of whooping going on and all I heard was drum beat.  I don’t want to complain as I’d be right there with them, when I was young(er), and if I’d been invited. I just hoped it wouldn’t last all night as I fell asleep to the beat while creating an image of me swirling to the beat, as the go-go girl I was 50 years ago.

bumper collection BLM Palm Canyon Rd ArizonaBumper collection

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Choose Happy New Beginnings

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZNew beginnings historically

Moving from one numerical year to another at an arbitrary time initially chosen by ancient Roman custom, the feast of the Roman god Janus.  He was the god of “beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, Gila Woodpecker bird Saguaro cactus Cemetery Rd Congress AZpassages, frames, and endings” according to Wiki.  This is also where the name for the month of January comes from, Janus was depicted as having two opposite faces.  One face looked back into the past, and the other peered forward to the future.  Seems like that would make living in the NOW difficult.  Some cultures and religions have different new year dates than January 1st.  New Year’s has also been celebrated at the vernal equinox in March and the autumnal equinox in September, typically warmish temperatures for a midnight celebration would help me choose happy for celebrating new beginnings.

Choose Happy welcome mat

I probably wouldn’t make special new resolutions on any of those specific days either.  But for me to choose happy, I will resolve to stay in the warmest winter Arizona climate I can find.  Keep in mind, even the Sonoran Desert is not HOT in winter but it’s certainly warmer than northern high elevations and no snow.  Sometimes rain which is a blessing.  Frequently hold on to your hat windy.  Arizonans wear down jackets and Minnesotans wear shorts.  It’s easier to choose happy when I’m not shivering.

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Or laughing until my stomach hurts when Joann and I share stories.  I bundled up a bit for a fun photo shoot.  What do you think of my many hats.  I need a tea cup for the Mad-Hatter, and several tea cups to have a tea party.  Or perhaps you will bring your own, and wear a fun hat.

Saguaro ridge line Date Crk Mts Cemetery Rd Congress AZMade it through the holiday weekend below 50° day and night that meant running heat that uses propane.  So after a delicious pancake with fruit and bacon breakfast made by Joann we drive the ten minutes to fill propane tanks.  I even tried not to cuss at the tanks.  I’m getting better, honest.  I do believe in new beginnings.

desert Date Crk Mts clouds Cemetery Rd Congress AZA mostly cloudy day.  We enjoyed an early campfire as it was predicted to rain and be cold the next couple nights.

desert mts sunset clouds Cemetery Rd Congress AZ

desert mts sunset clouds Cemetery Rd Congress AZEnded the day with a sensational sunset as the clouds finally thinned enough.  Then I reheated the last of Christmas dinner leftovers for us.

desert Date Crk Mts storm clouds sunrays Cemetery Rd Congress AZDate Creek Mts looking east

Awaking to another cold morning had me thinking about a move further south and 10° warmer.

desert Date Crk Mts storm clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZDate Creek Mts looking west

Joann had taken a drive to charge her phone after several days of low solar.  She came back to get me and showed a possible new camp with great signal within sight of the Weaver Mountains to the east and Date Creek Mountains to the west.

RVs clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZ

desert Vulture Pk storm clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZVulture Peak in the far distance south

And so we moved the few miles to #campcongress2 with a big view.

desert two-track Weaver Mts storm clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZWeaver Mts looking east

Low clouds hung around most of the day but little rain came with the cold wind.

tree sunset clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZ

desert sunset Stanton Rd Congress AZ

desert sunset clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZThe clouds did make for a nice sunset.

desert Weaver Mts low clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZCould see my breath in the camper the next morning.  I laid in my warm bed thinking of moving south to Kofa.  Takes about 30 minutes to warm the camper to a doable 60°.

desert two-track late light Weaver Mts storm clouds Stanton Rd Congress AZ

desert two-track last light Weaver Mts dark clouds rainbow Stanton Rd Congress AZJoann left in the afternoon headed north for work in the cold and ice and snow.  I worked online and watched the low clouds and a little rain with a brief rainbow at the end of the day.  I also plotted to head south the next day.

4 lbs fudge from BashasI hit the road at 9am in the low 40s and headed to Wickenburg first to shop.  Scored when Bashas had their annual holiday fudge, with no nuts, so I stocked up a little.  Fueled at just under $4/gallon followed by a quick stop at the thrift store.  Then too many groceries including a pizza I cooked for lunch in the parking lot.  Darn pizzas are too big for the freezer.

bus conversion Quartzsite AZAlways something interesting to see in Quartzsite

Two hours later I rolled through Quartzsite which is looking a little busy but not quite the crazy it will be soon.

truckcamper desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZBy 3pm I was parked in my new place, not far from a previous camp, enjoying the view with only one white van in sight.

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZKofa Mts

I watched the clouds dance around the Kofa Mountains.

Saguaro desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Chocolate Mts sunrays clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZChocolate Mts

Of course I took way too many photos.

grass Palo Verde tree Saguaro cactus mt sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZFelt like coming home where I choose happy.

desert Saguaro Chocolate Mts sunset clouds Virga BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZThough still windy, it was a little warmer.

Ocotillo desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds crepuscular rays BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert New Water Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

Ocotillo desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZEven a nice sunset.

desert dew Kofa Mts low clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZRained gently all night and smelled of desert petrichor in the morning with dew sparkles on every branch.  Reached almost 60° with only a little wind.

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

rock funnel spider web BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZFunnel spiderweb

I ended the year with two lovely walks from camp, three miles total.  There’s a huge van gathering up the road on the other side. Looks like they are circled and there was rather loud music. Glad I’m not too near that.

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

Saguaro desert Kofa Mts clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZClouds dancing all day and took hundreds of photos making it more difficult to choose which ones to share even out of the small percentage that are keepers.  No wonder I never catch up labeling photos.

desert sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZAccidentally stayed up past midnight working on a book idea about my first experience as a Forest Ranger at Mt St Helens.  Went to bed and didn’t even realize I’d made it to a new year where I will choose happy new beginnings.

desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZ

desert Chocolate Mts sunset clouds BLM Palm Canyon Rd Kofa NWR AZYet 2022 still seems an arbitrary number when the Earth itself is 4.543 billion years old hosting humanoids for about six million years and more modern humans a mere 200,000 years (according to recent scientific evidence).  Sorry I got sidetracked doing a little research.

bumper rocks BLM Palm Canyon Rd AZI am happy to be someplace a little bit warmer.  Maybe that’s because the daylight hours last longer every day and it’s Earth’s perihelion, or closest point to the sun, yesterday and today. Whatever, I am more than ready for some new beginnings.  How about you?

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Enjoying a winter pattern in the desert with a few variations

Palo Verde tree sunset Cemetery Road Congress ArizonaSettling in to a winter pattern in the desert with a few variations like more company and making a plan for 2022.  Yet I’m scratching my head and wondering what happened to December that it slipped by so quickly.  It’s not like I’ve been terribly busy in the last three weeks since arriving to this winter’s first boondock home in the northern reaches of Sonoran Desert, Congress Arizona.

desert Palo Verde tree mts sunset clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaI enjoy sharing camp with a friend, at least part-time as Joann works a few days a week in Prescott then returns to her trailer here in Camp Congress.  When she’s here we visit on and off most days but also enjoy our alone time in respective campers.  It’s a comfortable winter pattern.

book coverSalton Sea animal skull from Gypsy Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

Palo Verde tree desert clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaThough it was a bit cold and windy, Gypsy, a local friend, and her dog Sandee Mae came to visit and we managed to sit outside mostly out of the wind for a couple hours.  I forgot to take any pictures of us.  She came bearing gifts, homemade banana bread and the best fruitcake I have ever eaten, no nuts thank you but lots of fruits and chocolate.  Yum!  Also a mystery book I managed to wade through and the coolest two-inch animal skull from the Salton Sea area.  Not sure what it’s from.  Sadly, Sierra isn’t friendly about dog visitors in our tiny house.

desert mt clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaOn super windy days the almost 60° doesn’t feel warm to me.  I tend to stay home, watching out the windows, and occasionally stepping outside for a quick pic.  Worse is when the nights drop into the low 30s.  I sleep warm but don’t even want to get out of bed into the frigid morning.  No propane heat runs overnight.  In the morning I light the heat, make coffee, and sit enjoying the early sunlight warming up the windows.  Ideas swarm in my head and I think about writing a book.  Would that be about my life, being a Park Ranger, or what?  I don’t know what people want to read.

snowball Palo Verde tree Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaThe wind increased overnight and it rained.  Joann returned with a present from Prescott.  I was glad for no snow in the desert.  It does happen occasionally but it’s not a typical winter pattern, just wind.  If there’s anything normal about weather.

Palo Verde tree frames horses Cemetery rd Congress ArizonaThe wind dropped enough in the afternoon to take a little walk and saw some of our neighbors out exercising.  Folks were camping in a huge horse trailer.  Funny how 60° felt comfortable then.

Phainopepla bird Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaWelcomed home by this resident Phainopepla

We both needed propane so went down the road a few miles.  I still frick and frack with these “safer” propane tanks.  Made an appointment for the truck’s oil change.

horses Peeples Valley Arizona

horse Peeples Valley ArizonaThe next day we  did chores that took us to Skull Valley seeing horses on the way in Peeples Valley.

Hawk in tree Skull Valley ArizonaLost count of how many hawks were seen sitting on poles and trees.  Hardware store, junk shop, Dollar Store, and pizza for lunch in Yarnell.  Seems like it took all day, but a fun day laughing with a friend.

full moon rising Date Creek Mts Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

full moon rising Date Crk Mts Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

Saguaro full moon rising Date Crk Mts Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

Saguaro full moon rising Date Crk Mts Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaI set up the tripod that afternoon to shoot the almost full moon.

Brenda Gaelyn daughter Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaMore company was entertained when Joann’s son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids stopped by for a quick visit and walk in the desert.  Then I got a text from a long-time internet friend who was in my area.  We’ve tried to meet up before.  So after she and her daughter hiked the Hot Shot Trail they stopped by camp.  Of course, they are as awesome as I’d known they’d be.  I’ve watched her now not so little girl grow up into a fine young woman.  Makes me feel like part of the family.  I love my internet family whether seen regularly, occasionally, or never at all so far.  That includes all of you.

Kofa Mts moon rise Kofa NWR ArizonaYet part of my winter patterns include the love of being in the middle of nowhere nature all alone with the world around me.  After days or weeks alone I am ready for people again.  Trust me, it’s not silent at my camper-house—just ask neighbor/friend Joann—because I talk out loud all the time, to myself and the cat.  When my mind is working, words fall out of my mouth.  My mind has been on overtime trying to figure out how to organize and advertise an experience camping with a naturalist, me.  I want to share my love for the land and make a few bucks to augment in retirement.  Thus the birth of the Geogypsy Journey, first two scheduled to Share the Kofa Light in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona.  There will be more in the future.  (Please feel free to share the above link.)

desert Vulture Peak Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaIn the meantime, I enjoy several delightful 60s days around the Solstice.  My favorite holiday because it marks the increase in daylight hours.  Though heavy with clouds, they lent nice shadows and helped hold the heat overnight.

Gaelyn campfire Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaJoann and I went for a walk and gathered firewood.  But we did not wait for full dark to build a campfire, nor did we dance naked around the fire for a neighbor’s drone.  Too dam cold after the sun goes down, even at almost 50°.

Date Crk Mts sunrise clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

desert mts first light moon Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaUp early enough Wednesday to catch a colorful sunrise then off to town for chores.  Started with an oil change for the truck and breakfast next door while waiting.  Dumped and filled camper tanks at North Ranch RV Park on the way to Wickenburg.

Gaelyn selfie Mad Hatter Goodwill Wickenburg ArizonaScored at a thrift store on a pair of like new Merrill hiking shoes, desert boots, and a 100%-wool malleable Mad-Hatter, all for $24.  Bought groceries for Christmas dinner when Joann would be back in camp.

desert Date Crk Mts clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

desert Date Crk Mts wavy clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaThe next day clouds held for warmer temperature again.  Not a lot of solar charge going on but I got my exercise going in and out of the camper taking photographs as the cloud show varied all day.

desert mts clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

Date Crk Mts wavy clouds undulatus apseratus Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaThey moved northward in waves (undulatus apseratus), dancing to a different beat in every direction.  Although a warm glow hung on the southern horizon all day under these gray skies the sunset was brightly contained and brief.

window view Saguaro low clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

window view Saguaro low clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

window view Saguaro low clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

OHV & dog desert clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaHow a neighbor walks his dog

Rain didn’t come until bedtime like a pitter-pat lullaby on the roof.  I awoke to clouds all the way to the floor of the desert, obliterating the mountains to all sides.  Rain continued through most of the day making for soft ground and sloppy tracks where people drove.  Another day of limited solar charging but I made it through with my limited demands.

rainbow Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaLate in the day, Christmas Eve, rays of sun broke through from the west and gave a double rainbow gift arching over the desert.

desert flags mts clouds rainbow Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

rainbow Date Creek Mts Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaOne end at the local historic cemetery, no digging for gold there please, and the other disappearing before I could even find my shovel.  I opted for the camera instead.

desert mts clouds Cemetery Rd Congress Arizona

desert mts clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaRainbow didn’t last long before the dark clouds increased and dropped more rain.

desert mts sunset clouds Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaSo nice to enjoy a winter pattern storm bringing moisture to the thirsty desert.

Gaelyn in camper Christmas dinner Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaJoann rolled into camp about noon and we shared a Christmas dinner with her heating the mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and gravy while I fried the ham steaks and oven roasted three veggies.  Delicious, delightful, delovely.  Amazing the kind of meal that can be prepared in small kitchens.  Though this photo makes my tiny house look huge.

Christmas tree and stuffed animals in Joann's trailer Cemetery Rd Congress ArizonaMy winter pattern includes not to bother with the bother of holidays, but do enjoy spending any day with a good friend.

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