Monday, March 22, 2010

Camera Caper

Saturday was a perfect weather day-so we played hooky and went to Yosemite for our first picnic. We explored Wawona and some of the side roads I didn't know even existed! Jack was very proud of the fact that he found a camera on the white elephant table at the clubhouse so on the way to Yosemite we stopped in Oakhurst so he could buy film and photo batteries (they were very expensive!).
The infamous tree....I was standing right there when Jack asked me to take his camera-I thought I had it in my hand but it slipped and fell on my shoe then tumbled right over the cliff! Jack found a resident nearby who knew of a way to get down to the water and offered to go down and see if he could find the camera-and he did! It was in the water but Jack is hopeful it will still work. Now, here's the kicker....I told a friend about this incident -she said it was her camera! She had put it on the white elephant table just a few days ago! Strange happenings...

It was so nice to see wildlife meandering through the trees.
This is one of many views of the creeks that feed into the South fork of the Merced River.

There's a walking bridge at the end of the road-a very special place!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Happy St. Pat's Day!

Just getting around to putting my pictures on the computer....
The traditional fixin's of corned beef, cabbage and boiled potatoes was enjoyed by all-thanks to LaVerne Grigsby and her talented team. I I just got back from Yuma Tuesday so it was especially nice that Jack made the reservations for us.
Ron Jones didn't have any green on so I made him wear my glasses....
Jane Darrow really, really likes Jack's shirt....
And here's my own personal leprechaun....all grown up! Or not.....
We had lots of fun parading around the clubhouse-so much fun that we went to the casino! It's fun to be silly and light hearted and young at heart...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Oatman


Today was special-we hit three states in one day! Best of all, we went to Oatman. Those of you who know about our adventures last year might remember the day we got lost and found ourselves in Oatman, AZ, driving the motor home and towing the Jeep....This was a much better trip....
This flower field is part of a golf course-so beautiful! It reminded me of our poppy fields that I know are blossoming all over CA....
The burros have the right of way and take full advantage if it! Cecile and I are petting a baby...There's a sticker on his forehead to warn sightseers not to feed them, because they don't have enough back teeth to chew.
You can't stop a burro once he decides to move...
Another part of the entertainment is the gunfight. After, they pass the hat and all proceeds go the the Shriners Hospital. Fun entertainment!
And so, the burros bid us goodbye. We start home tomorrow....hope the weather is better than when we left!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Gypsy Journal Rally


Greetings from Yuma, AZ! We (Lori & Mike Sanders, Cecile Thompson & I) are at Nick Russell's Rally. we are promoting our Escapee Co-op park, inviting SKPs to come visit or maybe to revisit our park.
We have a beautiful display-eye catching and lots of good info about the surrounding area.
Lori and Cecile are putting the finishing touches on the baskets of goodies we donated as raffle prizes.
We stopped at Peggy Sue's for breakfast on our way to Yuma...what a kick!
Lori and Mike will present our adventure to the Members at next weeks BOD meeting....We'll head home in about a week...Yea sunshine!