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California motorcycle rally

June 24, 2011 / admin / 3 Comments

(Note: Slide show at bottom. Thanks!)

Once a year I take a long motorcycle trip as a vacation. This year I went to a rally based out of Santa Margarita, California. Santa Margarita is not far from San Louis Obispo and Morro Bay.

I have been going to rallies since 2000, so know many of the people who show up at these things. Its always a great way to meet and greet friends not seen for a year or more, and meet some new friends along the way.

This year I stayed at Las Vegas (Circus, Circus) on both the outgoing and return legs of the trip. Price for the room was not bad, about $42.00 per night, but I am not a big city person and I certainly felt out of place on “the strip”. But…it was good to have a nice air-condition room to sleep in (daytime temps in the 90’s) when I got off the bike!

Day 1 got me as far as Las Vegas. On day 2 (A Thursday) I arrived at the Santa Margarita KOA. I had camp set up by around 5:30 local time, so decided to take off for a ride to the ocean (Morro Bay) and get something to eat.

It was quite cool at the beach, but I enjoyed the ride, watching the waves break, and watch the antics of the sea gulls. As much as I like my mountains, there is something about a sunset over the ocean that is very satisfying to watch.

Dinner that night was pizza. I had developed a hunger for one on the ride out, and finally found a local joint in the town of Itascadero. I managed to eat an entire 10-inch Canadian Bacon, and boy it sure tasted good!

The next morning I called a pair of friends who had also arrived early (Main rally was scheduled for Saturday) and we got together for breakfast at Denny’s in Paso Robles. We decided to head up to a national monument named The Pinnacles. Of more interest to people who have an interest in geology, The Pinnacles sits on the edge of the San Andreas Fault. Right on the edge…broken formations are separated by several miles, showing how the fault has slipped over the eons.

The best part of this trip way California Hwy 25, which is the route to the eastern entrance to the monument. It runs along the edge of a fertile valley, and is great for motorcycle riding.

After visiting The Pinnacles, the 3 of us headed north to Hollister, west to 101, then back south to the KOA where the rally host was cooking dinner. A nice evening ensued, with other riders showing up and eating dinner around a fire.

The Saturday main group ride began after a campground breakfast of French Toast and Sausage. The group leaders set up a route out to the Pacific Coast, taking back roads through valleys and a planned stop for lunch. As with the previous morning, temperatures were a bit on the cool side, 50’s with some morning fog.

Now, getting a group of bikers to do anything in unison is akin to herding cats. None the less, we finally got going and did some riding. I confess to being part of the problem, as myself and another guy headed out to get supplies and fuel. We met the rest of the group on the way back to the KOA.

We stopped for lunch in the town of Cambria. It was a very pleasant stop, with good food at reasonable prices. Once everyone was full, we mounted up ant took off north along the coast, stopping for some group riding shots.

Eventually we headed back to the KOA for dinner. Larry and Kelli, the hosts, did an excellent job of preparing a meal of briskit and trimmings. Lots of talk, a few beers, some wine, and good company made for a very pleasant evening.

Sunday was departure day for some of the riders. Not me…I had planned to start back on Monday. As it was, a group of 5, including me, formed up to ride north, as the other 4 were heading that direction on their homeward routs. We got on the road after saying our goodbyes to the others, rode up Hwy 101, ate at a genuine Mexican restaurant (I still don’t know exactly what I had) and headed west. Turning north-west on G-16, we were riding through Carmel Valley.

This is a very nice bike ride. Carmel-by-the-sea is a high-bucks area, and I can see why. Beautiful old houses and ranches, flowers blooming everywhere, and picturesque fields and pastures abound. Eventually we arrived in Monterey Bay, and took in Fisherman’s Warf. After walking around and getting a souvenir for Pam (I had my orders!) it was time for me to head back to camp, and the others to continue their trips home.

I was able to come back on Hwy 1, the Pacific Coast Highway. Even better, the fog and cloudiness that had been with us for most of the day cleared out on this last leg. I was able to get some good bridge and landscape photos, and stopped at a look out point to watch the sun set over the ocean. It was a very nice way to wrap up the rally.

Monday morning I packed up and headed home. I stayed in Las Vegas that night, and arrived home at about 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday.

Over-all, I rode 2,920 miles. Of these, about 990 miles were “local” miles ridden after I arrived at the KOA and before I left to return home. Monterey Bay had the highest gas prices, about $4.60 per gallon for mid-grade, or about $4.50 for regular unleaded. Longest stretch is the home-to-Las Vegas segment, about 548 miles. However, the Barstow to Bakesfield link is probably the ugliest. Best stretch is through western Utah into the St. George area, as the elevation is high enough to be cooler, you can see some snow in the mountain peaks, and the valleys have enough water to stay green.

I do enjoy these outings, and look forward to planning next year’s trip.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Note on photos: This is a very limited selection. If you are interested in seeing more photos, including the people I rode with, see my CaliRally page. The link is on the Jerry’s Toys page, or you can click on view page.

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Click on an image to open a larger copy. You can also go forward and backward through the photos by clicking on the forward and back buttons on the larger images. To activate these arrows, move your cursor near the 11:00 or 1:00 positions on the photo.

Kitt’s Visit

June 16, 2011 / admin / 2 Comments

My sister Carol (AKA: Kitt) came to visit us the week after I was in Wisconsin. In fact, Kitt rode with me on the drive back to Colorado. The plan was to have Kitt visit a few of the our favorite spots, have some time to talk, and wind down from the Wisconsin trip.

Kitt and I had always been able to talk. Perhaps it is being the oldest daughter and oldest son out of the 4 kids. At any rate, we feel comfortable in each other’s company. It helps that we share a similar sense of humor and appreciation of the absurd.

After surviving a storm near Kearney, Nebraska (we pulled off the interstate 3 times) we arrived back in Colorado 23 hours after leaving Wisconsin. First order of business: Get minimally unpacked and get some rest. Pam had not yet left for work when we arrived, so she was able to confirm that we were tired but otherwise OK.

I had taken a few days off work, so the next morning Kitt and I took off to vist one of my favorite ‘quirky’ spots: Brush Creek. A large ranch is located in the valley that Brush Creek flows through. The ranch caters to hunting parties and corporate get-aways. A few miles up a gravel road you suddenly see these metal horses. Made out of hammered metal and 3 or 4 times life size, 4 horses are on the east side of the road, and another is on the west side. They appear to be coming out of a canyon and running toward the road. Here are a couple photos:

Kitt with Iron Horse #2.

Statues of wild horses in a running position.

Wild horse statues - Brush Creek.

After admiring the valley and getting a few pictures we headed home.

That afternoon we headed out to another favorite spot, Redstone. Home of the Redstone Inn and the Crystal Dreams B&B, Redstone sits on the banks of the Crystal River. We stopped at the park, walked downtown, had some lunch, strolled though an antique store, and visited the Redstone Inn. For the historically minded, we visited the coke ovens just outside of town. This coke is not a beverage; locally mined coal was “coaked” to make it burn hotter in furnaces that were used to make iron. Redstone was a coal company town, and houses were provided to the workers and their families. Some of these houses, now on the Historic Register, remain in private ownership. Now a haven for summer art festivals and music-in-the-park concerts, Redstone is hard to imagine as a company mining town. The big draw for us is the park on the edge of the river.

Here are a few photos:

Kitt at the Crystal River Park in Redstone.

We visit the Redstone Inn.

Beehive ovens used to coke coal in the 1860's.

Beehive coke ovens, Redstone, Mt. Sopris in the background.

Just up from Redstone is McClure Pass, and to get there you pass Hayes Creek:

Kitt near Hayes Creek

As it was getting later in the day, we turned toward home.

Alas, even travelers have to stop and rest sometime. The next day we went grocery shopping, did laundry, and took care of chores around the house. Kitt travels with her Kindle, and was able to pass some quiet time sitting on our deck and reading.

By this time we had gone north, west, and east from our house, so the next logical route took us south. The final day of Kitt’s visit we (Pam took the day off to join in the fun) had planned to visit Crested Butte, an old mining town turned tourist town. The most direct route was over Grand Mesa. Still lots of snow at the top, as the elevation is 10,860+ feet. We stopped at the Visitor’s Center to take it in:

Snow still deep at the top of grand Mesa.

Visitor's Center in early June - Grand Mesa, Colorado

After crossing the Mesa, we continued toward our destination. Alas, we found the road over Kebler Pass, our planned route into Crested Butte, was closed by the Forest Service for maintenance! Shucks, Darn, and stuff like that. On to plan B.

After taking some photos from the part of the road we could travel, (see below) we backtracked into the town of Paonia, where we asked a local bicyclist to recommend a good eatery. She pointed us to the “Fork In The Road” restaurant and bakery. Good tip…we had a relaxing Italian lunch in the outdoor garden under a tree. Food (and dessert) was excellent.

Gravel road with mountain in the background.

Kebler Pass Road.

After we finished lunch we walked up town to see if we could find any t-shirts for Kitt to take home. Didn’t find any, to our surprise. However, I did find a “memory maker” in an antique store…a Little Lady toy cook stove. I remember Kitt and Sienna having one of these. Kitt says she still has the cupcake pan that fit in the stove, and the china set that she used to use at her tea parties. She recounted how Dad would come up, sit in the kid’s chairs around the table, and have a cupcake and drink tea from these tiny tea cups. It was one of her strong memories of Dad. I just remember that Mom was afraid someone would get burned on the stove…the 4 top burners as well as the oven would get hot when in use. Neither of us has the place to show or store such an article, so we left the store without it but with some strong revived memories. We headed back to the car and made our way home.

The following morning Kitt was scheduled to fly back to Chicago, so she packed her stuff and I dropped her off at the Grand Junction airport. (She later called to let me know she had arrived home OK.) I did some grocery shopping and ran a few errands, then headed for home. Pam and I planned to head over to Colorado Springs that afternoon for another look at property, looking for our Colorado Dream land. That trip will be the subject of my next post. After that, my motorcycle trip to California will be on deck.

We had a good visit and Kitt enjoyed the trips we took. I think it was a very good 3 days!

Thats it for now. Thanks for looking in on us!

Wisconsin…there we were.

June 7, 2011 / admin / 2 Comments

I took a trip to Wisconsin the last weekend in May. There were 2 main reasons for this trip: Inter my father’s ashes, and help my mother and siblings (brother Jon and sisters Kitt and Sienna) clean out my father’s 24 by 60 foot storage shed.

The first part, interring my father’s ashes, came off well. My mother had invited a small group of people to attend, and we had lunch in a local restaraunt after leaving the cemetery. Here are a few photos of that event:

My sister Kitt setting up a photo shot.

3 women taling to each other in the cemetary.

Dad's sisters Helen and Gina with my sister-in-law Diane.

This photo was taken at the restaraunt where we ate lunch:

My sister Sienna with her grandchild, Marisela.

I had taken my Flip video recorder, but the light wind blowing that morning caused the sound track to be very poor. Lots of microphone “whistle” is present. I was disappointed, as I took fewer stills and tried to get more video. I am sure my sibblings will send me more photos from the ceremony.

That night we had a cook-out and took a couple more family photos:

Mom, niece Molly, my brother Jon, and Malia, one of Sienna's grandchildren.

Jon helps Molly's Jaiden and Malia rost hot dogs.

The clean-out of Dad’s shed went well. We ended up with 4 piles of stuff: metal and recycleables, garbage, wood, and stuff Mom will try to sell at a garage sale.

Jon and I dealt mostly with the attic, and most of the stuff up there had few emotional ties. Jon did find a suitcase of my late-’60s and early ’70s car magazines, which I brought home. They will be fun to go through. We found odd bits of stuff, like the tops (no bottoms) of old chicken feeders. Dad had kept around 50 coffee ground cans, and we figured he was going to use them to sort “stuff” into and never got around to it. The cans went to recycle.

Down below it was a bit more difficult, as all of us had memories of Dad using his tools to build things like our swing sets and picnic tables. He had collected old insulators, and all of us remember him telling us the history and source of these items. Dad enjoyed this hobby, and it was hard for Mom and my sisters to sort through his collection. In the end we had quite a few items for the garage sale, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Mom took a few things off the sale tables to keep.

There were odd things down stairs as well, such as the Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer lawn ornament that was missing a rear leg. I guess Dad had always planned to fix it. Rudy ended up in the wood pile. That pile, by the way, eventually reached up about 12 feet and was about 30 – 35 feet around. Mom had to get a burn permit to torch it, and the fire department sent out a pumper to stand by, just in case. Apparently Dad had never thrown away even the smaller pieces of wood he ever had. Jon and I were amazed at how much he had accumulated over the last 50 years.

All of us had plenty of opportunity to talk, remember, and catch up on family news. At one point we 4 children were sitting in the kitchen and playing cards. I can’t even remember the last time that happened, if it ever had. We passed around some wine and had some good conversations. All-in-all the weekend went better than I had expected.

While I still need to get Dad’s old Ford 8N tractor out here to Colorado, cleaning out this shed was a major accomplishment and all of us were satisfied with the work done.

My next post will be about Kitt’s visit to Colorado. Kitt had visited us back in ’83 or ’84, but had little chance to see much of Colorado that trip. This time we visited a few favorite spots. Here is just a sample:

Kitt poses with a metal horse. Quirky, yes?

Thanks for stopping in!

Weekend Chores

May 23, 2011 / admin / 5 Comments

First, a shout out to our nieces Lilly and Caitlin. Both graduated from colleges in the last 2 weeks. Caitlin was the student speaker at her graduation, and we watched that event on streaming video. Caitlin (AKA: Cat) did an excellent job. Congratulations and Good Luck to both young ladies.

Lilly and Caitlin’s mom, Becky, deserves a tribute. A single Mom, Becky put her two daughters through college and upgraded her job skills at the same time. Not an easy task. Way to go, Becky!

Weekends are generally busy around our place during good weather. We get out to run the dogs, do chores around the yard, and do routine maintenance.

We started this weekend by cleaning the gutters.

Jerry cleaning out some gutters.

Jerry got out the “big” ladder and cleaned out all the leaves, seed pods, and “stuff” that had clogged the downspouts. Between the garage and house he repeated this routine 4 times.

Another project for this year is to repaint parts of the house and garage. We had painted the place shortly after we bought it in 2006, but some of the trim, in particular, was getting a bit shabby. Jerry started paining the west end trim on the garage and the walk-up ramp leading to our deck.

Jerry painting trim on garage.

Pam generally paints the trim around the windows, but Jer does the prep work, scraping and wire-brushing.

Jerry preps window trim for painting.

This is what the place looked like when we bought it:

House was dusty blue when we bought it in 2006.

This is what it looked like when we finished painting:

House painted 2007 and new gutters in 2008.

We did get other chores completed: weed-wacking, mowing, and planting some more flowers. It was a busy couple of days! Still, we had time to sit on the deck, run the dogs, and do our grocery shopping.

The lilacs are blooming, the iris are just about ready to pop, and the white lilac we planted on Mother’s Day (Pam’s gift from Jer) has new growth coming up from the base, so it looks like it will do OK. Our tree peonies are in bloom, or at least 2 of the 3 plants have blossoms on them. Weather is still unsettled, as we had temps well below normal (but above freezing) last week.

The next month will be very busy, starting with Jer’s trip to Wisconsin later this week, followed by a visit from Jer’s sister, Kitt. Jer next heads off to California for a motorcycle rally during the 2nd week of June, followed by another rally in Colorado – he is the co-sponsor – in Durango over the 4th of July weekend. We have been identifying potential land parcels to look at, and hope to get over to the Divide area, west of Colorado Springs, to look at some of them. We will be puppy-sitting Mr. Biggs for a week in June as well.

Last bit of good news…we have heard that Tabitha has managed to get her last foster puppy adopted. That makes 17 puppies adopted this spring! Now that’s an accomplishment.

Late-braking news…we learned late last night that Pam’s Aunt Angela passed away. Angela was 90, and had been living in her own place in Oxnard, California. We are hoping to get more information from her daughters, Joan and Barbara, in the next couple of days.

That about wraps it for this post. Since Jer will be on the road quite a bit this week and next, the next post may be more than a week away. Thanks for looking in on us.

Stuff

May 13, 2011 / admin / 1 Comment

This is a bit of a catch-all post, covering a few different topics. First, I should mention that Mr. Biggs (a very mellow puppy) is doing well with Patti. It looks like they will be a good match.

Second, regarding the photo of our groceries, yes, that green round thing in the middle is a watermelon.

Finally, I’ve made a few changes to some of the web pages. The Home page, Cats page, and Jerry’s Toys page now sport a slide show. Move your cursor over the image to show the control buttons, or click on the photo to bring up a larger image. Hint: On the larger images, there is a “Next” button at about the 1:00 o’clock position, and a “Prev” button at about the 11:00 o’clock spot. These buttons are hidden until you get your cursor close to them. First photo in the series has no “Prev” button; last photo has no “Next” button. Captions show up better in the large format. I’ll be adding and changing these photos from time to time. Each page has a different set of photos; I hope you enjoy looking at them.

The Land Search has expanded a bit; we are now open to looking at parcels that have small cabins on them. A couple have come up that are still within our price range, and have a few improvements, such as a shed, well, or a driveway on them. We hope to get a list of properties together and drive over and take a look at some of these spots.

I have a trip upcoming, back to Wisconsin. My father died December 27th of last year, and was cremated. (He was 90 years old.) My mother has arranged for his ashes to be interred on May 28, and I want to be there for the ceremony. Along with my sisters and brother, we will be going through Dad’s storage shed on the 29th and try to sort out what is going to be kept, what to distribute to family members, and what to donate to charity or just part with.

Dad, who lived through the depression, was something of a pack rat, and rarely threw anything away. I know there is a 5-gallon bucket of old nails in the shed, for example, that may end up in the recycle bin. You just never know when you may want to straighten out an old nail for some purpose. 🙂

It is with mixed emotions that I contemplate this trip. I always enjoy seeing my siblings and mother, but there is no doubt a dark cloud will be present as well. There are a lot of memories tied up in some of this stuff, and it will not be an easy visit.

On a lighter side, my oldest sister will be coming out to Colorado for a visit. She says she can put up with the cats and dogs for a while. I’ve arranged for a few days off and hope to show her some of the local scenery as well as catch up with her on other news and stories. That should be quite nice!

Thanks for the comments and feedback. Let me know what you think of the slide shows.

Jerry

Puppy Sitting

May 8, 2011 / admin / 2 Comments

This past week found us puppy-sitting for a friend, Patti. Patti had acquired a puppy from a shelter in Iowa, and, through a network of dog transporters, Mr. Biggs had arived in Glenwood Springs earlier in the week. The timing was a bit inconvenient, as Patti’s daughter was graduating from college and Patti needed to be out of town for several days. “We” volunteered to puppy-sit Mr. Biggs while Patti was on the road.

Mr. Biggs relaxing on our deck.

Our dogs, Blondie and Bru, enjoyed the opportunity to play with a new dog. Bru, in particular, hit it off well with Mr. Biggs.

Mr. Biggs and Bru on our lawn.

Mr. Biggs and Bru playing together.

Blondie did get into the act.

Mr. Biggs, Blondie, and Bru enjoy running around the yard.

We had Mr. Biggs for a couple of days, then reunited him with Patti this past Saturday.

Patti with Mr. Biggs.

It is worth noting that Bru and Mr. Biggs were both rescued by the same group, Way Home Rescue, in Bellevue, Iowa. Tabitha and Casey do a wonderful job rescuing animals. Mr. Biggs is one of 17 dogs they had up for adoption this spring!

We enjoyed Mr. Biggs’ visit, and Blondie and Bru had a good time as well. We hope for all the best for Patti and her new dog.

Thanks…and life goes on

April 29, 2011 / admin / 3 Comments

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or e-mailed us about our “Colorado Dream” land search. Its nice to know you are interested enough to respond! I’ve created a new search category (see Categories at the right side of the page) called Land Hunt. Use the category feature to follow posts on a given topic, rather than looking at all posts. Of course, right now there are only 2 land search posts! 🙂 There will be more, I’m sure.

In the mean time, life goes on. Both of us are suffering from colds, not fun. Our out-door time has been curbed by snow(!) and hard freezes. We have been trying to cover most of our plants nightly, but don’t know, yet, what survived and what didn’t. Below-freezing temperatures are forcast for the next 3 nights, with a chance of snow or rain during the days. Such un-Spring like weather is hard to take!

This weekend looks to be a “chores to do around-the-house” kind of weekend. Jer needs to change oil and filters in both cars and wash them, get the lawn weed-whacked and mowed if possible, and then there is the regular stuff like grocery shopping.

Getting groceries is a bit of a chore for us, as our favorite place, and nearest full-line store, is about 30 miles away in Grand Junction. We typically run a few errands (including Wal-world), get groceries, and get gasoline all in the same trip. Getting gasoline consists of fillling up the car, and normally filling up Jer’s extra gas cans. On a bad day we purchase upwards of 30 – 34 gallons of fuel. The car that doesn’t make it to the gas station gets fueled from the gas cans. Since our local station is generally 25 – 40 cents per gallon higher than “in town” we can save arouund $8 – $15 per week by getting fuel in Grand Junction. Jer says his using the gas cans is his form of “couponing”.

Typical grocery run

Thats about it for this entry. Thanks for checking in!

Colorado dream…continued

April 24, 2011 / admin / 2 Comments

Pam and I took another trip to the area west of Colorado Springs where we are looking for our “dream” land. Having a cabin in the woods in Colorado has long been a dream of ours, and we are finally starting to pursue it.

We had one lot in particular to look at, and a few others in the same general area that may prove to be of interest. This trip would also give us the opportunity to drive through more of our target area.

Basically, we are looking for a lot that is big enough to separate us from neighbors, has a view, preferably of mountains, but valleys and trees would be OK as a second choice. Lot needs to have some trees on it, and it would be nice to have some open meadow area. A flat spot to build is on the list of plusses, and access to a local community for groceries and gas would be great. Pam says she wants it to be within 30 minutes of a hospital as we are not as young as we used to be. No off the side of a side road, although we started by looking at some lots that were pretty remote. All this on a budget…it won’t be easy to find!

We left Friday afternoon and drove to a suburb of Denver and had dinner with our son Toby. We talked for a couple hours, then headed to our hotel room. Early Saturday we got started on our land visit.

Normally temperatures are in the upper 60’s this time of year. We had 28 degrees and snow. The low cloud cover made it impossible to determine what views each lot had. Still, we headed off to our first address.

We were pleasantly welcomed by a Mountain Bluebird, and a couple rabbits took off as the dogs approached. Chittering sounds in a large Ponderosa pine were tracked to an Aberts tuft-eared squirrel.

We saw Mountain Bluebirds in the trees. (U.S. Forest Service photo.)

Aberts Squirrel (U.S. Forest Service photo.)

Only real drawback is that the lot is steeper than we would like.

Pam thinks: "Driveway here?"

Pam and Bru walk the lot. Blondie, our other dog, was near Jerry.

The Aspen trees are not yet leafed out, but this allowed us to see some of the lot’s other features, like the rock outcroppings.

Lot has some rock outcroppings among the Aspen.

The realtor took this “view” photo on a better day from the top of the lot

View from the top of the lot.

Elevation is, we think, is in the upper 8,000 foot range.

Jerry near stream at property edge.

As a plus, there is a small (!) all-season stream at the front of the lot. It feeds a few small ponds in the area.

While we were driving around we saw other wildlife, including a fox with pointed ears and a beautiful tail, many deer, and ducks swimming on some of the ponds.

Many deer in the area!

The property is about 10 miles from the nearest town so meets another of our “wish list” criteria. However, it is pretty steep, and getting a driveway to the building site at the top of the lot would be, well, interesting! As for now, the search continues, but this lot is a contender.

Web page updates

April 19, 2011 / admin / 2 Comments

I added a video clip of Blondie and Bru (our dogs) playing tug-of-war to the Dogs page. Felicity had directed me to a service called Cincopa that makes generating code for galleries, slide shows, and playing video clips much easier than it had been. The tug-of-war video clip and the slide show on my XS 11 page are the result of using the Cincopa service. I get a kick out of seeing them work, and will be incorporating more of the same in the future.

I’ve made a few other minor changes to several of the pages, including getting the background image to load faster. Other changes include centering the navigation links on both the tops and bottom of each page, and some general clean-up work. I’m beginning to understand HTML a little better!

Tax day and other stuff

April 18, 2011 / admin / 3 Comments

Well, today is Tax Day. Actually, we sent our Fed and State taxes in last week.

Spring is definitely here…the cherry tree started blooming. So have the dandelions. 🙂

Pam and I were out doing yard work and Pam decided we needed a photo of us with our 2 dogs, Blondie and Bru.

Pam and Jerry with their 2 dogs, Blondie and Bru

Blondie is brown-and-white, Bru (short for Brunette) is the smaller black-and-white dog. They realy enjoy being outside on days like this.

It sure is nice to have warmer weather arriving. We even unpacked the lawn chairs and spend a little time just sitting on the deck.

Jerry got to play with some of his toys, as we helped a friend clean up a couple Aspen trees that had come down in a strong wind. Jerry cut up the trees with his chain saw, chipped the remaining branches with his chipper-shredder, and then we hauled the wood to another friend who heats a shed with a wood-burning stove. The shed houses an animal rescue effort, so we considered the work to be a “good deed” for all concerned.

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