The First Seven Days of 2021

As we venture into this New Year, 2021, there has been a wonderfully calm theme to our days. No rushing and no real plans just slow starts to the day as we sit and enjoy our morning coffee. There are the normal "chores"  of every day life to be taken care of: cleaning, cooking and grocery shopping. Plus the ones that come with this life style and boondocking in the desert: dumping tanks, filling the fresh water tank, and minor repairs. Other then that we let the days flow as they will. 

Each day we have gathered with our neighbors to chat and get to know one another until the sun slowly makes it way down in the west. As the sun sets taking the light of the day with it and leaving behind the coolness of the desert that comes with the twilight we say our goodnights and make our way into our homes for the evening. It is a pattern that brings a contentment of a day enjoyed.  We are blessed to have started this new year together in the company of friends and to be still enjoying our retirement dream.  

Friday, January 1, 2021

Our first sunset of 2021

We regathered this evening for a campfire.

Always a nice way to end a day.

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Our morning view as we sit out and enjoy our coffee.

Cathy and Shane fellow "Yoopers" enjoying

their first year in the desert.

Another beautiful sunset. 

Our Neighborhood.

On the Left: The White Lion, Middle: Cathy and Shane's home

on wheels, On the Right: The Stinger "B:

The sun's last rays as it leaves us.

Goodnight.

Sunday, January 3, 2021

A soft afterglow in the west

along with soft rose glow on top of the mountains in the east.

Monday, January 4, 2021

The end of another day of enjoyed boondocking in the desert. I never get tired of watching the sun set on our day or the color of the afterglow that we are gifted with in the twilight on so many evenings. Tonight's afterglow was especially beautiful.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Today we enjoyed Taco Tuesday in the Stinger "B" with Cathy, Shane, Doug and Yuma. We had planned an outdoor meal but the wind had another idea. I confess I did not take another picture the rest of the day after the morning sunrise. 

Slow but sure the sun joins our day.

As the sunrises the shadows build on the desert floor.

That is me standing between the Stinger "B" and the Jeep.

The sun's light continues to bring light

to the desert floor

then touches the mountains.

We parked in this same spot last January and Tom built a

fire pit. Someone else turned it into a heart.

By know I was feeling the chill of the wind and headed

inside to enjoy a hot cup of coffee that Tom prepared.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Today's agenda included one of the fun chores of boondocking in the desert. That would be traveling a short distance to dump our tanks and fill the fresh water tank. Actually this is Tom's fun chore I just go along for the ride.

On our way back home I spotted this engine.

We do not recall ever seeing one this color 

or as bright and shiny before.

I think I mentioned I love the sunsets.

It is interesting to watch the sun go down our here as once it 

settles on the horizon it quickly drops below our view.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Tonight we enjoyed Happy Hour and snacks on Cathy and Shane's patio. Shane barbecued delicious wings and Cathy put out cheese, sausage, olives, and a Jalapeno mustard that they make along with crackers. Doug contributed chips and salsa It was all delicious. Thank you for feeding us!

  

As we enjoyed wonderful conversation and food we watched

the sun set on our day.

We then walked over and ended our day together

with a lovely campfire.

This has been the flow of our days. Getting up for some sunrises, enjoying the company of our neighbors, watching the sun set, and if the wind permits enjoying the warmth of a campfire. If I was asked, what did you do on a particular day I would not be able to answer other then to say I know we enjoyed the peace of this place where we have parked our home. That is not to say we do not know what is going on in our world because we do. We are saddened to watch and learn what is going on but because I do not believe politics belongs in this blog at this time I will end the conversation here. We miss our Canadian friends while hoping and praying that next year will bring them back to this place where the mountains rise up in the distance and the cacti and ocotillos decorate the landscape in between. Where the sun rises on the beauty of the desert and sets leaving behind an inky blackness and a sky filled with stars. A place so many of us from the north have come to love. 

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