A Cloud Watching Sort of Day

February 27, 2018

I cannot believe it either but I am actually posting a blog on the day it happened.

 A couple of days ago Tom and I were talking about our plans for the next week and all we were trying to cram into it. I told him I was feeling overwhelmed and was not looking forward to most of it. I just wanted to sit back and relax and not feel like we have to go here and we have to go there. This is the first time in four years I have felt like this and I am thinking it is because we started this year's adventure later then we planned and now we were trying to do to much. So after some discussion we changed some plans around, kept some others, and are going to breath.

Tom is a Navy Veteran which allows us to stay at the American Legion Club here in Borrego Springs for a very reasonable rate. So we moved over here on Sunday and will be here until Thursday morning. We are dry camping here tucked in by the Tamarisks Trees and it is the quietest place we have ever been at. Thank you, Al, Travel With The Bayfield Bunch  and Doug, Miss Adventure Travels for sharing the information about this place.

Today's plan was to not do anything. Just hang out at the Stinger "B" and do whatever. I had said I was not even going to pick up my camera today. Well, that idea lasted until about 8 AM when I looked out the window and saw the clouds on the mountains. There was rain predicted for today which did not happen though with the wind blowing strong most of the day the clouds kept rolling by.  The only thing that would have made today more enjoyable is if it had been warm enough to set up my chair, sit outside, and enjoy the clouds doing their dance across the sky. That was not meant to be so instead every once and awhile I put on my jacket and made a quick trip outside to click, click, click, click in the different directions.

I am sharing some of those pictures below. I think the they speak for themselves so I will not be adding many more words to this blog.

One more thing, my regularly scheduled catch up posts will return tomorrow...:)

The Stinger "B" tucked in nose first.
Under lovely blue skies and fluffy white clouds.

Yes, that little white dot is the moon.
The only picture I took today that did not include a cloud.

The last of today's sun light.

It was a quiet do nothing sort of day. The type to just slowly enjoy.

Hope you had a wonderful day.

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The Mountains, the Clouds, the Sunset

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February 21, 2018

Waking up this morning with no real plan in place we slowly started moving and enjoyed the morning and our coffee. We thought of taking a ride out to Fonts Point but then we could feel the wind picking up and see the clouds coming in and decided to wait for a sunny day. Our second thought was we could get the wash done but our priority after Tom checked our tanks was to go and get water. So we headed out with the American Legion as our destination and after we accomplished that we would take care of the wash. We had a plan, sort of. The one thing nice about this lifestyle is we can just let most days unfold as they will.

Wonderful dark shadows on the Sana Rosa Mountains out our front window.

Dark clouds moving in over the mountains as we head into Borrego Springs.

I mentioned that after looking through my pictures last night I  would
like to retake the one of Spanish Padre so we turned to head that way.
The shadows on the Santa Rosa's from a different angle.

A Diamond Cholla

Dark clouds, dark mountains and a little spot of light in the middle.

American Legion Post 853 in Borrego Springs
Were we filled our water bladder today. Thank you!

Stopping to capture a small blue hole in the clouds.

The scene kept constantly changing.

We turned our heads and there were the sun's rays
shining beautifully down on the mountains. 

I just kept taking pictures as Tom drove us home.

Standing next to the Stinger "B" looking west.

The light continuously moves on the mountains,
in our view, as the sun slowly descends. 

We are in the shadows.
While in the distance the sun still lights up the land.
I love to stand and watch as the light moves across the desert and the mountains.

The sun's light reaching out through the clouds.

Then the sunlight reached out from between the clouds.

We could see a hint of pink here and there as the sun left us.

Slipping behind the mountains its light quickly leaving us.

Then a touch of color before total darkness descends.

The wash, it will wait for another day.

"Slow down and enjoy everyday.

Life goes by way too fast."

                                                                    ~unknown

Some days are just meant to be quiet enjoyable days. Today was such a day.

Hope your day was one to be enjoyed.

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