bike ride

We've been going out on the motorcycle as much as the rain will let us. T took Paige up to the lake last night. the sun finally came out at our house. Apparently it was still rain mixed with hail on the top though. T said there is a dusting of snow on the peaks. In spite of the cold temperatures, they had a good ride. P likes the fast straight aways and the curves too, lol!

Airport

Picked up P on Tuesday. her flight was good. Said she met an older couple that are from both Buffalo, NY and Denver, CO. They were telling her about the area histories of both Cities. They had some interesting tid-bits and facts. it's still raining off and on most every day here. So, P isn't going to get a break from the rain by coming home either. Went and got some sweet corn yesterday, it was soo sweet and good. put it on the grill. in between rain showers I'd go out and check it. one of the resident squirrels came out of his tree long enough to chatter at me from his podium.

july

wow, the month of July went by in a flash! we have so far survived the crazyness going on at T's job. After we came back from Jackson, WY - we sat around for a few days while the company decided if they wanted to send his truck back to the dealership now or later. They finally decided on now. He got the brand truck he wanted originally when he started working here. So, things are working out. After this toss up, we headed out east on a trip to Maryland and then circled down through Tennessee... which I really loved! T was right. I do like Tennessee. But alas, we couldn't stop. had to get on down to Texas. East Texas is very humid. After that on over to the L.A. California area. Another area I'm not thrilled with. Finally, we come back to Colorado. What a whirl wind. The pay check better be worth it if I can't stop and lolly-gag anymore. That's one of the new "rules" less sitting around being tourists. Hmm, I don't think the office people remember what it's like out here. I don't know about you, but I don't consider spending my day at a warehouse area the highlight of my trip. too much concrete and steel. no where near enough sand and beaches.

what a week...

all kinds of crap hit the fan at T's job this week. I think we've sailed through most of it clear enough. But we've got to get lots of miles to make up for taking most of this week off unvoluntarily. We started out great by going up to Jackson WY. Beautiful up there. love the teton mtns. so jagged and rugged looking. heard the foxes singing at night. no wolves or bear sighted. after The delivery Tuesday morning his dispatcher confirmed a rumor we heard Monday. His boss is apparently in dire straights business wise. he just voluntarily repossessed some of the trucks... and T's was one of them! They made some other rule changes about having to have 10k miles a month.. or you can quit or "slip seat" that's sharing a truck with other drivers. basically part time. well a lot of people quit. That opened up some trucks and miles for those that want lots of miles. So T and I are on our way to Maryland. That should help his quota! The new truck is a differnt brand. getting used to it. it's a bit smaller in the sleeper area. But has more cabinets back there. win some lose some. Currently in Missouri - it's very humid and looks like rain. it just won't rain. I hate that.

fourth of july weekend

T and I had a good weekend. Decided to go to a hot springs resort a couple of hours from us. What a wonderful idea. we spent about six hours there. all the aches and pains are gone. the brochure said that a three hour soak should last you for a week. we are set. want to go again and get a room or cabin there. we stayed there until just after dark and then on down the road. at the next town we caught the fireworks display. it was a good show. lol, there was this one poor sap with a new suv... he kept setting off the car alarm.
Sunday we took it easy. went to Sam's stocked up on everything. we should be done food shopping for the summer. Stopped into Ross. our favorite discounted brand name store. went in to look for deals on shorts. neither one of us could find anything. we bought shirts instead. lol!
Grilled steaks and corn on the cob. Mmmm. love summer fresh corn. turned out really well on the grill. I've never grilled corn.

Central California

We drove this week from San Fransisco to Los Angeles, and had an eye opening experience. Down much of the length of the I-5 freeway, we saw not the green fields of produce or green orchards laden with fruit, but dusty dead and dying orchards. Rows after row, acre after acre, miles after mile of them, perfectly helpless….lifeless.
By way of explanation, these signs dotted the dusty dry roadside: “Congress Created Dust Bowl.

Thought to ponder — it takes 30 years to build an orchard like this up to full production! Almonds, fruit, citrus… Why do suburbs have green lawns while these food sources are left to die?

Farmers through out this region echo the sentiment that politics, not the drought, is the problem. Most of this area of California gets its water from a huge Delta, where two big rivers join in the center of the central valley area. But so much water was being pumped out of the Delta that a tiny smelt there, an endangered species of fish about 2 inches long, is disappearing. So late last year, a federal judge ruled that the amount of water being delivered to the south had to be sharply cut back. Guess who got shafted. Why are we still watering grass lawns? Why are there vast green golf courses everywhere you look?

If this is what the Californian politicians think is best for their state... then maybe it would be best for the budget there to fail, let the government fall... and the California people can take their state back. Of course once the government falls, the illegals will have no reason to stay and the lazy white teenagers will have to get off the couch and put down the game-boy .. and get a real job!

We did see some plots of corn. Some farmers have planted baby tree orchards in the hope that 30 years from now... the politics will let them have a good crop again. They water them with hope and the little amount of water they had saved up.