Archive for ‘April 24th, 2008’

Snow, sort of

Snow

That is snow on Karl – well, pellets of a snow-like substance…

Snow

Snow in the “hills”…

I don’t think it is going to do enough to stick so we can play in it and probably I am the ONLY person in winter-land who even wants that, but fun – for me – to see a little bit of the white stuff!

Bad news is the rain/snow mix and near freezing temps are forecast through Saturday so I will hold here through Saturday. I’ll work Saturday and drive Sunday and Monday for home – back to work from the home property on Tuesday. I will be continuing to live in the Winnebago for at least a week. Sara, my caretaker, is in the process of buying a condo and closing, etc. – it is never over until it’s over! Currently she is planning on moving on the 3rd and 4th. If Bob (my cat who has been with her) condescends to allow Karl and I back in the house we’ll move in after.

Sara and I have “shared the property” before. She was in the house and I was in the Winnebago for 3 weeks before I flew to Florida to meet Bill for the first time. Bill and I had been talking and emailing for 5 months and were optomistic and hopeful about a long term relationship – so when I found Sara – we just did it!

And as far as hope – now – particularly in the last several days, there is renewed hope.

“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.”
Comte de Bussy-Rabutin

Time will tell if ours is small or great…

Birds of a feather

Late yesterday afternoon I heard the rumble of diesel close by. The “office” in the Winnebago is the passenger seat. There is a pull-out desk top built into the dash…my laptop goes on the desktop, I keep an all-in-one printer in the “well” left by the extended desk top – and a nice large, crisp (52 year old eyes) external monitor sits on top of the all-in-one. I have the windshield “drape” drawn to keep background glare off the monitor.

Desk

The drape wraps around both the passenger and driver-side windows, i.e. I can’t see outside when I’m “in the office”.

But I can hear! – and the deep rumble of diesel was enough of a “different” sound to get my attention – New neighbor…my row, 2 sites down. I didn’t hear the others come in, but by the evening walk there were 3 other motorhomes and one new travel trailer.

Off season, in locations where it gets cold, many rv parks that are open keep power and water to a limited number of sites. It is not unusual so also not unusual that anyone travelling the “shoulder” season in winter country would choose a site near where everyone else was. I did – although up a row as I wanted an end spot. What did strike me as funny though, is the 5rs and trailers stuck to the back row…the motorhomes selected the next row where I am. There was a Class C (Cab over truck vs “bus” or “bus-type) here for a bit and they were one row ahead of me…birds of a feather???

RVs

RVs

And I think they are all here for at least a couple of days as all unhooked or unloaded tow cars. Lest you are thinking that maybe I don’t have enough to do since I’m running around taking photos of how everyone parks and speculating on why and how long…this is a generally accepted pasttime of rvrs – being nosy I mean. See the The Tale of Woody post for more evidence of this.

After Karl and I walked around spying on observing the new arrivals, we sat at the picnic table and enjoyed the once again warm, quiet early evening. Clouds were gathering and the forecast thunderstorms headed our way. I took some photos and played with a new obsession: Adobe’s LightRoom

The results below – my first attempts – much to learn! I played with color, contrast, white balance.

Storm Clouds

Storm Clouds

Storm Clouds

A little surreal, but fun!