Bear and I took a ride in the Jeep this morning…just a few miles north of South Fork, CO towards Creede.
Heading back towards South Fork, my folks home is in the valley which begins the west grade of Wolf Creek Pass.
The Rio Grande…looking a bit on the cool side.
Home :) !
And yes, it is as cold as it looks and forecast to get colder but all is warm aboard Wild Thing as well as in the house where roaring fires blaze in two wood stoves.
I don’t know why my mother is so exasperated getting supper on the table…
Louie (Louis Armstrong Morgan)…my folks tuxedo cat. As all tuxedo cats I’ve known, Louie is a tough guy.
“Whaddya mean, what happened to my ear???”
Louie condescended, for a very short time, to be photographed.
“Are you done yet?”
“I am about ready to have that camera outta my face”.
“Do you really want to try another shot???”
Work day today…
…sometimes it gets a bit boring…
But a beardog must stay vigilant!
Yowza! Mule deer here versus the whitetail deer at home. Well fed mule deer here!
The old man keeps a harem of 6 or 8. He keeps an eye out as they eat and follows them to safety back up the hill, guarding from the rear, when they move.
So…a first for me. The hard drive on my laptop failed. Probably my own fault for letting it ride on the dashboard of Wild Thing with no pad or cushioning.
The good news is that it gave me warning. The VERY good news is that I am a regular backer-upper – always have been. I back up to 2 external drives, keep them in separate locales…one which is the motorhome. I backed up before I left home and when I started getting warnings, I backed up the few new things.
And the VERY BEST news is that there is a wonderful tech shop here and Bryan took care of my computer toute suite and was pleasant as well. I was less than 24 hours without my laptop. He was able to clone the failing drive and as far as I can tell, nothing is lost and I have not had to reinstall anything…my work environment is intact. It is a big deal.
Meanwhile, I got Wild Thing cleaned up a bit and situated for a 10-14 day “park”, did some baking, walked with Bear and spent 24 hours without a computer. I was not really offline as my phone gets email, internet, etc. AND, my folks have computers that I could have used but I didn’t. And I lived :)! But, I’m glad to have the darn thing back. A lot of the info of my life lives on it…recipes!!, my financial information, recent photos…and oh, yes, my livelihood depends on what I do on this machine.
So…2 work days lost and 3 days of photos in the camera… eventually I’ll catch up with news and photos but for a day or so, it has to be work and family – family being why I’m here and glad to be here and enjoying every minute of both getting here and being here.
Arrived at my folks just after 3…got settled, walked Bear, had a wonderful dinner and first night visit.
Tired…more tomorrow with photos.
So good to be here :)!
Bear did wonderfully and this is so good for him as it is helping him learn about being around other dogs and new places. He gets a bit excited at first, but settles well.
Reports on Bob are good and as expected…he is very much enjoying being the center of attention.