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xoxoxox

oh that face...

i just can't get enough of this face...


need pics of your pets???
give me a shout!

and then there's THIS face.. lil Mz Penny..

who's battling the fight with Leukemia right now..and so the Pfatties ebay group have rallied and created a special auction to help raise money for the Leukemia - Alabama Chapter for Miss Penny..
I do hope you'll pass the word.. feel free to grab this banner and post it all over the web..and stop by the auction scheduled to start on Valentine's Day..

Off to Oregon....

Good Morning Blogland Peeps :)
We are off bright and early this morning...driving the RV up to Oregon!!! IM SO EXCITED and TITILLATED!! heehheee
We'll be stopping at and visiting with some goood friends, Christy and her "Elf".. hittin' the town in Portlandia..enjoying lots of libations such as the one pictured above ;) .. and hoping for some nice yummy fall weather :)
Then it's off to the Coast.. Waldport to be exact, for a couple of nites. Can't wait to see the Oregon Coast!
Then we'll slowly make our way down Hwy. 1... stopping in Manchester Bay...San Fran.. Monterey.. Ohhhh the Places we'll Go!! :)
So check back for photos.. maybe next week?
I hope everyone is enjoying their Fall..and I hope you're all out there taking pictures of things that make you smile :)
Hugs!!

Escape with me to Big Bear

~Big Bear Lake~
ahhhhh...Tim and I escaped to Big Bear this past week..and had the pleasure of cuddling up in the RV while listening to the pitter patter of raindrops on our roof :)




Such a sweet sound...especially when rain or any sort of moisture is rare in southern California!
Oh how I miss the downpours..the sideways rainstorms..the wind..the excitement of the East Coast weather fronts that used to blow thru :(

While Tim "worked" ..I got to explore and make new friends.. such as the one below that I nicknamed "Gimpy".
Gimpy had a back right foot that was swollen and caused him to walk with a gimp..and he even sat funny! He loved the tortilla chips and leftover dog food that I found..and trusted me enough to come right up and take it from my hand :)




(Tippy can never see these pictures or know of this..or he would never purr for me again!!)






Simple things such as clouds after a storm..and the delicate flowers that surrounded our campsite kept me and my camera busy while I relaxed.





I can't wait to return..maybe in November.. and hope for a chance of snow flakes to fall...ahhhhhh life is good :)

Surf and Sand...

...here I come!

Heading to the beach for a few days...

will be back with pictures :)

Do you ever feel......

Ever get that feeling that you're always on the outside..looking in????

That 'life' just keeps piling up?? And that the slightest shift could send us all reeling??

Ever feel that there are so many twists and turns to life..its a wonder we ever make it thru?

Do you envy the song bird that gets to float along and sing a pretty tune?

Ever want to go down the road less traveled..but find yourself without any traction?

L.A. at Nite

Tim and I headed into LA the other nite for a party..and stayed at the Hilton LAX.. 14th floor..corner room..and had an amazing view of the Airport ..

The lights at nite were way cool... and the sunset was amazing.

and this wine bottle label is way cool too...

i see the moon...

and the moon sees US!

The moon tonite..in my back yard.. while hottubbing :)

Mud & Snow...

what could POSSIBLY be MORE FUN???

The mountains have been dumped on..and the snow looks sooooo pretty :)

Tim and I took a ride around over the weekend..and decided to head up the mountain to Idyllwild to find snow to play in..and play we did :)
The trails were covered in snow..and much to our delite..we found MUD too :)

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

And found this man in Idyllwild carving this Bear ...isn't it amazing???

In Idyllwild ..Tim poses by some snowbanks :)

Then... that nite..we had VISITORS to our catfood dish out on our back patio!!!

These guys were HUGE!!!

Home at Last...

ahhhhhh...
pardon the sand spilling out from my jean cuffs..
and the windblown hairstyle..
and my laid-back attitude..
but I've just returned from a week at the beach..and will need some time to re-adjust to 'life' :)

I figured by making a slideshow...it might be easier to post instead of allllll of those pictures...


We had a great time..the cool weather..the ocean surf..even waking up to the pitter-patter of raindrops on our RV roof was just heaven to my ears :)
I hope I can get the sand outta my head and buckle back down to work here soon..
someone shake me..
shake me hard.
:)

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Thank you to Natalie and Arlene for identifying this yucky, gross bug!! :)
Its a "Jerusalem Cricket' or potato bug...
now I can go back to hiding under my covers ...

ewww

swimming with sharks...

errr..i mean..swimming with baby alligator lizards...

for the past two days... I've had to fish this guy outta the pool..
not sure if its the same fella..maybe i should start 'tagging' them lol
isn't he just SOOO Cute??? awwwwww


i love them when they're so wee.. we have found them even smaller before..and they are just so adorable!

Usually..when Betsy-Boo's not doing this....


or this...

she can be found outside 'hunting' and likes to bring me lizards..

this one she brought back to play with...

then she usually takes them off somewhere and 'feasts'. We've found so many headless bodies about the yard... its disgusting!
all of this usually happens when Tippy is inside...
doing this...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

A Weekend Up in the Pines...

Not too many pics to actually prove that I was up in the Pines.. but a couple to tease you with.

We headed out Friday ..and decided to go 'cool off' up in the Mountains ..so we drove up to Idyllwild.

But whewwweeee!! It was just as hot up there!! But lovely none the less...and we hit a trail to go see the sites. This pic below is on a trail up in Idyllwild..and it over looks down onto the lovely city of Hemet.

Sorry these pics are out of order..but the two pics shown below are when we came down off the mountain and decided to stay a nite at Lake Skinner in Temecula. It was 99 (pointing away from the wind)..and its hard to make out..but it reads 106 pointing into the wind... in the SHADE!! whew!!

A couple of hours BEFORE i decided to take a pic of the temp...the reading was at 113.. pointing into the wind..in the SHADE~

lordy~

Usually i enjoy the heat.. don't mind it.. just give me shade.. something cold to sip..and i should be all set.

But call it hormones.. or just plain crankiness.. but i just wanted to be COOL... or jump in my POOL... like.. NOW! lol

We cranked on the AC in the RV..and chilled out for a couple of hours and waited for the sun to go down.

"Lord , please send cooler temps today...please? I promise not to get cranky..and I promise I'll be not to kick the dog"

Tim.. preparing the grill in Idyllwild County Park. The menu for the nite was grilled corn on the cob and tilapia..

awwww...look what I found at Lake Skinner!!!! Everytime.. (well..just about everytime..) we stay at our favorite spot at Lake Skinner (Site #301).. and look what was waiting for me???? Our initials!!! Tim carved these in one of the tree's there awhile ago...and look at how nicely it's 'aging' ...awwwwwwww... he's so cute like that! :)

this next shot was taken earlllllly monday morning..when i got a wild hair up my butt and decided I'd get up at the buttcrack of dawn to see what I could see..

a morning flower greets me...

and this set of nuts...hehehe.. greeted us while up in Idyllwild..on that trail.. we stopped to have a snack under a tree..and this was hanging above our heads.

back in Lake Skinner.. a cloud that seriously looked like an angel..flying.. blowing her trumpet.. so i quick jumped up and grabbed the camera.. but now looking at it..it totally doesn't look that way at all! lol (maybe it was the wine talking)

I hope you all have a great week and enjoy your last week of August... as for myself..Im looking forward to Friday ... :)

My friend, Christy (Ccswhimsies) is coming to California on a family vacation..and will be dropping by to give me a hug and hopefully stay for a lil bit before running off to the airport in San Diego to pick up family. Im so excited! :)

Sunrise Sammy

Good Morning My Beautiful Flower!
Through the View Finder Pics from this morning..
Last nite Tippy decided he wanted to crawl out our bedroom window..and sit up on the patio beams. He LOVES it out there... and he CAN'T get down or escape! So he lays out there..and has a 'cats-eye' view of the hummingbirds coming to the feeder below him..and the goings-on.

Sunrise Sillo
Originally uploaded by samwould

Gooooood Morning Murrieta! I woke up bright and early this morning around 4:47..and for the life of me...could NOT get back to sleep..so..I hopped outta bed.. slipped into my jeans and comfy shirt.. threw on a baseball cap..made a quick cup of coffee..and was out the door to take sunrise shots of the neighborhood.The spot I drove to wasn't the greatest to catch any great magnificent sunrise shots..as there were telephone poles..and wires and construction messin' up the scenery. So I will have to rethink my next early morning adventure.. plan ahead and scout out a great viewing site. If anyone can recommend a good Sunrise viewing around Murrieta, CA.. please let me know! But I had fun wandering about.. feeling like I was on some great adventure..searching for things to photograph in the great morning light. I saw horses..and cattle (again..sorry I don't know the names of cattle.. but my friend Connie for ALtered Route knows..and I sure hope she pops in here to tell me what I've photographed (pic of cattle on my flickr acct) hehehee)..revisited the old school... saw houses so close together its a wonder how anyone can fart anymore.. I hope you'll take a peek at my Flickr pics.. and post a comment if you like :) Ok.. naptime.. all that running around pooped me out!xox I
click on my Flickr Picture to go see the rest of the Early Morning Shots :)