Three years ago we traveled throughout southern Africa. A pleasant memory was the evening we drank Amarula while watching wildlife walking across an area filled with red rocks between us and the setting sun. Thanks to a going away gift of a bottle of Amarula from our daughter, we relived those memories tonight. There were a few times when she was growing up that we wondered about her. Now we always marvel at how awesome she is.
All good things must come to an end and the wonderful time we have had with our family came to and end today as we resumed traveling in our RV. It is not very large by American standards, and unlike most who drive a small RV, we have what is known as a “toad”, a Jeep Cherokee that we tow behind it. It is truly a life we enjoy, though it is certainly not for most people. So many adventures to have and so little time to experience them. Life: Love, Laugh, Live.
I took this photo because I thought it is funny how the extension cord typically used to power the icicle lights hanging from the gutters at at Christmas time gets wrapped around the downspout in order to keep it in place. The problem comes when it is time to take the lights down and it is necessary to untangle the mess. Looking at my images to select one for todays post I realized this may be a problem in some countries/cultures it is incomprehensible to much of the world. To quote the Scottish poet Robert Burns “Oh would some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as others see us.”
There are many ways to say it, one being: “If you never knew about it you can’t miss it.” Unfortunately for much of our life there was a Trader Joe’s just a few minutes away from where we lived. With our homes of the past decade and a half having wheels and home being where we park for the night, Trader Joe’s have been few and far between. In two days time we will be traveling again and the Trader Joe’s a few miles from our daughter’s house will soon be a distant memory.
While there may not have been a tear in my wife’s eye, and the chocolate covered expresso beans she bought (along with a number of other goodies) not withstanding, she and I both will miss our all time favorite grocery store.
I use a Samsung A50 cell for many of my photos, but there are times when it just doesn’t cut it . This “zoom” image of a heron is a case in point. There are times when one of my “real cameras” has to be used to get a decent image. There is a saying that the best camera is the one you have with you when you take the photo. Maybe so, but when the image turns out like this, maybe it was just better to have deleted it.
