This time we made it to Jerome. At eight o’clock it was a beautiful, very cool 47-degree Sunday morning. With two days before Christmas, the dogs and I were visiting our last 2018 historical Arizona community. Our first attempt proved a disaster of my making. It happened on the first of December. Long story short, …
Mad dogs (not really)
I’ve grown up with that American Food tradition… Hamburger, Fries, and Coke. Most of the time I shared some fries with Bernie and Chris. For over 40 years, as I recall, the fries were tasty and crunchy. However, these days I find them less tasty and limp. The dogs liked them fine. It started that …
‘Tis the Tar Season
Each year about this time, every street and other surface where vehicles drive or park… get a fresh coat of tar. It’s a big job because a small crew manually did it. Here’s bird's-eye view of what they faced: My closed community contained about 15 narrow streets and a couple of open parking areas. In …
Sunday (update from Saturday ‘experience’)
On Saturday, I locked myself out of my car. Blog entry “A funny thing happened on the way to Jerome, AZ” provided details. I went to Home Depot, and now I have a spare key that I placed in a magnetic box attached to the trailer hitch. I won’t be locked out of the car …
A funny thing happened on the way to Jerome, AZ
It wasn’t funny, and we never made it to Jerome. With Jerome, Arizona as the destination, my planning had been meticulous. The calculated route included both fuel and dog relief stops. I packed the small cooler with snacks for the dogs and me. Before dawn, with the dogs in the car, we first stopped for …
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Did Chris herd Bernie?
A few days before Thanksgiving, before the weather turned quite cold and dawn lost its normal dramatic color, I saw Chris herd Bernie. So surprised I didn’t think to take a photo. It happened this way. Twice each day my dogs liked to explore the desert. Our current spot provided many opportunities. There existed hundreds …
Maybe next time
Saturday, November 24, 2018, the temperature finally climbed to 72 degrees at four in the afternoon. I’d taken Bernie and Chris to the desert about seven that morning. At that time the overcast sky provided no great opportunity to capture photos. The fifty-two-degree temperature didn’t help. The dogs didn’t exhibit a lot of enthusiasm with …
The sign
The single word caught my attention. “Available” was the word, but what also hooked me what how it displayed. Posted on the opposite side of the desert road, the sign was twenty feet before our desert entry spot. The clever advertisement required stopping. Could it contain more information? Information? Yes, from a distance, the entire …
Dog food bowls and other issues
Three weeks ago, I realized Chris started eating from Bernie’s food bowl. The first couple of times I wasn’t concerned. Chris was a fussy eater. There were a few days he did not touch his food. He’s five years old. Chris was a Christmas gift from a friend, thus his name. When I received him, …
Three years ago, I was wrong
On June 1, 2018, I discovered being wrong three years ago. Considering the amount of time and trouble I encountered; I remain excited being proven wrong. Well, although I’m not happy proven wrong ─ I’m still excited. The adventure began in June 2015 when I strolled through the desert with my dogs, Bernie and Chris. …
Challenges & Adventures 