A Pause

This week has seen its share of activity but is really only a pause before we begin our summer activities.

I took a day off (last Tuesday) and pulled the RV trailer, “The Box,” up to our Sanderling Court lot. Using the community hand pump, I filled the fresh water tank and made sure the water heater and refrigerator were working OK from the propane tanks. There was a problem with the water system; I could not get any pressure and had to replace the water pump. I had a spare, intended for use with the water cistern system I have been building, that was a direct replacement for the failed pump. After the swap the water system worked fine.

Mountain view from The Lot’s driveway

We did not go to Sanderling this weekend but will begin our weekend trips starting next week. Temperatures in De Beque are forecast to be in the near-100 degree range so it will be good to be in the high country where the temps will be in the 70s.

Wildflowers in the high country are really doing well this spring. The wild iris, in particular, are blooming everywhere and in numbers I have not seen in past years. People I spoke to about this indicated this is due to not having our normal late frost; even our cherry tree has ripening cherries on it. Whatever the reason, the flowers are doing great and are a very attractive addition to the landscape.

Clump of wild iris along roadway

I added a second monitor to the home Macintosh system; I use a twin-monitor system at work which I find very functional. We don’t have a lot of desk space at home so it remains to be seen if this will work OK for us.

Twin monitors on home Macintosh computer system

House hunt: Not much to discuss. We drove by a few houses yesterday in the Cedaredge area but nothing really grabbed us. Pam continues to monitor listings in hopes of finding “the one” but with summer activities kicking in, the house hunt is a lower priority.

Pam is doing well with her ukulele. The instrument has a nice tone and Pam is going through some of the songbooks she ordered with it and is getting better at switching chords and finding her fingering. Progress!

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

Our realtor is interviewing a potential seller this week to list a farmhouse-with-small-acreage property.  It’s located in one of our target areas – Spring Creek Mesa in Montrose.  We’ll see if it’s even in our price range.

(Still having fun with the uke.)

Happy Trails.