We have now realized that our journey this winter to get to Arizona by the "long route" is really over. All the adventures we experienced, the new people we met, the music we discovered and the food we enjoyed are now almost a distant memory. I think this is why I'm having some difficulty continuing to write my blog. It's just like being at home.
The need to keep moving, looking for new horizons and experiences has just kind of seeped out of us. I don't know if we were prepared for the journey to be over, but it is.
We are decompressing, fighting colds and generally doing the things we normally do in the desert. Just living a quiet life and enjoying the lovely warm temperatures and peaceful existence.
We have our chores to do, like shopping, laundry, getting water, dumping our tanks and even a few sights to see that we have not seen previous years. We will fill the next month with whatever we are able and willing to do.
Come March we will be turning north and hoping for a weather window that will make the trip enjoyable at least until we get to the Northwest where we have no great expectations and accept the rain that we usually experience by Washington State.
Bob has been organizing his fly tying supplies and I have been doing whatever I feel like, working on a few different projects...the felted desert scene continues, still a lot of work left. It is so different from watercolours because I can keep adding and working it without ruining it like I feel I do so often when painting. Watercolours and over painting just don't go together.
The family painting is happening from Melaque, Mexico, through Arizona all the way to Quesnel. Can you tell whose is whose?... Stella has had a good day today too. Haven't got any pictures from Campbell River but I'm sure they are doing something artistic too:)
It is the desert's way to end each day with glorious colour. Some are more spectacular than others but each one is appreciated for its uniqueness. Tonight's contribution.
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