Home at Last

I forgot to mention the animals we saw yesterday. While driving through the mountains on State Route 66, we saw a total of 6 mule deer. Then when we were in Ashland near the Nature Park, we saw another 6. But on reflection I'm pretty sure the second group were elk, because the horns were different. Also this second group included at least 2 spikes and at least 2 forked horns (Easterners call those 4 pointers) and at least 1 three-horned (Easterners call those 6 pointers). So in addition to the Lithia Park, we enjoyed seeing these beautiful animals (and dodging the ones in the mountains!).

Okay, these pics are from when we left Grandma/Mom this morning. First we trimmed the hedge in the front of her house as well as the one infringing on the back fence. Then we dumped those cuttings. And then we were ready to leave. So these pics show Mom and Winky saying goodbye.

I think Winky is actually distracted here....

But if you look closely here, you can see that Winky is sad (to see us leave?). But if you look even closer, you can see that Mom is smiling or laughing (again to see us leave????).

We left Mom's at 10:00a.m. and arrived in HR at exactly 2:00p.m. And in between we did indeed have a couple (or 3?) stops. Glad to be home; thankful for a safe and enjoyable trip (1,287 miles in 6 days); and praiseful for the beautiful world God created!


Thanks for reading and for the feedback along the way.