Ruth Bought a Sleeping Bag!

Amazingly crazy that I haven’t blogged since my return from mega-wonderful Mexico and that $10 million worn-out hacienda I couldn’t buy! Spring brought some of my beloved “gitas” (my moniker I used in 2013 archive blogs for my wanderings) that bring out the best in me, feasting upon nature’s bounty and people’s foibles as well as their divinity. Dad,  if your were around, yes you would worry about me, but you would know for sure that I was a chip off the old block-put me behind a steering wheel and behold the rejoicing! A few days here and there, caught in rainstorms, chugging up mountain passes for spring lupines,running ac ross for-sale-by-owners         testing restaurants, i.e. The Harvest Restaurant in Waterville (old farmhouse with table that seats a group or private dining for two-go there for excellence!) http://www.harvesthousegallery.com/   A fun-filled trip to Osoyoos BC (spa, resort and winery country for folk with money) where I shoot an osprey!   A new baby great granddaughter was another milestone.       When I reminisce about “ye old car-camping days (backpacking, too) I don’t want to admit how long it’s been. My new-to-me-Toyota Sienna will be so perfect for day excursions for extended family, seating a small village. But when I hit the road it will be the cat’s meow for getting my feet wet (hanging out in the van as close to the ocean as they allow) and stretching my legs on a few “easy-to-moderate” trails. Learning the art of sleeping will be the challenge, since a real bed is the only way to go. But…if needed I now have space to get my shut-eye.     After the photo shoot of a new listing, the Sequim Lavender floral displays and aiming the lens during Shipwreck days my van heads to Montana for a week-I insist on seeing a moose! http://www.shipwreckfest.org/