By
Gypsy Rhapsody
(a 1977 Airstream that loves summers in New Mexico)
Yep, we headed out just before Memorial Day...
...stopping overnight at Lake Colorado City, TX.
The wild flowers were like something
in a Monet painting.
I think yellow is my color.
The glow from these flowers make me glow, too.
Exquisite
Do you think this is the Easter Bunny?
Lots of good places to hide eggs...
Vannie and Dave bought fresh beets at the
farmer's market before they left Hillsboro.
Vannie said she had never eaten beet stems and leaves,
but it was worth a try.
Dave said, "Delicious".
Lots of sites like this going across west Texas...
Road, Sky, Telephone poles, Grass, and
NO TRAFFIC
How about this perfect set-up!!!!
Tent for sewing, art, and eating...
Dave has his music room on
the other side...in a smaller tent.
Has his keyboard, chair, and music...
Our little campground is so special.
The sunsets glow yellows and oranges...
sometime they are lavender and pink.
I guess just what the Lord decides to use
out of his art pallet.
The mountains are a lot cooler than Texas or Louisiana, so
what do South Louisiana folks do when it gets cooler...
make gumbo.!!!
These guys are along the road to Red River.
On their way to work at the Caribel, V and D often spot these long horn sheep.
You have to be very careful, because sometime they like to walk out in the road.
Ask Dave...he came face to face with one several years ago.
Had a wee bit of repair work to do on the truck after that meeting.
The Caribel Condos
Great place to work for the summer
V and D having some planting chores at the condo, too.
V and D's first hike of the season is always to
the Questa cemetery. It's close by their campground,
and the hike is not to strenuous.
The views are spectacular, too.
Dave took this from the cemetery.
Eagle Rock Lake
The second hike is the Columbine Trail.
Rippling brooks
Tall pine trees
Shady trail
The sounds and smells of the forest are intoxicating.
Did I mention the light?
Late in the afternoon...
in the stillness of the evening...
it can take your breathe away.
Visitors...YAY!!!
Kathy and Ken Mitchell
NTAC buddies
One of the stops was the Questa's St. Anthony's Church.
Douglas Cunningham
Cheryl Moniz
and their adorable granddaughter, August.
More NTAC buddies
Third hike of the season...
Vistas des Questa
How far is it???
Don't you love how these wild flowers grow out of rock!
Here's some more.!
Vannie said these little primroses
grow along the side of the road in Louisiana...
...and here they are in New Mexico...
Always brings a smile.!!
Look over there, Vannie...
"That's a fer piece from Shiloh"
(That's one of Vannie's mom's sayings.)
Yay...the bench...
Vannie says..."Time to rest and have a snack"
You can clearly see the scar on the side of the
mountain where the Native Americans
come every year to dig the clay for their pots.
They have been doing it for hundred's of years.
V and D had some sore feet when they got back to me.
Epsom Salt in a pan of hot water did the trick.!
Vannie is the Subscription Manager for the Questa Del Rio News.
Last Saturday she and Dave volunteered at the Craft/Art Market
in downtown Questa.
They had papers to give out, and
they signed people up to get an email subscription to the paper.
Vannie said Dave was their best customer.
Torre, the Leather lady, had some beautiful purses
and earrings. She is a very talented lady.
Happy Anniversary
1967 - 2021
