Last day on the road...for now!

Another great trip about to wind up! Leaving Las Cruces about 6:45, New Mexico Daylight time!

Images from Balmorhea

The park here has no wifi, no TV, and lots of wind! I am writing this from Las Cruces.

Some love birds

I loved this shot with the dry yucca blossom against the blue sky.

I can't tell if the green plant is a yucca or a century plant or something else....

Hard to see, but there is a lot of smoke from wild fires in the Ft. Davis area. Three ladies were at the RV park with dogs they had gotten out of the humane society before the fires burned down the building. According to them, 27 structures had burned down and electricity was out. Winds were vicious!

More images of Fredericksburg

This cute 1952 Ford wagon was parked across from us when we got to town.

Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas. Who knew they were the things we call lupines in Arizona!

Outside the Rathskeller, where we ate supper Saturday night.

i Cary waits here for his jaeger schnitzel--I ordered blackened mahi mahi with pineapple pico de gallo.

The guy next to us in the RV park even had an air-conditioned trailer for his Harley!

Of course Cary has to go check it out!

On our way home from The Woodlands

We left the remaining work for Cort to finish up, made our way as far as Fredericksburg on Friday. After the one Saturday yard sale we found, I had to stop at the quilt store! I got 15% off my purchase, a free pattern, free pincushion and free fat quarter!

This fabric is in another store in the downtown part of Fredericksburg. Overwhelming!

Cary saw this sign in the window and thought of our friend in Tucson, PT Patti!

Of course, there is a car picture, found while hunting for yard sales.

Our trip to Sheila's, spring 2011

Our first stop, Willcox. Somehow I missed taking a photo in Vado, New Mexico, but there wasn't much there! Even less at the park in Balmorrhea, Texas, but we only wanted a place to stay for the night.

A remote control for the vent/fan--wow!

A yellow rose of Texas in Boerne or New Braunfels--I lost track!

While waiting for Sheila to give us the word about starting the patio work, Cary figures out and solves the problem with the couch.

This crazy little killdeer did not want us parking our trailer in her spot!

The bricks were finally delivered late Friday. Saturday morning we began transferring them to the back yard.

We met Skip and Donna in Chanute, Kansas last fall. They ordered this new HitchHiker at that time, and were on their way back to Florida after picking it up yesterday. We enjoyed catching up and going out to eat one night.

Then it was time to get on with our business of helping Sheila. Here's how we saw the back porch after Cort got the bricks separated (with Sheila's help, since he and Cary are color blind). The guys need to mix up the thin set. Cort put down a layer of sealer, raised a corner to be level with the rest of it.

Sheila's yard had begun to resemble a jungle, so she and I started cutting up branches. Then we decided to throw bigger pieces over the fence; that area is a green belt.

Cort getting started.

This is where we left it; Cort still will need to put on the finishing details after we leave.

The yard is like a whole new place. Sheila and I spent lots of time getting rid of excess vegetation. She has a green belt area behind her fence, so we could throw lots of the limbs over there.

Cary has really earned a rest, but Cort is the one who is staying five more days to finish up, not to mention anything Sheila might think of that wasn't on the original plan. It's been very productive, but we are all so sore!