Off to the coast

Well, this morning I'm on the road again... wait, wasn't there a song about that? Of course there was.

My drive today will be a pleasant one I'm sure, the storm going through isn't too cold so snow should not be a problem for me and I can't get too early of a start anyway since I have to go have some blood drawn around 9. I'm also taking a load of furniture down to Redding for Pat and stopping by to see Colleen too so I have some things to break up the drive.

In a few weeks I'll be getting out of Susanville and heading for Idaho in the other direction. That time I will have everything I own in my truck other than the few things I'm storing. Kinda weird, huh?

I Love this picture

This picture of Karen is such a good one that I thought I needed to share it here. Karen says she was around 25 when this was taken and the little girl is Krista. Ok, maybe I'm biased but not only was she a beautiful lady when she was younger but she is still the most beautiful woman I know. I guess that might be expected from me to feel that way, I'm totally head over heels for her and I can't wait to move closer so I can see her when I want to which, of course, will be ALL the time.

I made some good headway today getting my boat moved out of here and some furniture ready to haul down to Redding the day after tomorrow. My house is all cluttered now until I get this next load moved out, but soon this place will be much emptier and I'll be a little closer to my goal. I'll be at Traceys over the weekend and then back at it next week. Ya gotta love it!

Good day

I had a really good day today after a bad one yesterday... go figure. I happen to believe that life has cycles and my ups and downs have to do with those cycles, or at least I think they do. Oh, what the hell do I know, anyway? Certainly not as much as I thought I used to, that's for sure.

So I had some stuff to do today and I did those things and then went for a shorter walk today up the Bizz but it was a nice day to do it no matter how long it was. This is the Miller Trail head and the start of most of my walks during this time of the year. I got back there today and realized that I might want a picture of this place since I don't have any and soon I won't be living here anymore. Oddly enough a jeep was coming down when I snapped this one, and Jeeps always remind me of Karen since she has a couple of them. Not that I needed anything to remind me of Karen though, she is always on my mind no matter what I'm doing. By the middle of next month I should be getting to Idaho Falls and I will be able to see her on a regular basis from then on and I have to say... I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Am I here?

Well, such an existential topic. Are we really here or is this all an illusion or a dream? So they say, pinch yourself to be sure you aren't dreaming. But some dreams are very real and you still have to choose what is reality and what is fantasy. So I'm walking along looking down at my shadow and thinking... there is evidence that I am actually here. Now I have to say that "here" is not where I want to be right now, but all indications are that I am actually here physically as evidenced by the blockage of the sun's rays. As much as I wish the rays hitting me were closer to the Idaho Falls region, at least the sun was out today and it wasn't all that cold. Deep thoughts notwithstanding, my walk today was another therapeutic episode with some nice eye candy thrown in.

The trail has been used some as you can see, and this is the apple orchard area up Piute Creek. I brought Karen here a couple of times last fall but today it was rather lonely and I had the place to myself, which was good for thinking.

The snow crystals are really big and I took quite a few pictures of them but the bottom one was the one I decided to post here. The freezing fog along the riparian area causes what the local indians called Pogonip. It leaves ice crystals on everything and has been the subject of many of my pictures in the past. Today was no different I guess. OK, now I have a day less than 4 weeks to go... can I make it? Stay tuned for the exciting ending to this episode in my life. Or not... it's up to you.