Three very beautiful Fairy Princesses plus their very beautiful make up artist.

Alima's girls went to a Fairy Princess party last week. Alima's friend, Katya, came over and applied some pretty cute Fairy Princess make-up.

Earlier I was thinking about what I would post today on my blog. Then I received an email from Alima with these .jpgs attached. Are these girls the cutest!

Jess and EmilyCate and Katya (applying her creative Fairy Princess make-up.)

Head turning subjects

Black birds at the River Shopping Center. We'd just seen Mama Mia. I enjoyed the music and some of the acting but the rest was pretty silly. I love ABBA. I use to play their CD while training in the Santa Monica Mountains for my PCT '02 hike. Their music makes me smile.While Katie and I were having coffee outside Starbucks, after an early morning hike, this dog caught my eye.
Ray and I take walks around MHCountry Club. This dog and swan made me turn my head.

Sunday at the movies.

Went to see Bat Man Sunday. I went because Ray wanted to see the movie. I am not a fan of these types of movies. I couldn't wait for the movie to be over. I must admit though, I was impressed with the acting and the action scenes.

What was fun was seeing Stuart selling tickets at the River Movie Theaters.
Stuart

On the way out of the theater I couldn't resist this closeup of the larger than life HULK statue in the middle of the walkway. Four young girls asked me to take a group photo of them in front of the Hulk. I took 4 photos of them, with each girls' camera.

Trip to my son Lane's 25th Annual Pig Roast in Colorado

Ok, I’ve been way too busy. I’m back on my blog again. Back until August 2^nd that is. Aug 2nd Ray and I will head up to Mammoth for the month, hopefully avoiding the over 105 degrees temperatures here in Rancho Mirage.

Last week my brother Don flew me and Don’s mate of 30 years, Colleen, back to Fort Collins, Colorado to attend my son Lane’s 25^th Annual Pig Roast weekend. I was asked to present a slide show of my New Mexico backpack on Saturday night. Sunday was the Pig Roast.

Me waiting as Don and Colleen approach at the Bermuda Dunes Airport.

Colleen
Don
Don and Ray
Colleen, Don and Linda

About 2.5 hours later we landed at another small local airport 20 minutes from our motel and Lane’s house. A black rental car pulled up next to Don’s plane seconds after he landed and minutes before airport personal taxied his plane into the hanger 10 feet away.

I could get used to this lifestyle!

Flying on Don's plane to Lane's in Colorado.

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Don

Colorado snow.

At Lane's.

Don and Lane


Lane kissing his girlfriend, Nicole


Later Saturday night at Lane's friends' 8th Annual Crawfish Party.
The Crawfish stew is cooked (there were a total of 4 large pots of stew) and then thrown on to a plastic wrapped table top where the feeding frenzy begins.



Everyone had their fair share of drinks. I was just crazy, not drunk! The girl in the photo was having fun with me and my craziness. My brother asked me, "How do you always attract the drunks?" Her t-shirt is NOT tie-dyed.
My handsome son!

Slideshow at 11:30pm!


Sunday and the Pig Roast.

Nicole and her Sister on the Shot Luge.



Lane on the Shot Luge. This and the next video are funny!
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Don and Colleen on the Shot Luge
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And finally, the pig.

Not Clouds - Smoke!

My brother Don took these two photos today while flying his plane southbound, a bit north of Sacramento.

He was west of the Sierra, shooting east.

In his email he said, "It's a good thing you are not hiking the PCT this year!"

Name this peak.

What could they be thinking? Or Saying?

Singer and her singing dog.

Hi,

I'm back home for the month of July. Until Ray and I leave the "hot" desert to go to Mammoth for the month of August, I'll be daily posting on this blog again.

While visiting Susan and Dan in Albuquerque, NM during my backpack, I video taped this performance with Susan and her dog, Nikita.