I can always tell when I am close to home!

OMG!!!

Take me out back and shoot me!!!

 

Oh, and a couple of new pics!

 Someone, foolishly (and quite rudely) asked to see the kitchen.

HERE IT IS!

And one of favorite view: the back porch!

Peaceful, beautiful and mostly private!

Well, it is a post!

 

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The picture is from Hood River, and nothing special...

other than it may be the last picture of my wedding ring before I lost it.

Sorry, Richard!

And April becomes August!

 I tell  you, dose off for one second and the next thing you know, it is four and a half months later.

New house: total shambles.

But one little area of the house is ready(ish)!

This is kind of the entry. Don't know how else to describe the space.

Do Not Look Anywhere Else in the House!

Sweat Factory in Winchester!

Making masks

First full day of spring!

I missed the equinox. Too busy sheltering in space!

Zzyzx Rock and his buddy, Lavender!

 

Two newcomers to the front entry.

Lavender is beautiful! The plant to his left, your right, is Juan's Second Cousin. 2nd doesn't know it yet, but he is about to be ripped out by his roots and replace by Lavender. Don't worry, Juan's 1st and 3rd Cousins (not pictured) will remain.

You may wonder about Zzyzx Rock. Well, suffice to say there is an exit between Las Vegas and Menifee called "Zzyzx Road". Unless you are looking for an interesting rock or you are studying the Mojave Desert, there is no reason to take the exit.

I did. I got a rock.

My world fell apart...

when the NCAA canceled the women's basketball tourney.

IT WAS THE YEAR OF THE DUCKS!!!!

I went into a deep depression. I needed to get out of the funk. What would make me happy?

The answer was simple. I would really like to have a cat the didn't run from me (aka Duchess) and a cat that didn't threaten my physical well being (aka Billie Jean).

So.....

I would like to introduce you to my two new kittens:

CAESAR (l) and AUGUSTUS (r).

Ain't they cute? 

And when Duchess abandons me and Billie Jean abuses me, they are always there for me!

Here we go again!

PAC 12  Championship!

GO DUCKS!!!

I know for many of you, this is getting boring, but

Oregon 88, Arizona 70. 

Another one bites the dust!

(S)he was too fast for me

And no, I have no idea why the Duck isn’t upright. Perhaps a little excessive partying last night. 

Just a couple of Duck fans

GO DUCKS!!!

Oregon 79, Utah 59.

Sorry to all you Utes. Not only am I sorry that you lost to the Fighting Ducks, but I'm also sorry that you couldn't get into the good college and had to settle for second best.

It was a fun time! Who knew you could have fun in Vegas?

DUCKS!!!

Waiting for the game to begin!

The old gang!

Just another lousy day in paradise!

Hood River, Oregon.

Home, sweet home!

Well, it used to be.

Somebody is happy to be in Southern California

Okay, it is a cactus (by name) and this is cactus country. 

Just don't mention that it isn't Christmas.

Six Years

Richard James Parker

Before and after

There has been a lot of changes in my life as of late. I will catch you up later. Suffice to say I have moved to Southern California and bought myself a condo. A very fine condo, but in need of some updates.

BEFORE

Okay, it is clean, sort of crisp and very pleasant. But, well it is so last year. You know me. Totally avant garde. I am the height of domestic fashion.

Soooo!!!!!!!!!

AFTER

How much more avant garde can you get. Very minimalistic: a pass-thru kitchen. I particularly like the war zone effect in the dining room. Designed to keep guests on edge. I'm thinking of hiring a troop of cockroaches to complete the scene. Whaddya think?