Yikes...

We decided to go to our favorite firing range and blast away a gallon jug, but stumbled across a native of our desert. Norm would not get any closer than this.
Just out in the middle of the day catching some rays. Not in the least bit interested in moving on.
That is a face only a mother could love!
I guess I got a little too close and this guy had enough.
A strange looking track, at least to us.

Arizona-Oklahoma-Arizona...

I waited for five days to get just the right shot of the wind that blows almost non stop twenty four seven in Oklahoma. The good thing is it was warm weather even while we walked bent over to keep from being blown over. Poor Leo was actually blown from his wheel barrel while waiting for someone to wheel him around his backyard. I got an early birthday present and some great food and cake. I look good in black. A few weeks ago, my Father-in-law and I put electric in our small cargo trailer. We took it on its maiden voyage and I must say, it worked very well. I did not get any pictures from our stay in Tucumcari New Mexico because of freezing temperatures and darkness. On our return trip we stayed in Grants New Mexico and enjoyed a great campground (The Bar S) and very nice weather.

Leo turns 2....

Leo enjoys two of his favorite activities, watching toons from the back of his motorcycle and driving his new jeep.

We Get Trained...

Our shower and laundry unit ready to respond.
The present chain saw trailer, I understand there is a new one in the works.
Just to the left is part of the feed unit. We ate two meals prepared from the unit, both very good.
We are now trained and ready to respond to any disaster that might involve towing a trailer or cutting up trees and removing brush. Norm and I learned all the bookwork and rules, so now we just have to wait for our chance to get some hands-on experience. Arizona Baptist may not have been doing this type of ministry as long as some states, like Florida, but Arizona has some first class equipment and fired up leaders. We have more training to look forward to as we start our journey into this mission field. 

Shooting up the desert

We love to go target shooting and I guess we are so excited about it, we always forget to take something. This day we were already on the trail to our target stand when I realized we had forgotten to take a target to shoot at. Turning around, going back home, and picking up some recycled products to put holes in, we finally arrived at the range only to find we had no ear protection. Norm, not only being a great shot, (at one point she hit eight of nine rounds) figured we could jam my camouflage handkerchief in our ears and still get some rounds down range. This emergency fix worked just fine and allowed us to have a great afternoon. If you look close, you can see the duct tape fix I used to improve our target stand. Norm is a much better shot now and did not blast the other white elbow to pieces (yet).