Friday May 30 2008

Deer Creek State Park

Deer Creek Reservoir

Near Coalville

Sheep Near Evanston
Antelope - Favorite Scene in SW WY

Up fairly early, but still did a slow morning. Decided to check the email while I ate my yogurt and had some tea. Then got myself ready and departed. There was a McDonald's across the street and had an egg McMuffin and orange juice for breakfast. They do have good coffee. Back on the freeway and heading south. It's been a couple of years now since I've been down here. Have spent a lot of time in all this country. Love the red sandstone cliffs and still snowy crowns on the highest mountains. Noticed one of my very favorite views that I've gone past for years had a HUMONGOUS gravel pit going way up the side of a beautiful mountain (no more). There was construction through St. George and then I always like to see the Virgin River Gorge. The river was quite small and slow flowing.

Got to Betty's in Bunkerville/Mesquite about 11 a.m. It's so good to see her again. She gave me a tour of all the improvements that have been going on with the property and the house looks just marvelous. The new rock, stucco and wood walls in the yard, flower beds and retaining walls are wonderful works of art - just nothing else to describe them. Her helper Martin has followed the spirit of the house and landscape to anchor the house in its environment. Great job Betty and Martin. In the last several years since I came to help her get started with organizing she has made huge strides with repairs, renovations and landscaping. I checked in the corner cupboard looking for the sugar. All was organized, and like things together with labels on everything, same in the dish cupboard - I laughed, "Oh Dear, I've created a monster!"

We went down to the Mexican restaurant for tamales and enchiladas, got a few groceries and picked up Cody from the groomer - he is beautiful - the first time I've met him. I brought him a dirty rotten kitty toy to play with and he liked it, took it right to his bed.

Later we had Betty's wonderful chicken avocado tortilla soup for dinner. She has fixed up the "penthouse" for me, and had Martin carry up a TV. We got my laptop hooked up to the internet at the desk there. It is a suite on the third floor, such a pleasant calm serene retreat.