plans that aren't really plans

Clicking the pics is not required but it is something to be desired, the pics look better when filling the screen, the bigger the better improves the scene.

The view from my boondocking spot.

I guess it's a leftover habit from the Bosque Del Apache, but I'm still waking up before the sun comes up, which is okay if there's a decent sunrise, but somewhat annoying if there's not a cloud in the sky. But that shouldn't be a problem for a while because for the next five days its supposed to be very cloudy;  Cloudy enough in fact that it will affect my solar charging abilities.

I haven't been doing much since I got to the Elephant, mostly relaxing from the week of picture-taking I did at the Bosque. It doesn't take a lot of strength to tote a camera around or push a shutter button, but there was a lot of walking involved and day after day of predawn starts that gave me an excuse to rest up for a while.

Staying busy for the whole week that I was at the Bosque takes some getting used to when I'm back to a normal life again. There was always a place to go while at the Bosque and a picture to take, but now that I'm back to living a normal life. It feels like there's nothing much to do... And compared to the Bosque, there's not.

I need to fill a propane tank; I had to change tanks on my last day in the Bosque. My records show that the 5-gallon tank lasted for 24 days, which included a fair amount of heating in the mornings, so I'm very pleased with the tank lasting that long.

One of these days, I'll have to go to Walmart and find myself a Thanksgiving dinner. I don't know what that will be this year. I try to have something special for these holidays, something I like to eat, but I normally wouldn't buy because it's either not good for me or I can't afford it. But I make an exception on holidays and try to buy something special for myself.

Even though I don't make actual plans for where I go, there are places I want to be at certain times to see things that I enjoy. This year, during January at the Pima County Fairgrounds, there are going to be two rodeos that I try to get to every year. And since I boondock at the fairgrounds, and and since the boondocking areas at the Fairgrounds are seldom full, there is no need to make reservations or a schedule to be there; I just show up whenever I want  before the rodeos start. So things like that are what most folks might call plans, but their stress-free, no pressure plans that I don't mind making.

Theboondork

A lone fishermen studiously obeying the 'No Wake''
signs slowly idles away from the Marina seemingly having the whole lake to himself.

Sunrise at Elephant Butte State Park.

Bosque left-over.... I miss all the birds.