Friday, March 20, 2009

Sluggish


Hey YO people! Wassup? How is everyone out in their little corner of the world? I am starting to feel pretty tucked away from reality here in Mendocino. Or at least my reality is not relative to most other realities for the time being. Reality here is comprised of banana slugs, wildflowers, giant crashing waves and really expensive groceries and gas.

I think my head may implode with the sheer weight of images I have swirling around in it from photos I have taken in the past week. I can't stop. I guess I shouldn't stop either. Why should I? If you can think of a good reason lay it on me. Anyway... here are a few of my favorites from the past few days....

Off the Headlands at Russian Gulch State Park on St. Patty's Day late afternoon....



Thirsty tree roots reaching down to the tidal river for a drink...



Gorgeous flowers along the pathway to the beach at Russian Gulch....



Since I have so many images I guess I will go ahead and make this a pictures post. Also... it is about all my mashy brains are capable of right at the moment. I am having a really low key day for mental activity. I am officially under the radar. Anyway... We have been wandering around exploring the beaches and trails within a few miles of our camp and the results have been more than we could have hoped for so close by.

Here's Billy and Rudy looking very much the part of explorers on the rocks at the beach near camp...



A cool abstract shot of waves crashing on the headlands...



These are called Common Horsetail, they are growing everywhere in the woods here...



Jenny who is our manager of sorts at The Ford House Museum has said that she would like to teach me what she knows about the local flora. I hope she can find time to do it because I would love to know what all this cool stuff is that we keep coming across on our walks!

I know this first yellow plant is called "Footsteps of Spring" and it supposedly really sucks if you step on one barefoot...


I have yet to find out what this showstopper is called...



We busted out our grill yesterday for the first time in months and had quite a feast. I made fresh salsa and Billy cooked up everything from smashed new potatoes to plantains on the grill. We had left over grilled veggies so I am going to improvise a pasta dish with them tonight. Billy has been flashing around with big talk of making mint crepes with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. To that I say... Dear Universe.... Thank you for providing me with access to Billy McLane. Love, Bethany

For anyone needing a Rudy fix I will not disappoint you. He has really been making an effort this past week to outdo himself in the photo department. He is getting good... good at featuring the bottom canine, good at his Dirty Harry mean face, good at getting as filthy dirty as possible every single day.

3 comments:

jani said...

Hey, DON'T STOP taking pictures,of course! they are amazing and beautiful,and we need them here on the COLD East coast.It looks gorgeous there.What kind of jobs do you have? We sold our trailer,and I think we're gonna buy a smaller one, maybe a vintage scotty or airstream. The wilderness was just Too Big,I never felt comfortable driving& I wanted to share the driving.
Enjoy yourselves,...rudy looks so funny!
xxoo jani

Bethany said...

Hey Jani! Thanks for the pic encouragement!

We are "working" for the state park system here in exchange for our camp site. We give talks about the town's history and founders and give out general visitors information. There is a lot of history here. We are still learning what is what and who was who.

I really recommend the 25' trailers. There is enough room inside to be comfortable but it is not hard to tow at all. We had never towed anything before this and we were totally freaked about it. But this thing is a cinch. I think the towing vehicle is the most important part of the equation. Make sure your truck is ready to roll and can handle the weight of the rig. If you are only weekend campers then something under 20' would be fine of course... but if you want to go on loooong trips I say 25' is where it's at! Let me know what you guys end up getting!

jani said...

Thanks for the info Bethany,I agree that the 25'Airstreams are a great length.Our Wilderness was 30',with a slide-out(neat,but really not that necessary,)and Boxy. I like the curves of the Airsteams,and we did have a '78 Avion for a while,loved it,but sold it. The wilderness had great features,like an outside sink,a huge garage on back,it was a fisherman model. Just too big.The truck we have is a Ford F-150PU, but Rich zipped it up with airbags & extra towing stuff,so that's good for like 9000lbs.But we were Pushing it with the big TT.

Your jobs sound so cool! I'm green with envy,but we'll get there someday. Good Luck and enjoy it,it's still cold here!