December 30, 2025 to January 6 , 2026 Shoshone

 High of 59, cloudy and windy. 

There was  a break in the clouds just in time for sunset. 51, cloudy and rainy. There were these low wispy clouds around most of the day.

Doves on a wire.

This basket is made from dyed and natural pine needles. glass, red coral, amethyst, blue magnetite and  the center is turquoise. It is 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. 

The toilet has been leaking for about a week. John ordered some parts, they came, he put them in and it still leaked. He went to Pahrump twice to get supplies. He has now replaced all of the moving parts and so far, knock on wood, it is working. My niece gave me an online mosaic class for xmas. Excellent class. I wanted to collect some broken dishes to cut up and use in a  mosaic , so Judy and I went to the landfill. Of course it was all filled in, so no trash to pick through. But we found another older dump and collected enough to last me for a long time.

 Cool rocks by the landfill. Full wolf supermoon with Jupiter. It was a bit cloudy.

John removing one of three unused satellite dishes from the roof. Before that he was up high on a ladder tying up the palm tree that came loose. These are to broken dishes  that I am going to use in mosaics

First mosaic from the broken dishes. It still needs to be grouted. And the second one, also still needs to be grouted.

Sunset. 

Ravens at the county garage. There are about 50 or more that roost here at night. 

The mosaics. The flowers and the palm are the older ones, the rest are new ones, the two frogs are the same ones, but the second one is with the tiles around it. I fused the lizard, heart, paws and frog. They all still need grouting. The grout should arrive tomorrow. Two types of evening primrose are now blooming. 

December 27-29, 2025 Shoshone, California

 High of 60 and sunny.

Finished this guy. It is made from dyed pine needles and local grass, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a piece of glass I made. It is 7 1/2 x 7 x 2 inches. Flowers my wonderful husband gave me for xmas.

Ravens on a wire. A desert gold blooming. There are lots of small flower plants coming up. 

No clouds for sunset. Reflection in some puddles left from the last rain storm, the flooded sign is still by the side of the street- it was flooded earlier. One of the palm trees came untied in the high winds. John and Judy trying to retie it. 

I finished this beauty today. It is made from dyed and natural pine needles, polyester thread and glass beads. The center is a cobalt blue piece of glass I purchased.  It is 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches. 

The procession of cars following  a recently past firefighter to the cemetery in Tecopa. A very nice graveside service for Danny at the Tecopa cemetery. 

The freed palm looks great by the bus. Our friends Bec and Emmett came to visit. We shared nachos at the crowbar. 

Sunset. Bec and Emmett are each over 6 feet tall, we were not sure they would fit on the bunk beds in the guest room. They  managed. 

Bec and Emmett brought cool cheese and bread for happy hour. Happy hour in the Palmer palm patio. Great to see them. 

Brittle bush are blooming.

Lots of little plants coming up.

Mohavea and pink monkeyflower. Brittle bush.

Brittle bush. 

December 22-26, 2025, Shoshone, California

 74 and mostly sunny.

We saw this cool trailer. It is a Pebble life, all electric with solar. It has a huge battery, you just charge it up and it is good 4 7 days. Jill took us to dinner at Steak and Beer in Tecopa. It was excellent  As usual. We were the only ones there, had a private dining room.

Cloudy and high of 63. The clouds were threatening when I went for a walk. Big rains predicted. John walking on water and parting the reeds over the newly cleared bridge on the red trail.

John spent the last two days clearing the red trail, fighting mesquite. Thank you John. Last light with ravens on the wire.

The sky cleared just enough to the west to have sunset. 

We had dinner with Judy and Jill on the Palmer Palm Patio. I finished this a few days ago. It is made from dyed pine needles, gem stone chips and the center is selenite that I sandblasted and painted a wolf with pup petroglyph. It is 6 x 5 1/2 x 1 inches. 

They predicted a huge rain storm. But we only got about 0.3 inches. Lots of wind tho. Lots of little desert gold plants coming up, I even found one with a bud on it. If conditions stay good, there could be a good bloom this spring. 

Susan treated us to Xmas dinner at the Crowbar tonight. Food was yummy and it was great to see Susan. Christmas lights in the Crowbar tonight. 

Christmas lights at the General store reflected, and lights at Judy's reflected. 

61 and mostly sunny. Cool clouds, sunset. 

Desert Rock daisy. John made red sauce and meat balls for Christmas dinner.  Yum yum.

Rained most of today. The sun came out for a bit and we got this rainbow, then it started to rain again.