March 10-15 2026 Shoshone, California

 High of 80 and sunny.

Aliens have landed in Tecopa! We took advantage of the sale at the hot springs, campground, dump and soak for $5. We dumped the bus, and then soaked.

$5

The desert tortoises are out. We got home to Robbie digging a ditch in the yard. The washer waste water was routed to come up in this area. Judy want's to park her car here, but not with washer water coming up under her car. Robbie dug down and put in a leach line. Thanks Robbie.!

Robbie installing pipe and John and Robbie filling the hole back up. Now it is safe to park the car there. Jill came in today. Judy picked her up in Vegas and we had dinner at the Crowbar tonight. 

Sunset. Egad, it is getting too hot too early!!

Sunset. 89 and sunny. I finished this basket. It is made from local grasses and dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads gemstone bears and the center is a bear I fused with murrine I made. It is 7 1/2 x 7 x 1 1/2 inches.

 Cool clouds this evening. Sunset.

Dinner on the palm patio tonight. Brian gave a nice talk at the museum today with old photos and memories. 

We have friends from the Bay Area here. We are starting our annual family Death Valley trip. Before dinner we moved the big tent shelter around so Judy can park her car under it. Then we had a nice happy hour and dinner on the Palms Party Patio.

We attended Judy D's painting workshop. Lots of fun. These are  what I painted. 

I finished another masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, glass and gemstone beads,  polyester thread and the center is a raven sandblasted and painted on slate. 

March 7-9, 2026 Shoshone, California

 High of 73 and sunny.

Little Black Mountain with phragmites and blooming brittle bush. Close up of the blooming brittle bush on Little Black Mountain. 

Desert gold off the Aqua trail, phacelia off the White trail. Amargosa river on the Aqua trail. 

Wash full of brittle bush. Judy enjoying her new patio. It is done. Great job John. 

First dinner on the finished patio. Palmer Palms Party Patio set up for a dinner party. 

Appetizers on the patio. Desert gold with Tecopa Peak.

 Desert gold with Tecopa Peak. Desert gold on the Old Spanish Trail

Roadside desert gold and phacelia. Phacelia  in the foreground and desert gold in the distance in front of Tecopa peak. 

Phacelia on Hwy 127.  Phacelia with some roadside flowers. 

Phacelia. 

February 27- March 6, 2026 Shoshone, California

 High of 86 and sunny. 

Finished another masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass and gemstone beads, and the center is slate with a petroglyph sandblasted and painted. I added a hand with an evil eye bead on the side. It is 7 x 3 inches. John untied the palm trees today. Yeah!

Palm trees in the front of the house. Date palm trees have these 3-5 inch wicked thorns on the fronds. I cut off the thorns on the ones by the bus, just in case I fall into the tree.

Sunset west and sunset south. 

This looks like maybe Dorothy flying off to Oz. Dorothy way flying of to Oz and a giant centipede. 

Sunset west. Sunset south.

I finished the last mosaic for the walk out front.  Came out nice. The front walk completed. 

One of the many lizards living in the yard. The full worm moon rising.

We had an early dinner with Roger, Toni and Kelly. Nice to see them. Toni and had on sort of matching dresses. My horns are showing. . .

Sunset. Beautiful, historic downtown Shoshone tonight.

Sunset. John is extending the patio. I looks marvelous.

I finished the mosaic to go into the Palmer Palms 

Party Patio.  I finished this cute little basket. It is made from dyed pine needles, hemp cord, glass beads and the center is a dichroic glass paw I cast. It is 5 1/2 x 2 1/2.