March 31, 2022 Shoshone, California

 80 and sunny.

We hiked with the Tecopa Hiking club in the Nopah Mtns. View looking west.

The hike was a good bye to Kelly who is leaving after wintering here. Kelly, Roger, Kristen and Michael overlooking. 

Kristin ahead of me as we  hike around to the canyon. Roger, Michael and Kristin heading up the narrow canyon. 

Kristen and Michael going up a small dry fall. Carol with Mojave aster blooms in the foreground.

Mohave suncup, pincushion, desert stars, and mojave aster. Lunch in the canyon.

John walking down a colorful wash. Tiny cactus, cottontop  barrel cactus, gravel ghost and gravel ghost with pincushions and cryptantha. 

Roger petted this cactus on the way by. Pincushions, road runner and a cool looking rock.  

Looking west  at the Panamint mountains distance on the west side of Death Valley. I finished this small basket. It is 6 1/2 x 6 x 1 3/4 inches. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and a small turtle bead on the side. The center is a piece of dichroic glass I fused. 

Same basket from the front. I started this masterpiece. I fused the center glass piece that is sunrays in the aspen trees in the center. It is 6 inches in diameter so far. 

Sunset tonight. 

March 28-30, 2022 Shoshone, California

 High of 74 today. Sunny in the am, cloudy, windy and rainy in the afternoon.

I finished this little basket. It is made with dyed pine needles, polyester thread and glass seed beads. The center is a piece of fused glass with a small bike on it. It is 6 x 2 1/4 inches. We had a tiny bit of rain, then a huge double rainbow. 

Phainopepla. Willie is shaking Judy's hand. He has been feeling under the weather and not wanting treats or attention, but is feeling a little better now. 

Sunset tonight. 

77 with some wind. Very pleasant day. Took a hike on the Red/Aqua trails and into the badlands to the east of town. The wetlands with Little Black Mountain in the middle. View from Little Black Mountain.

Brittle bush blooming against the lava rocks on Little Black Mountain. Blooming beaver tail cactus on Little Black Mountain.

View of Shoshone from the ridge. Beavertail cactus blooms, curly wood, Rock tortoise, and a small arch.

Salt deposits and wild shapes. 

Fan palm and clouds, the mesquite trees are starting to leaf out with spring green leaves and phragmites in the wetlands. Sunset.

82 and mostly sunny today. A little excitement this evening. The neighbors kids drove off with Robbie in his side by side. They left a bike, which John jumped on. The boys were shocked when they came back and saw John. 

The younger brother was chasing John with his camera trying to get a photo. John finally stopped when they said- You can't ride that, it is not even safe, you have no helmet on! Something he keeps reminded them of. Maybe they listened to him. Sunset tonight. 

March, 21-26, 2022 Shoshone, California

 77, sunny and wind gusts to 40 mph.

I spent all afternoon putting these feathers on, not liking it, taking them off, changing something  putting them on over and over. I think I finally got it. It is made from natural and dyed  pine  needles, polyester thread, birch bark, I think red tailed hawk feathers, tiger eye, blue fetish bear and an arrow head.  It is 9 x 7 /12.

Susan, Robbie and the dogs visiting. Willie and Lilly. 

Sunset tonight. 

The current masterpiece is started. The center is a piece of glass I fused. 7 inches in diameter so far. The thread colors are red, orange, yellow and green so far, much brighter than in this photo. Viewing jewels. 

80 degrees today. Perfect day to relax in the shade and work on my masterpiece. It is now 9 inches in diameter. The thread colors are more intense in person. 90 degrees and sunny. John reading, Judy and I working on baskets in the shade. 

4 more rows on the masterpiece. Two dark blue with orange stitching and two dark green with blue stitching. 9 x 2 1/2 inches. A few wispy clouds for sunset tonight. 

We walked to the Crowbar for chocolate cake a la mode, on the way back we saw this blue light show down the road. I walked down to investigate and found 3 5th wheels in the campground with light shows on the end. Sure am glad I am not camped next to them. I've had a group of geology students in town dropping by to buy jewels!

92 today. We sat in the shade all day. Sunset tonight. 92 again today. Hiked real early and saw a few flowers. Yellow tack stem, blurry photo of the 'tacks' on the stem, creosote, and prickly pear. 

Finished the masterpiece. It is made from natural and dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass seed beads and I fused the glass center. 9 x 2 inches. 

Backside of the masterpiece. I sat in the shade and started another basket today. The center has a small figure on a bike, trying new bead pattern. 

88, sunny and windy. It still felt stinking hot. Another day in the shade basketing. Sunset was mostly jet trails. 

Sunset.