November 24-27, 2025 Shoshone, California

 68 and sunny.

The latest masterpiece. It is made from dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a painted Mexican tile.  It is 8 x 8 x2 inches. This cool Nano Nest is parked in Shoshone right now. It was on it's way from Vegas on an advertising tour, when the wheel bearing s caught on fire on the trailer. So it spent the night here. You can order them to be put on property, or keep them on the flatbed and use is a mobile home. It is cute, but seems impractical. There is no insulation and the sides are windows, so it would be hot when it is hot and cold when it is cold, the only storage is a wardrobe in the bedroom. I could see it put somewhere where there is a lot of foliage, then it would feel like living outside. Looks like they have been using them for disaster relief as well. 

The bedroom is at one end and the bathroom at the other end. There is shower, but it has a plant in it here. Looking from the bathroom door to the bedroom door, and visa versa. 

About 100 ravens roost in the garages in the county buildings at night. We could hear them as we walked up, and they took off flying in circles when we got there. Pretty cool, but a bit like that movie the birds. I have a handful of rainbow.

James and John on the white trail ahead of Judy and I. We are back at my sister's house, among the palm trees. The road base that got wet in the rain dried enough for us to drive on it. 

Sunset had this cool light pillar in it tonight. 

They are going to blow insulation into the attic tomorrow. Judy can't be in the house for a bit afterwards, so she set up her camper to hang out in. It's like being in a campground!

The Aspen insulation guys blowing 10 inches foam insulation into Judy's attic. Took them about 4 hours. Toni and I walked on the Blue trail. It was not too muddy, but we tried to continue on the Aqua and the Celery trails, they were both impassable with mud and standing water. Nice day to be out though. 

This oleander stump seems to be morphing into some kind of octopus monster. It will be drilled out, it is too monstrous to dig out. Judy with John , who is smoking turkey dinner.

I helped Judy lay some dripline for the new palm trees. Sunset and moon.

Sunset west. John prepared and scrumptious Thanks Giving dinner. Thanks Darling. 

John and Judy preparing to eat their thanksgiving dinner, but wait, I want a photo first!

November 21-23, 2025 Shoshone Caiifornia

 High of 66 and partly sunny.

Sunset last night aft er the end of the rain. We went to China Ranch Date Farm. To get to the date farm you go across barren desert, then down a dirt road in a narrow slot canyon, into a valley full of palm trees. Very dramatic and magical. 

 The palm trees Judy just had planted in her yard came from China Ranch date farm. She bought 9 palm trees, this says that each one produces 100-300 dates per year!! 

At China Ranch. Judy treated us to date shakes. mmmmm.

 Rock formations leaving China Ranch. Chalk butte east of town seen on my bike ride today. 

Sunset starting.  Sunset has this cool crepuscular ray going straight up. 

Sunset with the crepuscular ray goin up. 

Sunset south. Sunset north.

 Sunset east over beautiful down town Shoshone. More cool rays in the sunset. 

Sliver moon setting. I will have to try again with a tripod tomorrow so the moon won't be blurry. The power is out, so I took a few photos of the Milky Way. I could even see it with my naked eye, but not this well. 

The power is out, so I took a few photos of the Milky Way. This one has an airplane flying by.

This is the other end of the milky way. The lights from Vegas wash it out. 

November 18-19, 2025 Shoshone, California

 High of 56 and heavy rain. We have gotten 1 1/2 inches in the last two storms. That is a lot for here. There is some flooding.

Rain in the pass. Water by the gas station and general store. 

Flood downtown Shoshone. Water droplets in palo verde leaves, two shaggy main mushrooms and some red seed heads on a shrubbery. 

Wild looking cloud. The water is not even close to going over the road. Maybe when the water comes down from up north. 

The other side of the road. It does flood on this road. The sun coming out in the RV park. 

Rainbow over the RV park. Sunset on the sliver of the Nopah range that we can see from here. 

Sunset in the RV park.

More sunset and cool looking clouds. 

The phone is always taking photos of me when I am trying to shoot pictures . . . I received this pine needle Xmas ornament for my partner in the ornament exchange. It has broach in the middle. Really cute. 

I finished this basket today. It is made from dyed and natural pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads, a metallic raven and the center is a piece of slate that I sandblasted and painted the raven on. Sunset tonight reflected in rain puddles.