Ahhh, July...
...good old summertime...
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...the smell of flowers, the whizzing of hummingbirds...
...warm days, late sunsets, sounds of croaking frogs and noisy locust...
...pool splashes, flip flops and shorts....
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...this is July 1st...
...going to be missing our bunny for the 4th...
...she will be leaving today for her dad's and we are leaving tomorrow for Ruidoso...
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...sweet kisses...
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...she took our lil' bugs to the zoo on her own...
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Ruidoso trip...
...always enjoy being home in the mountains but we went specifically to talk to our real estate agent to put the cabin on the market to sell...ugly cry...
...We even left for home a day early b/c I was an emotional wreck planning things for us to do while we were there...
...I am not saying we didn't have a good time...we did...it was just different!...
...and we didn't have either or both girls with us...
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...I love the rain showers in the mountains which we had daily...it just enhances the smell of the pine..
...Oh, the pines of Ruidoso...my favorite part!
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Our drive out...
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...agriculture farming is a big part of the panhandle of Texas...
...wheat, corn, some cotton, etc...
...Hereford, Tx...
...Ugh!...Yuck...
...not sure how anyone could live around this part of Texas...
...Paul says "it smells like money"!...
...many trains running parallel to our highway...
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...time change is here...
...changes to Mountain time...
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...Next major towns will be Clovis, NM and then Portales, NM......After Portales, there is a long stretch of driving and we are always looking forward to seeing Roswell, NM, meaning we have the last 70 miles of our trip left, and it is the prettiest part of our 10 hour+ drive...
...New Mexico Military Institute...known as the West Point of the West...
...It remains as the only state-supported co-ed preparatory high school and junior college in the United States...
...We have had 3 of our own from Bristow, Oklahoma to attend this school...
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...In July 1947, something happened during a severe thunderstorm...
...Was it a flying saucer?...
...Was it a weather balloon?...
...FYI: I've never really had an interest in UFO's or aliens...
Roswell has certainly grown as a city since I've been going to Ruidoso since the late 1960's...
....and it is a nice city...
...eventually, back up...
...the racetrack has been Ruidoso's premier attraction since the 1940's...
...the showcase All American Futurity, which is held every Labor Day, carries a record purse of $3 million....by comparison, the Kentucky Derby carries a $2 million purse...
...I am proud to say that our Thymus Jet ran in the All American in 1972 with the purse being a whomping $1 million...
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...happy 4th from Jenks, Ok...
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...Happy 4th from Mexico...
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...Happy 4th from the Cornerstone Bakery in Ruidoso, NM...
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...The Inn of the Mountain God's Resort has the largest fireworks display in New Mexico...
...We have attended their display on two different occasions and planned to go this year...
...Welp, we went and drove on through...we got a late start and got there at 6:30. We would have had a 2 mile walk...and then getting out afterwards would have been a crazy mess...
...We thought about driving around to the back side of the resort which we just found on this past trip, but I chose not to sit out in the woods after dark just to watch fireworks...
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...I am sure we missed an awesome show...we missed the view of the fireworks but we could still hear them from the cabin....
...cozy living level of our cabin...
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...view of the Rio Ruidoso from the outside deck of the Sacred Grounds Coffee House...
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...one of my favorite adobe homes at the Rainmakers Golf Community...
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...views from the south towards the north...
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...On our trip home, we thought about going through the Palo Duro Canyon Park in Canyon, TX...
...but, a friend who went to West Texas A&M University told us it was not a good idea during this season b/c it was so hot and had lots of rattlesnakes.... the heat would not bother me but RATTLESNAKES..!!!
...Bradley Chance Hayes...
...(our friend... freelance professional artist, and ropin' cowboy)...
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...My real plan was to visit a long ago friend in Albuquerque but she recently had back surgery...
...So, we decided at Roswell, we would take a new route home through Tucumcari...
... if we do that again, we will leave north out of Ruidoso, instead of going through Roswell...
...it added about 3 hours to our trip home...
...it took us miles on a two lane road w/out any shoulders...
..we didn't need shoulders b/c we didn't see any vehicles...
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...across the wide open spaces of north eastern NM, you will see pronghorn antelope...
...we saw several herds throughout the drive...
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...we did make a few stops...one was the Billy the Kid grave @ Ft. Sumner...
...the one good thing about our stop here was that Paul found a lady's wallet, which had been run over, with everything important in it...her broken phone, DL, her social security card, her Indian ID card, etc.....I found her name on the whitepages which gave some names of relatives...from there, I found her daughter's name and looked her up on fb...was able to I-message and made contact....we got a correct address...put the wallet in the mail when we got home....to say the least, they were very thankful...
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...it's hard to imagine seeing these ranches out in the middle of nowhere w/ windmills here and there...
...just miles and miles of what you see in these pics w/ a few cows scattered about...
...this ranch went on for probably 50 miles w/ a gate like this about every 3-5 miles apart....
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...Again, Ruidoso is place that will always have a part of my heart...
w/ lots of memories made there from the time I was a teenager with my parents and siblings going to Ruidoso Downs...
...to taking my own girls w/ their dad skiing and spending fall break, Christmas break and a week or two in the summers...
...Introducing Paul to Ruidoso and the trips we have made w/ my girls and the bunny taking her first steps there...just hoping now to take at least one more trip w/ our lil' June bugs....
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Camera Roll...
...one lil' bug is tired...
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...Freddie's Steakhouse...
...Linz and I were there...just not in pics...
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...Poppi and Nonni's for an overnight slumber...
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...the bunny came ready to swim in Poppi & Nonni's pool, but...
...it's NOT open yet...
...So, we went to the Bristow City Pool...
...and enjoyed...!
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...while we were there, the bunny had a nice visit w/ my friend, Kaye...
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...This next week she is attending a Princess Camp...
...she is somewhat hesitant because it will be out of her comfort zone from daycare...
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...she has the same tongue rolling trait like her yaya...
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...staying up a little later to watch one of her fave recorded programs...
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Our lil' bugs were "flower girls"...
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Camera Roll...
...and we are in love...
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Princess Dance Camp...
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...making her glitter bottle...
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...cousin playtime at J's house w/ Sissy...
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...new favorite movie, Hotel for Dogs...
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...Lil A is very observant...
...on her own she dragged these pillows over to the basket and was trying to put them in it...
...going to be just like her momma...OCD...
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...it seems in just the past week, they have gone from being babies to big girls....
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...checking on the lil' bugs before leaving for Destin...
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July 18th....Destin bound...
...this is for you, BD...
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...our flight in Tulsa was delayed an hour, so we are devouring a fruit/cheese snack...
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...this lil' bunny princess was excited to take her first plane trip...
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...I was planning on sitting in the seat by the window but shockingly someone else wanted it...
...hang on...
...tram ride in Dallas to next gate...then, it's the Ft.Walton/Destin airport arrival...
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...another first... GUM...
...she gets to chew gum while she is flying...
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Flip flop tans and sugary white sand...
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...the bunny was not too fond of the sand...
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...since we flew in and ubered our way around, we would walk across the street for breakfast...
...on this morning, it was Chick Fil A...
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...so, the bunny fed the alligators and had a pic made w/ Momma and Nonni holding one w/ the bunny in the pic...but, you can't even see a blonde curl b/c she was hiding behind her momma.
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...Poppi got the bunny a headlight that she was so proud to use to hunt for these ghost crabs...
...we found three and she let one crawl up her arm...
...she let them go so they could go back to their families....
...the dolphin show...
...I love to play and jump high,
Sometimes I seem to touch the sky....
...Short and wobbly...An adorable sight...
...little sea turtle swims in the depths of the sea, gliding though currents, feeling light and carefree...
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...everything was outside, so it was HOT...
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...it was comical watching from our 5th floor balcony people of all sizes running for cover...
...there were some that stayed out assuming they were already wet...
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...early morning beach walk looking for shells...
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...I don't know how long it's been since I have eaten in a Waffle House...
...we made our walk across the street and had a 30 minute wait...
...it actually was quite delicious...
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...enjoyed a rain shower ending w/ the rainbow...
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...getting up @ 3:45 am to catch a 6:15 am flight makes for a sleepy bunny...
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Thank you, Father, for allowing us to have safe travels and watching out for us as we enjoyed our time together...I ask, Father, that you continue to keep our lil' bunny safe as she leaves for her next trip to Crested Butte w/ her dad and family...Amen!
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Camera Roll...
...the twins haven't slept in their rock n' play for 5 months...
...Momma is giving them away so she had to put them in for one last pic...
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OKC trip...
...OKC trip to meet the twin's newborn brother and playtime w/ them...
...Baby T...
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...of course, the bunny came home w/ her own caterpillars and net house....
...She brought home 5 caterpillars. Since she doesn't have a house pet, I am hoping this will be a rewarding experience for her watching them transition into moths, then butterflies.
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...ice cream treat b/c Momma's summer break is over...
...it's back to work...
...staying home w/ Nonni...
...it's back to work...
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...sprinkler fun w/ the cousins....
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...our lil' bugs are now part of the picnic table gang @ daycare...
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...so proud of their new books...
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...enjoying time at the Flying Tee...
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...So, here's to July 2017 and a good old summertime...
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...lil' A bug in the middle of it all...
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...another day w/ Nonni...
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...lil' A is excited about her top knot and M is mesmerized by Einstein....
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...another day enjoying the twins...
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...this lil' bunny was happy to be home w/ Momma after a week in Crested Butte w/ her dad...
...She was excited to see her caterpillars turned into the cocoons...
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...There's a time each year that we hold dear...
...Good old summertime...
XOXO,
from Our 5 Acre Woods
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