On the road again (so original)

I woke up this morning around 6:40, stretched and said, "Good morning, Lord.  I love you. Thank you for dying on the cross for me.  Thank you. Father."  Immediately a dove cooed a couple of times.  The smile in my heart made it's way to my lips.

Add to that the blessing of two new Saguaro blooms this morning. (close-up of Saguaro bloom for Margie) Add to that the blessing of having Toma and Jim as neighbors.  Sweet Jim took our picture.  Toma is so tall!NOT! We sure are going to miss Toma & Jim  and her flowers. Toma's oleander hedgeOleander in the Arizona morning sun.Snap Dragons. So now we are on the road again, headed for Parker, AZ.  Construction on Hwy. 85 from Gila Bend to Buckeye. Sure needs work, very rough.  (lots of variety in THIS post)

The Saguaro in the desert are blooming, lots.

12:00 noon, stopped for a sandwich.

Prisons on the left and right of the highway, acres and acres of prisons.

Big landfill on the right.

Huge nursery on the left.  May be part of the prison.

Going.down.the.road...

Passing Buckeye, AZ. "Hi, Jody!!" (We've been online friends about 12 years.)

Nice traveling day. Overcast. Slight breeze, but not too bad.

Mmmm, guess the wind is blowing harder than I thought.

I know this is all terribly interesting to you.  I'm just entertaining myself.  I wonder what this is?

I didn't venture into this area of the Rest Area. The sign kind of scared me. "Poisonous snakes and insects inhabit this area."

Talked to Kathy and Tom Burge, friends we met in Coffeyville.  They are in the Black Hills of SD for the summer.  Got ten inches of snow Saturday and they lost electric power, but everything is good now. Great couple.

Talked to Leslie. She has an interview at a new bank in Round Rock at 3:00 PM today. Also, there's a family interested in leasing their Waco house for a year with an option to buy after 12 months.

LaNae is taking her nursing school entrance exam today.

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This can't be good. (pardon the bugs on the windshield) Destination, Parker, AZ, in view.  3:00 PM. We are parked 50 yards from water!!! My wonderful hubby is oh.so.very.happy. Local fowl. We ate in tonight.  (not duck... chicken) Just relaxing and being very grateful to have arrived safely. 

We are so blessed.