Final photos

I have a few final photos from Bluewater Lake State Park in New Mexico that I wanted to post - here they are, and then we're done with New Mexico until the Spring of 2014.  That sounds so far away, doesn't it?

The first one is a double rainbow that was the prettiest I've seen.  Really bright, you could see the whole range of colors.  I had to use a program to bring out the colors because the untouched photo didn't POP the colors like Nature did:

Here's Katie walking in a field of flowers.  She really liked walking in the fields.

These horses were running along the lake, just having fun.  They would run, stop and stand there a while, then turn around and run again.  There aren't many things more beautiful or fun to watch than horses running.  The white horse is so cute.

This fuzzy white butterfly was different than most of the others, which were yellow.  When I left the park there were lots of butterflies flitting from place to place.  Look at his body underneath - very fuzzy. (Click on the photo to enlarge it, then click on it again to make it really BIG.)

This is one of the yellow butterflies.  Maybe a moth?  He's small, and was very fast.  I have this picture as one of my desktop slide show photos and the colors are so pretty.  (Click on this one, too.)

And finally, I took this photo thinking there was something wrong with this bird.  Turns out he is a Yellow Rumped Warbler.  Yup, that's a yellow patch on his rump, very aptly named.

Traveling from Northwestern New Mexico to Quartzsite Arizona was not only a long drive, but it also brought us into warmer weather, drier air, and a much lower altitude.  Katie and I are walking a lot more.  When I take her out to go potty, we end up walking down the road and just keep going.  Not super long walks because I tend to get bored just walking, but I'd bet we've tripled our steps.

I'm thinking I'm going to start wearing my MP3 player, which is full of audio books.  I want to get more exercise and since I find it easier to walk more in this lower altitude, getting involved in an audio book should help me walk further.

WELCOME to three new followers:

Trainman, who is traveling full time after retiring.  As he says in his profile, "I do this minus an RV. I have a Haulmark 6 X 12 Cargo Trailer and a Kodiak 9 X 12 Cabin Tent."  I went through most of his blog posts, and found it very interesting.  Thanks for following along with us, Trainman, Welcome Aboard!  :)

Tony in Vegas, who doesn't have a blog or an RV yet, but he's thinking about RVing when he retires and is doing all the pre-planning now. He joined as a Follower and is also following other blogs to get as much information as he can.  That's what I did when I first decided I wanted to have an RV and maybe be a full-timer.  I hope it works out for you, Tony in Vegas, and that you love full-timing as much as I do. Katie and I are glad to have you along with us.

Welcome also to pandachickenmama, who doesn't show any information.  That's quite a name - wonder where it came from....    If you have a blog, pandachickenmama, let me know so I can check it out!  Welcome to you!

From me and Katie, have a great Friday, everyone!  :)