Our travelers

Here is another camouflage picture for you to figure out.   A mother owl and her baby.    Mother's and babies, make the world go around and around.  We just couldn't do without them.



John is making his way to the east coast and is having a wonderful road trip as he just left Salt Lake City, Utah and drove across the Wasatch mountains, on to Wyoming and stopped in Nebraska where he is going to check the weather reports and figure out which way he wants to go.    So far the weather has remained perfect for driving but cold.  This picture was taken in California just as the geese were taking off.



John took this picture of Lake Tahoe, California side, as he was driving up to Gardnerville to have dinner with his brother Michael.   They had a great visit but Michael had to leave early as the cold weather hasn't let up and a pipe burst meaning hard work for the fellows on the ranch.  

Meanwhile, there are no pictures from Erin yet, but I know she is busy taking many.    Her last e mail was great.  She said the Internet and its availability is not as easy as back home.   At the moment she was at a small lake town staying with one of  the sisters who lives not far from Rome.   I assume this is part of the host family they just visited in Rome.  They had hot chocolate with real true chocolate melted down, which was very rich.  She had polenta with red sauce and simmered meats on top which was delicious.  I hope she is collecting a recipe or two in her travels.  There were two small boys, one eight and the other ten, and they loved hanging out with them as they played video games.   The conversation was about music and dance as they are all into music.   She tells of driving along the coast to a town where Tom Cruise married Katie Holmes.    They saw a castle in their travels, and  found a medieval town to walk around.

Erin said she was a bit frustrated using the computer and likened it to grandma's computer, meaning me....smile.....well mine is slow but it works and I wouldn't complain as a faster one would probably slow me down.

She will be going to Pisa, Florence and Venice.  What a fun time she is having and what memories she will have to share when she returns to us.    Her last comment was that everything was old and beautiful.

So today, enjoy the pictures and words of our travelers.   Know that one day you will make a decision to travel and see the world that surrounds you.    There really truly are wonderful places and beautiful faces to catch up with in this life time.     Save your pennies as they turn into dollars which will get you to where you want to go....be it another state her in the USA which has so much beauty of its own, or another country where you will fill your heart and soul with the age and beauty of the beginning world.   In the meantime add a travel book to your reading list.   Pick out one of the spots on your wish list and read up on the areas you intend to visit.   You will prepare yourself for sights and sounds you never knew existed.    Pack a smile and take it with you when you go. I sit here talking about travel . . . and . . . wishing every second I could pack a suit case and go...um.....makes me feel good just thinking about it.  Hugs to all.