All hitched up and ready to go!

Here is a new picture of our truck and trailer ready for the road. It is hard to believe that we are almost ready to leave home for 3 months! The flowers are starting to bloom and the fruit trees are all blossomed out. We will miss spring and summer here at home for sure.

The birds have been wonderful here on Whidbey this spring. Hummingbirds galore and a flock of evening grosbeaks have kept us entertained for months now. The goldfinches are here in force and the chickadees have started the nest building already. We will be sorry to miss the chicks this year.

On the other hand, we are off to see some birds that are pretty rare for us in the Northwest corner of the USA. Cardinals, Bluejays and maybe even some real rarities in southern Arizona.

Things ahve kind of blown up here at the house just before we leave. First it was the lawn mower dieing a rather undignified death, then the microwave went and last but no least a major sewage/septic problem to deal with. We are both getting too old to be digging up septic tanks!
Two more nights at home preparing to depart and we can't wait.