It Was a Quiet Day in Lake Mesa-begone

Everything is shut down due to Covid-19 and people are entertaining themselves by walking and biking.  I've even taken the cats out for a stroll just to move my body a little and soak up some fresh air and sunshine.

The pool is pretty sad looking with nobody there.  Oh wait, there was someone in there yet when this was taken.  Well trust me, it's empty now.

The hot tub is the little square in the back.

The bump out area is where we play water volleyball.  I miss that the most right now.  It's so much fun...just a lot of laughter and silliness.

This shot was provided earlier and I just had to work it into a blog post some how.

Long Live the Queen

Everything's coming up roses

I had a pleasant surprise when one day my neighbor came riding up in her bike with a basket full of roses.

Our mutual friend, Delrae, has a lovely rose bush and she granted permission to cut them and distribute to friends.

They were lovely to enjoy visually and had a lovely scent as well.

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Living the life

The cats seemed to have noticed that something is off kilter.

We've never been home this much before and I'm not sure if they are enjoying all the extra time we're here or resenting our intrusion into their routine.

They seem to like all the extra lap time, but now the weather is getting warmer and they seem to prefer the floor or windows more.  Or maybe they're getting tired of us.

We feel that we are becoming more in tune with their life.  We sleep more, eat more and lounge around a lot.  It's not a bad life.  I think we're on to something here.

Long Live the Queen

Views from the mountain top

In a desperate attempt to get out of the house for a while we took a drive in the convertible to the top of South Mountain.

Here is a view of Phoenix from the mountaintop.

There was also a para-glider floating among the thermals.

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Puzzles...what else

I spend most mornings out on the deck working on jigsaw puzzles.  It's a pleasant way to spend the morning and it lets the cats enjoy the deck.

Here's one of the harder ones I've done - 1000 pieces and lots going on.

Hey...it keeps me off the streets.

Long Live the Queen