What a fun camp that was!

The first part of today’s post is a display of photos of Ponderosa Grove Campground and the nearby, red sand dunes located about fifteen miles southwest of Kanab in southern Utah.

I camped here previously with my original canine crew. In 2016 I  returned with Reggie.

Ponderosa Grove is a small campground.  In 2016 there was talk of enlarging it.  I don’t know if that happened.

Reggie loved exploring and playing on the dunes.  Here are a few pics I grabbed from the past.  After the photos I’ll bring us up to the present.

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For more about the Coral Pink Sand Dunes area, go to my previous posts:

“Ponderosa Grove Campground” — October 2014

“Photo Essay:  Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Tour”– October 2014

“Dunes, dunes, dunes!” — October 2016

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At the present time . . .

Reggie, Roger and I are at our house in southern Arizona experiencing the first cool days of early autumn.  I’m typing this in the Best Little Trailer which is parked in the back yard. The ceiling heater fends off the morning dampness brought by rain during the night.

I like writing inside the BLT.  It serves as a cozy office and study while we are not vagabonding.  I’m hoping the familiarity of sitting on her narrow bed with laptop in my lap will help shake off another bout of “writer’s block.”

The BLT’s carpeted walls curve around me in a warm embrace of memories.

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Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, in Arizona

That pretty plaid, flannel shirt and quilted vest I showed you in the previous post have already come in handy!

It’s too cold to enjoy sitting on the porch for very long.  

The crew and I wander around, check on the plants, and watch the birds.

At one point I come out the front door onto the porch and find a lone sparrow snoozing at the bottom rim of the feeder, probably with a very full belly.  The rest of the flock has returned to their homey hide-out inside the Italian cypress tree at the other end of the porch.

The little guy’s feathers are so puffed up against the cold that he’s as big and round as a softball.

Here are a few of our regular diners.

What they lack in color they make up for in numbers!

I bring home 40 pounds of birdseed at a time.

Fortunately the sparrows, doves, and finches aren’t fussy eaters, and they attack the “economy seed” with gusto.  I fill the tube feeder and pedestal feeder (not shown) twice a day.

I change the sugar water in the hummingbird feeders every third day.  So far we have two regular hummers who claim these feeders.

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Roger sniffs the lantana in the flower bed.

Reggie soaks up the sun’s warmth on the porch.

A sparrow suns on the porch roof.

And RVSue takes pictures.

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About my experiments in plant propagation.

I love the Mexican Petunia plant!  After studying the subject of plant propagation techniques, I make my attempts.

I know, I know…. Why TRY to propagate the Mexican petunia when it is such an aggressive self-starter.  Because I want to, that’s why.  And it should be easy.

Okay, here we go!

A sprig of Mexican petunia in water . . .

Another sprig dipped in hormone powder and inserted in potting soil . . .

I also try the layering method, which is bending part of a branch under the soil in the flower bed and cutting it off, forcing it to grow roots.  At least that’s the plan.

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I go crazy over tiny succulents!

A local garden center has these little guys on sale and I scoop up a collection to put in my 25-cent, thrift store pots.

Lined up in a sunny window, they’re a cheerful display.

I also pot up a pair of clapping, gloved hands for a happy centerpiece.

I can almost hear “Good job!  You ate all your broccoli!”

rvsue

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