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Old 05-22-2015, 12:10 PM   #21
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Just noticed the painting . Starry Night has always been my favorite as Vincent Van Gogh. Pat
What? That was a photo out my back window.

Okay, maybe I took the photo at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
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Old 05-22-2015, 12:21 PM   #22
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What? That was a photo out my back window.

Okay, maybe I took the photo The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
For me once was at the Hammer Museum in LA. . Walked in a room and it stopped me in my tracks . If anyone has never stood in front of a Van Gogh there is no describing what they make you feel . There is so much emotion going on . The paintings seem to be moving . Needless to say had to keep going back for another look . Painting was on loan and didn't know I would ever see it in person . One of those moments I will never forget . Enjoyed seeing it again. Pat
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Old 05-22-2015, 12:23 PM   #23
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It is raining like rip at my current location, Oasis State Park near Portales, New Mexico. It rained at my previous stop, Bottomless Lakes SP near Roswell (no aliens, just rain). It rained at my location before that, Oliver Lee SP south of Alamogordo. It rained in Big Bend (!). And it rained in Fredericksburg, Texas, while I was there.

All of these locations except for Fredericksburg are desert, mind you, or semi-arid, and Fredericksburg isn't a tropical rain forest. And it's not "monsoon season" either. I'm detecting a pattern here. So I am suggesting to our California members that they petition their governor to sponsor me for a while in their beautiful state. I will solve your problems. Your drought problems, anyway.
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Old 05-22-2015, 12:30 PM   #24
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It is raining like rip at my current location, Oasis State Park near Portales, New Mexico. It rained at my previous stop, Bottomless Lakes SP near Roswell (no aliens, just rain). It rained at my location before that, Oliver Lee SP south of Alamogordo. It rained in Big Bend (!). And it rained in Fredericksburg, Texas, while I was there.

All of these locations except for Fredericksburg are desert, mind you, or semi-arid, and Fredericksburg isn't a tropical rain forest. And it's not "monsoon season" either. I'm detecting a pattern here. So I am suggesting to our California members that they petition their governor to sponsor me for a while in their beautiful state. I will solve your problems. Your drought problems, anyway.
Put us down . We need some help here . We now have buckets in showers and have RV shower heads with shut offs . Rain barrels for washing machine grey water capture . Water is like gold here . Pat
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Old 05-22-2015, 04:29 PM   #25
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Mike,

Are you sure you're not still in Texas? They're saying my area will have 20" of rain total for the month of May. Smashes every record they've ever had. Typical May totals are about 1-2". Looked at the extended forecast and it's rain for the next 10 days. Sheesh!
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Old 05-22-2015, 09:38 PM   #26
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I thought the rain today sounded a little odd on the roof of my trailer...
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Old 06-02-2015, 12:44 PM   #27
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Don't know about Osoyoos but 1" of rain overnight in greater Penticton area (30 mins north). Another inch forecast today/tonight.

Go see if California will pay you to camp there Mike. :-)
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All of Western Canada can certainly use a bunch of precipitation. Maybe not the coast though.
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Old 06-02-2015, 01:24 PM   #29
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For me once was at the Hammer Museum in LA. . Walked in a room and it stopped me in my tracks . If anyone has never stood in front of a Van Gogh there is no describing what they make you feel . There is so much emotion going on . The paintings seem to be moving . Needless to say had to keep going back for another look . Painting was on loan and didn't know I would ever see it in person . One of those moments I will never forget . Enjoyed seeing it again. Pat
I always thought Don McLean's song [Vincent, based on Starry Night] captured the mood of the fabulous painting so very well. Who can listen to that song without visioning the painting?

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Old 06-02-2015, 03:47 PM   #30
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True, but genius is too often a close cousin to madness. There are too many examples.
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Old 06-02-2015, 04:11 PM   #31
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I always thought Don McLean's song [Vincent, based on Starry Night] captured the mood of the fabulous painting so very well. Who can listen to that song without visioning the painting?

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I never put these two together. Love the painting (obviously with my avatar), but the song never really appealed to me, though now I would like to listen to it again.
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True, but genius is too often a close cousin to madness. There are too many examples.
This is a balance I am going for, but the scales usually tip heavily to the madness side.
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:16 AM   #32
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The only thing keeping us from camping this week is a couple of wrens that have built a nest under the spare tire cover on our Escape, and my wife won't let us disturb them until the babies have left the nest. In the future I'm going to keep the cover off the spare until we hit the road.
Okay, we just checked and the wrens have left the nest!
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:31 AM   #33
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Ray, I think that wheel looks great without the cover.
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Old 06-04-2015, 10:37 AM   #34
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Okay, we just checked and the wrens have left the nest!
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Yes, from now on we're going to keep that cover off during "nesting" seasons.
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No THIT Mike! But by the same AP, Portland Oregon is now running 9-12 degrees above normal. SWEATING! By the weekend we'll be back to normal (setting on a dryer)
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I am at Memaloose State Park which is about 70 miles east of Portland. The temp is 89 degrees at 10:30 pm I am thankful for the AC, and the new fridge which maxed out at 40 degrees eve n though it was 101 today
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I am at Memaloose State Park which is about 70 miles east of Portland. The temp is 89 degrees at 10:30 pm I am thankful for the AC, and the new fridge which maxed out at 40 degrees eve n though it was 101 today
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Okay, we just checked and the wrens have left the nest!
It happened again, only this time the wrens were making a nest in the air conditioner on top of the Escape. I'm glad I saw them carrying materials into the nest and got to it before they laid any eggs. I then wrapped bird netting around the AC to discourage any more intrusions. My wife always hangs pots full of flowers around the house for the wrens and they do usually build nests in them, but the Escape is just too tempting, even for birds!
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