Monday morning was sunny and calm.  Jeanne went for her 35 minute walk, then Gordon made breakfast - his was toast and tomatoes - hers was bread, peanut butter and banana.  While eating Maria, from across the road came over to visit.  Before long Hans, her husband, was sitting visiting also.  Our intention was to go and visit Tom and Lucille before our 1:00 pm quading departure.  By the time we got over to the RV park where they stay Lucille and a friend were just pulling onto the street on their way shopping, so we missed her entirely, and Tom had two fellows come to practice their songs for the jam, so we only stayed about five minutes.

Chuck, Glen, April, Gordon & Jeanne went quading - headed north of town to the old Patton proving grounds. Chuck was looking for spent shells.  What we found was changing terrain and two purple flowers blooming amidst the sand and rocks.

Picture 1 - we came to this high point in our travels and the fellows said they figured we could see a great deal from the top of it, so Gordon took off and drove up to the top.  Glen then said, "if he can do it so can I" and he took off and made it to the top.  Chuck, however, stayed at the bottom and kept saying how very dangerous it was and that they were tipping.  Jeanne just told him it looked steeper than it really was, as was most things looking from the bottom or the top.  He wasn't going up.  So, if you look closely, you can see Glen and Gordon at the very top of the "mountain"

Picture 2 & 3 just show the different terrain we encountered.  It is very gravelly and one wonders how anything can grow.

Picture 4 is of the little purple flowers.  

It was sunny and warm today and not too windy.  Very dusty though.  Arrived home shortly after 4 - spent happy hour at Glen & April's.  Bonnie & Clyde had gone to Mexico this morning and were back home by the time we got home.