GOt home from NM tonight around midnight.. That was enough time for DIane to go out to check for tomato hornworms. We created a cool way of looking for them. I have a powerful UV (aka blacklight ) flashlights. The hornworm caterpillars fluoresce bright green when the beam hits them !   Fun for us, but bad news for them.. 

 

No  monsters tonight.. but the house did look spooky. Our grandnephew Mason and his family were staying in the house for a few nights while we were gone. He loves playing with the smart lights..   Kind of a cool look for the house !

Nice to be home

nite all, nite sam

-me

We had another quiet day at the casa.. I got out for a run.. and could still feel the thin air.. but it felt great to get some exercise.. I really miss it when I dont get some every day 

THis was our last day in Santa Fe.. We’d originally planned one night of camping with Max, Becky and their friends.. but that didn’t sound like a good idea given covid.. no worries though, we’ve had a really nice and peaceful time.. we have a hot tub. which made things pretty relaxing >
So relaxing that after 3 minutes of watching the debate, I turned it off.. It wasn’t going to help me relax. 

Tonight we opted for another socially distanced dinner. We needed  one more dose of Southwestern food. Becky picked up SW food from Atrisco down the road.. it was really delicious.. Wiane and I ate inside, max and becky ate outside of the wide oe double doors 

Its been so nice seeign Max and becky.. they make us feel really welcome.. and they are both such interesting and loving people.

We love you guys !

nite all, nite sam
-me

Diane was feeling a little better today .. so we decided to take another socially distanced walk.. we walked up to the Railyard and checked out a new interactive art collection called “the Art Vault’ .. it exists because a wealthy patron created the space , invites the artis.. and subsidized the vists.. it was free.. and worth much more. 

The pieces were more subtle and more artistic than the pieces we saw the other day at currents  a couple of days ago

Despite covid, We were determined to find ways to hang out with Max and Becky.. We opted for a very socially distanced dinner at their house…

We also got some good doggie time.. with violet and her best freind and next door neighbor  Lando .. whos moving away in a week or so 

We opted for Great afro/carib  takeot from Jambo.. So tasty !
We learned the same chef is opeing another caribean lace up where max and becky used to live.. Definetly want to try that

It was so great hangign out with Max and becky if even at a distance.l  
Max was loving the new hammock that my mom got them as a marriage present

A different vacation than we planned..
Still a very good one

Nite all, nite sam
-me

We began the day with our new goto for breakfast.. on our tri to austin a few weeks back we got hooked on acai bowls.. In the time since, diane has mattered the creation.. so much goodness, so many tastes adn consistancy.. so little un natural stuff !

After breakfast , we took grandog Violet to the wonderful Ortiz Dog park.. its 100’s of acres of un fences running through cedar, juniper, cactus.. a dogs paradise.

Its touching to see all the tributes people have made for their furry friends.. 

I certainly get it !

it turned out to be  a red line day …  welll.. maybe pink line.. 

Diane was feeling kinda crummy this morning.. she had a sore throught.. tLater oday she decided to test for covid…

the test line turned  a very attractive light pink .. which meant she was covid positive..  bummer.. ! that happened to us once before when we were visiting .. along with Becky’s parents.  We called it “Camp Covid”

well.. we had to adjust our plans.. and isolate .. even from each other 🙁 .. I tested negative.. so we kept our ditance, wore masks and stayed away from other folks.  We layed low at the aribnb.. towards eneving we went to Pho Kim a great Vietnamese lace about 10 min walk away… .. We ate outside away from other people .

I got this great fortune cookie message  (since when do you get fortune cookies at vietnamese resturants ? )

On our walk home , we came across this guy.. a full grown coyote !
Beutiful and graceful.. he strolled u the river ath we were about to cross. then took off running when soem dogs barked. He/she was beautiful to watch !

ALso on the way home I saw this grafitto.. everything I like in one place.. John Goodman in big lebowski with grateful dead logs.. What more can soemone ask for ? 

So .. thats how we began a very differnt vacation than we planned.. a bit dissapointing in that we needed to distance from each other and max and becky.. and no hikes, …
But we were determined ot enjoy our stay regardless .
I have confidence we will !

nite all, nite sam

-me