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June 11, 2015  Orlando, FL Running around and around – ‘cause that’s what gypsies do I left NW Florida on June 4 in my new-to-me truck – a VERY big truck – the kind that makes a man proud. It’s … Continue reading →

March 7, 2015 Is it Spring yet? I’m back in Northwest Florida where Spring is dancing with Winter. The red buds are beginning to bloom, and the azaleas are considering it. The lawn grass hasn’t gotten into the green yet … Continue reading →

Jan 5, 2015 from the desert The desert is a good place — to end one year and begin another. I realize that not everyone is attracted to this stark beauty but I feel the draw it has held for … Continue reading →

Dec 28, 2014 After Christmas in the desert On December 26, we crossed the border into Mexico at Algodones and met some boon docking friends. After I picked up my new glasses, we had lunch (margaritas and chile rellenos) and … Continue reading →

FELIZ NAVIDAD Best wishes from the deserts of eastern California! Doug and I are in his truck camper, parked on open land owned by BLM (Bureau of Land Management). There are maybe 30 RV’s scattered across two miles of this … Continue reading →

December 16, 2014 – Ancestors 102 years ago today, my dad, Judge Woodrow M. Melvin, was born in in the house his father built at 306 Berryhill Street, Milton, Fl. My grandmother, Laura Melvin, gave birth to six boys in … Continue reading →

Dec 10, 2014 Tucson and points south Sunday Doug and I headed south from Tucson to Sierra Vista, AZ to do some birding. Birds generally prefer more remote areas, yet remote describes a different place this close to the US/Mexican … Continue reading →

We spent the night in Silver City – a delightful town with a population of about 10,000, founded in 1870. There is a 55 foot ditch running through the center of town, the result of a flood in 1895 that … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, Dec 2, I was part of a fund raiser called BuY the Book at Solace Crisis and Treatment Center in Santa Fe. http://findsolace.org/ They had an auditorium stuffed with an amazing array of donated books — $1 for … Continue reading →

This little guy was in no hurry.  So we waited. Wide open country. This Saguaro is also in no hurry.  It’s probably 100 years old, since it has multiple arms.