Suburban

Suburban showed up little while ago with six or so disc golfers in it. I think about the only other one I've seen is daughter Heather drives one out here each year when they visit.

Foxes

We have the most gray foxes I've ever seen in the near completion of the 18 years I've been here. Two nights in a row while the 15 to 20 gray foxes are gathering in the parking lot waiting for the hot dog throw a all black bobca ran up the driveway and into the gathering. They all seem to have gotten away. However while Jax and I were out hiking we found one that didn't get away from something.

Our Return

Hiking the neighborhood.

Mission Trails

Kobae's Last Day

Kobae spends his last day this year on the porch sunning himself. The weather is turned colder and I have to get him back to San Diego before winter hits. Because African Spurs come from Africa where ir doesn't get under 50 much he's frozen when it's in the 40s and they never had to learn how to hybernate so off to San Diego for the Winter and I till go back and get him in February when it starts to warm out here. He's just too destructive to leave him in the lodge for 100 days. We spend a day hiking around Tierrasanta and then the next two days in San Diego are cold so hike Kobae and Jax one day in the nearby park of 8,000 acres Mission Trails.

My Two Hiking Buddies

Eighteen Years

Hiking with Kobae

A lot of stuff happens out here and Teresa, Thomas (grandson) and I know we're pretty much on our own. Despite 18 years of living here mother nature and life in general still provide surprises for us. Still there's not much stress most of the time. Hiking with Kobae though is almost always a stressful experience. Trying to keep him alive until he returns to San Diego for the winter is an effort. Kobae chose to hike into a dead end canyon which I like because it's easier to keep track of him and narrows his options of getting into trouble, but not this dead end so Jax and I head into the canyon with him.

At the end of the canyon is sometimes a waterfall and the rest of the time all but quicksand. I tried three times to turn him around but he's strong and I couldn't. Finally just before he headed into the mud I took a head glove and slapped him in the face and each time he would bring his head out I's slap him again to keep him from dying. In time he retreated and started heading back to the canyon entrance.

I moved back down the canyon and hung out waiting for Kobae to come back my way. Theb I heard him above me. When I looked out from the overhang Kobae was on top heading down the overhand where if he would have fallen he'd have a serious injury or worse. I had to get up on the rock and get him to turn around and go back where he came up. It's an effort to keep him alive.

Bird Switch

The cowbirds moved out a week or so ago and the red winged black birds have taken their place. Living in the reeds of the pond next door at the main house and they have no problem with the new tree.

Benches

Craig built several benches and left them around the property at disc golf tees and fire pits.

Gopher Snake

We've run across this guy before but now we know where he lives.

Prominant Place

Lithuania

Every year three friends from Lithuania who leave their Jeeps in Moab for 50 weeks of the year then fly over for two weeks in Moab including a day on the front porch of Base Camp as we lie to each other to make the funniest story.