No RV

We are changing our travel locomotion.  We sold the RV a couple of weeks ago.  The new owners are very excited and we know they will enjoy their adventures as we did.  Now we will travel via car and plane.  We will also enjoy the lifestyle of being home which we have discovered can be very busy, bridge, mah jongg, plays, concerts, luncheons, dinners and, mostly, friends.

Our first venture out for this year was a walk of nostalgia.  We went back to the neighborhood where we lived and raised our children, Carmichael.   The old homestead had not changed much but the trees are bigger.

Our family spent a lot of time in Ancil Hoffman Park, a block from our home.  To enjoy the park and capture good memories, we took a volkswalk through the even better park, new trails and places for picnics.

We forgot to take a camera but we did have our phones, so please picture for yourself the American River flowing rapidly, deer, turkey and geese proving the area belongs to them and wandering trails providing escape from suburbia

The following week, we ventured up north of Nevada City to Ananda or Crystal Hermitage, a spiritual retreat that follows the traditions of Paramhansa Yogananda.  Fortunately for the public, this tradition includes the planting of beautiful gardens.  We arrived just at the end of the peak tulip season, when the flowers still retained their brilliant color.  This time we had cameras.

 We will still be traveling out of town and hope you will continue to go with us.  Next stop DC next week.