Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
GETTIN DOWN WITH THE BREHMS, 26 FEB. 2012
Greetings and salutations from the Desert. Still camped at Salton City and enjoying life. Visits from Mike and Marsha from Bisbee, Kathy from Susanville, Terry and Glenda, who stopped by for a visit and signed up for a month here at Johnson's Landing, Russ and Sharon and Rick and Darlene are camped at Thousand Trails, Palm Springs, and may stop by for a visit. Weather has been beautimus, and the company fantastic.ELEPHANTS? MAMMOTHS, MAMEPHANTS?
There is an artist/welder somewhere in the desert that has tried to recreate noah's ark in Borrego Springs. Here, the artist has assembled a flock of pakyderm. We drove here with Terry and Glenda Lynch. Had a nice day visiting all the steel bellied creatures, sharing a sobroso Mexican lunch, and telling lies.
PAIR OF RUSTED OUT MUSTANGS
These animals look so real, and from a little distance, are real eye stoppers. For those of you who have not seen this desert art gallery, and are in the southern California, or western Arizona area, we highly recommend that you do so.
EAGLE, CHICK & RATTLESNAKE
This is not a dissabled eagle on crutches. This is an enormous weldment with the wings supported by steel poles. At the lower left is a chick ready for takeoff, and on it's right, a rattlesnake trying to rob the nest. Obviously some hidden political message here. This is so big, I could have parked the Jeep in front of it, and all it would block is the base.
I'D WALK A MILE FOR A SNACK
Well, we reenlisted for another week out here. I'm not sure what it is, but this is such a great place to relax, and there is so much to do. Next weekend is the Tierrra del Sol 50th rally. This place will be packed. Wish we could make it, but we are leaving on Friday and I'm sure the crowd will dissolve our state of rest.
....SO, the GRASSHOPPER SAY'S to the SCORPION
"...I was just jumping from ocotillo to ocotillo, when this farmer's daughter caught me and............" Oh well whatever happened, the grasshopper survives in a somewhat state of transfixation, and the scorpion is bored to death and has become comotose.
DUNE DRAGON
This peice of structure is enormous, and streaches clear across the road. Compare it to the Jeep on the right. Incredible detail work!
ALPHA JEEP
These dudes have been trying to get off this rock for so long, they have rusted in place. This weldment is amazing in it's details, even the people in the Jeep have shoelaces on their shoes.
BOTTOMLESS BORREGO SUN GOD
Jose Gremlich, Borrego God of the Desert Sun. He is an Aries, likes long walks on the beach, terriyaki lizard, and Kenny G.
RAMMING BORREGO RAMS
Hope all our friends and family are having a wonderful winter like we are. As you know, we really enjoy your e-mails and think of you often. We are truly blessed to be living this life, and pray for us all that our quest for freedom and happiness will continue for our kids, grandkids and on and on. We must guarantee it!
TREE RUNNER?
This guy was busted while hiding in a tree at the golf course. What kind of a roadrunner hides in a tree? (You shoulda heard the coyotes last night)
Monday, February 6, 2012
DIANE'S FRIENDS at her BIRTHDAY PARTY
Wow! What a week here at Johnson's Landing in Salton City. The week end was especially busy. Diane's birthday was Saturday, so we had a nice party for her here at the rig, with lots of goodies to eat. I think almost everybody contributed something. Sunday, of course, was super bowl, also celebrated here at our rig. Weather has been nice, no major reports of illness or misfortune, so we are keepin on keepin on, with a bunch of real nice folks.HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DIANE......
Last birthday of the "50's" for Diane. We must have had around 30 people over for barbeque and sides. Even though the weather threatened to be bad, things turned out fine.
There has been a lot of motorized parachuting going on, and the "Treasure Trails" off road event is about to happen, so lot's of excitement.
SURPRISE VISIT from BILL,the BIRTHDAY FAIRY
This is the "colorful" Billy Mitchell, relative of the great bomber pilot Billy D, Mitchell. Bill just wants to bring some color and smiles into
everyones, life. He does a good job.
SUPER BOWL GANG AT OUR RIG
Most of the folks at this gathering were rooting for the Patriots, but regardless of who won, it was a terrific game. We had enough goodies left over from Diane's birthday party to have another feast for the game.
DAS GRILL MEISTER, YA!
All right! who wants burgers and/or hot dogs? It was a good feed. We were hoping for a few more folks than were able to make it, but I guess last week was a good one for surgeries because two of our folks were under the knife, (this is not in anyway related to my cooking chores).
GRACE IS VERY PROUD OF HER LEFT HAND
We have had a wonderful time and hope you all are doing the same. We should be back in the San Diego area late Feb. for Dr's appointments and little get ready things. In May, we will leave for Las Vegas to help a dear friend celebrate his birthday. From there, not sure, but we have to wind up in South Dakota in October to renew our drivers licenses. Might do the Pacific Coast on the way.
NICE JACKET, WRONG GAME!
This Gene, our resident Cowboy and waitress wrestler. He is a good guy...........
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
DOWN WITH THE BREHMS, 2 FEBRUARY, 012
Still here at Johnson's Landing. Weather good, health good. Friends abundant....SALTON SEA AIRFORCE FLYOVER
The air is alive with the sounds of compressor motors driving these airborne thingamajigs. This is an attack formation being demonstrated at an elevation of 80'. We feel much safer now.
RIGHT ON TARGET
This dude is an Airforce sniper. He is trying to knock my camera off the tripod. Nay nay evil terrorist. My tripod stands in your contempt!
HAPPY HOUR
About 3:00 pm every day, Happy Hour occurs right behind our rig. We think it must be an extraterestrial influence on the desert folk. From left to right; Sandy, Darlene, Grace, Diane, Jim & Glen.
HAPPY HOUR at the SEA, 2
This is the other side of Happy Hour, from left to right; Bill, Roger, Gene, Peter, & Paula.
41 DIAMOND T MOBILE FUELING TRUCK
This beauty belongs to a B.C. Canadian. It is a 1941 Diamond T fuel delivery truck ( it originally had a cylindical tank filling the bed of this guy). He has restored it as his daily driver.
DON'T SEE MANY OF THESE
This old Diamond T has a 1998 Cummins 185 horse deisel mounted behind the cab. Runs like a top and gets 24 mpg gas mileage towing a camp trailer.
OWNER, BUILDER, DRIVER
Here's the guy that pulled the old Diamond T out of the barn, and turned it into his daily driver.
Monday, January 16, 2012
WHAT'S DOWN with the BREHMS, 16 JAN. 2012
Yep! we're back on the road again. We had a very nice Christmas, and New Year holiday. We are back with our good friends at the yearly Salton Sea fest. We will probably be here for 6 weeks.DIANE & DARLENE RESTING at the FMCA RALLY
The FMCA, a family motor coach club, has a rally every January at the DateFestival/Riverside County Fairgrounds. It's always enjoyable, with all the vendors, new motorhomes, seminars, and fellow RVers. We attended this years event, and here Diane and Darlene
FMCA RALLY, 2012, INDIO
Just a shot across the fairgrounds. We actually got by fairly cheap this year. One thing I did splurge on, is a tire pressure monitoring system that will tell me, from a monitor on the dash of the motorhome, the individual tire pressures of all 6 of the motorhome tires, and the 4 on the tow car. After our blow out on the tow car a couple of months ago, this system became a priority.
WESTSHORE BEACH
The Salton Sea is exceptionally low this year, but it's still there. Progress on reconstituting the sea as a recreational area seems non-exisitent.
SUPER SALTON SEA PARAPLANE
The campground here at Westshore RV. has a nice flat take off and landing ramp about the size of 3 or 4 footbal fields. Lot's of activity here on the weekends for parachute planes, ultra-lights, etc.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
MERRY CHRISTMAS
We wish all our family and friends a joyous Christmas, and a Happy and ProsperousNew Year. God Bless America
Sunday, November 6, 2011
DIANE, ANDY, AND LINDA
Yes, we are back for part of the winter, at least until early January. We couldn't pass through Yuma without stopping for a visit with good friends Andy and Linda Clarkson. We had a wonderful couple of days with them. They are the ultimate hosts.
Well, what a wonderful year, all the way to Nashville, a great visit with my sister & Bro -in- law. Lots of side trips, hikes, tours, boat rides and good friends along the way. We are pretty much unscathed, no health problems, a little hot water problem, a blown tire, and a cracked windshield. Not bad.
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN IN YUMA
Good friends Andy and Linda own a beautiful place in the Foothills of Yuma. Full RV hookups, a one bedroom apartment, and a great garage/workshop/storage shed, plus walled in yard, gated entrances, and a sunroof. Like staying at a resort. Thanks guys.
OUR COACH AT THE CLARKSON ESTATE
Our rig in the Clarkson compound.
Hope you all had a wonderful summer, and hope to see some of you during our stay here in Jamul. Blogging will be a little sparse while here. This our rest up and repair time, so nothing you'd be interested in. Love you all, and hope you have good old AMERICAN Thanksgiving, and CHRISTMAS. They can save the holiday trees and winterfests for those offended by American Traditions. He He......................
Sunday, October 30, 2011
AN ILLUSION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Yes, this is the Bisbee Welfare Office, but like so many other words used as an accurate description, but offended the liberal mind, they have been renamed. Hence "Community Provider of Enrichment Services".We are still having a wonderful time here in Bisbee with friends Mike & Marsha. We have gone into Sierra Vista several times, Tombstone a couple of times, out to the firing range, and yesterday, went to Ft. Huachuca to see the Museums, particularly the Buffalo Soldier Museum.
THE INN at CASTLE ROCK, BISBEE, AZ.
Bisbee is a very colorful little town. Kind of a hippee art villiage. Not much traditional art, but art just the same. The town is built on steep cliffs, so it sets on many different levels. The "INN" actually sits below road level. The Copper Queen Hotel can be accessed from the rear at several stories from the street level. That's how steep the road is. Many of the buildings are painted in bright contrasting colors.
"STACKEDVILLE"
As I said earlier, the town is stacked on itself. Bisbee was built by the same copper mining company that built Jerome AZ., Phelps Dodge, so there are many similarities, between the two.
We will probably be leaving here on the 4th, and head to Yuma, where hopefully we can visit with friends Andy and Linda Clarkson. From there, on to Pio Pico in San Diego County. Will look forward to rendesvous with our friends there.
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BUFFALO SOLDIERS, a major force at Ft. Huachuca
We were particularly interested in visiting the Buffalo Soldier Museum at Fort Huachuca. They have a long history of service and leadership at the Fort, from 1877 to 1945. Buffalo Soldiers contributed significantly to Army Intellegence at the Fort and as deployed. And on several occasions served as Commanding Officers of the fort.
BUFFALO SOLDIERS on the TRAIL
I particularly liked this old photo of the "wild West" Buffalo Soldiers.
Everything is fine with us. We have a few things to do at Pio Pico to get ready to go again, but we are healthy, happy, and raring to go............
Geronimo, captured by, and encarcerated Ft. Huachuca
The illusive old Chiricawa Apache, Geronimo
lived and marauded this area. He was captured by soldiers from Ft. Wuachuca, and returned to the fort for encarceration. These were some of his weopons.
FUTURE DESERT SITE OF FT. HUACHUCA, 1877
Large indoor diorama of the desert where Fort Huachaca now sits.
Hope all is well with you, Love and God Bless.....
Diane and her boys....
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