What a Mess

You would think I would learn when it comes to securing the stuff inside the bouncy trailer when we travel.  NOPE!! Thus far we have had a 1 lb. container of cinnamon fall, then a 1 lb container of cocoa powder, then the caramel dip fell from the cabinet (upright so no real mess), then it fell from the frig that opened (upright again thank goodness), then we keep forgetting that things shift in frig and cabinet so something is always falls out.  Eggs were a big mess then we broke 3 bowls into pieces. We hit up the flea market across from the campground and found such a deal on plastic bowls.  I am sure none of this will teach us a lesson and you will hear of more messes in the future.

Drinking helps when you have all these disasters so we drove up a mountain to play disc golf (I didn't play because I would certainly have died walking this course) then afterward we went to a brewery then rolled down the mountain super fast and used no gas for miles and miles. So pretty.  There was also this crazy cool bark on a tree so I had to take a picture of it and I found more beauty in a single flower on a prickly plant.

We moved on to Truth or Consequences for a couple of days.  We walked around the town and came

upon this wall made of cans. You can see cans on one side and the other is skimmed over.  Kind of funky.  I also like crazy old things so I took pictures of rusty metal!  Who doesn't like rusty metal!!!

YES another brewery was to be found on our walk about and then we drove to Elephant Butte State Park.  They would not let us in because we were not NM residents so they showed us on the map how we could illegally get into the park.  We walked around a bunch on the sand that surrounded the huge lake and took a couple pictures.  There are some crazy looking rock that I can not identify but they looked cool so I took a picture.

 We are not hoity toity resort RV park people. Mostly because they pack people in like those little gross fish in a can and you can hear the yapping dog in the next trailer all sad because their owners left them to go tour around.  We did however purchase a Passport America membership and this gets you 1/2 off the price of the campsite in some parks.  Thus far we have more than paid for the membership of $39 for two year membership and been really happy with the parks we have stayed at.  They are mostly just a bit off the highway but have the hook ups if we need it and 1/2 the price.  After all we have to save our money for beer.

And now for much anticipated worlds larges Pistachio.  I don't know about you but I find it fascinating to see how things are grown or produced.  I won't bore you with details but here are a few pictures of the pistachio and the trees that the real thing grow on. Also included is an up close and personal picture of a clump of them on a tree.  Enjoy and there will be more to come when we travel on to Las Cruces tomorrow. We have to move because the channel that the Packers is on does not come in on the TV where we are at.  

                                             *There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies.*