Thursday, December 4, 2014

It’s Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a Submarine(bird)!

 

Call off all the search parties!  I’m still here – and occasionally blogging!

It’s been a while since I sat down here for an update.  As I recall, I was just leaving the Grand Canyon?  Well from there I headed down to the Interstate on the way to somewhere new – or different, at least.  I pulled into Williams, Az ready to boost the local economy with a fuel and grocery purchase and who knows what else.

Then I saw the posted price for diesel!IMG_6274

Rip-off!

Posted prices in Flagstaff (about 30 miles away?) were about a dollar cheaper.  So I took my cash with me and fuelled up in Ash Fork at a much more reasonable rate, and bought groceries and other goods in Bullhead City instead.

I decided to head out to Nevada Telephone Cove on Lake Mohave, but the winds were really blowing, so I took advantage of the time to catch up on loose ends around Bullhead City.  Finally, it calmed a bit so I headed out there.  Water levels were low, as they were a year ago at this time, so there were only a few campers around and lots of choices for camp spots.  I thought that by delaying my blog by several weeks, no one would find me, but I was barely set up before he found me.  He tried to hide his rig in the trees, but Hailey soon sniffed him out.

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And left some paw prints on the windshield and hood of his truck.

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Yes, it was none other than Wandering Willy!

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There were birds …

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And there were planes …

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And, flying submarines!

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And nightly prowlers …

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There were stealthy hunters …

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More birds …

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Some movie-star ducks …

Ducks on GoPro

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6 comments:

  1. Nice bird pictures, I especially like the actions shots of the gulls!

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  2. While we love Williams, AZ, we totally agree with you about the diesel prices, ridiculously expensive! We quite often drive up to Beaumont were diesel is almost $1.00 cheaper.

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    1. I expect higher prices in isolated areas, but not on the interstate just down the way from reasonable prices. Thanks for the comment.

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  3. Nice pix; especially the last one. Looks like a place I need to check out.

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  4. From the above, I can say that you’re an avid photographer. From those real birds to the man-made flying machines and the flying submarines, to mention, my personal favorite are the nightly prowlers. Admire your work, mate.

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