Window and Walk

Been busy working on my window. Marking the pattern and cutting the glass. Then grinding it to fit. Bill came out to the garage with the camera. 

Got the entire border cut and fitted. Next putting the copper foil on it and then soldering it.

Was out in the back yard checking on the plants. This bush is finally starting to get flowers. Glad to see they made it through the winter.

The Palo Verde tree is getting its leaves and the plants in front of it are all blooming. 

The patio is looking pretty good, nice and colorful. 

Another one of the bougainvilleas and an oleander beside the garage. 

After working on the window I decided to take a walk. Did a little over two miles. I just realized I haven't seen any bunnies this year. Not even when we were walking in the Wetlands. Walking past the main clubhouse I saw these beautiful yellow rose bushes. Just covered in blooms.

One of the homes had several hollyhock plants. Surprised to see that they grow here in the desert. I remember them from my Grandmother's house in Buffalo, New York. Really different climate. We used to make dancing girls out of them. 

I have all the pieces foiled now, so just need to solder them. Foiled them while watching a soccer game. Multi tasking.
At least there wasn't any wind today, but the temperatures are going back up. Expecting 87 by the weekend and very high winds Saturday - 34 - 40 with gusts up in the 50mph range. 
Baked a loaf of bread - made focaccia bread. Finished baking at 4:15, it is now 6:00 and most of it is gone already. Must have turned out okay. 
Up to 8600 steps today, maybe hit 10,000 before I go to bed. No don't think so. 

Monday

Not a very creative title, but what can I say about a day that was pretty quiet. This was last nights sunset. It was prettier than it photographed. 

Still taking care of business. Made another doctor appointment, one for Bill for his eyes. And starting to look for insurance for the cars. Talk about sticker shock between Indiana and Nevada! Wow! NV only issues six month policies. What we paid in Indiana for two cars for a year will not cover one car for six months here. 
Also we went over to RV doc. Of course the nav/camera system started working on the drive to the RV place. So of course they say there is nothing wrong with it. They can't fix it if it is working. We want it replaced, they won't do that as there is nothing wrong with it. And besides it is Jayco's problem to pay for. So they were going to try to make it stop working today to see if they can find a problem. If not we have to call Jayco again and get them to extend the warranty on the system. This is the third time we've had to get it fixed. Like the service person says, it might be the system, it might be a wiring problem. So we will see tomorrow. 
I did take a walk this morning a little over one and a half miles. I know, not much but will try to work up to more.
Later in the afternoon Bill and I took a short walk in the Wetlands behind our house. 

Parts of it are desert and other parts quite green with ponds. 

A little black duck? in one of the ponds.

Heading back towards where we live. So peaceful out there. And I'm glad it is our view from the side/back yard. 

 I cut fringe on my Wall t-shirt and put colored beads on the  bottom, fun to do and I have a zillion beads to use up. 

And that's it for today. 

Sunday Fun

I got up this morning before the crack of dawn. Thought I'd watch the sunrise on Easter Sunday. Just to much overcast, not a pretty sunrise at all. This is all we got. Usually the color is right behind us where the sun comes up. Today the only color was looking north a little.

 A broader look at it. the color is down in the left hand corner only.

 About 9:00 Bill asked if I wanted to go with him over to the radio control airfield a few blocks from us. Sure why not. This is the view from the field. It is also part of the view from our back yard. See the pointy mountain on the left. The area is The Wetlands, a protected area and park.

 Only about five people there flying. One man had two big airplanes. This one is almost big enough to lift the truck off the ground. It is a double wing plane. 

 Same owner with his other plane. It was quick and loud. 

 As soon as it was in the air I couldn't follow it with the camera. 

We watched it fly for a while. Also from the RC park we can see half way across town to the Strip. Just the taller buildings. 

We were leaving the RC park when we spotted something really interesting taking place in the Sam Boyd stadium parking lot. Car racing! We stopped in the street and watched through the fence for a while.

Then we drove down towards the stadium and discovered we could drive right in to the lot to watch.

 Go to this website to learn more about LVRSCCA - Las Vegas Regional Sports Car Club of America. Really interesting web site. I guess we could have entered the Mustang if either of us were nervy enough to do it.
From their website.
What is Autocross
Autocross, is done in a large parking lot, with a twisty course laid out with rubber orange traffic cones.  
Cars are run through the course one at a time, and timed with an electronic timing system.
It is extremely safe, completely legal, and most importantly, a whole lot of fun !  Warning: can lead to a life long addiction !
  Don't worry about your vehicle... We have classes for just about anything and all levels of modification.  From completely stock to full race cars and everything in between. 

After each set of cars went through the course the go carts came out. Boy they were really fast.

 In the parking lot of Sam Boyd Stadium. Last weekend there was a Monster Truck Jam in the Stadium. The cars with numbers on them were entries. Cost them $40 to enter. 

 Just some pictures as we walked through the parking area to the racing area.

 He was really fast. Tires squealing and dust flying.

I lost him on the track for a while. 

 This is an Oldsmobile - I saw the name on the back of it. 

Then we came on home and just vegged out the rest of the day. Felt good to do nothing.