We’ve become very regular about taking the dogs for a long walk in the morning and short walks throughout the day. And they are getting much better about not barking at everyone. On one of the walks we found some burrowing owls. These little owls live in burrows in the ground, like gophers. They are so cute! They are sitting at the edge of their burrow almost every morning when we walk the dogs, and they are so well camouflaged in the desert landscape that neither dog has every noticed them.
Recently we went to the newly-opened Wild Horse Pass Casino. We expected loose slots, interesting shops and good food. We were disappointed on all fronts. One person in our party of 6 won $30, but everyone else lost, and lost quick. The only shop we found was a small gift shop at the front of the casino. And a Midwest casino would never open its doors without a “Grand Buffet”, but this place has a couple of small, expensive restaurants and, almost unbelievably, a simple (but overpriced) food court. Needless to say, we will not be back.
Sunday afternoon the RV Park sponsored another get-acquainted pot-luck for the Workkampers. It started at 4pm, which is a little early for dinner and a lot late for lunch. But there was a lot of good food, so we visited with friends and had a good meal – hamburgers with about 20 side dishes to choose from. Afterwards I played a 9 hole game of mini-golf with our neighbors. I surprised myself by not doing too bad – my expectations were low so it wasn’t too hard to exceed them, and it was a lot of fun. After the golf game finished Randy joined us and we played 3 games of pool. And again, I wasn’t embarrassingly bad. Randy did better than I did – the guys won 2 games, then the ladies won one. By the time we finished the pool games everyone else was long gone so we walked back home, through a totally dark and quiet RV park . . . and realized it was only 6:45! Dang, they turn in early around here! So we four sat outside in the cool evening breeze and talked until 8:30, when we could call it a night in good conscience.
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