Dry Week

Above, Meeko the llama yesterday. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Dry weather with some winds will continue in Jamestown, New Mexico.

At least I am saving some money by not needing The Beast to be plugged into the power outlet to run the holding tank and space heaters. 

According to the the National Weather Service, this week is shaping up as follows:

 Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

2nd Booster and Llama

Above, Meeko the llama at Nandoh's today. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This morning, I had to go into Gallup to get my second Pfizer booster and pick up my prescriptions.

That all went smoothly. But on the way back to Jamestown, I noticed soreness and I felt a little "out of sorts". This was the first time this happened. The soreness in my arm usually comes hours after the vaccnation. 

I did make it back to meet up with Victor at Denny's at the Flying J for coffee.

After coffee, I headed home and noticed that Meeko the llama was in Nandoh's yard. It sent him a text to let him know that Meeko was in his yard again and his gate was open. I am guessing he was out riding his Harley.

Later, I got the Jeep out to fill the gas tank at the Flying J. After my five cent per gallon Good Sam discount, the cost per gallon was lowered to $4..579.

Como Se Llama?

Above, Meeko the llama. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today was a nice warm day at 66° outside, but it did come with some wind. We are in a Wind Advisory.

I took the Jeep out this afternoon and stopped at Christmas's pen and gave her a bunch of carrots. I had some extras in case the two horses across the road were out in their section of yard near the road. They were nowhere to be seen.

Above, Christmas is ready for her next carrot. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I then headed to the Flying J to put gas into the gas tank and I was off to Six Mile Canyon.

There were others in the canyon in ATVs or pick-up trucks. I went as far as the windmill and stopped there for a while to kick back and listen to the radio for a while. Then I headed back to Whispering Cedars.

Above, today at the windmill in Six Mile Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I drove around the community and stopped at the pen where the llama named Meeko lives. I have him (or her?) the last remaining carrots. In the pen with the llama are some horses and goats. The llama likes carrots as much as horses do. Fortunately, the goats and horse stayed at the opposite of the pen.

Above, Meeko eating a carrot. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

While I was there, my friend Victor came by and we chatted for a while. I bought the Jeep from him last summer. While we were talking I noticed a hairy goat approach Meeko and it tried to hump the llama. That was a funny sight.

Above, Meeko waiting for another carrot. The horny goat is in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

As we continued talking, Greg and Roger came by and we chatted a bit with them. Greg asked me if the llama tried to spit at me, and I told him no. The llama was friendly and Nandoh said months ago (when it escaped and ended up at Nandoh's yard) that the llama is friendly once someone gives it treats. That seemed to be the case today.

After we were all done chatting, I then headed home for the day. It is supposed to get warmer over the next few days.

Mini Bike Ride

Above, Meeko the llama in his yard. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This afternoon, I decided to take a ride around our Whispering Cedars subdivision on the mini bike.

It had sprinkled about an hour before when a rain cell came over the area. Unfortunately, it didn't last long and it evaporated almost as soon as it hit.

But, it is a comfortable day in the mid-80s. One good thing about riding motor-driven bikes, the rush of cool air feels great as you're riding.

Along the ride, I spotted the Meeko the llama in his yard. He's been back for almost a month after being down at Nandoh's. I took a couple of photos.

A bit further up Whispering Cedars Road, I spotted a Trump campaign flag attached to a fence. I snapped a photo of it.

Above, a Trump supporter in our community. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

During my ride on Birch Road, I noticed friend Victor (from whom I bought the Willys Jeep) working on his new-to-him Toyota 4-Runner in his yard. He was scraping window tinting from the front passenger window. I stopped in and helped him to get it off. I got lucky and managed to peel quite a bit of it off. He bought the 4-Runner to replace the Jeep.

After that was done, I headed back out and eventually got back home.

Sunny Until Wednesday

Above, the half-mowed Barking Spider Acre. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Last night, I woke up around 3:00 and stayed up for a while.

Later, around 4:30, I decided to go back to bed and just as I was doing so, some coyotes began howling. It's been a while since I've heard any. It was probably due to the rainy weather we've been having. So now they're out and about.

I woke up around 7:00 and found it to be sunny out with clear skies. Noticing this, I checked the National Weather Service and it appears that we'll have some sunny days until Wednesday.

The Barking Spider Acre is probably still to saturated to finish mowing it due to the mud. While at the El Rancho Hotel plaque dedication, I was talking with Nandoh, one of my neighbors who also has a Magnum Big Boy mower, and he said he also got his stuck in the mud recently. Lucky for him, he has a 4-wheel drive Jeep with a winch to pull it out. (By the way Meeko the llama is back home. The owner finally retrieved him.)

Looks like I'll have to wait a while for the ground to dry.

According to the National Weather Service:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

On The Way Home This Morning...

While heading home from our usual morning coffee gathering at Denny's in the Flying J, I noticed Meeko the llama running back and forth along the front fence of Nandoh's place. (Apparently, Meeko's owner isn't in a hurry to get him back home.)

His attention was on two horses directly across the road. I couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures, so I stopped.

Here they are:

Above, Meeko's attention is focused across the road. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

.Above, what Meeko's attention was drawn two. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Thunderstorms Passed Us

Above, Nandoh's guest yesterday. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The scattered showers and thunderstorms passed us. It was dark and stormy-looking to the east, but we just has some clouds.

The next few days will be on the warm side in the 80s. No precipitation is forecast. This will probably make the snakes around here more active. One neighbor killed one rattlesnake the other day and I saw a dead one on Birch Road while riding the mini bike. I don't mind bull snakes, it's the rattlers that we have to be on the lookout for.

The forecast by the National Weather Service:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 79.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Warm Days

Above, Meeko the llama. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today's temperature got to around 79-80° in Jamestown, New Mexico.

The locals and I are enjoying the warm weather after the long winter. It seemed that whenever it started to warm up, a snow shower would come in or it just got plain windy and cold.

We will be having more of this through the weekend according to the National Weather Service.

I took a little drive earlier today and it appears Meeko, the llama that lives around the corner and about 4 houses down from me, was also enjoying the weather.

Yesterday got little interesting. I was sitting on the deck when I heard some fast "klop-klop" noises. It turned out that three horses got out of their pen and were running loose on my street. Fortunately, they headed back home, which is three doors north of me. My first thought was that they would end up on the freeway since the barrier fences are not installed yet.

The forecast:

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Como Se Llama?

Above, Meeko safely at home today. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This is Meeko. He lives around the corner from me.

Four days ago, he got out and was seen running (galloping?) down the main street in our Jamestown, New Mexico community.

After getting today's mail, I cruised by and saw him safely in his yard. So I took the above photo.

Easter Sunday

Above, one of my four-legged neighbors, a llama. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Easter morning breakfast was spent down at Denny's at the Flying J.

Above, the Flying J. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

My "Easter egg" was in the form of an omelette.

Speaking of the Flying J, besides Denny's and Subway, the travel center now includes a Cinnabon!

Above, the gas pumps were busy this morning. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After breakfast, I decided to cruise around the neighborhood. I stopped in front of one residence where, in their yard, were some animals (including a llama).

Above, the llama's companions. After all, this is horse country. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Happy Easter!