Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Tiki Bar.. Bad News .. Good News

The Bad News 

It is with a heavy hart  to report that we have to report  a casualty at the Tiki Bar

Our faithful OPEN sign has broken, it was my fault, I placed it in a precarious position while trying to protect it  from the winds we have been having, placing it in a soft cooler, where the fur kids could accidentally step on it.

  So, now the folks that are current neighbors of mine have indicated they will now be on the prowl for a suitable digital replacement .... Cool ... time to upgrade from the old stuff

The Good News

The a fore mentioned neighbors and I made a trip during the last few days to Mexico (surprising I know)
It was determined that the Tiki Bar needed a mascot ....... so, here he is:

Meet Pedro the Tiki Bar Perot

For now Pedro will replace the OPEN sign as our welcoming to all who would like to stop by
It is possible ... that Pedro may have some observations during his travels

 We are now on the lookout for a small NEW OPEN Sign possibly a digital LED one..

 

 


Sunday, December 28, 2014

Out of Place Birds, Cougars, Turtles, Clouds and Rainbows

Some happenings in our world not noticed by those who only venture outdoors to go to work or to shovel snow or mow grass..

7 minutes

Mini Ice Age 2015-2035

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Salvation Mountain ... Merry Christmas


Stopped by Salvation Mountain today with friends







Inside the Mountain



His Truck (before the tiny house movement)





Slab City
Salvation Mountain is before Slab City
I like this shot of a Tiki Hut with the all important solar panel


Shoe Tree at the Slabs

 Merry Christmas Everyone


Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Rainbows, Chemtrails & a Sunset

One thing about living in a trailer with big windows .. you are much closer to weather events than when sitting in a house.

Since last night we have had almost 1/2 inch of rain, a brief bout with pea size hail, a little breeze to keep the wind charger operating

So, here are a few photos:
Left side of the rainbo

right side of the rainbo

Nothing like a little chemtrail action at sunset (bastards)

More aluminum & barium 

windmill doing it's thing

Another one of them sunsets shots

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Classic Southwest Photo

Not much going on ... Except the weather, we received 1/10th  inch of rain, predicted to be a low of 33 degrees tonight,

Below a picture worth using as a background picture, I may redesign the blog header with this photo




I was watching a local tv news propaganda show that were predicting low temps in the 40's  
Below is a pic of the script reader at a local mall taking donations of blankets
At the time of the pic the temps are in the 60's she has a coat and scarf on



Monday, December 8, 2014

Sunset .. Today

 1 mile away from the border of the land of fruits & nuts




Saturday, December 6, 2014

Migration Successful .. Weather Report

 

 

 

Sunny

                            Nice Solar Action

A little Breeze

Nice temps inside and outside

Night time low temp 56 degrees

 

 

 

 Enjoy ...................

 

Monday, December 1, 2014

Sunset by the Lake

End of a beautiful day by the lake
The heron has not given up yet

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Birds and Bird Dogs

When you have bird dogs all birds are of extreme interest.
Not far from our front door this Blue Heron is fishing and the Bird Dogs are watching

For those in Denver a little weather report from the lake
High scattered clouds .. no wind
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For those who think Black Friday and all the other stupid retail holiday are great, there is this

Do We Own Our Stuff, or Does Our Stuff Own Us?
Click above link for full story 

Being freed from being owned is a form of liberation with many manifestations.


The frenzied acquisition of more stuff is supposed to be an unalloyed good: good for "growth," good for the consumer who presumably benefits from more stuff and good for governments collecting taxes on the purchase of all the stuff.

But the frenzy to acquire more stuff raises a question: do we own our stuff, or does our stuff own us? I think the answer is clear: our stuff owns us, not the other way around.

Everything we own demands its pound of flesh in one way or another: space must be found for it amid the clutter of stuff we already own, it must be programmed, recharged, maintained, dusted, moved, etc.

The only way to lighten the burden of ownership is to get rid of stuff rather than buy more stuff. The only way to stop being owned is to is get rid of the stuff that owns us.
I propose a new holiday event, Gold Sunday: this is the day everyone hauls all the stuff they "own" that is a burden to a central location and dumps it in a free-for-all. Whatever is left after the freeters have picked through the pile is carted to the recycling yard and whatever's left after that culling is taken to the dump.

Frankly, I wouldn't accept a new big-screen TV, vehicle, tablet computer, etc. etc. etc. at any price because I am tired of stuff owning me. I don't want any more entertainment or computational devices, musical instruments, vehicles, clothing, kitchen appliances, or anything else for that matter, except what can be consumed with some modest enjoyment and no ill effects.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Winter Migration has begun

Elephant Butte State Park 
Truth or Consequences NM
Dry camped

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Without Bounds Documentry

During the winter months for the past 4  years I have had the privilege to meet and enjoy a group of like minded individuals that gather in Quartzsite to an event called the RTR (Rubber Tramp Rendezvous).

Organized By Bob Wells ( the main character in the video)
I have posted some blog reports from there in the past
http://roosterpheasant.blogspot.com/2012/01/rubber-tramp-rendezvous.html
http://roosterpheasant.blogspot.com/2012/01/tiki-bar-night.html
http://roosterpheasant.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-2-of-trip-snowbird-rtr.html

The video shows the folks that full-time the mobile lifestyle 

51 minutes

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Glowing Bike Path

Glowing Bike Path is Inspired by Van Gogh


 

 In The Netherlands, solar-powered paths seems to be all the rage. There’s SolaRoad, which we blogged about yesterday. And now today, we bring you the Van Gogh-Roosegaarde bicycle path, which opened to the public this week in the Dutch town of Nuenen, where Van Gogh lived in 1883.

The path, created by local artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde in collaboration with Heijmans Infrastructure, was inspired by Van Gogh’s iconic Starry Night painting.
The path is made of thousands of stones that absorb sunlight during the day and then glow at night. Embedded in concrete, the bikeway should last the lifetime of any cement path.



The inventor


More Information about the path

 

 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Coming Soon .. Documentry of Vandwelling

During the last 4 years I have traveled to the desert of Arizona to get out of the cold in Colorado, to enjoy meeting folks who live outside the norms of society.
A society that dictates that the population (of milk cows) should live to support their desires..

During these trips I found Bob Wells who started the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous .
I met many new friends there, who are articulate, fun, smart, and engaging in a good way.

There is a Documentary coming out at the end of this month with some of these great people and Bob

Can not wait...

 
a few pictures from the past
 



For those who hate keeping up a house .. Colorful language titled F**k this house