Caught in a time warp
Caught in a time warp
This has been a very odd week or two. We are starting to feel like we are in a time warp or something. Our stay at the lake started out wonderful. A nice lake, in a nice place. Quite, pretty sunsets, swimming, all the good things.
Then Friday we woke to a giant hatch of mutant bugs. Like a bajillion of them. Thankfully they don’t bite, that would have been really bad as I react horribly to bug bites. They cling to the shade side of the RV, begging to get in. And quite a few do get in. Yuck.
That morning we braved the bugs and walked to an old cemetery. It was an odd mix of very old, and new headstones. There were some from the late 1800’s. There was also a fairly large headstone with a chain fence around it. The ornamentation on the fence was very cool. I would love to know if these were strictly ornamental, or did they have a certain purpose.
The previous night we went exploring a small homestead that was just up the road. We always wonder, who lived here, what was their life like, when exactly did they live here.
And it pays to be observant I guess. I was walking the dogs down the dirt road, and glanced toward the barbed wire fence. This heart caught my eye.
Saturday was really hot, even more bugs, and we were hardly able to be outside. Yesterday we moved on to an RV park in Three Forks. I tried to see if we could just go to Bozeman but the RV park doesn’t have room until Wednesday. When it gets really hot, boondocking can be hard unless you can get under a tree or something. The heat can be unbearable, with no power there is no A/C.
We are seeing more of Montana than we intended. I am still withholding final judgement until after the Bozeman art show this weekend. But I will say, we are pretty done with being here.
Honestly, Mary, it doesn’t sound like I would be very happy with that place either! Between the bugs and the no A/C I would be ready to leave!! Hope things improve SOON!!
You find beauty EVERYWHERE. That heart….old, bent, rusted, clad in spider silk. Yes, you find beauty, anywhere.
Thanks, I look for it everywhere.
Hope things get more comfortable fast!
You’ve once again captured some great photos; beauty out of pain :-)
More comfy now we have shade, and power. And that’s perfect, beauty out of pain.
Hello, gorgeous sky capture! I love the shot of the heart barbed wire. I do not like bugs either, UGH! Good luck with the art show! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Whew! I bet it is like an oven with no a/c out in the sunshine! We have a Japanese Beetle infestation which is disgusting, not fans of bugs here either! Hope your art show goes well and you can move on to better places.
I’m always surprised what things you can see… I probably wouldn’t notice this heart… but it is there :o) thanks for seeing the special things and for sharing them with me :o)
You are so welcome, and I’m glad you like them.
Intriguing photos of that one-time homestead, and the first sunset photo is absolutely magnificent. I wouldn’t like being surrounded by swarms of bugs…yuck! I never thought about the fact that you wouldn’t have any air conditioning when boondocking, I always thought you had a generator and could park just about anywhere. It’s so interesting to hear about both sides of RV living!
We have solar power, and a generator. We tried the generator for a little while, but it got too hot and Al was afraid we would burn the house down.
I can so relate. That’s pretty much how we felt about Idaho. Couldn’t wait to leave that state… so much so, we really changed up our entire schedule including my flight back to Chicago. We’re now in CO and it feels good to be back in a place we love. Hope your art show goes well for you making your stay worthwhile. You did manage to capture some beautiful shots. Soon you’ll be back in your beloved WY :-)
I’ve been thinking about you, and wondering how you are, and where you are. Even us travelers have our favorite places.
It doesn’t sound like Montana is getting any better for you! I hope the show at least goes well so it’s more worth it. Then I imagine you’ll hightail it out of there and never look back!
You don’t have a generator for your RV so you can at least have some power? I’m not sure I could rough it quite that much!
We have solar power, and a generator. Solar gives us all the power we need, but you can’t install enough solar to run A/C. We have a generator too, and ran it for a little while. But it heated up pretty good, and Al was afraid we would burn the house down.
Better to suffer with some heat than lose your whole house! We had storms recently and a lot of people lost power, on a very hot night. My sister told me their generator wouldn’t run their A/C either, even a big whole house one like they have. I’m glad you have some power at least though, that has to make your life easier.
We will send good vibes that the art show is well worth the trouble you’ve been having there!
Wow — gorgeous sunset!
Hoping the art show goes really well for you!! Sorry Montana has been such a “bust” for you guys; but at least you got some great photos out of the trip! And, hey, as my dad would have said “if you don’t try, you’ll never know”. These photos are intriguing, each in their own way. The heart in the barbed wire is so “cool”!! And my mind would have been wandering all over the place at the old homestead. ?
BUGS. I hate bugs. I’m already done with the bugs this season and I bet we still have at least two more months of them. It seems like every night I am killing a bug in my room. Poor Sampson, he hears me exclaim, “Jesus Christ” and he jumps up before the swatting begins.
Last week I had a grasshopper (A GRASSHOPPER) touch my forehead in passing. It landed on my wall. A grasshopper at 10:30 at night. Only me.
That is a beautiful time warp!!!…:)JP