Back Home in Reno

We left Las Vegas this morning to head home.  After stopping at Costco for gas and Einsteins's for bagels, both we and the Red Baron were ready for the trip home.  Easy trip home - get on US 95 heading north and stay there for seven hours.  Even Vi's navigator can figure that one out.  I got to drive for the first five miles and then I turned the controls over to Vi.  At least I got to drive in Las Vegas, so I wasn't too rusty.

Stopped in Beatty at the Nut and Candy Factory to pick up some treats for consumption at home.  Beatty is one of the gateways to Death Valley, so water is the most important item for sale in the store, but candy is one of basic food groups, isn't it?.  As we neared Fallon, NV, we ran into (literally) the Monarch butterflies heading north on their annual migration.  Poor butterflies did not fare too well running into our car and our visibility through the windshield was visibly diminished.  Good thing we stopped for gas in Fernley so we could clean off the windshield and the grill.

As we drove from Fernley toward Reno, we noticed that Nevada artists will have to add a few more colors to their palette.  Along with the normal browns, they will now have to add various shades of green.  As a result of the heavy rains and snowstorms this winter, the hills are now a verdant green.  Almost like velvet covering the hillsides.

Arrived home in late afternoon and found everything to be in good shape.  While we were gone, the trees and flowers bloomed in our absence.  Must be a tribute to my landscaping skills - NOT!

You can tell from the area outside the brick border how fantastic our lawn is doing.  We call it Xeriscaping and helping to control water usage in our community.  Good to be home.