Heather's Visit Sept 2010

                                                           Heather and her Poppo!

Heather loves her Daddy.

Heather, Cross 1 yr, Richard.

My three loves.

Cross and poppo learning to walk.

A Train?

                                                               Well of course a Train!

Richard & Pete visit.

What a great day.

What go's up must come down.

Down

Down

Down

landing.

Richard & Pete Sept 2010

Back yard.

                                                                What good looking men.      

Denvers Birthday Party!!!!

                                                            Denvers Birthday Party.

What good food Marie cooked for us.

Dick's  sister

Denver and Richard opening his gift.

Denver getting his Harley-Davidson T-Shirt.

Jean-May and Laree -rose

A good time had by all!

Denver and Dick " Surprise Train Ride"

 Denver, our neighbor, Surprises Dick with a Train ride.

The ride will be from the Main Yard in Belen, NM to

Mountainaire NM. Trip will be appoximately 4-5 hours.

The train will be the BNSF Geometry Train.

This train takes track measurements to make sure there are no

derails, Safety is a priority on the BNSF.

Denver shows Dick the Safety gear that Dick needs to wear.

Denver & Dick

Our motive power for the trip.

Locos sitting on the siding await a call.

Dick, Denver and Greg as our trip starts.

Our train as it leaves Mountainair, Head end power and Steam Generator Car.

The whole train, Last car is the Rio Grande Geometry Car.

 Dick in his Safety Gear.

Love the hard hat with the roadrunner.

What a Fantastic Day

                                                                               

Dixon's Apple Farm Hayride.

Dixon's Apple Farm at apple blossom time.

Pena Blanca, New Mexico.

A great day for a hayride.

Apple Trees in Bloom.

A Beautiful day in the Orchard.

150 year old homestead, made into a rest station,

at the end of  the hayride we had a lovely picnic lunch with

lemonade, coffee, and cookies awaiting us for our snacks.

The Outhouse: Nannie's & Billy's only.

Billy's Outhouse.

Nannie's Outhouse.

Way to cute.

1890 Buggy brought over from Texas.

This is Luke our 14 year old buggy master.

Getting in the Buggy.

Just enough room for 2 in the back seat.

Dick & Shirley having FUN.

What a fun ride.

Tim and Helen relax on the hayride.

The Beautiful Orchard at sunset. 

They have the best APPLES in the Southwest.

http://www.dixonapples.com/

Erich and Family come to visit.

Erich and Dick.

Shirl and Makayla, Cleaning the floor, so much help.

Erich and Melissa playing bartender.

We're having a party.

Dick, Hank, Karen, and Tim

Walkabout

Nothing to do so here we go a walking.

Albuquerque has many Trailheads and Nature parks

along the Rio Grande river, this was the first one we found.

Rio Grande River.

Shirley and Max.

Dick looking good.

Snow covered mountains in the background.

Ready to Fly

  Some of the many sculptures that are dotted around the river trails.

Dead tree carvings, like the ones in Tomball.

The coyotes will howl.

We even saw a hot air balloon filling up and flying, and it's not even Balloon Festival Time.

Balloons are quite common here because of the clear skies and fair weather.

We had a great three hour walk.

Dick and Max sleep for hours afterwards.

Two tired boys.