Windy day & Daytona 500

The last couple days have been uneventful around here.  Yesterday we went for a drive down by Green Valley and picked up some geocaches.   There were a few that we couldn't find and five that we did.  One was a little difficult and and I had to walk across railroad tracks and then down a small wash.  Of course the cache was up a sandy hill and difficult to climb.  I added it to the found list and moved on my way.  One has to be very careful out in the desert this time of the year due to all the crawly and creepy critters that are starting to become active.  I may have to wear my hearing aid to hear the rattlesnakes warnings.  Creepy!

We found one cache in an old cemetery in the middle of some beautiful homes.  One home caught our eye and if we were interested  in living in this area, it would be one to check out.  It had beautiful views of the Santa Rita mountains from the back of the house.  Tempting!

Today the wind picked up and was shaking the motor home for most of the afternoon, but it wasn't near as bad some of the wind storms in the past few years.  It sounds like areas east of us are in for some high winds tonight and tomorrow morning.  I just hope that Sharon and Al are well protected on the ranch.  

We watched the Daytona 500 for a while tonight and were watching when Montoya ran into the truck drying the track.  What a mess it made of the truck and the race car.  The car was destroyed and the truck caught on fire due to the airplane fuel being on board.  I've never seen anything like that and hope to never see it again.  It sounds like everyone involved in the accident came through all right. 

The weather front that came through with the wind also brought in some cooler weather.  It will be down in the 30s for the next few nights, but not freezing weather.  At least out here when the fronts come through it is wind and not tornadoes.  I am grateful for that.