A few days ago we took a drive in the afternoon and ended up at the Sunrise Hiway Kwaahii lookout over the desert. We noticed that there was a male model and photographer there already and they were doing a photo shoot. The model was all dressed in black and as we walked by with Laddy, they asked if they could use him in some of the shots. We said “Of Course!”
The result is that Laddy is featured in the photo gallery of the photo shoot! Here’s the photo that includes Laddy (below) and here’s a link to the photo gallery from my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/sinsayfitography#!/jazzzr. Just scroll down on my Facebook page a little and you’ll see it.
We weren’t sure when we headed out from San Diego how Laddy would do in new and different places instead of being in the backyard he was getting used to.
But he’s doing just great. He’s very well-behaved when meeting new people and while he gets excited when he sees a squirrel, rabbit or turkey he’s still easy to control.
He’s not too excited about how hot it’s been this week (in the low to mid 90s every day) and our A/C still isn’t working. In the afternoon he and I hang out in the shade near our trailer and try to wait out the heat.
Carli and Huntar came to visit for a few days. They’re enjoying the scenery, watching for turkeys and deer and playing games. We found that Carli is a good chess player and Huntar is learning fast. They also enjoy taking Laddy for walks and runs.
Well, we’ve been here at William Heise County Park for 4 days now. The A/C is still out; we took the trailer to the dealer yesterday and he has ordered the necessary part so hopefully in a few days we’ll take it back down the hill again and get it fixed. The afternoon from about 2:30-7:30pm is very VERY hot in the trailer, partly because our site has no shade during the afternoon. I take my camp chair and a book and find a shady place with a breeze to spend the afternoon.
We’ve taken several walks around the park and several drives around the area, which is beautiful. You can still see scars and remnants from the fire a few years ago, but a lot of the area has grown back and the brush is very high around the park.
We’ve seen lots of squirrels, some rabbits and a couple of jackrabbits. Laddy is VERY interested in these little critters! We’ve also seen several turkeys and a few deer. We’ve tried to take pictures but they take off as soon as we get the camera out. We’ve got some woodpeckers nesting in the tree next to our picnic table;, it’s fun to watch the male come in and land right next to the knot in the tree where the nest is just to have the female squack at him till he takes off again. I guess she doesn’t want any help.
We also saw some woodpecker chicks (we think that’s what they are) down on the road today and got a couple of pictures of them. Sorry for the poor quality of the attached pictures…you just can’t get these wild animals to hold still. If you click on any of the pictures below it will enlarge it.
On the other hand, Laddy is now a model. We took a drive over to Sunrise Highway and pulled off at the Kwaaymii point overlooking the desert. There was a photographer and a male model doing a photo shoot. The male model was all in black and was very thin and “model-like
” looking. As we walked Laddy past them Jeff called out “need another model?” and they both looked at Laddy and got excited about having him in some of the shots. So the model posed with Laddy, I got behind the photographer to get Laddy’s attention so he’d be looking right at the camera, and they took several really good shots. The photographer promised to send a few of them to us, hopefully he remembers to do that!
Jeff’s last day at work was yesterday (7/31) and today we headed out of town with our new home (the trailer). We didn’t go too far – up to William Heise campground in Julian CA. First day with the trailer so getting it set up and ready to use was interesting.
Friends recommend we not go too far the first couple of weeks in case of problems and we’re lucky we did that as the A/C won’t work. We contacted the dealer and may have to take it in tomorrow – we just got here!!
But, for sure we can’t do without the A/C – it’s hitting the 90s during the day and we aren’t in the shade at our spot.
Here are some pictures to show what our trailer looks like “up and runing” (well mostly).
