We are IN the Mountains of Northern New Mexico!!!

 We left home at 2:00 on Thursday afternoon and settled in for the 10-12 drive to the cabin in New Mexico. Other than a potty break and filling up with fuel...

Our first real stop was at Paradise Coffee in Amarillo.

It's a tradition!

From Amarillo to the cabin is another four hours and this was our second main stop for fuel, potty break, snacks and walking about.

We arrived here at the cabin at 11:30 Mountain Time.....

unloaded and unpacked and sat up in bed with a glass of wine before turning the lights out at 1:00 AM~

We slept so well.

The first thing I did when I woke up was to look outside!

Fresh daisies everywhere!

It's so beautiful here!

I love spending my quiet time out on the deck.

Cooler weather!

And some rain every day - perfect weather!

Rachel and Jesse.....

I love this view and sat here for a long time just soaking in the cool fragrant air, listening to the sounds of thunder, wind in the trees, humming birds humming, magpies calling, chipmonks chattering all while peace and contentment wrapped around me like a soft cloak draped over my shoulders.

Louis Dean is loving it here, too!

He was out later in the morning collecting seeds from the daisies and other wild flowers to take home with us.

Life just doesn't get any better than this!

We have plenty of firewood left from the load Jesse bought during spring break so I'm sure we will have a campfire and/or a fire in the fireplace!

Earlier this afternoon, Jesse, Rachel and I went down to the village of Mora.....

I have been wanting to shop here at the Mora Valley Spinning Mill.

Can you spy my son, Jesse??

This is a fascinating shop and they have a wool spinning mill specializing in all kinds of yarns.

I bought a beautiful cape amongst other things as did Rachel!

From there we went 'exploring.'

Driving down really rustic dirt roads and meandering through fields of wildflowers and scenic spots.

Even abandoned houses were photo worthy!

This stream was way in the back woods!

Jesse is such a good sport and always up for an adventure!

We drove on through what had now turned into grassy trails....and when I thought we had come to a dead end - Jesse hopped out and opened a wire fence/gate which took us right up the main road.

Such a perfect afternoon!!

This is where we found Louis Dean as happy and content as he could be!

A late lunch of Tomato Bisque Soup and grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches followed by naps all around!

My bucket is filling up so fast!!

I'm happy to be here and so is Louis Dean!

Jesse is such an amazing son and so kind and thoughtful to us.

It's a beautiful thing to have a special place to spend a few days just being.

Thank you, Jim and Medina, for your hospitality and thank you, Jesse and Rachel, for all you do for us.

We have two more full days here!