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Finally sort of settled in, and started working my PT winter job.
In stead of staying at Johny's place in Glen Haven, I have taken a room at a Hotel close to the shop.
I get WIFI at the room.
I don't have to worry about getting stranded by snow here.
And if I work a couple evenings a week, I get the room as pay. May 1st, I'll move back into my place in Glen Haven, which is closed down for the winter because it lacks proper insulation to live in all year. Just before I left town after last scooter season, the toilet down there started to freeze up somewhere along it's route outside. I was flushing hot water down the thing before my use so it would flush. By the time morning came along, it was frozen and would finally free up after the sun came over the ridge.
The great thing tho, is my landlady is alright with me leaving my things behind in the winter, and come spring time, I turn the key and walk right into "my place"... ready to go.
Makes for easier traveling in the winter.
PT winter job. Indoor gardening and cleaning. It will do for the next few months.

In a few days, once the dust settles, I'll take the camera and head up into the park.

At a hotel, in Raton New Mexico

The back half of my stay in Austin was cold, and rainy. I didn't go on any more photo safaris, but I did see some live music.
Last Saturday I caught HONKY at Emo's. 
Jeff Pinkus from the Butthole Surfers was playing bass, and boy howdy is he a great bass player!

Then Sunday was Scott H Biram at The Highball.

Monday I saw Avatar 3D at the IMAX, which was good fun.
Tuesday I saw THE RESIDENTS at Stubb's, and again on Wednesday in Dallas.


After the Dallas show I crashed at my friend Josh's house in Fort Worth, and Thursday morning took off west for Colorado.
The half the trip was engulfed in sprinkling rain, and fog. I started off at 6:30am, and drove until 4:30 at Raton, New Mexico.
Snow appeared before Amarillo, and got deeper as I moved along. I don't think there are snow plows in Amarillo. I'll leave that there.

10 miles before the Texas/New Mexico line, I could see a strip of blue along the horizon ahead. Seriously? Was the sun about to appear at the state line? The closer I got, the thinner the clouds were, and I could start to see some sun trying to burn thru he clouds.
Sure enough, at the state line it was blue sky and some cloud whisps, and about 5 miles in, nothing but blue skies.

Had plenty of time to sleep, and got lots of it. Now I'm lazily hanging out in the room until check out. I need to figure out which place I'm going to stay at, and unload the truck of it's two scooters and photography stuff.
Back in Colorado.
Back to scooter land.
Back to the snow...