ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

 Nov 1/09
We were on the road again this past week and drove all of 44 km from Vernon to Winfield as planned. Our site at the Holiday Park Resort is nice and very private although there is quite a bit of traffic on the roadway past our home at certain times of the day. There are probably 300 long term residents in park models, RV’s and condos here at this time of year.

It takes us about 2 days to get used to a new location. The inside of the house is the same as always, but the view and the facilities are all different. We’ve used the fitness room, games room, internet centre and laundry room and will be getting to the pool and hot tub one of these days. Our social calendar is quite full. Like many of the “older folk” out there, it is full of appointments with all types of health care professionals including optometrists and doctors which keeps us very busy.

The most wonderful thing about our location is that there are California quail everywhere and a few rabbits as well.


The quail are so fascinating in their travel habits and overnight routines. They hang out in coveys of 10 to 20 birds. 

When it’s time to cross a road, they usually dash across one at a time. It reminds me of old war movies where the good guys are trying to cross an open area that is under sniper fire. They shout “Cover me!” and run like crazy across to the other side.

When it starts to get dark, a small covey comes to our site, hops up into the cedar bushes and crawls inside for the night. We can hear them getting settled and after that, no one would know they are roosting in there. I’m convinced that when they hear loud noises during the night, their little eyes pop open wide and they clench the branches tighter with their little feet. In the morning, they pop out to see what’s going on before flying out for the day. We were able to get this picture from our dining room window.

We continue to focus on enjoying the present with the hope that we will be going south before Christmas.