This 'n That in Yuma....

It is shaping up to be a beautiful day here in the Yuma Foothills.  Following a couple days of cool, breezy weather - with an hour of rain - the regular temperatures are set to return.  Yea to that!

Early morning sunrise, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

While Tucson and Gold Canyon had snow on the ground, we escaped that here in Yuma.  You guessed it!  We were golfing, while the PGA WGC Accenture March Play tournament was halted due to snow in Marana, AZ, 20 miles north and west of Tucson.  Marana, AZ - Official Website

Hole No.1 @ Las Barrancas GC - readying to Tee-off 

Hector at the ready with his steady driver.

Although it was cool - and we were dressed in layers - the breezy Wednesday conditions did not deter our resolve to play 18 holes.  Within two golf holes, one layer of clothing was removed and we golfed our round in decent conditions.  We were joined by Dieter - who lives in the San Fransisco area - for the round.  A fun round it was!

Nice view towards the mountains

While Hector and I busied ourselves with golf, Diane and Jeanette were in Algodones, Mexico, running some errands.  They purchased some fresh shrimp, from the Sea of Cortez.  With fresh vegetables, we were in for a scrumptious dinner.

The goods for dinner.

Hmmm.....looking forward to this shrimp dinner.

Hector and Diane joined us for the outdoor food fare...and what a great meal it was.  To enjoy a fresh outdoor meal, after a round of golf, rates a 10 on any scale!

Oh, so good!

 With the outdoor fireplace lit, to ward off the early evening desert chill, we enjoyed this tasty meal.

Nice!

Our outdoor fireplace is being put to good use, so far this winter. 

Diane and Jeanette - joined by Trena - were planning a Thursday of activities, starting with a craft fair in Yuma. I, on the other hand, had a long list of RV things to look after.  It began with re-filling our drinking water container, getting one propane tank refilled, dropping by an RV supplies facility for a few needed items and returning to wash the windows and complete some minor maintenance stuff.

I continued to check in on the PGA golf matchplay happening only 3.5 hours east from us, in Marana, AZ.  Some top class golfers were eliminated; including Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

This works great to take the chill off. Chico, Hector and Diane's  Portuguese Water Dog enjoys the heat too.

L-R   Trena, Jeanette, Rita (my brother's wife) and Diane.

The craft fair was being held at the Country Roads RV Resort - my brother and sister in law's RV spot - and the group met there first.

If this photo is to be believed, it was a well attended event.

I'll reserve comment on these outfits!

I do know that what Jeanette is holding in her hands is a very close facsimile of something she sewed for our grandson, Easton. 

Following the craft fair, the girls drove back into Algodones.  Diane had some follow up directives to pass on to an artist who is creating a painting for her.  They dropped Jeanette back to our site, late yesterday afternoon.  By all accounts, they had a great day, out and about.

With the breeze and clouds moving in and out of the valley here, these past couple of days, the outdoor temperature called for sweaters, on and off, all day long.  The temperature didn't get past 66 degrees, yesterday, but the promise of hotter temperatures today bodes well for some outdoor activities.  We'll report on that in the days ahead.

Thanks for dropping by.