Lemons Way

I'm back up on the deck, enjoying coffee and the sunrise next to the propane buddy heater on low, keeping me toasty and warm on this final morning before departure back to Tucson and the kids. The photo montage offers different views on the evening lights here...

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I'm watching the sunset again from the upper deck here at Loma Del Mar. There is a pleasant breeze that is cool, but not cold. I enjoyed a restful day, completely missing an appointment with a broker to list OZ. Wasn't meant to be. Time seems to fly here...

I’m watching the sunset again from the upper deck here at Loma Del Mar. There is a pleasant breeze. That is cool, but not cold. I enjoyed a restful day, completely missing an appointment. I scheduled with a listing broker for the sailboat. Wasn’t meant to...

Indie and I are back at the Mexico house after 3 1/2 days in Tucson in preparation for and with the kids. We didn't arrive into San Carlos until well after dark tonight due to several matters that kept me busy in Tucson until well past noon. There’s some...

This is a photo of Indie the afternoon before departure back to Tucson on our last trip here to the Magical Pueblo.

It was supposed to be for the sailboat, for winter cruising. I remember using it only once when I spent the night across the bay several winters ago and warmed the cabin the next morning with this powerful little guy. It is one of the items recently brought...

I am up on the deck, enjoying the sun set on this cool comfortable evening here in San Carlos, Sonora. I can see the full moon rising over the mountains in the distance. It is a clear evening. I can hear a crowd enjoying a game of bocce ball. Just a really...

This morning I am in socks, flannel pants, undershirt, long sleeve shirt, and sweatshirt over that. The sun is already out at 7:20 AM as I enjoy coffee up on deck on this chilly morning in northern Mexico. Slept kind of late! I wasn't sure about returning here...

Except I did leave on Monday morning to make it back in time to take my mother to the airport early Tuesday morning and then to pick up the kids from school that afternoon, before returning them to their moms's house this morning for their Thanksgiving travel...

Another restful night here in the magic pueblo. At one point I woke up and forgot where I was. I love it when that happens. You have to really be in a pretty deep sleep to forget where you are. Yesterday I enjoyed a good nap in the afternoon as well, so we...

Indie is laying on her back with a tennis ball in her mouth, just enjoying the beauty of tonight and the comfortable weather with the cool, comfortable breeze. A great day here in Mexico, gone too fast. There is a healthy dinner ready for us below, along with...

These are the conditions as I wake up this morning and make coffee. The little casita needs a top to bottom clean at some point today, inside and out. You can't tell from the picture because I swept last night, but there's a lot of dust and grime that...

It is Thursday evening, almost 7 o'clock. I don't always make it here this soon, but this time I did. It is cooler than last time, but still warmer than expected this time of year. The neighbors are still playing pickle ball at 736. That says something. The...

And the sunsets, which are are just amazing this time of year in this place. The dog was outside enjoying the cool evening tonight but she came in when she saw me doing this to jump up and let me know she's ready for dinner if I am ready to feed her. Not until...

I'm back up on the margarita deck with Indie enjoying a delicious cup of coffee while the sun rises. An enjoyable day yesterday and a long restful night of sleep. Evidently Mexico changes its time today, but not Arizona, so it's an hour earlier here. I finally...

Back atop the margarita deck enjoying a 2nd cup of coffee in my vineyard vines long sleeve shirt while the sun comes up far to the south, as compared to the brutal summer, when I couldn't come up here after the sun rose because of the heat and humidity. Now it...

I'm back on the deck, enjoying the departing sun before it goes down below the horizon. The temperature and warm/cool breeze are heavenly up here, and perfect tonight. I enjoyed a big nap this afternoon after a busy morning cozying in bed, showering, walking...

Enjoying coffee on the margarita deck with the sun up and decently cool weather so far on this sunny day. Correction, it got hot. It was well into the 90s yesterday afternoon when I arrived after a short 6.5 hour drive. Unseasonably warm. Only had time to shop...

I'm enjoying the afterglow of the sunset and the fading light on the city of Tucson from my perch up here at Boulder Canyon Place on Sabino Mountain. It requires a long sleeve shirt these days. The dog is loving the weather lately, hanging out in the cool...

A picture of L playing Pac-Man for the first time, just like I did around his age some forty years ago. Little did I imagine my own son would be playing an emulated version at Costco. We experience, and then things end and then come around again over time in...

Enjoying a final cup of delicious coffee before taking the dog for a walk and heading out to Tucson. The weather is clearing and it’s a beautiful morning. Time seems to fly by here, which is a good thing and a good sign for the place. The renovations at Q2...

Enjoying coffee on the margarita deck. I was delayed one day coming here because of some things that kept me in Tucson, but I enjoyed a quiet dinner with my mother at her home and an early night, culminating in an early departure yesterday morning. You can...

From the time I pick them up until the time I drop them off and head to Mexico, it is but the blink of an eye, yet so much happens in so short a period of time. The photos depict the Bougainvillea thriving in my neighbors, backyard and flowing over for us as...

We just finished washing the dog in the backyard thanks to C. Before that she beat me in a game of battleship. L graphed the hits and misses. Treated my foot calluses with the battery operated sander around sunset. Finally got the succah parts put away with...

Slowly but surely we are completing the renovation of Q2 for enjoyment by yet another generation of adventure travelers. The barn door separating the masonry structure from the trailer is done. The brick pavers surrounding the entire perimeter are completed....

We are back in the backyard at B1. The evening sprinklers have just gone on and I'm having to keep the dog from playing in them. It is already getting dark here at 6:09 p.m. An uneventful drive back from Mexico. I left a little before 10 and I'm back at 6, not...

It's already the evening before I depart again. I am up watching the sunset after a pretty full day. Enjoyed a good walk with the dog this morning and then an extra long electric bike ride from Loma del Mar all the way to Marina Real and back, stopping for a...

I'm up on the deck, enjoying coffee in the sun and it is not too hot and humid, but rather nice and sunny and cool up here for now. As it approaches noon, it just becomes too hot and humid again, but as the sunset hits, it becomes tolerable enough to come back...

Back up at the upstairs deck enjoying coffee and listening to the birds chirping on this pleasant, calm, cool morning. Comfy cuddly night inside Q2. Met with Manuel before that to discuss some of the final things to do before this place is pretty much finished...

For the first time in a long time it's downright chilly up here. Soon I'll be needing a sweatshirt to enjoy coffee up here in the morning. Also, the sun didn't come up above the horizon until like 6:30 am, so I can theoretically sleep later. Unfortunately,...

I’m sitting on the margarita deck with a cool beverage, enjoying the fading light after the sunset. There are golden hues turning to blue, and then dark blue. A warm, relatively dry, and comfortable breeze is keeping me ever so comfortable. Someone has...

I woke up several times last night, once for the boy and otherwise just my own biphasic sleep pattern. Made a hearty breakfast for the kids and had a nice walk with the dog before it got too hot outside. Dropped the kids off and ran several errands before...

Time seems to fly by and it is already the last night with the little ones. They made their own treats today. The boy made blueberry muffins and the girl made rice crispy treats with chocolate drizzle on top. We will have them for dessert. It is even windier...

The sucker fell down yesterday late afternoon from the wind. This design is not that great after all. We tried to reassemble it, but it was going to take way longer than the time we had before it was dark. Instead, we disassembled it put it away off the side...

A beautiful morning here in the old Pueblo. Kids are up and getting ready for school. Dog is fed. We started assembling the succah this week. The kids brought out the materials two nights ago, and we started building it yesterday. Nana came over and brought us...

I love this time of year, after the high holidays are over, the mornings are cool and comfortable, with the sun coming up just as I am waking. It is like a new start. I’m pretty sure I had at least one holy moment during Rosh and another during Kippur where...

Made it safely back to Tucson. Left relatively earlier so I could make it back in time for holiday dinner at moms in case the kids were able to join us. Turned out to be just the two of us. Just got bit by a mozzie for good measure. Oh well. As it is said,...

After three good night’s sleep, two good afternoon naps, and an otherwise relaxing time here, I must pack out and head back down to Tucson. I am enjoying one last coffee on deck with the sunrise. Took a nice cool swim to clean off last night after an evening...

Haven't been back to the sailboat much since I acquired this place on land. After all those days and nights onboard for all those years and especially in the last few years, maybe a break is in order. A pretty boring day in Mexico yesterday overall, but a...

I woke up this morning and had to turn off the air conditioning because it was too chilly in the bedroom. Made some coffee and headed outside to enjoy it upstairs on the deck before the sun comes out. It has reached a point in the late summer where the days...

We're back at the little casita in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico after 10 days at home, mostly with the kids. An uneventful drive down here with a bit of family law settlement work to keep me busy. Went through numerous checkpoints without issue. Having the...

L and I enjoyed some time together while C and mommy baked challahs. Captured these images between our play.

It’s been a whirlwind of school, schlepping, and making food. I could be doing worse.

I get a distinct pleasure feeding the kids. In addition to home made breakfast every day and the recent switch back to homemade lunches, they still come home from school and it takes several snacks to fill them up until dinner. Thank god for growing children....

It’s raining here in the old Pueblo so we can’t go out for a walk and get exercise. This is the towel I used to clean the floor of Q2 with a cap or two of fabuloso, washed and put down near the entrance of the backyard to clean her big webbed feet when she...

I am nearing the end of another enjoyable trip to San Carlos, Sonora. I'm presently back up on the deck, enjoying coffee before heading out this morning back to Tucson. It's hot and humid up here, but not quite as bad as it was when it was really bad a month...

The sun is up and it is already hot and humid, but not so bad that I can't hang out up on deck and drink coffee this morning. I think the dead of summer has finally passed and we are in our way to fall weather in a month or so. I wasn't sure I was going to...

I suppose that's how they're supposed to be, but this one was especially relaxed and easy-going. It culminated in a nice evening walk with the dog, where I captured the images above. It's like a whole new life I'm getting to live these days, where I am almost...

It's been a while since the weather was cool and dry enough to come out here at sunset, but that time of year has come again at B1. Inside the robot vacuum is cleaning and mopping the floor in the house, relentlessly overcoming the dog’s shedding. The...