MADDOGS

After Jude's physical therapy this morning, the Crew decided to do a little wandering down some off-the-beaten-track roads. We ran across (not in the literal sense) these turkey vultures sunning themselves.

View of the Sierras in the distance. So far this winter, this is as close as we've gotten to snow. Not for lack of trying though. Every time the Crew wanted a snow adventure, Jude balked, thinking she couldn't get the snow chains on with her bum knee.

Sierra reflection.

So here we are, driving down the road, when Jude sees a sign that says: Soothing Retreat - Public Welcome. She thinks it must be a yoga practice place, or park, or something like that because there's this nice, modern looking building on the hilltop.

So we take the road, and drive it until it ends at a firing range. We watch (and listen to) some police/sheriff type trainee people fire at human-shaped targets. And Jude says to us, "Well, I guess if you live in the country, firing guns must be a pretty soothing activity. They've got this nice park and all with lovely gazebos overlooking a pond."

So when we get back to the main road, we make Jude stop so we can read the sign for ourselves. SHOOTING Retreat - Public Welcome. Darn that shifty H, it will get you every time.

posted by crow  # 11:17 PM