We're home. Had a very relaxing time. It is so beautiful up there. I will fiddle with the photos later and put them on photobucket. We took up Mom's rollator and she did quite well with it. As long as she can sit down every so often, she's good. She was much more active with it.
The cats missed us! We knew Brindle would, but it was nice to see the new ones did, too. Buddy was unsure and needed much petting. He woke me up at some point to touch my face, request some pets, then fell asleep holding my arm and his head pillowed on my hand. Abby watched intently while Buddy got his welcome home pets, then lay down on the bed to get some herself. She lost courage though, and jumped down to the food bowls where she is accustomed to receiving her pets. And then she was quite affectionate (in her own way.)
We stopped on the way out of Yosemite Valley to watch some climbers on El Capitan. I thought, "I'll have to look up what route they were one when I got home." Well, I tried! It's amazing how many there are! And I found this very interesting (if sometimes too techincal) account of a climb to the top. Be sure to look at the photos, too. Un-be-livable!
ETA the url!:
http://www.germanguitars.com/trips/salathe/
Gotta go get the bird out of the oven now! I hope my 'merican friends had a great Thanksgiving.
The cats missed us! We knew Brindle would, but it was nice to see the new ones did, too. Buddy was unsure and needed much petting. He woke me up at some point to touch my face, request some pets, then fell asleep holding my arm and his head pillowed on my hand. Abby watched intently while Buddy got his welcome home pets, then lay down on the bed to get some herself. She lost courage though, and jumped down to the food bowls where she is accustomed to receiving her pets. And then she was quite affectionate (in her own way.)
We stopped on the way out of Yosemite Valley to watch some climbers on El Capitan. I thought, "I'll have to look up what route they were one when I got home." Well, I tried! It's amazing how many there are! And I found this very interesting (if sometimes too techincal) account of a climb to the top. Be sure to look at the photos, too. Un-be-livable!
ETA the url!:
http://www.germanguitars.com/trips/salathe/
Gotta go get the bird out of the oven now! I hope my 'merican friends had a great Thanksgiving.