SOMERTON-AZ, MAHAR, & CROCHET RUFFLED PLANT POT COVER; Fortuna-AZ

Yesterday afternoon, we started with "a quick out-of-house drive" through Yuma … and ended up in Somerton-AZ - I asked, & my husband complied.

If we are not going to be coming back to AZ, I wanted one last drive through the small community, mere minutes from the Mexico border. Trump's Border Wall is a bit beyond Somerton, but we'd already been to the Wall several times: so, we turned back towards Fortuna.

Somerton-AZ, was established in 1898 and incorporated in 1918. It's located in Yuma County, about 12 miles south of Yuma. It's also the native region of the Cocopah Tribe.

The Cocopah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocopah & https://www.tribeact.com/Tribe/Profile/3/CocopahIndianTribe

We both liked the way trees along Main Street had been trimmed - this shape is common with lower land bushes, but it was different up so high: we liked it 😁

Fortuna-AZ parking lot.

Somerton-AZ from Fortuna-AZ. 30 min (23.6 mi) via I-8 W and E C

Main Street, Somerton-AZ

Different - but we liked the curbside appeal ;-)

And … as usually happens (no matter where we are in AZ) … somehow we ended up in CA on our return loop to Yuma-AZ 🤔 The roadways here, somehow always loops back via CA. It happens so much, we just laugh about it, now.

A.l.w.a.y.s.; without fail ;-)

Back home, I started supper … and a plant pot cover; while listening to some short reels.

One reel, in particular caught my attention: Bill Mahar commenting on the CA wildfires that have laid entire communities to waste because of nonsensical political drama.

I haven't given Mahar an ear since the 1st obama coup: he went overboard with praise for that moronic "black messiah".

It was refreshing to hear him talking logistics again without the trump derangement twaddle:

It's refreshing to hear Bill making sense, again.

It would appear he is done with the obama nonsense, and is truly and logically {woke} now ;-)

Supper was deliciously easy-peasy … 

Supper was started; quick & easy.

VAL'S HH CHEESEBURGER CASSEROLE:  (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/01/vals-hh-cheeseburger-casserole-fortuna.html)

And a new crochet design was satisfactorily worked out. The colors are out of season, but that's what I had to work with, so that's what was used.

MOD Ruffled Plant Pot Cover; Fortuna-AZ

Now that I have worked my creation, and written the notes down: I can make more. In solid colors 👍

YUMA-MEX BORDER ROAD TRIP

The dust-stirring winds have died down - and I am feeling much better, so Holland got me out of the house … and took me for a drive to the mexican border.

But first - a little sparkle ;-)

Lighter eye makeup, this year … a change from last year, wearing the same blouse. I'm gonna use the Resort Gym - and Holland is going to have to start cooking 'lighter' for his little Petunia.

This blouse barely fits this year :-(

Heavier eyeshadow this time, last year; and 20 pounds thinner … this time, last year.

I've been wanting to see President Trump's Wall, so I was more than up for the drive :-)

Enjoying a day out … with a 22-minute trip to the border.

President Trump's Border Wall, south of Somerton-AZ

Somerton-AZ from Yuma-AZ; 19 mins(10.9 mi) via US-95 S

The Yuma-mexican border is straight ahead.

This portion of The Wall runs right through this section of neighborhood.

San Luis-Az from Somerton-AZ; 22 min (12.2 mi) via US-95 S

San Louis Port of Entry To Get Much Bigger:  (https://www.12news.com/article/news/regional/the-border/san-luis-port-of-entry-yuma-arizona-to-get-bigger/75-aeeed05c-88b4-4dc8-ad1b-0a1eb6251b91)

San Luis, Arizona, is one of the fastest growing cities in Arizona, it is located at the Southwest corner of the State of Arizona and right at the border with San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico and California.

San Luis is a Border Town - and it's expanding.

Not sure if this house is halloween staged - or advertising it's infested with spiders. LOL

I am glad to have made this Wall, at last. I fully support it's building.

I have noticed that biden has started building more miles of PRESIDENT TRUMPS' WALL … and trying to take the credit: biden is such a rotten person - he learned deception very well, from his man-god barak hussain obama.

It can get VERY WINDY in Yuma-AZ.

When we got home, Bleu got a bath: he's still not sure how he feels about that ;-)

Bath time for Bleu.

Rub-a-dub …

Sounds like he got a 'military bath' tonight ;-)

Dressed and ready to roll.

ZZ Top - 'Sharp Dressed Man' song:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8snFhEOtsDE)

It's been a good day.

It's been a fun day.

It's been an enlightening day.

The sun has gone down, supper was delish, and we are all squeaky clean - now, it's time to turn in and rest for tomorrow's activities.

Holland's been busy planning surprise trips ;-)

Supper with the canned Tuna we did with David - YUM!

Teamwork; Canning Tuna ~WA Coast Post:

 (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2023/09/teamwork-canning-tuna-wa-coast.html)

Don Williams - 'You're My Best Friend' song:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGDeBFLsf8)