Smoke n Lunch

Pictures taken between Redmond and Bend at 11a and 2p...
Very, very smokey, seems as if the whole world is in distress...

Went to Pronghorn where friend Carol G is housesitting.. a rescue and a wirehaired doxie who has dementia.. such a sweet little doggie but really has no idea where he is or what is going on, cant hear and barely see, and trys to get food from you all the time :), they never give up.... they are such a food oriented breed. Also a cat...

Pronghorn is a very she-she golf course community out past the Bend airport on the way to Prineville, there were lots of people out and about, working on the landscaping, which is beautiful. lots of natural things, rabbit brush is blooming, lots of large size aspens relocated there, old snarly junipers, Russian sage splashed purple here and there.  There are lots of houses of the Tuscan type, huge homes, a grill and restaurant, they are in the process of building a motel, there are lots of condos.  But everything is tastefully sparse about, so that it is not in your face that there are buildings about. The tennis courts were recessed into the ground and could not be seen from the road, the fences were not discernable at all. It is a gated community that was 4 miles off the road. Then the house where Carol was at was another mile in on the 5th tee.  There are golf cart trails and a dog park, childrens playground.  The house itself was beautiful and BIG but only 2 bedrooms!!! and a casita over the 4 car garage.  Lots of huge decks, and places to sit, two outside gas fireplaces and a waterfall/pond.. LARGE, large kitchen, 8 burner gas stove, two ovens.  Marble everywhere... toilet closets and bidets....!!! Lots of windows but still felt dark inside.... guess it was the color of the walls....  But lovely, lovely home.

Take care all and God Bless
Pray for all in distress with the weather and fires....
There is cooler weather on the way and maybe some breeze, will blow out the smoke??? This is the 19th day of smoke and hazardous air... also supposed to get some thunder and lightening, don't know if that is a good thing or not....