Where the wind goes whistlin thru the trees!



Sunset at Hawg Lakes in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.



THOROUGHFARE OF HAWG LAKES 2012 FALL RALLY, TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA --- O-kla-home-a, where the wind goes whistlin through the trees. I'm pretty sure those aren't the correct lyrics but o well, it's what I recall. My god, I'm alive again and it feels great! We had a thorough, laugh-infested visit with my pals Shank and Bob-Oh at Tom Bodette's place in Barstow and then blazed east through northern Arizona, New Mexico, the Texas panhandled and landed here yesterday. It's a gorgeous, green, tree-filled, water-kissed hunk of 80 acres in place most will never visit, let alone have ever heard of. We found this rally on the Internet and decided to sub it in over the Texoma ABATE rally, which I believe draws fewer riders. Our host Lee owns the property and has promised a strong turnout. So far, the signs are good: Met a nice guy named BJ who will emcee the musical acts and he's vowed to announce our services regularly; the weather is exceptionally nice with clear skies and mild temperatures; our immediate vending neighbor is PJ and she cooks breakfast daily; and the camp preacher stopped by this morning and blessed our site and endeavors - even invited us down to his camp for coffee and donated pastries later this week (I think he may believe we are indigent and in need of a hand-out, which would be correct!) Not much more to report. We've had a couple of scrapes on the BFT but Dinger got those patched. We've had a chance to do some reading and watch several movies while parked at various truck stops along Interstate 40, including Deliverance one day. Hadn't seen that flick in a few decades and it sort of made me not want to ever vend in the deep South, if you know what I mean. The dogs are in heaven here - tons of grass to play on and right on the main thoroughfare. If you haven't seen Don's mom's renderings of the black and white ones, check them out at her website at http://www.carrouselgraphics.com . Take care and I'll check back later....
Luv Hol, Don, Thumper and Bob

Bob and Don reading their morning emails and drinking coffee. They are the hyper two while Thumper and Holly are pros and relaxing.

Hol in Death Valley.

Don donning a hat at Tom-Fi's billard room at his ranch in Fernley, Nevada.

More of that Oklahoma sunset.