Christmas Dinner in Yuma, Arizona

 Eric was busy this morning...  He mixed a 15 ounce can of Pumpkin into a Chocolate Cake Mix.

He pours the Cake Mix into

a baking pan & puts it in

our Microwave/Convection

Oven.

After our Mural Tour, we returned home to complete our Christmas Dinner preparations.

Eric ices the cake with

Cream Cheese Frosting.

The Pork Loin is cooking in the Crockpot, the Stuffing is baking in the oven.  The Potatoes, Corn, and Gravy are cooking on the gas stove.

He uncorks a bottle of

Menage a Trois Midnight

Wine...

...pours two glasses...

... & brings them to the table.

The frosted Chocolate Cake

sits on the Buffet.

We take a photo 

before Dinner.

Today's Feast: Pork Loin,

Mashed Red Potatoes,

Stuffing, Corn, & Broccoli

with Gravy

And now, we enjoy Dinner

& talk about our many

shared Christmases.

Christmas Morning: Touring Yuma's Murals

 Yuma has commissioned murals and the City is very proud of them.  At 10:00 am Eric and I went looking for them.  

There's no traffic at this time of day.

Everyone is home opening presents.

The first mural is on the

Arizona Western College.

This mural's theme is Environmental Awareness.

The Sonoran Pronghorn &

Yuma Clapper Rail are two

of Arizona's Endangered

Species.

The next mural is Flor del Desierto (Desert Flower).  The artist wants people to examine it closely.

Del Sol Market hosts this

mermaid gliding on a 

sea of desert sand.

Clad in desert flowers, she

looks intently at a

 baby Jaguar.

Her lower body is covered

in flowers.  

A small desert bird sits 

among the flowers, on

the right.

Her tail is made of Cacti

with a red desert bird

perched among them.

There are two murals in

historic downtown Yuma.

Eric & me at the

GREETINGS

FROM YUMA AZ

mural.

There's more art to see along Main Street...

A Great Egret flying over

the Colorado River

Eric & I love art from

repurposed items.

Railroad Bustle

The Historic Yuma mural

Eric points out the

See America

Greyhound

Ghost Sign

A shot of Eric taking a

photo of the stylized

bike rack.

Borderlines Mural shows

young unaccompanied

immigrants

Eric & me with Yuma's

Christmas Tree.

Sculptures outside the

Yuma Art Center &

Historic Yuma Theater

The Tattoo Parlor is closed today.

Eric decides to ink himself...

A sculpture & a mural of

Native American pottery

A photo of us at the fountain

Eric & I leave downtown &

drive back to Suni Sands

RV Resort.

Preparations for our Christmas Dinner await...

Christmas Decorations @ Suni Sands RV Resort in Yuma, Arizona

It's quiet at Suni Sands RV Resort this Christmas.  There are fewer Snow Birds and fewer RVers here this year.  Because of Covid, there are no holiday activities at the Clubhouse.  

Winter Residents light up the night.

Lights ring the trunk of this Palm Tree & the shed on this site.

A Nativity Scene sits

beneath a large star.

A dog mails a letter

to Santa at this house.

Bright lights frame the

Train Set circling the

tree in front of this

house.

"Snow" falls on this

decorated house.

Residents chose to

 incorporate their

Prickly Pear Cactus

in their light display.

This pergola is 

decorated with

lights.

Lights strung in the

 fronds of this Palm

 Tree create an

 artistic display.

Two owners worked

together to create

this light display.

Our motorhome...

Merry Christmas

everyone!

Riding the Bike Trail in Yuma, Arizona

 Eric and I are riding the East-West Section of the Yuma Bike Trail today.  

I'm giving Eric a

Selfie Break & 

this is how he

repays me!

The Bike trail runs next

to railroad tracks...

... & goes past neighborhoods.

Solar Panels & flowering

bushes

Riders can park their bikes

off the Trail & take a break.

Welcome to West Wetlands

Yuma, Arizona

Eric & I enter Gateway Park.

 The Ocean-to-Ocean Highway

Bridge was built in 1914 - 15.

At the time, this was the only bridge across the Colorado River and the major shortcut in the Western States for overland shipping and travel.  

We enter Yuma East Wetlands.

This portion of the Bike Trail

runs along an irrigation canal.

Cairns "grow" out of 

the rock-strewn berm

next to the Trail.

The Territorial Prison 

is on a bluff above the

Colorado River.

A Great Egret appears to be

snoozing in a nearby tree.

Eric & I ride to the Eastern end of the Trail, where the pavement ends, and retrace our ride.

Eric's shadow glides past

the Rest Area

This is an easy ride.  We look forward to exploring the North-South Trail on another day.