This article is scheduled to post at midnight between March 19 and March 20, which is precisely when we were scheduled to leave for the Pacific Northwest. We were supposed to arrive on the Kitsap Peninsula late in the afternoon, and likely continue to the coast the following morning. Now, we will not leave until midnight between Sunday, March 24 and Monday, March 25. I know that it is only five days later, but it changes the entire schedule. I should still be there in time to prune the apple trees prior to bloom. I do not know when we will return now, but it will likely be about Thursday, April 4.
Then, two and a half weeks later, we leave again for eleven days in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, and Buckeye near Phoenix in Arizona. That would involve leaving Wednesday, April 24, and returning on Saturday, May 4. That should be before the weather gets too warm in Arizona to prune the mesquite trees there comfortably. I suppose that the second trip does not necessarily need to be delayed just because the first trip was. We could still leave on Wednesday, April 17 and return on Saturday, April 27 as originally planned, even if that leaves less time between the two trips. Perhaps I should not worry about this until we return from the first trip!
This seems to happen annually. Regardless of how intent I am on leaving on time, we encounter a delay of some sort of another. Ultimately, we leave at about the same time annually, but only after planning to leave about a week earlier, just as we planned for the previous few years. I can not complain, of course, since the delay is justified, but that is another topic for another post.
Tony Tomeo 
Rhody’s expression reminds me of the expression my dad used to wear when he was waiting for my mother to get her act together. I actually laughed when I saw Rhody, the similarity was so obvious.
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I doubt that Rhody is even aware of where we are going or why he should be so excited about it. He knows that something exciting is happening, but then starting over. He will be very excited to leave, but will then get concerned about his crew when he realizes that we are not returning before sunrise. He eventually seems to remember from previous trips that we eventually return, and then settles into enjoying the trip. After we cross the border into Oregon, he is very excited again, and wants to stop at every rest stop to renew his ownership of Oregon.
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Happy travels. I hope Rhody adjusts quickly and enjoys himself as you work. He does look a bit resigned…
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Rhody will enjoy the trip . . . eventually. He gets a bit concerned as the sun comes up and we are not returning before his crew arrives. By the time we cross the border, he wants to stop at as many rest stops as possible to renew his ownership of Oregon.
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Safe travels. Fun, too.
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Thank you. With Rhody’s Roady, Portland traffic is fun.
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Have a wonderful trip, and safe travels. I hope you get there to prune the apple trees before blossom. Ours are just starting to flower here, but we are way south of where you are heading even if the Zones are similar. I wonder what wonderful treasures you’ll bring back on this trip?
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Apple trees are only beginning to bloom here. They are quite a bit later where I am going. I have never seen them bloom. I return before they start. I never know what species I will bring back until I get there. The only species that I know I will get it Louisiana iris to replace what the gophers got last year.
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