Visions of Grandeur



The 5th wheel trailer


Garage in back of the house
Looking east from the front yard
Front of house

 Front of the house
Looking east this morning from the back yard. The sunrise was beautiful!

  It’s a really nice morning outside. DanaRiley and I went outside at 5:00am for a short walk so she could pee and poop. A short walk is all we can do around here even though there’s so much open space. The road is full of those nasty stickers that get in her little pads and cover the bottom of my shoes. We learned our lesson the first day here. So all we can do is walk on the grass and do circles in the front and back. 

If anyone has visions of grandeur like I did before I first came here last year, put them to rest. The FF is a two bedroom, one bath, 942 square foot, single wide trailer. It’s got a nice large covered front porch that faces north. It sits on an acre that is kept up nicely. It sleeps six, plus there’s a 5th wheel trailer that sleeps four that has been sitting here for years and gotten good use when groups of family and friends have come to play. There’s a four car garage that houses two ATV’s (for sale), a pickup truck that belonged to Alene’s husband, and currently my car. I think they used to have a boat and recently sold a jet ski.

 I think I mentioned that the FF is for sale and someone is coming up from Colorado Springs tomorrow to look at the 5th wheel that’s for sale. Hopefully it won’t, but it may take awhile to sell this place. Because of the water situation, or lack of water in Lake McConaughy, the town of Ogalalla seems to slowly be dying. So many businesses have closed. It’s sad. 

These are some pictures from this morning’s walk on the grass. For some reason, I can’t seem to get them placed at the end of my text.

Alene loves it here for the peace and quiet. The only noise some days is the train passing through several times a day. But now that she can’t drive, she shouldn’t be here alone even though she’d love to stay here all summer. Of course Dan the mower man and his mom live close! 😁



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