The reason for the recent shameful lack of posting is that Betty and I have spent the last couple of weeks on a killer roadtrip through the Southwest to celebrate putting up with each other for the past ten years.
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Here we have Betty belittling a Tyrannosaurus Rex,
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The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, AZ,
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A surprise piggy-back ride,
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And one pretty grand canyon.