Back in Oklahoma

On the last leg of our journey home to Oklahoma, we drove through the Texas panhandle on a cloudy day. It's November and it looks like snow here. But it's actually miles and miles of cotton fields ready to be picked. We honestly don't remember this part of the country growing so much cotton.

After miles of hill-less driving where you can see the horizon forever, we passed the next state sign. We are officially back in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma panhandle is only 40 miles wide, so we could cross into another state pretty fast.

But we won't be crossing another state line for a while. Instead, the motor home is now parked on the ranch at Mark's parents' house.

Here we have a view of the flock of turkeys out one window. . .

and the herd bulls out the other.

Because we won't be living in the motor home for a while, we cleaned out every bit of food and turned off the refrigerator. We don't want to leave anything that would tempt mice into the motor home. In the past, we have purchased a product called "Fresh Cab" that is widely recommended for keeping mice out of RVs. We couldn't find it anywhere, and learned that it is on back-order after a batch was recalled. So this year we are trying a couple new products in hopes of dissuading mice looking for a warm home for the winter.

We have family events planned for the next six weeks. So we are going to stop wandering until after Christmas. We plan to enjoy spending time with some special people that we have missed during our 10-month-long circle around the western United States this year. In the meantime, we are enjoying some beautiful Oklahoma sunsets, and remembering how it feels to live in one place for a little while.