Look Sunny, the first of your Birthday Boxes is here!!!
Since we will be camping the weekend before your birthday, I(Rosy) wanted to make sure your present from me got here early! I am so thankful for Aunty Laurie at The Sand Dollar Dog Company
has so many things to choose from and I can't wait to see if you like my present!
Now, if only Mama would let me open the box early......
Sunny: It was a dark and stormy night when we rolled into Cuervo...
Rosy: SUNNY! It was actually a nice bright afternoon. Mama just did spooky things to the pictures to make them
look a little more menacing.
Have a seat around our campfire and let's learn a bit more about Cuervo, NM
Unlike many ghost towns located off the beaten path, Cuervo is easy to find. The small abandoned town is located along Interstate 40 between Santa Rosa and Tucumcari.
Cuervo(CUHR-voh) means Raven in Spanish. We should have known this because this scary Raven met us at the stop sign entering the town. *shudder*
The town was founded in 1901 when the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf railroad was expanding from the panhandle of Texas to central and eastern New Mexico.
Unfortunately, the railway decided to change plans and used both Tucumcari and Santa Rosa for their
main delivery routes.
The town had the chance to grow when Route 66 was built through their town, but before it had a chance to really prosper...
Interstate 40 was built and Cuervo never established itself as a tourist destination.
It was then most residents fled the area for better prospects.
Believe it or not, although the town is now un-incorporated(it's post office closed in 2011), there are still 58 residents that call Cuervo home. We saw one auto repair shop/junkyard that looked like someone might have lived in, but that was about it. We didn't meander through the dirt roads though, because Cuervo is known for some pretty creepy "non-ghost" related incidents.
This is the former Catholic Church of Cuervo. You might notice it has a new roof, which we thought was very interesting. After some research we fund out it was most likely built to keep people out. We aren't going to get into particulars, but if you search Cuervo, NM church incident, you will find some pretty disturbing "non-ghost" information that we didn't know about until researching this post.
As most of you know, most humans are much scarier than their ghosts.
Here is a video Mama made, showing all of the houses we saw.
Today, is the pawfect day to let you know how we're doing in our new "Sisters Only" pack life. We are happy to report that we are getting along much better than anyone thought we would! We play well together, and we can even both snuggle on the couch on the same time.
Needless to say, the pawrents are THRILLED!!!!
EEEWWWWWWW.....MAMA, SHE'S KISSING ME!!!
(Of course we still bug each other but have learned how to settle things without any teefies being involved!)
Happy Nature Friday, and almost Easter(and Good Friday) to those who celebrate!
Mama visited the ABQ Botanical Gardens last week and we thought they would be perfect for Nature Friday this week!
Spring has just started to Spring here, the trees haven't begun to get leaves yet
But the Spring flowers are making an appearance.
The daffies are dilling...
They sure are cheerful to see after a long winter
You've got that right, Rosy!
Look at these pretty Lenten Roses. They're even blooming during lent, just like their name says!
The planters are filled with freshly planted purple pansies
(say that 5 times fast BOL!)
They have a pretty dragonfly statue just waiting for Summer to bring the real thing.
We'll be back next week to share some pictures of the wildlife Mama saw on this trip.
Plus, Mama says she'll be back to the Gardens in a couple of weeks to see things when the trees get
leaves. So I'm sure we'll get to see even more pictures in the future!
We hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Easter Weekend filled with lots of nature!!
Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE to go to our Hoppity Page.
