I decided to take my gal out to dinner for Mother’s Day last night but I wanted to go to a more exclusive dining locale than Susanville has to offer.  The Smoke Creek area seemed just the place!  On the way to our “restaurant” we almost ran over this critter (Mel saw it. I never even noticed as I drove by…lol)…

Upon stopping we noticed he/she had a friend (or mate?) in the weeds…

After we harassed them for a bit, this one decided it was time to fly the coop…

After we drove on for a bit, we saw these jackasses (LOL) standing next to the road…

We also saw a small group of pronghorns and a badger (first time either of us had seen one in the wild) that we didn’t get pics of.

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Mike and Mel table for two!…

Between the rain and the recent fire in the area stimulating alot of new growth, the desert is as pretty as I’ve seen it in years…

(As usual, you can click any images above to see them larger)