After I decided to post some of Bob’s Hawaiian shirt prints on the website, Bob noted that I had some colorful prints that deserve some attention too. So here is one of Bob’s favorites (and mine too). Click on the image for the super-size.
June 2008
Barbecued Empanadas
Well, actually, baked in the outdoor grill – it’s too warm to run the oven in the house. We had a green salad and corn on the cob. I had a Sam Adams with mine, and Verna had a glass of chardonnay.
The Devil’s Tongue 2008
Every year, this Devil’s Tongue barrel cactus produces several of these brilliant yellow flowers nestled amongst the needles and spikes. You might be tempted to smell these, but might be in for something other than the fragrance.
Click on the image for a wallpaper-sized view.
Hot Pink Portulacas
These pink Portulacas seem to get pinker every year. Portulaca, or moss rose, is a popular drought-tolerant annual. Plants are low-growing spreaders with thick succulent stems and vibrant, cup-shaped flowers.
This is a tough little shrub and blooms every late spring and summer. You can see some new buds getting ready to erupt into more pinkness. These also come in other vibrant colors including white and yellow. Click on image for wallpaper size.
A Brown Seagull
Looking closely at some of the photos I took last weekend at Point Vicente, I found this beautiful brown gull gracefully soaring on the updrafts along the cliff line.
Bob’s Hawaiian Shirts – Cuckoo for Kokopelli
Well, that’s the name Bob gave to this pattern. We bought this shirt in Arizona last year during our excursion along Old Route 66.
The colorful pattern includes icons from Native American folklore and a variety of reptiles, birds and animals thought to be associated with the ancient Anasazi fertility and agriculture god. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music. Click on the image for the wallpaper-sized version.
