It was very hard to pick any one photo, but this one of a “castle” on the top of a mesa near Mesquite, AZ. was unique. Click on the image for the big view.
July 2008
Outa Here
We’re outa here – the vacation starts today and we’re heading toward some of America’s most beautiful scenery. Here’s the route we picked . . .
We should be at Zion National Park this evening. We will be posting daily with something of interest from the road.
Lilium Stargazer
My flower vase is filled with Stargazer lilies this week. Stargazers are my favorite lily if not my favorite flower. I looked on the net and found out that they are classified as Oriental hybrids.
Oriental hybrids – These are based on hybrids of L. auratum and L. speciosum, together with crossbreeds from several mainland Asiatic species. They are fragrant, and the flowers tend to be outward facing. Plants tend to be tall, and the flowers may be quite large. An example is “Stargazer”.
Click the thumbnail for a close-up view of my ‘Gazers . . .
Sentry Dog II
No, this isn’t a picture of doggie jail.
A week ago I wrote about our dog, Bear, who loves to be my constant companion. Well, today I got past her once again while she slept and went upstairs. When I came back down, she greeted me as usual and then positioned herself halfway up the staircase to make sure that wouldn’t happen again.
The Blue Screen of Death
People who are familiar with Windows® operating systems will recognize this “blue screen of death.” I have seen it from time to time when using both home and work computers that both use the Windows OS. What threw me was this one that popped up on – wait for it – the gas pump at a Lomita (CA) Mobil station. It pumped out $2.16 worth of regular gasoline when it did this. I had to move to another pump where I completed my fill-up.
When I checked the credit card charges later in the week, I saw that I got charged the $2.16 for the aborted sale. Weird.
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The Recreational Shotgun
When we go to the shooting range on the weekends, most of the time, we bring a couple of our shotguns. We both have Remington model 870 shotguns. Verna’s is a 20 gauge ‘youth model’ which has a shorter stock and barrel than my full-sized 12 gauge shotgun. We also share a 12 gauge ‘security model’ of the same gun that has a synthetic stock and fore-end, unlike our other guns which have finished wood stocks and fore-ends.
In this video, Verna demonstrates the proper method for discharging five rounds from her 20 gauge shotgun. As you can see, she makes short work of the target and has fun doing it.
