We visited Mom and Dad today. While we were there, Mom showed us her white rose, which only blooms about every three years or so. Too bad, because it is quite pretty. Click image below to enlarge.
January 2009
The Torrance Air Squadron
These were seen in the airspace near Torrance (CA) airport today. Although the paint schemes are not uniform, I believe that all five of these are either Army/Air Force AT6 ‘Texans’ or Navy SNJs (which are the same airframe, but with folding wings for aircraft carrier use).
Now, I can’t take credit for this nice photo of the squadron’s straight echelon formation since it was Verna’s camera that got this while I was still on my way home from work today. Click the image above for a closer view.
Fire Tulips
Not really — they just look that way. These were in the morning sun at the bottom of the stairs a couple of days ago when the light was just perfect for this picture.
Very pretty – click for a bigger view.
An Unexpected Inconvenience
Yesterday morning, I got in the truck to head to work. To my chagrin, instead of a cranking noise I got a clanking noise – the battery was almost dead.
Fortunately, we keep one of those little portable jump start batteries in the garage for just such an event. Verna seldom goes anywhere in her car and sometimes her battery gets drained by all those little electronics in the car that don’t turn off when you shut off the engine. We got the jump battery for her, but now it would come in handy to get me going on my way to work. I hooked it up to the battery terminals and cranked the truck over with no problem. Success!
I was at work for a half day session and then came home to address the battery problem. The little jump battery went with me and, as expected, was needed again. When I got home, I removed the old battery and Verna took me to get a new one. She took the picture above while I was installing the replacement.
Bottom line, the little jumper can save you a call to AAA, thus getting you going sooner.
Here Comes Daffodil Season
Here’s some information about daffodils from the American Daffodil Society . . .
Depending on which botanist you talk to, there are between 40 and 200 different daffodil species, subspecies or varieties of species and over 25,000 registered cultivars (named hybrids) divided among the thirteen divisions of the official classification system.
Daffodil season lasts from six weeks to six months, depending on where you live and the cultivars you grow. After blooming, let the daffodil plant rebuild its bulb for the next year. The leaves stay green while this is happening. When the leaves begin to yellow, then you can cut the leaves off, but not before.
These were showing in the patio today. Click on the thumbnail for full size.
A Cool 1956 Buick Roadmaster
At least I think it’s that year and model, from what I could see when we drove past it in Williams, Arizona. We stopped there to get groceries and fuel during our winter vacation. Verna snapped this picture on our way through town.
Williams is a really nice little town along Interstate 40’s high country, just an hour south of the Grand Canyon. It snowed for four days straight prior to our trip through town. This Roadmaster is a really cool car, don’t ya think? Click on the image to enlarge.
