When it comes to Asian lilies, my favorite is the stargazer. I got three stems last Friday at the flower concession in the supermarket. This one flower opened yesterday and had such great color and appeal that I had to get this close up. Click on the image below to view the larger image.
Before the NFL playoff games started, we went to the shooting range today to do our weekly target practice. It was a lot of fun. When it came time for the shotguns, I put up a silhouette target. This video shows Verna blowing the first five holes in it with the 12 gauge Remington 870 security shotgun.
Play the video and look closely at the center of the target as five big holes get blown into it.
We have been going to visit Mom and Dad very often in recent weeks. Dad is quite ill, but is at home. When we visit, we often sit out in their patio to get fresh air and enjoy conversation with Mom and my sisters who also are frequently there (one of them is almost there full time taking care of Dad.
Mom and Dad’s house is near the approach path to LAX; consequently, airliners on approach pass close overhead. While relaxing in Mom’s patio, I took this picture of a Fiji Boeing 747 in landing configuration about two miles from touchdown. What a pretty paint job! Click 4 really big.
Now that I’m back in the Manhattan Beach office, I get to take summertime walks through Manhattan Village after I chow down. Summertime? It only seems like it. A couple of weeks ago, I had to wear a hooded jacket to walk to this exact spot.
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Currently showing in the vase by the staircase . . .
I would tell you the variety name, but that was missing from the package when I got them last friday. Click for big.
This is the interior of our accommodations during the recent winter cruise. Verna was looking up the next campground in the AAA guidebook. Bear, well, she was waiting for me to finish fooling around with the camera so we could get going again.
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