Going Camping with My Hu-mins
This is my hu-lady walking me. I recognize her name as ‘mama.’ She loves me. My hu-man, ‘daddy,’ took this picture of me walking with mama to the smelly place where I GO when we camp.
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Archive for May, 2009
A Nice Old Gas Station in Phoenix
As we were leaving the Phoenix Convention Center yesterday, I snapped this picture from the car window. This is now a muffler shop, but judging from the art-deco architecture style, it must have been a 1930’s era service station. Most people don’t remember a time when a service station attendant would pump your gas, check your oil and wash your windshield, all for about nineteen cents a gallon. Buildings like this popped up all along Old Route 66 and elsewhere in thriving southwestern cities and towns.
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Desert Flower
No commentary - just enjoy this desert flower taken in Phoenix today.
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Pride of Barbados
We’re now in Phoenix, Arizona. We are staying at an RV park on the outskirts of town. It’s very warm outside, but we’re nice and cool in the air conditioned camper.
When we took a walk around to take Bear to the dog run, I took this picture of one of my favorite flowering shrubs, the “Pride of Barbados,” also called “red bird of paradise.” I would have these in our yard at home, but it gets too cool for this desert tropical variety. Click the image to enlarge.
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Camping on the Colorado
Heading to Phoenix tonight. We’re camping along the Colorado River in Blythe, CA. Here’s a panoramic image taken from our campsite after we got set up. Click image to enlarge.
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Reflections of Mom’s Garden
I took this self-portrait today in Mom’s garden. She has a decorative garden sphere that sits on a pedestal near the fence. The sphere sits among her plants and reflects the light from nearby objects.
If you click to enlarge the image, you will get a better view of the arch behind and to my left and my sister BB is on my right. All of the other stuff you see is Mom’s knick-knacks and what-nots that she keeps in the garden.
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Quad Amaryllis
I love when an amaryllis comes out with quadruple blooms pointing to the four points of the compass. This is a nice one which had all four flowers fully open yesterday. I have others that are only bipolar, but the flowers are just as pretty. Click for big.
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