This was the main course for today’s camping adventure. Anointed in extra-virgin olive oil, lightly salted and peppered, cooked to perfection* over charcoal. What a delightful meal for a fall evening** in the Valley of the Sun!
* Really moist and tender and tasty!
** 102° today, only 95° at dinner time.
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Our ISP advised possible service interuptions . . .
Dear Customer:
On Saturday October 17, 2009 at 10:00 am PDT we will be migrating all MySQL databases to a new server. The new server is to alleviate recent issues caused by high load on the current server as well as to upgrade to MySQL version 5.1.
The procedure we will use to migrate will ensure the least amount of downtime per database.
The window for this maintenance is 2 hours. During this time there will be periods of intermittent connectivity errors to MySQL.
Thank you,
Omnis Network, LLC
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Verna and I were in Tombstone, AZ yesterday and today. While we were there, I was able to finally get Verna’s eleventh anniversary gift. According to the anniversary gemstone list, year eleven calls for turquoise. We found a little boutique near the O.K. Corral in town that had this bracelet, which nicely matches her earrings that I got for her at the same time. Click for bigger.
Happy belated anniversary, Baby. I love you.
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Today, I saw this sign in a window in Tombstone, AZ.
I haven’t reached that point - yet.
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Our route today, took us through the Gila-Pinal scenic highway, from Apache Junction, AZ to Globe, AZ. En-route were many scenic natural vistas, but this man-made one was also very pretty. This bridge won the annual award of merit in 1949 for the most beautiful steel bridge by the American Institute of Steel Construction. Click to see image full-size.
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We’re on the road again! Today, we stopped for a few groceries in Indio, California. While I was waiting for Bob to come out of the store, I took this photo of a “Pride of Barbados,” a.k.a. “Red bird of Paradise.”
This is probably my favorite flowering shrub in the world - unfortunately, they refuse to thrive where we live. They love desert climates - along the California coast? Not so much. Click on the image to enlarge.
By the way - I took an even better picture of one of these in Kingman, Arizona last year.
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Verna and I take a breather after a long hike through the Botanic Garden. Click for big.
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