Archive for February, 2010

Shared Planter

White daisies and pink ice plant share one of the planters on the patio. Today’s bright sunlight brought out the best in the contrasting colors. Click on the image to enlarge.

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New BBQ Grill

The old BBQ finally gave up the ghost a couple of weekends ago. Yesterday, we went to Lowe’s and purchased this replacement. I am in the process of assembling it now. I will be posting about the inaugural cookout sometime soon.

Here’s the specs:

grill.pngBBQ Grillware model GGPL-2100DW

Grill Width (Inches) - 52.4
Grill Depth (Inches) - 23.0
Grill Height (Inches) - 46.0
Porcelain coated cast iron grate
141 sq. in. warming rack
28 1/2 Lb. burger capacity
Porcelain coated lid
624 sq. in. cooking surface
Electronic ignition
Liquid propane fuel system
5-gallon tank capacity standard
3 stainless burners plus side burner

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Cymbidium Orchids

While we were buying a new outdoor Grill in the home improvement center today, I went into the hot house in the garden department and took this photo of some very pretty cymbidium orchids for sale. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Web Drops

No - it doesn’t have anything to do with the internet.

Verna took this photo today after the gentle rain cleared up and before the droplets on the spider web evaporated. I think it’s an interesting effect. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Iceplant in Bloom

A neighbor has these beautiful, bright yellow iceplant flowers blooming in the parkway. There are also bright orange ones blooming just a few feet away.

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