No, the Mama went inside to get her camera and took this picture of me waiting for her in the patio. Click picture to make me big.
March 2013
What’s for Dinner?
Jägerschnitzel mit Kartoffelsalat, gedünstetes Kraut und Speck serviert mit Apfelmus (breaded pork cutlets with German potato salad, sauteed cabbage and bacon served with applesauce). My high school German is a bit rusty, so I used Microsoft Translator to help out.
Verna, being mostly of Irish extract, did an outstanding job of cranking out this traditional German meal. We have had a variant of this meal in recent months, but this is the first time she prepared hot German potato salad to go with it. Es schmeckte wunderbar!
Anna’s Hummingbird
It was sort of a cool, overcast day today, but the hummingbirds still came to the feeder. This little redhead’s nomenclature is “Anna’s Hummingbird,” according to our bird book. Click on the image to enlarge.
Rainy Day Snuggles
We had some rain and wind today (and a little snow in the hills). It stayed nice inside though and the puppies liked keeping warm on the couch with the Daddy. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our Desert Neighborhood
This lovely little patch of the Sonoran Desert is a mere 500 feet from our driveway. There are several varieties of desert plants visible in the photo, including the prominent saguaro with palo verde, mesquite, prickly pear, yucca and creosote. Casandro Wash flows just to the right side of this photo. I took this photo today on our way home from grocery shopping. Click on the image to enlarge.
Paperwhite Flowers
Several Weeks ago, I planted some paperwhite bulbs in a shallow garden box in the courtyard. In spite of being outdoors and exposed to cooler wintertime temperatures, they are now happily producing these tiny white flowers. Click on the image to enlarge.
Here is a factoid I found at a commercial bulb vendors website:
The paperwhite narcissus, a relative of daffodils and jonquils, is easy to grow and produces small, fragrant flowers on 12 to 18-inch stalks. Most paperwhites have pure white blooms, but yellow varieties are also available.
