The tulips I put up a few days ago have completely opened. I took advantage of the light coming in through the front bedroom window to capture this image of the inside of the flower with natural sunlight lighting up the base of the flower. Very pretty colors. Click on the image to enlarge.
Last week, I bought a potted tulip plant at the garden concession in the supermarket. This week, the tulips are out and they’re a beautiful orange color. It just so happens that my amaryllis flowers opened and they are orange too! Click on the image to enlarge.
With the sunset in the opposite direction, I managed to get this nice shot of our big saguaro and ocotillo cacti with the evening colors in the cloudscape behind. The weather started out rainy today, but eventually cleared to scattered cumulus and a few showers over the mountains. The forecast is for nice days and mild temperatures over the next few days and the weekend. Regardless, Ham and Pea Soup comfort food is in the crockpot. Click on the image to enlarge.
After some recent landscape cleanup work that removed several creosote bushes from the front of the property, I worried that the goldfinches wouldn’t have a place to queue up before coming to the goldfinch feeder in front of the courtyard. As luck would have it, when the new plum tree arrived on Friday, the finches immediately adopted it and have a good place to queue.
The image above is of one of the goldfinch customers visiting the feeder out front. Normally, there are up to a half dozen or more finches visiting the feeder simultaneously. Click on the image to enlarge.
After we lost our little flowering plum tree to the monsoons last summer, we resolved to get a replacement for the tree. This time, it would have to be a more mature tree with a sturdier trunk.
Yesterday, the landscape guys brought the new (to us) tree and planted it in the spot where the little old one had been. The image above shows the tree being loaded over the courtyard wall into the hole the crew had dug for it. Click on the image to alternate between planting the tree and the finished project.
Here’s the guys curled up on the sofa watching the Sunday football games on TV. Bob will sit on the sofa and Bay Bay will curl up next to him. I got a blanket to cover up the little dog as they both relax and enjoy the game. Until the next time to go for a walk, that is. Click on the image to enlarge.
