Yesterday, Verna and I drove to Santa Monica for a dental appointment. We had a little time to kill since we arrived in the area early, so we took a walk in Palisade Park which overlooks the North Santa Monica Bay. I took several images and composed this panoramic view of the seashore and blue pacific ocean. Click on the thumbnail image to view the full-sized panorama.
Poppies grow in the springtime in our California garden. I thought that we wouldn’t have them in Arizona, but I was wrong. We see them in gardens there too. I’m going to read up on growing poppies in the desert and plant them there too. Click on the image to enlarge.
After clearing out some of the weeds in the garden, we found this pretty (and fragrant) white hyacinth in bloom. Click on the image to enlarge.
After a little shower this morning, I went out on the patio and took this picture of these tiny flamingo-colored orchids. Somebody at the orchid show told us the name of these, but we forgot. Anyhow, they were pretty with the raindrops still on them.
We have been finishing up our new home for the past six weeks or so. Meantime, the California backyard responded to the lack of attention and a lot of rainfall with this armpit-high array of weeds. I think these grew faster than the Federal Deficit. Now, I know I should have pulled and hosed down the small weeds (then) with RoundUp.
Weed killing is a ritual I carry out every winter between rain storms but this year, due to our excitement and eagerness to occupy the new home, I overlooked it. Today, I paid the price by getting out there and pulling a bunch of these “Sequoia Redwoods” of the weed world. I also sprayed several gallons of RoundUp on the entire back yard except for some of Verna’s garden treasures.
I still have some cleanup and disposal to do but I ran out of motivation. Click on the image to enlarge.
When we got back to the California house, many of the flowers in the patio were in bloom. This croup of little flowers is from the hen and chicks succulent. Click on the image to enlarge.
