Earlier this month, when we were on vacation, we saw wildflowers everywhere it seemed. Today, while out running errands, Verna snapped this picture of a pair of pink wildflowers growing out of a crack in the concrete gutter. I guess when you’re in an urban location, vacant land is few and far between and the wildflowers have to find somewhere to grow.
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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.
Verna planted several varieties of tomatoes in the patio and garden last year. A couple of the vines produced normal-sized tomatoes and there was another vine that grew cherry tomatoes – you know – the little bite-sized ones for salads or just for popping into your mouth.
I was in the patio yesterday and noticed a ripe cherry tomato on the vine – one of the last ones for the season. I picked it and brought it in to show Verna. She took this picture that shows the size of the tomato relative to a U.S. quarter dollar. She remarked that it was like “airline-sized food.” We had a good laugh over that.
Can somebody tell me how this wireless tower, thinly disguised as a palm tree, looks any less ugly than a plain wireless tower?
Oh, and don’t get me started on electric conifers.
This cactus has some nasty little spines. Twice now, Bear has picked up one of the little sticker-laden balls of cactus that fall from the plant. Luckily, they stuck in her fur and not her skin. We’re steering clear of these from now on.
Tonight we’re watching a football bowl game – the “San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.” I guess that bowl game sponsorship is important these days, but could we just have them call it the “Poinsettia Bowl” and mention all the sponsorship stuff in a subtitle? It probably won’t happen, but it would be nice.
Meanwhile, take a look at this nice poinsettia growing on the front porch. Image credit, Verna. Click to enlarge.
