Verna and Bob's Weblog

Cinco de Mayo

We enjoyed mini tacos after our trip today in honor of the Cinco de Mayo day. Click here.

We are having a comparatively light duty week as compared to the first quarter of the year. We did have an appointment with the Nephrologist down in Surprise today, which is the first of two such visits to the valley suburbs this week. The next one will be on Friday with the radiation therapy team. More about those later.

The trip today was without incident and we were back home before 1 pm even though we shopped at Safeway in town before home. Lots of puffy clouds today. Verna kept the camera going, but nothing worthy of note to post here.

I did get a nice photo of a Black Chinned Hummingbird during my morning walk. Click to enlarge.

May 5, 2026 by Arizona Critters Holidays Photography 0

Cabela 2008-2026

Just short of her 18th birthday (in August), Cabela crossed over the Rainbow Bridge this morning to be with all the other frolicking denizens of the other place. She passed peacefully in her sleep while napping on the loveseat sofa.

We’re already missing her.

There are a lot of posts referencing her in our weblogs and some photos of her from her stay with us in the past several years. Click here and here

Happy frolicking, little one . . .

May 3, 2026 by Critters Family 0

An Astrophytum Flower

As the weather continues to warm as it is wont to do in late spring, more flowers are opening. This astrophytum (star cactus) flower opened in all its glory this afternoon in our cactus garden by the courtyard. Click on the image to enlarge.

Beltane

Today, we celebrated Beltane, a traditional Celtic holiday but with a definite US twist by having what amounts to a New England Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner. Everyone enjoyed the meal and the ancestral atmosphere.

May 2, 2026 by Arizona Climate Flowers Holidays Home & Garden Photography 0

Candid Critters

Here’s a trio of shots taken in the last couple of days:

First, the squirrels seem to like the peanuts (not indigenous to AZ) we toss their way.

Cardinals are quite visible in the desert. This guy was singing to his mate a while back from the top of a nearby utility pole. It looked like a red whistle way up yonder.

This Collared Dove is the third most frequently seen of the doves that visit; first the Mourning Doves and then the White-Winged Doves followed by the Collared.

30 Apr 2026: Squirrel and another Peanut:

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April 12, 2026 by Arizona Critters Photography

Happy Easter!

We wish everyone a Blessed and Happy Easter Sunday! Christ is Risen! Hallelujah!

If we were to have gone to church this morning, we may have looked like this. However, we celebrated the resurrection at home with our own communion and worship services.

We also had a wonderful Easter Ham Steak Dinner thanks to Verna.

Thanks to the AI for this simulated dress-up photo. Click to enlarge.

April 5, 2026 by Arizona Holidays

Spring Cactus Wren Activity

During my morning stroll with the camera, I walked behind the big RV to check stuff out on that side. Lo and behold, a cactus wren was perched just above the back wall on one of the cholla there. I got this photo before it flew away. It and another (several 3-4?) were tending to both cactus wren nests they have established there.

I continued my walk over the usual places I go in the mornings and when I looked back toward the cholla, a couple of wrens were on the top nest with strings and feathers, ostensibly to embellish the nests for the coming spring. Yes, that is dental floss being used for some of the nest material. We recycle ours in the backyard explicitly for this sort of purpose.

Click on either image to view enlarged.

March 14, 2026 by Arizona Critters Photography

Avalon 1998

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