Beef Stroganoff over egg noodles with asparagus spears (not shown) on the side. Yummy! Click on the image to enlarge.
Arizona
Moonrise Over Our Retirement Paradise
Framed by the “musical mesquite,” the moon rises in the distance. We’re just a couple of days from the full moon and the late afternoon sunlight on the house makes for a very nice picture. We still can’t get over how happy we are in our retirement home. Click on the image to enlarge.
Paperwhite Buds
I have several bulbs planted in a shallow box in the courtyard. This morning, I discovered that there were buds opening on my paperwhites. It rained overnight and we had a little freezing rain pellets on top of the soil in the box. That’s why you don’t see the brown potting soil in the background – it’s ice. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cholla and Deadwood
This is a photo of a cholla cactus embedded in an old dead mesquite that is up in the wash behind our house. I took this photo today and then rendered it in sepia to make it look all artsy and stuff. Click on the image to enlarge.
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The Musical Mesquite Tree
While in California last week, I collected some more wind chimes and other trinkets to bring to the Arizona house. I put some of them in my “musical mesquite” tree. When spring comes, the tree will again bear leaves and seedpods. Click on the image to enlarge.
Beavertail Cactus
Bob transplanted several paddles from a beavertail cactus that was growing up on the hill behind our house. It has been about a year and a half and all of the transplants seem to be doing well. This individual has grown from a few paddles (maybe four to six) to all of these paddles in that time. The cactus is about a foot and a half tall and is spreading nicely on the area by the RV drive west of the house. Click on the image to enlarge.
