The Mama lets me wrap up in the blankies after she gets them out of the dryer. Now that the weather is getting cooler, this feels very good and i like it. 🙂
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Arizona
End of Spa Season
We just got out of the Spa, probably for the last time of our “second spring.” The forecast is for fall temperatures to actually hit here tomorrow and this weekend. We’ve had highs in the mid 80’s and that is going to drop to the 50’s and 60’s.
Tomorrow, we’ll drain the spa and “winterize” it by pumping out the excess water in the pipes in case of freezing temperatures. The pipes could burst in a hard freeze. We need to do the same thing in the travel trailer.
Landscape Maintenance
Just because we are retired does not exempt us from chores. There are plenty of little maintenance jobs around our retirement home to keep us busy.
The creosote bush above needed to be trimmed. This particular bush grows faster than the others on the property since it is located near the irrigation for the citrus trees directly behind it. It also got a couple of deep watering events during monsoon season; it is located next to the drainage ditch west of the house.
Thick creosotes attract small desert mammals that need a place to nest. That, in turn, attracts predators like rattlesnakes. You can understand why we needed this bush to be cleaned up.
The image above is a Flash™ slideshow. Click the image to advance the show from before to after and your humble landscape worker.
Breakfast
What a nice treat to wake up and find homemade biscuits and gravy on the table with an (almost) virgin Bloody Mary on the side. Yummers! 😀
Gnarly
This mesquite deadwood and a cholla cactus are at the entrance to our backyard wash where all kinds of birds and wildlife abound. I like the gnarly appearance of the wood and cactus. Click on the image to enlarge.
Just Another Beautiful Sunset
Some clouds to the west of our home were lit up in just another beautiful desert sunset this evening. This photo was taken from our courtyard looking west. Click on the image to enlarge.
