While the saguaro was being installed yesterday, I snapped this close-up image of one of the red bird of paradise shrubs in the courtyard. Click on the image to enlarge.
Arizona
How Saguaro Happens – Part Last (We Hope)
Finally, we have a replacement for the saguaro cactus that fell over about a year ago. The landscaping crew arrived this morning to transplant a large saguaro from Aguila (about 25 miles west of here) to the place where the old cactus stood before it succumbed to root rot. The new one has a lot of arms and we’re looking forward to seeing lots of saguaro flowers next spring on the new cactus. Click on the image to enlarge.
Front Door – Nice
I stood in the courtyard and took this photo of the front door. We just LOVE our little desert house. Click on the image to enlarge.
A Late Cholla Flower
We went out on the patio this evening and I saw something yellow on the cholla across the RV drive to the west. I thought it was a cholla flower, but it’s really late in the flowering season for new buds. But, there it was.
I looked for flowers on the other cholla on the property and could not see any. I also looked for more buds on this cholla and, likewise, found none. This one flower is very pretty, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
What’s For Dinner?
Verna ran across a couple of recipes that she tried today. What a knockout! Salisbury steaks with Dijon-Havarti mashed potatoes and gravy. Also steamed broccoli. It was a great meal for a wonderful Sunday inj Arizona. Click on the image to enlarge.
Courtyard – One Year Progress
A few days ago, Verna posted a photo of the courtyard in bloom. I was looking through the archives from about a year ago and found a similar photo of the courtyard as it then appeared. I made a mini-slideshow using the two photos to compare then and now. Of particular note is the Cleveland sage growth in just a year. Click the image to alternate between the two.
