We stopped on our way into our roadway and I got out of the truck to take a photo of our neighbor’s sage bush. The sage is blooming with hundreds of little purple flowers. I’m not sure of the sage variety, but the flowers are very pretty. Click on the image to enlarge.
Remember the Tostadas we had on Sunday? Well, we had the left overs today complete with the tortilla shells. We ate the insides of the tostadas and then discarded the crunched-up shells on the hill by the bird feeders.
This evening, several quail were on the hill pecking away at the tortilla remnants. We think that the two on the left are younger juveniles with an older sibling in the middle. The other two in the photo are adults. Click on the image to enlarge.
Well, maybe that’s not the official name, but it is near “big” Casandro Wash and it runs right in front of our little house. When the monsoons come, runoff from the local hills all collects and runs down the little river that serves as our access road.
I took this panorama during the aftermath of the monsoon downpour of July 22. Click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized panorama.
Verna fixed this sumptuous Steak Tostada for dinner today. Delicious salad featuring chunks of avocado, diced tomatoes, refried beans, cheeses and chunks of New York strip steak. Of course, there was also an obligatory Birthday Beer. 😉
You can see many new flower pods on the red bird of paradise shrubs out in the courtyard. There will be many, many more to come as summer progresses. Anyone who reads this blog will know that these are my favorites. Click on the image to enlarge.
Another lovely Arizona sunset. Image taken while walking the dogs this evening. Click on the image to enlarge.
