We just sat on the back porch today, called our Moms to wish ’em Happy Mothers Day. I heard from my kid, wishing me the same. I must have taken upwards of 400 pictures of the birds and critters out back. There were so many, it was hard to decide which one to post today. At any rate, I hope that Mom enjoys these red birds, a house finch and a cardinal, at our feeder. Image taken this afternoon – click on the image to enlarge.
About a year ago, Verna and I decided to stop pipe-dreaming about having a home in Arizona and start doing something about it. To that end, we headed to Wickenburg, contacted a real estate professional and got things moving. Today, the consequences of our actions then are manifest in this . . . our Dream Home – Click on the image to enlarge.
Today, April 23, 2011 is Mom’s ninety-first birthday! We drove to her house this morning and spent a couple of hours visiting. Verna took this picture of a geranium flower cluster on one of the bushes in Mom’s yard. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Mama and the Daddy got me a new bed to play on. They also got me a sofa and love seat for me to take naps. Click on me to make me bigger.
Late this afternoon, we were sitting on the patio enjoying the nice desert evening. Cabela was sitting on one of our folding chairs looking at the quail, mourning doves and other birds in the “west forty” pecking at the ground. Click on this image to enlarge.
About a month ago, I ordered a Valentine’s Day gift for Verna. Because of a combination of miscues, the delivery of this Native American-made necklace and earring set was delayed by more than two weeks.
Initially, I ordered this Spiny Oyster jewelry set on-line from the Southwest Indian Foundation. They ship via UPS, so I gave them our house address, since UPS doesn’t deliver to PO Boxes. However, UPS will hand packages off to the USPS under certain circumstances. To further complicate matters, we do not yet have a mailbox at our new house, so the USPS held the package at the local post office.
Finally, we went to the post office and asked for held mail for our address. The USPS gave me the jewelry, along with a few other items. Verna has her Valentine’s Day spiny oyster necklace and earrings at last. Click on the image to enlarge.
