Even on rainy days, Cabela and I keep watch out the front window. We bark if we see something that doesn’t belong there. We sometimes bark when there is something that does belong there. Click on the image to make us big.
Card Sharks
Verna took this photo of Mom and some of her friends at the ranch playing cards the other day. After the afternoon snack time, several of the residents gather to play “crazy eights” or some other card game. Click on the image to enlarge.
Gymnocalycium Friederichii Flower
It’s quite a mouthful to pronounce the name of this little flower, but it is accurate, it seems (jim-no-cal-LEE-see-um freed-er-EEK-ee-eye). I purchased the tiny barrel cactus with the big name that produces these flowers at a cactus and succulent show in California a few years ago. The parent barrel is no longer producing flowers, but it grew a satellite barrel that produced this one today. Click on the image to enlarge.
Desert Still Life
I took this photo of a golden barrel cactus and some dead cactus wood yesterday after shopping. We were about a quarter mile north of our house and this was beside the road. I thought it would make an interesting desert still life. Click on the image to enlarge.
Mom’s Courtyard Panorama
Verna snapped a couple of photos of the view outside of Mom’s apartment at the ranch. I merged them into this single panoramic image of Mom’s view out of her window. The oleanders on the left and the marigolds around the fountain are all in bloom now. Click on the image to enlarge.
Flashback – 2008 Summer Vacation
My camera robot took this photo when Verna and I were visiting the Grand Canyon Desert View on July 23, 2008. We have been living in Arizona for almost three years and have only visited the canyon once in that time. We’re planning a trip this fall that will take us to Indian country and perhaps then we will visit the canyon again. Click on the image to enlarge.
