An unfortunate consequence of trimming the shrubs around the house is the inevitable loss of some of the little blossoms. These were on the Hawthorne bush today before I cut it back. Not to worry, the spring growth will bring plenty of these as it always has. Click for a close-up of Verna’s image below.
This pink Icelandic Poppy bud just opened a day ago. I love the subtle color of these poppies and hope that there will be a variety of colors as the flowers bloom. Click image to enlarge.
We visited Mom and Dad today. While we were there, Mom showed us her white rose, which only blooms about every three years or so. Too bad, because it is quite pretty. Click image below to enlarge.
These were seen in the airspace near Torrance (CA) airport today. Although the paint schemes are not uniform, I believe that all five of these are either Army/Air Force AT6 ‘Texans’ or Navy SNJs (which are the same airframe, but with folding wings for aircraft carrier use).
Now, I can’t take credit for this nice photo of the squadron’s straight echelon formation since it was Verna’s camera that got this while I was still on my way home from work today. Click the image above for a closer view.
Not really — they just look that way. These were in the morning sun at the bottom of the stairs a couple of days ago when the light was just perfect for this picture.
Very pretty – click for a bigger view.
Yesterday morning, I got in the truck to head to work. To my chagrin, instead of a cranking noise I got a clanking noise – the battery was almost dead.
Fortunately, we keep one of those little portable jump start batteries in the garage for just such an event. Verna seldom goes anywhere in her car and sometimes her battery gets drained by all those little electronics in the car that don’t turn off when you shut off the engine. We got the jump battery for her, but now it would come in handy to get me going on my way to work. I hooked it up to the battery terminals and cranked the truck over with no problem. Success!
I was at work for a half day session and then came home to address the battery problem. The little jump battery went with me and, as expected, was needed again. When I got home, I removed the old battery and Verna took me to get a new one. She took the picture above while I was installing the replacement.
Bottom line, the little jumper can save you a call to AAA, thus getting you going sooner.
