When I was doing the laundry on Monday, I took a basket upstairs without waking Bear up to go with me. A bit later, when I was downstairs again, she positioned herself so I couldn’t get away with sneaking past her again. She’s so cute – I just love her to bits.
I gathered these from the vegetable garden today. Four cherry tomatoes and a Cheyenne long pepper. These might be headed for a batch of chili or maybe some Jambalaya – we’re still negotiating our menu for the weekend.
Also, happy birthday to my son, Gerald, who turns 30 today.
This one is on a dress I really like. The hibiscus flowers are typical of Hawaiian prints and I love the turquoise color. Click the image to see full-sized.
Wikipedia has this interesting history about “Aloha Shirts” . . .
The modern Aloha shirt was devised in the early 1930s by Chinese merchant Ellery Chun of King-Smith Clothiers and Dry Goods, a store in Waikiki. Chun began sewing brightly colored shirts for tourists out of old kimono fabrics he had leftover in stock. The Honolulu Advertiser newspaper was quick to coin the term Aloha shirt to describe Chun’s fashionable creation. Chun trademarked the name. The first advertisement in the Honolulu Advertiser for Chun’s Aloha shirt was published on June 28, 1935. Local residents, especially surfers, and tourists descended on Chun’s store and bought every shirt he had. Within years, major designer labels sprung up all over Hawaii and began manufacturing and selling Aloha shirts en masse.
The name on the tag that came with this new Phalaenopsis ‘Moth’ orchid is ‘Minho Princess.’ We just added it to the collection. All I know is that it’s very pretty. Click on the image for large size.
While out doing some shopping today, I spotted this bargain pink eschevaria and promptly put it into the collection of succulents in our patio. Click for a closer view.
These were taken over the course of several hours this afternoon. Later tonight this flower will be completely open and tomorrow it will quickly fade and be gone. This is the first one from this particular cactus this year, but there will be several more after this one is gone.
Later, we’re going to watch the aerial fireworks at Wilson park through some fancy glasses that make the colors break into rainbows. This is looking out the back door this afternoon.
UPDATE: The finished product – image of the cactus flower early Saturday Morning . . .
