A few weeks ago I bought a Balloon Cactus. Today, it produced this bright yellow flower. The tag that was with the cactus called it a Parodia magnifica. I don’t know about the parodia part of it, but the flower is certainly magnifica . . .
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We bought this in Kingman, Arizona on Route 66 – where else?
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We went shopping at our local discount merchandise store to get a few things we saw in their sale flyer. While we were there I spotted this patriotic pinwheel in the garden department. It became mine. This is a photo I took of it after putting it in our patio garden today.
The anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 was officially established by Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson’s proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
As promised, here’s a photo of a late to bloom Easter lily. I assume that if you don’t have a controlled climate greenhouse that these lilies react to the California climate and bloom when conditions dictate. We had a couple of these around Christmas time and now again in June – six months later. I’m not complaining – just enjoying them.
This is the next in a series of Hawaiian shirts in Bob’s collection. This one, Hawaiian Palms, is reminiscent of the tropical and volcanic nature of the Islands.
The colors aren’t as bright, but the pattern and the use of colors makes this a very attractive shirt.
