Yesterday’s BBQ was wonderful. This was the scene on the grill, but we also had chili for the dogs, mustard for the brats and pasta salad on the side. Everything was great!
Click below to see how it looked on the plate.
Happy Independence Day!
Aside from a couple of minor chores, we relaxed and enjoyed the day off today. We barbecued brats and hot dogs with sides of roasted potato spears and pasta veggie salad. Excellent! We’ll be watching fireworks this evening from the back balcony, where we have a fine view of the Wilson Park fireworks exhibit. Verna took this picture of these patriotic flowers, which are our bouquet of the week in honor of the Independence Day celebration. Click for a bigger view.
The Last of the Pinks
Last for this season, that is. We’re looking forward to next spring to see how many little pink flowers this Eschevaria will produce. There were a lot this year, and we hope there will be as many next year, too. We plan to transfer the parent plant to a larger pot and let it propagate. Who knows how many we might get then? Click the image for the larger view.
Catalina WebCams
A couple of companies on Catalina Island feature web cameras on their internet sites. These folks have made the code available to display the webcam images on our pages, so I have added a new feature, Catalina Island WebCams under the Potpourri menu in the left sidebar. That page offers previews of the webcams in a small window. For the full-sized webcams, check out this larger view. The picture below is an image captured after dark last weekend. You can see the Hotel Metropole (our favorite place to stay there) just to the left of and above the arch next to the Tuna Club in the center of the picture. We’ll be staying there again this fall for our wedding anniversary.
Breakdown for Cleaning
After today’s session at the firing range, we broke down the equipment in preparation for cleanup. You can see one of the 9MM pistols, one of the .357 magnum revolvers, Verna’s little .38 special revolver and the 12 and 20 gauge shotguns all stripped and ready for cleanup. Not shown is the other stuff either in the safe or in a nearby holster. Verna snapped this picture in the patio – we usually clean the firearms while seated on the patio swing.
Coral Phalaenopsis Orchid
This Phalaenopsis Orchid has nice reddish-pink color in it’s labellum and column (I had to look up orchid’s anatomy for those names, but it’s the little colorful thingy in the middle). The color reminds me of the color of salmon steak, flamingos or a coral reef. I took this picture in the hothouse of our local Lowe’s Garden Shop. Click the picture for full-sized view.
