We finally got around to hanging the second birdhouse that our friend at the river, Ron, made for us. This one is closer to the color of our house and contrasts nicely in the palo verde tree where I hung it today. Click on the image to enlarge.
Home & Garden
Another Beautiful Day in Paradise
I hope everyone is having a lovely Labor Day weekend. We were walking the dogs this morning and I noticed how pretty our little castle looks with the blue skies and cloudscapes beyond. I went back into the house and came back out to capture this picture. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cimarron Sage
While we were still living in California we often visited the desert. We had a condo timeshare in Palm Desert years ago and would have it to ourselves in the summertime because none of our partners could stand the heat. We also took vacations which would bring us to most of the southwestern desert states. We always enjoyed the desert vegetation, especially the flowering shrubs and sage.
We tried growing the Red Bird of Paradise and purple sage (aka Texas Ranger Sage, Cimarron sage) at our California house near the coastline, but to no avail. Now that we’re here in our Arizona retirement home, all of the above and more thrive here and provide us with colorful and, in some cases, fragrant flowers. The Cimarron Sage along the driveway have erupted with glorious and fragrant purple flowers.
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High Magic Roses
The vase in the great room is decorated with these “High Magic” roses. What beautiful colors! Click on the image to enlarge.
More Erosion
We had a really heavy downpour last Wednesday night. It looks like I’ll have to shore up the front of the property with big rocks to avoid losing more of the landscape between the RV drive and the west wash. Again, I have plenty of big rocks up in the wash and around the lot, so it’s just a matter of collecting them in the wheelbarrow and burying them along the roadway where the floods wash down.
Damn! I’m supposed to be retired and all this stuff pops up to keep me busy. Ah well, It probably keeps me out of trouble.
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Little Orange Cactus Flower
This little orange flower opened up today on my little opuntia in the patio. The little blossom is barely a half-inch across. Click on the image to enlarge.
Saguaro Moon
Here is a shot I took of the moon over our new (to us) saguaro. We were watching football and baseball this evening, so enjoy this nice view of a desert evening.