Damsel took this picture of me and Cabela today while I was engaged in the hardest thing I had to do today. Our beautiful little semi-rural house and neighborhood are in the background. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our First Beavertail Cactus Flower
I posted about a neighbor’s Hot Pink Beavertail Flower a few days ago and now, we have our first open flowers. This is one of several beavertail cacti that Bob transplanted from the upper part of our property to the rock and cactus garden beside the RV drive. Click on the image to enlarge.
Hope and Change
Ramirez shows what hope and change actually means . . .
From Fox Business:
The gloomy March payroll report released Friday morning delivered the clearest evidence yet that the U.S. economy still hasn’t reached escape velocity. The weakest jobs report since June 2012 also deals a blow to talk of an early exit by the Federal Reserve, which appears poised to keep its foot firmly planted on the easy-money gas pedal.
Roses for Mom
We dropped over to the retirement ranch this afternoon to take some roses to Mom. Earlier, we went grocery shopping and bought flowers, as usual. Damsel took a couple of the roses and some baby’s breath and put them in a little vase for Mom. Click on the image to enlarge.
When we got to the ranch, we found Mom and a half-dozen other seniors playing a game of crazy eights in the lobby of the care center. Damsel took a photo of them engaged in the intense battle of cards. Click here to see that image.
The Hedgehog Cactus Flowers are Opening
We have been expecting the hedgehog cactus flowers to open just after the first few days of spring. Well, they’re starting to open. The first two were open yesterday and a third one opened today. It looks like another will be opening tomorrow, too.
We’re still waiting on our beavertail cactus flowers which should start to open soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
Easter Lily Glow
I took this photo about five years ago. Light from the window above the staircase in our California house beamed onto the back of this lily to make it appear as if the lily itself was the source of illumination. Happy Easter! Click on the image to enlarge.
Retirement Ranch Livestock
Mom’s new home is really a ranch. There are a couple of horses and a llama (maybe an alpaca?) that graze in the pasture that is in the middle of the ranch. This horse was by the fence next to the road as we drove into the ranch to see Mom this morning. Credit Damsel for the photo. Click on the image to enlarge.