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Cool Day on the Desert
I took a few minutes form our busy Sunday morning schedule to take some pictures on a beautiful desert day. Bob and Beethoven came out into the courtyard to see what I was doing when I took this photo of them watching me. Click on the image to enlarge.
Javelina in the Wash
We tossed a few remnants of a celery stalk up in the wash this afternoon. Eventually, a few (about eight) javelina followed the scent and browsed around in the wash until the celery was gone. It took about seven or eight minutes until the critters moved on. Click on the image to enlarge.
Asiatic Lilies
I hope everyone enjoys the Veteran’s Day weekend.
I decorated our great room vase with some very pretty Asiatic lilies yesterday. We’re enjoying these colorful and fragrant flowers. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cardinals
We have a pair of cardinals that visit Damsel’s bird feeders. I took a couple of images yesterday of the female on the seed block and her mate unsuccessfully trying to hide in a nearby mesquite tree. I merged the two into this image that contrasts the colors of the pair. Click on the image to enlarge (slightly).
Counties Count
You can see from this image where the problem areas lie. Last night’s debacle was the result of the ideologues, the unions and the entitlement people.
Image – election results by county
In 1980 1nd 2012, the nation held elections where the occupant of the Whitehouse was an incompetent Democrat. The difference is in 1980, the Republicans brought in a dynamic and popular candidate in Ronald Reagan. Mitt Romney doesn’t even come close.
We’re going to keep the following thoughts from The Patriot Post in mind as we face the next term.
Patriots, as the sun rises on this morning after a battle lost, remember that we have lost a battle, not the war. Hold your head high and redouble your courage and resolve. Remain steadfast in your devotion to Liberty and hold the line.
Image found at The War On Guns.
Landscape Maintenance
Just because we are retired does not exempt us from chores. There are plenty of little maintenance jobs around our retirement home to keep us busy.
The creosote bush above needed to be trimmed. This particular bush grows faster than the others on the property since it is located near the irrigation for the citrus trees directly behind it. It also got a couple of deep watering events during monsoon season; it is located next to the drainage ditch west of the house.
Thick creosotes attract small desert mammals that need a place to nest. That, in turn, attracts predators like rattlesnakes. You can understand why we needed this bush to be cleaned up.
The image above is a Flash™ slideshow. Click the image to advance the show from before to after and your humble landscape worker.