Just before our arrival in Wickenburg this afternoon, as usual, we see this roadside sign crediting the highway adoption as belonging to the “Doom” family. I wonder if they changed the family name from “Apocalypse” or “Armageddon?” Note the gunshot dimples on the left side of the sign. Click on the image to enlarge.
We were up at Fort MacArthur today to visit with DrJim. While we were there, I walked around with Cabela and took several photos of flowers in bloom. This is a photo of a flower on a prickly pear cactus growing on the hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Beautiful cactus flowers bloom in California too! Click on the image to enlarge.
Between this action and the 30,000 troops being withdrawn in Afghanistan, it is only too obvious that the commander-in-thief is being driven by the polls. The administration has been worthless on the economy, international policy and now endanger our petroleum reserves for some political leverage.
From Fox Business News:
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Obama administration said Thursday it would release 30 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset disruption caused by unrest in the Middle East–a move that caught some by surprise.
The release represents a pivot for an administration that has long resisted calls to unleash its storage of oil despite persistently high gasoline prices. The move will likely send ripples through the stock market and cause a political backlash in Washington. The administration has said the reserves should only be tapped during emergencies, not solely because Americans are feeling pain at the pump.
We are back at the California house this evening. We had a couple of surprises awaiting us in the backyard. Have you ever seen an artichoke flower? Well now you have. Also, please note the bed of California Poppies in the background. Click on the image to enlarge.
Yesterday, I posted a photo of the flower pods on my Red Bird of Paradise. To my surprise, the first three opened up this morning. I don’t have to tell you how much I love these shrubs and I’m ecstatic to have my very own blooms. There will be more coming and I promise (DrJim) I will post them when I can. Click on the image to enlarge.
I have been looking forward to having my own beautiful Red Bird of Paradise flowers in the courtyard. Well, it’s about to happen. I will have more images of this beautiful (and my favorite) shrub’s flowers soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
We planned our cuisine for Fathers Day to consist of a “surf and turf” menu. I went to the butcher counter in the local supermarket earlier this week and asked for a couple of beef tenderloin steaks and some fresh Atlantic salmon filets.
We baked the salmon and some potato wedges on the outdoor grill with the hood closed. When they were mostly done, I opened the hood and put the steaks on the grill. We like our steaks medium rare, so they were on the grill for about twenty-five minutes.
We served the entree with the aforementioned potato wedges, baby green peas and asparagus spears (lots of fiber y’know). A sumptuous Fathers Day meal, indeed. 🙂