“We own the economy. We own the beginning of the turnaround and we want to make sure that we continue that pace of recovery, not go back to the policies of the past under the Bush administration that put us in the ditch in the first place.” — DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
We took a drive today to visit the Shrine of St Joseph of the Mountains in nearby Yarnell, AZ. There is a Koi pond in the shrine where these pretty water lilies were in bloom today. Click on the image to enlarge.
I’ve always loved the gazanias that we had in California. Maybe I will bring some of them back to Arizona on our next trip out west. We were at the nursery in town today and saw these in bloom. I wasn’t sure how they would do in this climate, but, as you can see, they are just fine! Click on the image to enlarge.
I found this to be very funny. FEED ME SEYMOUR!
Funny and sad at the same time. Green initiatives continue to paralyze American businesses and personal freedoms.
Several times during the year, the Wickenburg Chapter of the American Legion places US flags in the historic downtown area and along the two main drags through town. Today, Flag Day, we ventured out for several errands and were delighted at the patriotic display. This image was taken along East Wickenburg Way (US 60) near old downtown looking west. Click on the image to enlarge.
The BEEB came up with a BS theory that CO2 is “Killing Nemo,” the clownfish from the popular Disney cartoon feature. It seems that the fish are losing hearing due to increased acidification of the oceans due to CO2 absorption. However, the Blogprof debunks the story in the following paragraph:
Now, what interested me about the article the most is the above argument is a tacit admission that any extra CO2 in the atmosphere doesn’t stay in the atmosphere but is rather absorbed by various surfaces and media including the ocean. This undermines the alarmists claim that extra CO2 produced by man remains in the atmosphere and causes global warming. you cannot have both. Either the extra CO2 remains in the atmosphere or it does not. It turns out that the acidification of the oceans is more backed by science than non-existent global warming: News: CO2 levels in atmosphere haven’t changed in at least 150 years
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Via: Planet Gore
It is just another peaceful Sunday except for this gorgeous 2½ inch peanut cactus flower which opened today. There were two buds, but the critters ate one which prompted me to move the planter. Don’t worry, though, there are more buds coming. Click on the image to enlarge.
