This past summer, Wendy and I began avidly working at keeping a small little herb garden alive, along with some other house plants that include a Christmas cactus. I have joked on many occasions about having a brown thumb. Here I live on arguably the most productive farmland in the world,...
It certainly has been challenging days but shifting one’s mindset to thankfulness (“Count Your Blessings….name them one by one”…..) makes the day a bit brighter. At the moment the snow that blankets everything also succeeds in doing that! The theme for dinner? For those so inclined...
The rest of these pictures were taken on my hike down to the parking lot: ponderosa pine cone, wax currant leaves, juniper berries on branch, prickly pear cactus, and a yucca with last year’s pods still on some stems. I have been back to Phipps with camera in hand at least three mo...
Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds at remote sites in northern Canada and winters in southern South America. The genus nameLimosais from Latin and means “muddy”, fromlimus, “mud.” The specific namehaemasticais from Ancient Greek and means “bloody.” The E...
Our first stop was in Tucson where we slept in my car at a campsite. We stayed only long enough to sleep and for me to take a quick photo of Smokey in front of a tall cactus. Then we were on our way to Sedona. I think we were there for a day or two hiking the wild green ...
From Superstudio's famous square to the genre-defying cactus chair, we pinpoint the pieces that defied convention and came to embody Postmodernism
There was certainly plenty to think about here besides the cactus. My goal for the day was a short but strenuous 3 mile hike that would take me up to a cliff where I could get a view of almost the entire park as well as a peek into Mexico, which was a mere 5 miles to the ...
Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers' English names. Last week S. H. E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15. At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou ...
Little Miss said, “Someday, I would like a “vanilla” Lab named Cheerio.” We all loved the name then, and it stuck with us ever since. And how perfect of a name not only for a cereal-colored dog, but also because he is an English Labrador, and the Brits say “cheerio” a lo...