It's the same old desire...

"It's the same old desire
Nothing has changed, nothing's the same
Burning like fire
Don't you ever take my name in vain"

—Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde,
Randy Castillo & Lemmy Kilmister

Tuesday touch of pink...

You know you want to click it for desktop beauty...

Sweet smelling summer bloom...

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Bean update...

The garden is growing... and I couldn't pass up showing these beautiful string bean blooms. Click for desktop images.

Bursting in anticipation...

And big enough to fill your desktop. It's just a click away!

California... Day 4... Part 2 of 3...

I was quite surprised to see so much green in the desert. Click for a desktop image...


These formations are from the earths plates pushing together and upward over millions of years. I really fealt like I was on another world. Click for another desktop image...


"Is that a rattle toy I hear?"
"No Waggy! Leave that rattle toy alone!"


These plants were a new experience for "The Wag" and he has a boo-boo on his nose to prove it.


If I was younger and in better shape I would have loved to do this sort of thing. Can you spot the climbers?


As teenagers we used to climb tall trees and get on rooftops of houses and buildings. And we didn't use any fancy ropes or clips. (I sound like an old codger. "When I was your age...")


What a sight they must have!


I wondered what it must be like after a storm in these valleys. I could imagine how quickly a flash flood would overtake a hiker.


Old Old Lady in the Hills has shown us some great cactus blooms and I found a few of my own.


The flowers were a haven for insects.


And this bee found a nice place to rest and keep cool in the warm afternoon.


Click for a desktop sized bloom and bee.


Here is another to click for a closer look.


Check back tomorrow for the day 4 roundup.

Springtime bloom and a lonely swing...

This bloom is desktop sized, so give it a click and save the large image to brighten u your day.


If the front door wasn't open I would have taken a whirl...

Amaryllis bloom...

After a few weeks of the stalk getting ever so tall and rotations of the box it is planted in to straighten the plant from bending toward the window to reach for the sunlight our office amaryllis has bloomed! And what a beauty it is.









I have posted desktop images in the past and formatted them at 1024x768 pixels to accommodate standard monitors. Tonights images will fit on those screens also but are formatted for wide screen monitors. Click the first three images for 1152x768 pixel images.