We have two of these bushes, and I think they're some kind of desert sage. Even though they're not my favorite, I LOVE when they look like that.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
And the Desert Shall Rejoice, and Blossom as the Rose
Life is a little rough out in the desert. I'm reminded every time I get into my sweltering car and the thermometer reads 120. I tried to grow some marigolds and they fried. It was horrifying to see them die so quickly, even when planted inches away from the drip system. Experiences like that may be discouraging, but I appreciate this even more:
We have two of these bushes, and I think they're some kind of desert sage. Even though they're not my favorite, I LOVE when they look like that.
We have two of these bushes, and I think they're some kind of desert sage. Even though they're not my favorite, I LOVE when they look like that.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
California Trip
I've been so bad about blogging lately. It's like writing in my journal . . . I wait and wait until I have so much to say it overwhelms me. Anyway, thanks to the flu scare in May, we got a screaming deal on a cruise. We'd never been on a cruise together, so it was a great adventure. We loved it.
First we spent a couple of days in San Diego. We went to the zoo where Ryan was tragically attacked by a gorilla. The little girl may never recover from the trauma.
We went to Seaport Village for dinner that next. The food was okay but the view was awesome. We sat outside even though it was chilly so that we could enjoy the sound of the waves and view of Coronado Island. We decided to go back and wander around Seaport Village again the next day before our ship left port.
The next day we took an incredible tour of Catalina Island. We rode on a unimoger, which means loosely "one of a kind vehicle" in German. It wasn't that fast but had incredible torque. So we were able to venture over some pretty rough terrain to get to some gorgeous views. Like this:
An especially this:
Because of the Swine Flu, they canceled our day in Mexico, so the other two days were "out to sea" days. We had a blast on the ship too, but we didn't take many pictures. I didn't want a reminder of such gluttony. One night was more formal, so we did actually take a picture of that.
May was an extremely hectic month for us, so we were mostly just so glad to get away for a week! It was definitely a good break.
First we spent a couple of days in San Diego. We went to the zoo where Ryan was tragically attacked by a gorilla. The little girl may never recover from the trauma.
We went to Seaport Village for dinner that next. The food was okay but the view was awesome. We sat outside even though it was chilly so that we could enjoy the sound of the waves and view of Coronado Island. We decided to go back and wander around Seaport Village again the next day before our ship left port.
The next day we took an incredible tour of Catalina Island. We rode on a unimoger, which means loosely "one of a kind vehicle" in German. It wasn't that fast but had incredible torque. So we were able to venture over some pretty rough terrain to get to some gorgeous views. Like this:
An especially this:
Because of the Swine Flu, they canceled our day in Mexico, so the other two days were "out to sea" days. We had a blast on the ship too, but we didn't take many pictures. I didn't want a reminder of such gluttony. One night was more formal, so we did actually take a picture of that.
May was an extremely hectic month for us, so we were mostly just so glad to get away for a week! It was definitely a good break.
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