Cactus Flowers

It's the time of year that night bloomers start doing their thing. Kathy was upset when she heard a local park was open from 6 p.m. until midnight in anticipation of night bloomers. Given her health lately and my need to prepare for medical tests on Monday she was literally bummed.

Then, she went into the backyard about 8 p.m. and found this. She was very happy.

Cactus Flowers

Say ahhhhhhh!

Cactus Flowers

A chorus of three cactus flowers.

Cactus Flowers

Two have openned while the third is being reluctant.

Cactus Flowers

Why these cactus only bloom in the middle of the night is a good question. Perhaps they don't have sunglasses.

Cactus Flowers

It took most of the night for the smallest bloom to open up.

Cactus Flowers

Good morning...As the sun starts to make its presence felt the flowers are still blooming.

Grand Canyon grows smaller

Some of you took a look at my abdomen wound a couple of weeks ago. This picture shows how much it has filled in.

Sabino Canyon

Kathy and I took her cousin Marsha and her husband Larry from Casper, Wyoming, to Sabino Canyon on Saturday. Here Larry is taking a picture of Kathy, Marsha and myself as we await the tram.

Sabino Canyon

As we were awaiting the tram, we looked for quail and ground squirrels.

Sabino Canyon

There's still some water in Sabino Canyon, but it will disappear slowly until the summer thunderstorms show up in mid-June.

Sabino Canyon

Look closely at this rock formation. It resembles the fictional dog Snoopy laying on his back on top of his dog house. At the left is Snoopy's head. In the middle is Snoopy's stomach. And, at the right is Snoopy's feet.

Sabino Canyon

Kathy gets a close look at some flowers at the trail head in Sabino Canyon.

Sabino Canyon

This lone saguaro cactus stands guard over Sabino Canyon.

Sabino Canyon

Rock formations provide breathtaking viewing in Sabino Canyon.

The grand canyon

Imagine a garden hose that has been cut in half and then folded open. Then that hose is stuck out through the abdomen with a plastic bag to catch the material that continues to flow out of one opening.

Last week, my doctor cut cut around the segment of colon, pulled it out and sewed it back together to allow waste materials to resume flowing through the original plumbing.

Instead of closing the wound surgeons allow wounds like this one to fill in and close naturally. I'm told it may take about three weeks or so to fully close.

Kathy's garden

Here is one of the plants from the new landscaping around the pool.

Kathy's garden

Another pretty flower planted by Kathy.

Kathy's garden

More yellow flowers.

Kathy's garden

An orange colored flower.

Kathy's garden

Kathy's yellow rose.

Kathy's garden

Some more of Kathy's recent acquisitions.

Kathy's garden

Kathy ended up in Home Depot. You know what that means.

Kathy's garden

Another fancy pot and plant.

Kathy's garden

The planter box on the north side of the pool.

Kathy's garden

Another fancy pot and plant.

Kathy's garden

More of the fancy landscaping around the pool.

Kathy's garden

That cactus plant has a special perch.

Kathy's garden

Another plant is Kathy's garden.

Happy birthday

Guess who turned 56 on Feb. 27. Kathy made Dave a devil's food cake to match his personality.

A visit from home

Kathy's cousin Algera and her significant other Dennis spend the winter months in Eloy, Arizona. We had a chance to visit with them on a recent Sunday. The rest of the year, Algera and Dennis call Wyoming home.