Go Cardinals!

Every time I am outside, people drive by and yelling and screaming for my flag.

At first I thought it was me!!!!!

No, it is the FLAG.

Neighbor John advised me to take it in tonight.

I think I will.

It is a good flag.

Seeing Red

I think the entire city of Phoenix is wearing red today.
It is fun.

Weather or Not?

Love Man was talking about frozen fog today.
What is that?
In Iowa - I remember ice, black ice, sleet, snow flurries and blizzards.
Frozen fog?
I did not know fog could freeze.

We had a bit of frost last night.
And, we were cold walking to school.
Blonde Girl couldn't hold my hand as she needed to keep it warm.

She is going to have a fit today.
Large trash pick-up took her cactus I had saved for her.
This will not be good.
It was separate from the large cactus pile, but they took it.
Or, it was taken by another cactus part seeker.

First Rose of the Year

I don't like yellow roses,

but Miss Brunette does.

I prefer the blue reds.

Of which, I have recently planted five.

Each a different shade of dark red.

Cactus

This is the cactus that used to be here.




You would not believe the number of people that have come to our door
wanting a piece of the cactus or just helping themselves.

This is the piece that is going somewhere in the backyard.

Blonde Girl is very sad about the cactus.

Neighbor John cut it down. '

His son attached chains to his truck to pull out the base by its roots.

It was way too big.

These roses are going in its place.

I can not believe how big the space is.

We are Growing an Amaryllis

Mrs. C gave me some of her "teacher gifts" that she didn't want.
One was a bulb kit to grow an amaryllis.
The plant gets bigger every day.

Let it be Cancelled

It just got finished raining, pouring actually.

I am hoping soccer is cancelled.

The girls are still asleep.

The dogs are huddled in their bed.

Soccer being cancelled would be the "snow day" of my youth.

I tried to explain to the girls about the joy of a "snow day".

They didn't get it.