Cactus Monday - Purple Prickly Pear

My DB and I just returned from AZ.  We were in the Tuscon area for a few days then on to the Grand Canyon. It was a marvelous trip. Did I see cactus? You bet. Here is a purple Prickly Pear cactus. I had never seen any so big. They seemed to be everywhere. 

We hadn't been in AZ for about 10 years so it did seem to have some different cactus. Or maybe I am now more aware of them.

Happy Cactus Monday.

Animal Wednesday - Bugs

It is that time of year. The bugs are coming out and it is such fun to come upon one that I can't identify. It must depend on water as I found it right next to the Wabash River this spring. 

Happy Animal Wednesday to all. I hope you are enjoying your spring.

Animal Wednesday - April 2013

Early this April I was out walking with friends and we came upon a huge Crawdad claw lying right beside a crawdad mound. It was such a pretty color lying there in the muck. 

Happy Animal Wednesday.

What have you been seeing this spring while you are out and about?

March Happenings

It was an exciting day for the world's Catholics this week. A new Pope was elected. The election and all the hub bub about the process got my muse going.

This week we went out to try to see the Comet. It is no wonder it didn't get a lot of press. It was not impressive. You definitely had to have some optics to see it around here. We took our binoculars and telescope out to look for it. A good thing too that we had a telescope. It was very faint. It was a beautiful night to be out. There were plenty of stars until the clouds rolled in.  

I hope you all have a great weekend.