Drive by Sky Watching
March 10th, 2010
Our Skywatch® Team:
Klaus | Sandy |Sylvia | Wren | Fishing Guy
This was taken along I-5 northbound towards Simi Valley on our way to check out a specialty store for sky watching instruments. My daughter loves astronomy, and her birthday is coming up. Ssssh….
March 4, 2010
These photos were taken seconds from each other at 5:15 [...]
Litratong Pinoy: Likas
March 10th, 2010
Translation at the bottom of the post
Ang tema ngayon sa LP ay LIKAS (Human Nature)
Likas sa aking pagkatao na ako ay masaya, nakangiti palagi. Malakas ang tunog ng halakhak. Kaya ang palayaw nila sa akin ay “giggles”
It is inherent in my personally that I am a cheerful person, smiling all the time. I [...]
Early Signs of Spring
March 9th, 2010
This post is linked to:
Hosted by Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer
and
Hosted by 2sweetnsaxy
It was a cool and balmy Sunday in my usual early morning walk at 7:30 a.m. I checked out the cherry blossom trees in the lake. There were a lot of buds and a few sprouts.
We sure did get a lot [...]
Cactus Monday: Barrel Cactus
March 8th, 2010
This post is linked to
Cactus Monday
@ Teri’s Painted Daises
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactaceae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Echinocactus
It belongs to the small genus Echinocactus, which together with the related genus Ferocactus, are also known as barrel cacti.
(Photo from my archive)
The best known species is Echinocactus grusonii from Mexico, very easy to grow. This is a genus [...]
My World: How Green is My Valley
March 7th, 2010
Thanks to the My World team
Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and Sylvia
Literally, I am a Valley Girl, because the City where I reside is part of San Fernando Valley, in Southern California. Today the sky was so blue and clouds were floating up in air, after the rain the day before.
I discovered this [...]


