8th mar - Shrove Tuesday Lupines

Woke up at 430 am even though I didn' t want to.

Got up at 5 and was at the coffee shop by 615.

Annie, Jim and Stan were there already so joined them.

They teased me about leaving early yesterday as they saw me bicycling away when they were pulling in.

Discussions included the price of gas,

immigration, the life of batteries in computers,

blackberries vs other phones, Hunting in different states

and walmart followed.

Howard came later and cleared up the discussion about exercise and migraines.

Also snakes, bobcats and rabies in the area, things to watch out for.

Jim is having a repair man in to see his washer and dryer.

Howard is taking the day off and is not doing anything.

Annie is going to the fair. She spent the day yesterday at the mall just to get out of the wind. Don't blame her even a little.

Stan is waiting to see what the Boss (his wife)

has planned.

They all left and I went across the highway,

well actually into the meridian between the divided highway and took some lovely shots of the Lupines growing there.

Home again getting a few shots of birds along the way.

Some grackles,

a Kildeer, a Black phoebe, an ash throated flycatcher,

and a hummingbird that caught the light just right.

some flowers too.

Desert verbena which smells so nice in the afternoon and some daises hiding under a rock.

A nice breakfast and then we all went for a walk around the circle. we are having pancakes for lunch today as it is shrove tuesday.