Desert flowers? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
No. It isn’t. Below you will see Desert Sage, Hedgehog Cactii, Yucca, and the exquisite Mexican Bird of Paradise, and a singular cactus flower in our front yard that blooms but once a year.
Enjoy the beauty and wonder of Desert Flowers:
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At least not yet.
If you’re a man my age, you remember watching women’s roller derby on television back in the ’60s. And if you’re my age, you don’t admit to that, either. You also don’t admit to having watched Kansas City Bomber starring Rachel Welch. But, come on, admit it . . . you know you did.
I hadn’t thought of roller derby in many years. Indeed, I rather thought it had pretty much died long ago. So, imagine my surprise when Ursula told me that one of her REALTOR colleagues was in a local roller derby team.
Now, my Swiss-born wife had never even heard of roller derby, let alone watched one. Thus, I can honestly say that this was her idea, not mine. And so it was last Saturday evening that we found ourselves at a match between El Paso’s Tex Pistols against Tucson’s Bandoleros.
Now for the rules. I’m sure there are some.
I think El Paso won:
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Remember winters past when you cursed the cold, slipped on sidewalks, dreaded driving, fought the freeze, and shivered while shoveling?
Bet you’re missing it by now, in all this heat:
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