Today I dug out my old tele lens from the closet and tried it on my Nikon Z fc. I needed an adapter, which I have purchased when I bought the camera. However I have never used it until now. Headed out on the porch, what would be the ideal subject? Those goldfinches, of course. They are our frequent visitors and it calms me every time I see them.
Lower half of our agave flowers are fully bloomed now. This agave, as I probably have mentioned before, is too young to bloom in my opinion. Its flowering stalk stands only about seven feet tall. Still, it stands straight and reaches the sky as high as it can.
Remember the farm windmill I mentioned a while ago? I was thrilled that the community finally replaced it and went there often just to admire it. About two months ago we noticed that the windmill was gone. At the time we thought it needed repair and would be back up spinning again soon. Everybody here knows how unpredictable and wicked strong the wind can be in Eldorado. I start to think that it’d never be back..
In order not to let the parcel exposed to the heat outside of our door, my companion wanted to wait till he had it before going out to do some planned shopping. He got a message that said it’d be delivered between 1:30 to 3:30pm. Then another message saying between 5:30 to 7:30pm. When it finally was delivered at 7:42pm, it was delivered to a wrong address..
So we wasted the whole day waiting for the parcel and never left the house.
The image was captured shortly before sunset, when I felt I could no longer stay inside although outside temperature was still around 85°F..
It’s hard to believe that we were at the ER till two o’clock in the morning, and 14 plus hours later we were at the Harry’s Roadhouse having early dinner.
After dinner with our out-of-town friends last night, we got home and watched TV as we usually do. Suddenly my companion sat up from the couch, coughed nonstop, and couldn’t catch his breath. He’s been coughing every day since more than a week. But this time he almost panicked because he had difficulty breathing normally. His instincts told him that a visit to the ER was needed. It turned out that his lungs were infected. He always has COPD, and this experience brought back memories when he needed inhalers to control asthma..
Now he’s got the medication he needs and is already feeling much better. He even suggested to have an early dinner. For me, having appetite is always a good sign.
Do you know that this particular type of agave, commonly known as the century plant, once they bloom, they die soon afterwards?
This morning when I dragged our recycling bin to the curb, I noticed that some of the flowers are opening. This is our second agave that has bloomed. I still get this mixture of happy and sad feeling.. “Soon it will be dead..” I said to myself. “but it certainly is putting on a great show.”
If those clouds were speaking, what would they be saying?
We were on our way to town. This particular cloud formation caught our eyes and we immediately pulled over to the shoulder..
I noticed it a few days ago before our trip. The decorative birdhouses fell on the ground again from the wicked wind. I didn’t bother to lift it up. I figured it might get blown down once more while we were out.
Even at this moment, the heat is unbearable today. It’s half an hour past nine and the outside temperature is finally cooling down. However it’s like an oven inside the house and will take hours to feel comfortable again. My companion is suffering. He now blames himself not having a ductless air conditioning system installed, which I have repeatedly mentioned to him the past two years. He’s frustrated by the relentless heat and concerned for his health. Therefore he spends most of his time in the bedroom where we have a portable AC. I could handle the high temperature much better, however his moodiness starts to get to me..
I wanted to blame it on the heat. I wanted to blame it on the house. I wanted to blame it on where we live.. Am I just looking for reasons to finally confront the real issue?
It wasn’t there 10 minutes ago when I opened the door to our porch to let the cool air in. Then the warm glowing light of sunset caught my attention. I went out, stunned by the transformation. This is one of the many reasons why I love this Land of Enchantment.
After the brief rain in the afternoon, the sun showed its face only for a short period of time. The plants outside looked fresher and greener. The air seemed cooler than inside as well. I opened up some windows, hoping that cross air would make the inside temperature feel more comfortable.
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