MARKING THE DAY

This is a photo of SWMBO (Judy) and I celebrating the anniversary of our wedding day.

That jolly lad seems to have a darker head of hair and beard.

And he's holding a cigarette in one hand!

They both appear . . . well . . . younger.

They were.

This was our 20th wedding anniversary in a village called San Antonio Tlayacapan in Mexico.

We caroused with a crowd of some 20 or so friends.

The year was 1991.

Yesterday we quietly celebrated another anniversary.

Our 54th as a married couple.

The beard is whiter and so is the hair.

As we remarked on the event we noted that there have been some ups and downs to this marriage.

But somehow it and we have endured.

So yesterday we were just the two of us.

Judy cooked a pork tenderloin and roasted sweet potatoes and, of course, made a wonderful salad of chunks of cantaloupe and mango.

We opened a bottle of Prosecco but unlike in those heady years of our youth we only drank about half of it.

We both quit smoking when we returned to "the States", over thirty years ago.

With age comes some wisdom and a certain calmness of spirit.

As well as a deepening love.

THREATENING

This was our sky yesterday.

It looked kind of scary but nothing ever materialized out of it, at least where we live.

Today is sunny and blue skies.

Temperature is about 60 F/15.5 C and supposed to go a few degrees higher this afternoon.

Heading into the low 80's by mid-week.

Just another day in paradise.

IT'S STILL THERE!

It's been three weeks now since I noticed a blue plastic bag of some kind or another up in a neighbor's tree.

Over the days since then, I've kept a close eye on it.

And, Blue Bag fans everwhere, I can assure you that it is still there.

I took a photo from a different angle today and, being the excellent  and experienced photographer that I am, I naturally pointed the camera right into the sun.

Now if you have the eye of an eagle, as do I, you will spot the bag high up in the tree's branches.

But if you can't pick it out, I zoomed into it to give you a better viewing.

I can assure you that while it looks like a blue and white flag in this view, it is not.

It is a blue plastic bag reflecting some of the sun's glare.

So there you have it, sky watchers everywhere, the Blue Bag lives on.

Further updates will be forthcoming.

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

I bet you're wondering "How long can he keep doing this?"

Here's the answer.

I don't know.

Some weeks it is more difficult to put a smile on my face.

But I have followers now who seem to depend on this silly ritual so, like Senator Cory Booker, I'll just keep on with this as long as I'm able.

For example . . .

So my message again this week?

Be like Riker and get even!

But in the meantime, have yourselves a merry little weekend.

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

( . . . oh, I should have known . . . )

APRIL FOOL LATE?

This is what greeted my wondering eyes as I woke early this morning. 

Yes, folks, that's fog and a fresh dusting of snow from overnight here in Arizona.

Is this some kind of a joke?

If it is, I'm not laughing.  😡

But never fear.

A week from today The Weather Gods say the mercury will top out in the mid 80's!

I just can't keep up with all of this foolishness.

FOOLISHNESS

 

Happy April Fool's Day!

DIFFERENCES

 

I say toe-may-toe, you say toe-mah-toe.

Whatever you call them, they still make a great picture and a great burst of flavor in your mouth.

So let's not argue.

Let's eat!