Today's plantings

(2) Sargent Crabapple (Malus sargentii)

(2) American Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

(2) Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)

(2) White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

(2) Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

Returned

Returned from my trip to the other desert.

Lots of fun, caught a few small fish (rainbow trout & smallmouth bass) at DeWeese Reservoir.

But also good to be home again.

Obviously, my plan to blog from Penrose did not work out.

Not enough hours in the day.

The other desert

Heading out to the other desert in a few hours, the one in the wilds of Colorado near Penrose.

Will make every effort to blog from the other desert.

Fishing hurts

http://www.fishinghurts.com/

The anti-fishing lobby tries for a homerun and strikes out.

Faster cars

"For years, while foreign competitors were investing in more fuel-efficient technology for their vehicles, American automakers were spending their time investing in bigger, faster cars," according to a text of the Illinois senator's [B. Hussein Obama] remarks that were provided to The Associated Press.

- AP/Forbes (read full story here)

I like faster cars. That is one of the reasons that I am a Nascar fan.

Spiders in his ears

Dr. David Irvine said it looked like the boy had something in his ear when he examined him.

When he irrigated the ear, the first spider came out, dead. The other spider took a second dousing before it emerged, still alive. Both were about the size of a pencil eraser.

- AP/azcentral (read full story here)

Edwards

Presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday it's silly to suggest that his wealth and expensive tastes have hurt his credibility as an advocate for the poor.

- AP/Forbes (read full story here)

I do not have a problem with his wealth. I have major problems with his liberalism and his hypocrisy.