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On the 1st, Kathy continued taking it easy, but we did a little 2 mile walk with puppies this afternoon in the wind on this otherwise pleasant day.


Sunrise this morning








Nice clouds this day


Last 2 amarilys blooms going strong


Kathy didn't need to put on bug spray as the wind kept gnats away, but she did it anyway


Cactus flower with paloverde blooms behind


Kathy & Daisy around half way point of 1st lap


Progress of agave after arriving home


Don't know how it will bloom in this crowded canopy

On the 2nd, Kathy returned to work, working a full day. Jef did lots of errands.


Lupita didn't put trash in container, so ravens had a field day tearing it up

On the 3rd, Kathy was too wiped out to walk. Jef worked in office and doing other chores.


Mesquite blooms


Cool clouds this day




Bob attired for Easter coming up in 2 days



Nasty cactus blooming on lot next door



Cool sunset this evening



On the 4th, Kathy mostly slept due to recovering from going to work too early after a recent back injury. Jef did chores around the house.


Jef made a new top for backyard furniture out of old scraps


Desert rose about to bloom


Cloud kinda looks like a tornado coming down


Oxalis blooming in sun room


Sun setting over puppies in back yard

On the 5th, while Kathy took it easy at home, Jef walked to town to get the mail.


2 more blooming stalks (of 5) - one blooming and another just starting


Cactus flower in front of house


Mescal about to bloom in our mesquite canopy



Meter still heading south


This desert dandelion is blooming still! Next to some blue gilia at back of our property


Field of blue gilia with Toro in background(on Wagon)


Lupines are all gone (after pic from flower pix of last month)


This area was much more colourful last month


Indigo plants are starting to bloom


Another after pic


Desert groundcherry


Desert lily done for the season


Smith front yard on Bending Elbow very colourful this day


All the swooshes in the sky - Nike advertising?


My shortcut trail cutting thru field of blue gilias


Blue gilia field with "Bob" in background


Today is Easter


Mostly contrail clouds this evening


Kathy bar-b-qued carne asada this evening so we could have tostada for the next few days


On the 6th, did chores around the house and we mostly took it easy. Kathy was able to resume walking, so we took doggies on a 1.2 mile walk around the circle.

On the 7th, Kathy cancelled all patients to let her better recover from her recent injury.

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