Monday, April 5, 2010

Marvelous Monday

Jim and Marcie Grimes out walking early this morning.100_2498

Jim came over to give us a report on Toma's sprained ankle.  Yep, it's sprained and she must keep it elevated with ice for 20 minutes/no ice for 20 minutes rotation.100_2499

I can hardly contain myself with all be beautiful flowers that are now in bloom.  If I post every day, it's because I am so busy taking pictures and will get caught up eventually.

Are these amazing or what?!!100_2504 100_2506100_2508

Not native to the desert, but thriving with Toma's care, her hibiscus.100_2520

Prickly pear rose with a visitor.100_2522

I frightened the dove that was sitting on this nest of two eggs.  She startled me, too, when she left her nest.100_2529

We sure are going to miss the Cactus Garden.100_2527

Vivid color unmatched anywhere.100_2533

Also, not native to the desert, but thriving under Emmi's care.100_2537

On Toma's patio.  At least she has beautiful surroundings while she is immobilized with her bad ankle.100_2538

Looking up, this turkey buzzard caught my eye.100_2539

At 3:00 this afternoon, the Central Arizona College Jazz Band had a concert in our Community Center for about ninety minutes.  They were good!  Especially the saxophonist.100_2540

Continuing with our day of "culture,"  Nancy and George Reid invited us to go with them tonight.  The Casa Grande First Presbyterian Church was the location of a fabulous concert tonight, enjoyed by a packed house that included Don, George, Nancy and myself.100_2553

Pastor Ben Seller and his wife, Laurel, gave a wonderful recital of songs from ten or twelve genre.  Both have singing voices of opera quality. [Don met Pastor Ben last year when investigating the new Logos Academy in Casa Grande.]100_2554 

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)

9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

   “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
      and no mind has imagined
   what God has prepared
      for those who love him.”