The one native plant with flowers that I have seen close enough to photograph. It is in one of the dirt filled barricades next to our office. The flowers only open up in the morning and close soon after the sun hits them.
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Looks & acts like a desert plant so probably is one (~:} No Navajo Res. (want a genuine Native type, no old white guy) and no CA - church decided they were too undecided. Soooo, we are looking fwd to a summer in Pend. - yard, gardening, hiking, visiting family, looking fwd to your rtn,
etc.
I'm the solo Wed. Bible Study teacher. The interm pastor asked if I would do it & I said of course. He comes to the study & leads opening music and is invloved in the discussion - seems to enjoy the time.
I would like to start an early morning men's doctrinal study if I can find anybody interested. Would appreaciate prayers.
Weather cool w/showers of rain & snow so no house painter yet.
Alice ar. 4/9-17 & looking fwd to her energy & catching up to Hutchin's happenings. She & Jenny make me feel rather fatigued just hearing about their lives.
My life has become much more relaxed with lots of reading, naps, some study, exercise programs, teaching once a week,walks to coffee, lots of visiting with Suzy. Life is good (~:} Cheers!! DAD
I appriciate your botanical study (: I am amazed at the strength and tenacity of desert plants. I see ones here growing in the smallest scraps of dirt lodged in sidewalk crack; springing from packed by many feet in seemingly totally dry gravel-asphalt mix. I like plants (: I have gotten out an old (well, not that old...2007) seed catalog and a pen. I have put little check marks by squash and beets and am moving on to tomatoes...if we are going to be here I can watch things grow in more favorable conditions than sidewalk dirt. I used a pen to force myself to pick SOMETHING. My plant ignorance is colossal and the catalog choices the same. An erasable pencil would allow indecision; with a pen I mark cluelessly but at least mark something and move on. (: Am I correct in assuming this plant is a lone plant? Not one of many that have sprung up? I also assume that there is no vegetation in your immediate area...no trees in the far distance, no little bushes...no verdant (or desert grey) patches of anything? I know that the transport of seeds would be forbidden so I am NOT asking but it would be fascinating (and potentially dangerous to local botanical stability) to have a bit of Iraq growth. I remember Charlie's horrified expression when he realized that seed companies sold and fool's actually bought Russian olive bushes. Many of which flourished with water as that impenetrable tree hedge that was always poised to stab and snare (: As soon as we moved the trees were gone. Completely. Wiped out by those who knew better. (: Desert plants are REALLY tough. Give them a bit of water and they flex their muscles and take over. With thorns. (:
Dad,
I am sorry to hear about the no church news but then I imagine the last thing you would want is to be where you aren't wanted (or where God doesn't want you). On the plus side maybe you will be able to join us for a float trip this fall. I will be praying for your morning and evening studies. I must admit your more relaxed life has a lot of appeal to it. Seven more years and I hope to be doing the same thing but I doubt if that will happen :)
Mom,
There are a couple of trees right outside our offices (I will have to take a picture for you) but besides that not much vegetation at all on base. From on top of the roof you can look down into the Euphrates river valley and see all the vegetation along the river but that is about as close as we get except for flying over it - I have posted some of those pictures in the past. It is a lot like other desert areas in that if you add water stuff grows like mad. I still have my tree from Christmas that Wendi sent me and I will post a picture of the difference between people who know how to care for plants and those who don't.
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