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.

Decided to try setting up new tent to see if bed fits in it this morning

Tent poles assembled

Starting to erect tent

Tent up

Bed in tent

Inflating bed

Nope - that won't work

Trying bed perpendicular

Bed fits(barely) and door can be zipped shut

Inside tent with door zipped shut

Kathy did 1.1 miles going around circle with her walker this evening

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

Desert rose is blooming for 1st time

Boysenberry blooming for 1st time

Got rid of a lot of gnats, flies and even flutter-bys with this sticky thing

Able to fill in bottom inch of this fly trap before repeating process

On the 8th, mostly did chores at home. Kathy continued to rest.

Kathy cooked beans in microwave with lid on, causing it to crunch in and vacuum prevented taking it off, even with tools

Went to free movie (1st of new season): "One Battle after Another". We met Pam & Jaime there and viewed the 2h 40m movie together

Fred mentioned there were no movies that made a lot of money last year, but this one did okay

On the 9th, Kathy returned to work at the office, only doing the "easy" patients.

Sunrise this morning

After taking the tupperware that Kathy crushed in microwave the prior day, sealing it and microwaving it again, got most dents out. Then unsealed, microwaved and popped the lid off. Then jury-rigged this vise to get final dent out of it

On the 10th, mostly took it easy at home.

Desert rose

Agave progress

Last amarilys blooms of the season

Agave starting to bloom, but...

...difficult to see in the canopy

Nice day

Back yard just before sun disappeared behind mountains

A bit hazy

On the 11th, mostly took it easy doing chores at home. Julie & Johnny arrived late this afternoon.

Progress of agave bloom