http://katieworld1.com/blog a look at my world Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:27:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     Yes, we are alive and well and able to tell the story of this year's Jeep Safari.  John had thirty possible participants on his trail and twenty-eight actually came to enjoy the trip.  All knew what they were doing so we encountered no problems along the way.  Our tail-gunner had to give ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2010/04/08/easter-jeep-safari-2010/      Merry Christmas everyone.  This post is just to show you how the "magic" of tree decoration happens at our house.  In past years, we've had huge, live trees which John would go out to cut for us.  About eight years ago, one of our neighbors presented me with this tree so ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/12/19/corner-transformation/ Katie and Rich have given me a great new toy for my upcoming birthday.  The new camera will enable me to play with any pictures I take and learn how to take better photos.  Here's the camera:    Here I am trying it out in the back yard.   Here are some of the ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/11/26/new-camera/   Since my last post, I've been partying in Philadelphia at my cousin's wedding, which was fabulous.  The ceremony itself was in what was a 1700s school house since converted to a chapel.  The reception was the most sumptuous one I've ever been to, with luscious food, and wonderful company.  My ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/11/10/philadelphia/ We had occasion to visit Goblin Valley State Park, UT, in August.  It is a very unique place, as you can see.  In some of the photos, there appear to be gaggles of rocks chasing each other.  The park sign explains the formations.  John appears to be ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/10/11/goblin-valley/ Yahoo has updated my 'blog site and, of course, that means becoming acquainted with a new method of doing things.  (Quite frankly, I sometimes feel that I'm past it as far as learning is concerning.)  Anyway, this  Huernia flower is so different, you had to have an opportunity to see it.    http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/10/06/huernia-blooming/ It's been quite some time since posting anything at all so here are some super photos Katie took of our Vitex in the side yard.  These beautiful blooms are more numerous than in any other year since we've been here.       The secret is MORE WATER - something we've been learning ever ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/07/19/news/ Katie and I had a great pilgrimage, called that because this is the third time we've made the trip, to Tucson.  We met some of Katie's Cactus Forum friends and toured the Sonora Desert Museum with them.  Ed, his wife Linda, and John, members of the forum, were a pleasure to visit with.  Their knowledge ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/04/14/phoenixtucson-3-30-09/ As a plant person, the performance of this particular plant has been disappointing.  I don't want to be ungrateful because the flowers have been magnificent.  It's the rest of the plant, which looks droopy and battered,  that is not up to par.  As you can see the leaves are hanging ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2009/03/18/my-adeniums-leaves-are-wrong/ This past Saturday, I was introduced to the new rage among GPS owners and users, Geo Caching.  Katie took me, her list and hand-held GPS  on a journey to see if we could find sixteen geo caches.  We found fifteen.  I liken this to scavenger hunts of the past.  In this case, ... http://katieworld1.com/blog/2008/11/11/geo-caching/