And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Gotta drive to Bakersfield today for work. Road warrior time.
You are correct. Those long, stringy plants are cactus callled Ocotillos, (pronounced auk-ah-tee'-oh), aka Monkey Tail. The straight, pole-like cactus are Saguaros (pronounced su-war'-oh). The undulating two-lane blacktop bordered with Mormon Tea and Creosote bushes, leads from one red rock mesa to the next. The beautiful Sonoran Desert. Today's high temperature: 105 degrees F. The winter birds have migrated back to Canada, some flap their wings, and some drive Winnebagos.
A few doors south is Luigi's restaurant, also great. One block east is The Pyrenees which is outstanding..Not a great part of town but good Basque food..
That looks like AZ. I really like Arizona. I need to go there on a road trip before high summer sets in.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Those long, stringy plants are cactus callled Ocotillos, (pronounced auk-ah-tee'-oh), aka Monkey Tail. The straight, pole-like cactus are Saguaros (pronounced su-war'-oh). The undulating two-lane blacktop bordered with Mormon Tea and Creosote bushes, leads from one red rock mesa to the next. The beautiful Sonoran Desert. Today's high temperature: 105 degrees F. The winter birds have migrated back to Canada, some flap their wings, and some drive Winnebagos.
ReplyDeleteOne redeeming thing about Bakersfield is Woolgrowers
ReplyDeleteNow that I'm back, I see this! I love Basque food, so next time I'm there I'll drop by. Thanks for the tip!
DeleteA few doors south is Luigi's restaurant, also great. One block east is The Pyrenees which is outstanding..Not a great part of town but good Basque food..
ReplyDeleteYeah... I guess I should've mentioned it's not a great part of town
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