Pineapple Cactus?

How strange looking is this plant…

As soon as I saw this plant, I said, “That looks like a pineapple cactus.” Guess what? It is.

Just a few minutes ago, I typed pineapple cactus into Google, and several photos of this plant popped up. I guessed pretty good.

The Pima Pineapple Cactus is a round plant, growing up to eighteen inches tall and seven inches wide. It is green and has yellow flowers, with pale tan spines. The fruit is oval, green and sweet. The cactus grows in semi-desert grassland and in Sonoran desert scrub. The cactus may be found singly or in clusters.

And that, is what I learned today.

Happy Sunday.

Hello y’all! Guess who I found?

I found Rowdy Peanut lurking around the internet. (I found a cool website that allowed me to waste lots of time make M&M caricatures.) So, RP will be joining us for a bit. He’s my new mascot.

The time has finally come. I got a new Christmas Stocking. Since the one I had as a kid is the property of my dad, and we know I won’t be going there any time soon to get it, I figured it was time I broke free from the binds of childhood and got my own. Isn’t it cute? It’s like an elf shoe, with bells. RJ liked it. Said it was perfect for me. Maybe one year I’ll have my name put on the white part in glitter. Perhaps that’s a project for RJ. He can create the stocking that will hang on my fireplace for years to come. Awesome.

As RJ and I walked around Sis’s condo complex, we were surrounded by beautiful Birds of Paradise. They always have been, and always will be, my favorite flower. Nobody has ever allowed me to grow them, because they are such large plants, but one day, I’ll have a walkway path lined with them through my backyard. Awesome.

RJ and I took our Christmas card pictures today. I’m so overly excited about them. I can’t wait to send them out this year. EVERYONE I know is getting one, just because I’m excited about it.

Happy almost Monday, Readers. I hope your week is fabulous.

What the hell do I have to be sad about, when I come back from lunch and find this…

…on my desk. Thank you BFF @ work  :-)

P.S. pay no attention to the Carl Edwards photo on the wall in the background. fear not all, I haven’t changed drivers. (Go Kyle!) <--- shameless plug

I Want…

…these beautiful pink roses.

Is It Really May Already?

-MAY-

May is a merry month
a flower-into-berry month,
the month to skip outdoors to play,
to tuck your winter boots away,
to honor moms and aunties too
with cards and hugs for all they do.
May is a dancing month
a ‘round-the-maypole-prancing month
the month to grab a mop and broom
and spring clean your entire room
to plant a pack of garden seeds
and pull up all those pesky weeds.
May is a hiking month
a breezy ride-your-bike-ing month.
It’s Cinco de Maya month as well
and also when we toll the bell
for those who died to keep us free-
who live in heart and memory.

Almost half way through 2010. Can you believe it? Remember when we were all worried about Y2K? Has it really been TEN years?

April showers bring May flowers, so cheers to a fabulous May.  :-)