It rained almost all afternoon here, in Albuquerque, and this morning on our bike ride I saw a fresh bloom on a cholla cactus.

That does look cold! And very Russian, somehow, although classic Russian is more ornate and certainly more beautiful. Gorgeous church! Here's a bedroom dormer (facing the lake) at my daughter's new house:

There was no way we could ride by this sign in Washington. Two Okies in front of an Okie sign:

DH and I have been spending every weekend shopping for appliances, pendant lamps, flooring, faucets, etc. for our upcoming kitchen/home remodel. We drag our sorry butts around from store to store getting ideas, taking notes, ordering things. As we pulled up to the umpteenth store this weekend this is what was written on the glass door to a kitchen shop. We busted out laughing and entered the place where three store employees all looked up from their desks in unison. We smiled at them all and announced that "we bring no children" They all smiled, relaxed and went back to doing what it was they were doing. LOL Jodi-