A Year Ago

A year ago I was at the airport waiting for a flight to Omaha.

late flight, SFO, OMA, delaysThe flight was delayed for three and a half hours. It was very frustrating as I was already schedule to arrive very late in Omaha.

san francisco, sunset, united airlines, terminalI guess I did have one good thing from the delay. I was able to see a nice sunset from the terminal.

rental car, ford fusion, omahaI finally arrived in Omaha in the middle of the night and most of the car rental places were closed, including the one where I had a reservation. Fortunately I was able to find a car with another place. Here you see the Ford Fusion that I rented.

mum flowers, car display, hybrid, Ford FusionI enjoyed driving the Ford Fusion over the weekend and it actually ended up being an extended test drive as it was not long after that I was looking for a new car. I guess something else good came from the delay.

New Car, Ford Fusion, Plug-in hybrid, Blue Car, BlueyHere is Bluey.  I opted to go for a plug-in hybrid version and because of this have used very little gas this year. Of course, Bluey has spent most of the last six months in the garage.

funny sign, still single, weddingI ended up having a great weekend with family as we attended my niece’s wedding and then spent some time in Iowa at my sister’s house. Now, I am preparing to be a great uncle next year.

Steven

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October Roses

Yesterday I took a few nice rose pictures. It is nice to still have roses in October.

water drop, rose leaf, flowersI will start with a water drop on a rose leaf. I always like taking pictures of water drops. This water drop both magnified what was below and reflected what was above.

rose bush, 8 feet tall, red rosesSome of the roses on my Mister Lincoln rose bush are more than eight feet in the air. Hopefully I will be able to clean up my rose bushes this weekend. The air quality is much better and the temperature is much cooler.

Pink rose, community rose gardenI made a quick trip to the library yesterday to pick up a stack of books that I had requested. So, I had to take a short walk around the Community Rose Garden and get some pictures. I really like this dark pink rose.

pink rose, orange bud, rose gardenHere is a nice pink rose and a orange colored rose bud. I assume that the orange color fades into the pink as the rose opens.

Tracy Community Rose Garden, rose paths, sculptureThe rose garden looked a bit ragged, but I think that with the restrictions this year care of the garden is not what it should be.

Steven

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