(Thanks to Cheryl for sending us this link.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?smid=tw-nytimes
Here are a few our our favorite times with Mr. Spock over the past year. He has indicated to us that he is still interested in seeing the various geo-sites that we will be visiting. So even though he will not be seen in his alter-ego, Leonard Nimoy, as Mr. Spock he will continue to travel with us.
In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
The Flume in New Hampshire.
Natural Bridge in Virginia.
Outside of Washington, D.C.
He really enjoyed Newfoundland and Gros Morne.
Mr. Spock stands alone in Petrified Forest in Mississippi.
Today we travelled the same trails as yesterday but in the opposite direction. It's amazing how different the trail looks going in the other direction. Pictures today are of the desert beginning to bloom, and some examples of why you don't want to back-up on the trail.
Pretty yellow blooms.
Thorns
Purple sage
Prickly pear
Beautiful Siler's Tuberose
Field of wildflowers
This is the boat ramp to the reservoir. We talked to some fishermen who went out today. One of them had caught a few bass, but the other said that it was "rough" out on the water.
This is a mesquite tree. Judy Cook, at Resaca de la Palma State Park, told us that all mesquite have these black stripes on them. It looks like they have been burned but it is only the sap from the tree that stains the bark.
The mesquite have pods that can be sweet to eat.
The front of the Park Headquarters. I don't know why I took a picture of the back of the building yesterday.
A large-mouth bass in the park headquarters.
A lone scarlet red flower. It was the only one like that I saw.
A young mesquite beginning to leaf-out.
The yuccas are particularly beautiful right now as they are beginning to bloom.
This yucca was about 15 feet tall.
"Dif-tor heh smusma" (Vulcan for "Live long and prosper.)
Sad that Leonard Nimoy died.....but Mr. Spock lives on!!
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on Venturing4th. I save them until I have time to read and appreciate your journaling. The photo of Siler's Tuberose is my favorite! It's beautiful and you've captured it at it's best! Glad to hear Mr. Spock will live on....Judy S.
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