Tidbits

Every year it is rather sad to see the flowers get pulled.  Then the streets lose a little of their cheer. BUT....this year we're going to get new summer flowers!

Stopped to chat with the crew and thanked them for that good news.  It will be fun to see what comes our way.

Early morning golfers enjoying our beautiful morning.

Our temperatures heat up quite a bit in the afternoon but we're still enjoying cool evenings and BEAUTIFUL mornings.  Just love this time of year!  I truly enjoy our morning tour around the resort.

 Take a close look at our palm trees and you'll see the flower spikes forming.  Soon they'll be in blossom and shower us with their tiny white petals.  

We've lived here 17 years now and I still come across plants, birds, or bugs that I haven't seen or noticed before.  Example is this beautiful golden barrel cactus at site 2075 (corner of Molten Rock and Granite).  A little sunshine upon it and it just glows as you drive down the street.  Nancy Aldred is the proud owner and said she rescued this plant as it was discarded from a previous location.  Congratulations Nancy for preserving its beauty.

We stopped to say hello to the electrical crew that is working on our big pump station.  It sounds like they're still repairing damage from that big power surge that hit us back in December.  (See blog page:  power surge)

While on our rounds, Don had a friendly chat with some cheerful golfers searching for a lost ball.

Here is an edited copy of our June resident activities.  Mark your calendars!

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On a somber note, I read this proclamation from President Biden regarding a Covid Memorial tribute and asking that all flags be flown at half staff for May 12-16.  

A PROCLAMATION ON REMEMBERING THE 1,000,000 AMERICANS LOST TO COVID-⁠19

Today, we mark a tragic milestone: one million American lives lost to COVID-19. One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a Nation forever changed because of this pandemic. Jill and I pray for each of them. 

As a Nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow. To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible. In remembrance, let us draw strength from each other as fellow Americans. For while we have been humbled, we never give up. We can and will do this together as the United States of America. 

In memory of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19 and their loved ones left behind, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset May 16, 2022. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.