It was a beautiful day in the mid to low 80s. Skies were clear except for a few wisps of clouds. The outdoors were calling me, so I picked up my camera and headed out to see what would capture my eye. I was pleased to see many birds flying about and the bright colors of spring blooms. Then something caught my eye. It quickly flitted from one flower to the next until it landed right above me in the tree. I decided to follow the path of the hummingbird and capture of few signs of spring.
Month: March 2012
A Beautiful Spring Evening
Posted in Family, and Photography
I love spring evenings in the Arizona desert. Beautiful sunsets combined with comfortable evenings make for a perfect ending to the day. Earlier in the day, I let the dogs outside as they were acting rather hyper. They ran around a bit until I looked outside and saw a growing swarm of bees. I quickly got the dogs inside before the bees decided to enter the house. I then watched as the swarm grew and took over the backyard. They were everywhere! After awhile, they made their way around the house to the front yard and eventually left our immediate…
Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake
Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Photography
We finally found some delicious, well-priced strawberries at the store which means it’s time for the first strawberry shortcake of the season. This year, I decided that I would sprinkle vanilla coconut sugar on the strawberries instead of regular sugar. We all enjoyed that extra punch of flavor the vanilla sugar added to the strawberries. While whipped cream in a spray can may be easier, the truth is that nothing tastes as good as freshly made whipped cream made from heavy whipping cream. The shortcakes were moist and tasted great even when we ran out of strawberries. Gluten Free Strawberry…
Time for a tasty treat that works well for breakfast or just a snack. While the biscuits themselves are not really sweet, adding the icing does up the sweetness factor. Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits with Orange Icing Ingredients: 3 cups Pamela’s Baking Mix 1 cup vanilla almond milk (I used shelf-stable Silk brand) 3/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup coconut sugar 2 Tbsp cinnamon 1/2 cup raisins (I used 1/4 golden raisins and 1/4 cup regular raisins.) 1/4 cup powdered sugar orange juice 1/4 tsp vanilla Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F In a large mixing bowl, combine…
2012 MCAS Yuma Air Show
Posted in Military Life, and Photography
The skies were clouded over on Saturday morning which is not normal for our area. The forecast called for rain in the afternoon – another rare occurrence here. Normally, this wouldn’t be anything to be concerned about, but today was the day for the air show. I hoped that the cloud cover would not cause any issues for the air show attendees. Once Munchkin and I were up and about, we walked over to the air show. Daddy was already over there as he had driven over earlier, so I gave him a call once we arrived. We met up near the entrance…