So, Weee! (https://www.sayweee.com/en) is an Asian grocery delivery service. (Probably not very carbon-friendly.) They deliver a lot of goods difficult, if not impossible to find in #Phoenix, but they also (apparently) listen.
I ordered Chashu from them a while back but, being frozen, large, and uncut it was problematic if you’re just making a single bowl of ramen.
Follow up on the rain in #Phoenix story: I turned on the TV to watch todays IPL match (sorry, that’s “Tata IPL 2024” match) and found out they’re getting rain-delayed in Hyderabad. (Is it raining EVERYWHERE today?!) #T20#Cricket
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At least someone's Mom. On Mothers' Day 2024 I found gardens of sculptures and decorations filling 3 home lots in central Phoenix, AZ. Earlier I shared an iPhone shot of a side yard and this is one of the sculptures I was able to see inside the side yard. By Don Russell, an extraordinary Outsider Artist who doesn't sell his work. He just buys more homes there to be able to work on them and store them while his renters enjoy the atmosphere. #Phoenix#Sculpture#Wired#Metal#Mom
Truly a nice Mothers’ Day going for me since my youngest worked overnight till late enough I could go out with my cameras at 5:30 am. I enjoy driving around areas of Phoenix unknown to me and planning on finding subject matter that is a joy to see. Hit jackpot around 7 am in a seedy old neighborhood near old downtown. 3 homes with sculpture and outsider area that was terrific! Here’s a cellphone shot of one, so you can imagine my thrill when a renter let me in the side yard. #Phoenix
Palo Verde flowers on a bench - these trees on Phoenix are full of tiny yellow flowers. I was sitting on a light aqua-colored bench at the Banner hospital downtown as a tree was “snowing” flowers. Too bad I’m allergic to this pollen! It was a short break during a procedure my son is getting. #Flowers#Yellow#Phoenix
Last summer in Phoenix I was just sure the record-breaking heat wave killed off the many decades’ old rose bushes out front of my home. Despite my aggressive pruning and spray treatment for a fungicide for thrips, Voilá they are doing fine! Never saw 6 full blooms at once in a giant cluster. #Phoenix#Bloomscrolling#Roses#Red
Not sure what they’re doing on 3rd Ave, south of Thomas. I assume it’s bike lane. They’ve built curbs in the middle of the one-way road. If the right (East) side is a bike lane, it’s ENORMOUS. Easily big enough for a large car lane.
You can never have too many flowers. Or the aroma of flowers that drifts out 25-40 feet away as these star jasmine vines do. I finally found my jasmine fertilizer so the pots just greedily soaked up very nutrient-rich water. We went over 100° today! I read that using this fertilizer will help prolong blooming. If scientists figured out commercially viable ways to capture scent for release later, I’d recommend the scent of jasmine. Really stays in my memory. #BloomScrolling#Jasmine#Phoenix
TIL we (#Phoenix) just got rid of the Coyotes ice hockey team.
I honestly didn’t know they’d finally got the hell out of town. I honestly thought they’d be sucking off the teat of my tax dollars and fucking up traffic for another 50 years.
No photo today but picture this: on patio with my legs up, enjoying a great hamburger with a brewski, looking out across the pool which is now ready to go whenever it is hot enough. Ahhhh! It’s 85° now almost 7:30 pm. Got my shorts and sandals ready to go and it’s so pleasant right now.
Remember I said all this when I start to complain mightily in another month when the next heat wave comes. The weather right now is just perfect. 😍 #Phoenix#Arizona
Omigosh the Star Jasmine vines are growing and blooming! I’ve waited 8 months for magic to happen. I think in maybe just 3 days the plants will be covered in tiny white flowers and maybe on a week there could be 1,000. The aroma is incredible. I only smelled it once in San Diego about 8 years ago and have wanted to try growing it all this time. #Flowers#Jasmine#BloomScrolling#Phoenix#Arizona
#Phoenix#BikeTooter TIL Oak St has a pedestrian bridge across Highway 51. That makes Oak a passable cycle route from 3rd st to about 47th st (maybe as far as Scottsdale Rd. That’ll be a test for another day.)
I’ve ridden it on weekdays and it is a bit traffic heavy for a minor street, but was peaceful this morning.
Just back from a 47.2km bike ride with @donburnside. Quite an adventure that included looking for (and finding) my lost phone that bounced out of it's holder when we were way off course and river-rock hopping.
It may also have included a couple of beer stops. Gotta stay hydrated!