VEGAS VIEWS

Well, we’re back from Vegas.  We had a great time….visited with friends, celebrated birthdays and had some fun.

The ‘Girls’ took a ride to The Strip, to see the new City Center complex.  It’s a huge place, with several buildings.  Way too modern for me, but there were some interesting water features.

This wall of water was my favorite.  I hope you can see the scale of it.  There is water running on a constant basis.


But, it slows, then surges again, to give this curtain falling effect.  Grasses and cyclamen are planted in front.

 
The best part of the ‘Strip Trip’, was the Chinese New Year display at the Bellagio.

A garden set up, with the symbols of good luck.

This giant Chinese gentleman, standing on golden coins.

  This is the year of the tiger.

I loved the red lanterns.  Red and yellow are colors of good luck.

These pandas were so cute.  They’re covered with black mondo grass, and something else I couldn’t identify.



What a cute baby, in the bamboo tree.

And, a large one rolling in this grass.

There were orchids everywhere.  I didn’t get good pictures of any but these yellow ones.  Not sure what kind they are.

Very pretty, against a ‘Chinese Red’ bridge.

I wished there were signs to tell you what things were.  These interesting pink and purple flowers, made a lovely display, beside a pond.  They’re not on the same plant.  Does anyone know what they are?

Just around the corner, is a gelato stand.  This chocolate fountain was at the door.  The picture doesn’t do it justice.  It went way up above what is pictured here.

We went down the street to Harrah’s.  No, this is NOT me and Mr. P.

We like to stay downtown.  Less distance between hotels. 

Most have been here for a long time.  The Golden Nugget has been recently remodeled.

Colorful light fixtures are all through the building.

I was quite taken by the pool slide.

It goes right through the fish tank, in a clear tube.  Up close and personal with sharks.  Not my kind of ride.  (Sorry for the blurry pics.)

Back out on Fremont Street, it’s a festival every night, for the Fremont Street Experience.

Every hour, on the hour, there is a musical light show, on the 90 ft. high canopy, that spans several blocks.

It’s a different show every hour.

There are kiosks, selling jewelry, souvenirs, etc.  We stopped to watch this young man do paintings with spray paint.  Spray it on, scrape it off….

He does good work.

We had a nice view from our room.

Bright lights shining, all night.

Good times, with good friends.  What more could you want?

Viva Las Vegas

So, we're off on a trip.  Wish us luck.

There will be birthdays celebrated, visits made.  And, I hope I can come home with lots of $$$ to spend in the garden.  I won't hold my breath, though...haha...

I'll let you know how it went.

Flying Down to Rio

Well....not really flying...but...

If you saw the post about We Got Rocks, you  know we had a creek/drain put in.  We call it The Rio.
Well....it ended at the back gate.  But, the drainage problem didn't end there.  So, we called Sara from Enjoy Your Landscape, to come back out and make an extension.  What do you think?

The water can flow through the gate, and on down to the lowest part of the yard. 

It's better now.  That space between The Rio and the fence, will be a flower bed.  Another fine opportunity to dig in the dirt and rocks.  I haven't had much time, here lately, for digging.

It'll all be there, when I get to it.

But, I think it's going to work.

By the way...the kids decided The Rio should be Rio Linda.  Hmmm....we'll see.

I’ll Be Seeing You…..

I’ve written here before, about the sudden loss of someone, when our neighbor passed away, back in the fall.  This time it hit closer to home.


Mr. P’s sister, passed away last week.  She’d felt bad for a short while.   Her son came over and drove her to her doctor.  The doctor diagnosed stomach flu, and gave her some medicine to help with the symptoms.


After seeing that she ate something, and took her medicine, her son left her to rest.  Mr. P. was on his way to her area, for a business meeting the next day.  They talked on the phone, about an hour or so after our nephew left.  She was tired, so they decided they’d wait until the next day to visit.  Then, another hour passed, when our nephew couldn’t reach her on the phone.  Her neighbor was called, but couldn’t rouse her either.  So, a call went out to 911.  It appears she sat down on the sofa to watch television, fell asleep and just slipped away. 


She’ll  be missed.  Her son and daughter-in-law, and their two boys.  Her brother and I, our children and grandchildren.  We’ll all miss ‘Aunt Barbara’. 


Those we love, live on in our hearts and our memories.  Those of us who believe there’s something better on the other side, look forward to seeing those loved ones again sometime.


So, here’s to you, Barbara.  We loved you.  We’ll miss you.  And, as your mother loved to say….

I’ll be seeing you.