Saturday, May 21, 2022

Alfa Photo Shoot

It dawned on me the other day that I never did a proper photo shoot of the car we leased my wife back in 2019...shortly afterwards we bought another car so the "new" attention was showered on it and somehow the Alfa was never properly recognized.  So the time is now!
It is a 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sport AWD (Q4).  She wanted something that would fit five people comfortably and this was on our short list.  Once she drove it, it went to #1.
It has a turbocharged 4 cylinder and has plenty of power.  I've never been wishing for a few more ponies, it has willingly done whatever I've asked it to do. 
Luggage space is good, though it might be a bit tight if we took five people on a long trip with five suitcases.
Being Italian, the designers paid plenty of attention to getting the exterior and interior shapes just right.
It is a design that will age very very well in my opinion.
In fact, we like this car so much we've decided to buy it at the end of the lease.
She can lease another car at that point, but we're keeping this one!
Love the wheels too.

 Exhaust tips are a pain to keep clean and take additional care every time the car is washed, but they do look nice.

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Ruby's Green Thumb Trip

I went spring plant shopping at Green Thumb Nursery a little while back and took Ruby.  She liked the plants but was really excited when she spotted the open field next door. 

So I took her over and she jumped right in.

Early morning dew, backlit by the sun.  She was in heaven!
I wish I knew what smelled so good.
More exploring.
I finally reeled her back in when I realized it is also rattlesnake season.  We've had a dog bitten by one before...certainly don't want a repeat of that!

Come on pup, let's head out.
 

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Happy Mother's Day

To my lovely wife from my sons and I.  Happy Mother's Day!