Vegetarian Eggs Benedict
We went to bed after the convention coverage and missed the "mysterious" light in the Nevada sky last night. It was on the news this morning and posted on YouTube by Las Vegas night-owls with speculation about UFO's. Edwards Air Force Base claimed it was a meteor, which is the default explanation for all mysterious streaks in the sky.
Later they changed their minds, and said it was actually a Chinese rocket burning up over the California desert. It's slightly unnerving when the Air Force can't immediately tell the difference between meteors and missiles.
We've had a nice day, but it was too hot to do anything except go between air-conditioned spaces. I'm used to running in and out of the house with doors and windows open, so it feels a bit odd. But I sat on the patio and watched the hummingbirds at 5:30 am when it was just sweetly hot. But the furnace soon rose in the sky. Las Vegas broke a heat record today, at 115 degrees.
Marji has a Canadice variety seedless grapevine growing in her yard. It has the most delicious tiny fruit you can image. This picture doesn't look appetizing, but the hot sun actually turns them into delicious, edible raisins. Marji harvests the ones that the Mockingbirds don't eat first.
We went out for a breakfast this morning at The Cracked Egg restaurant. My Eggs Benedict had a whole avocado sliced on it. The food is very good in Las Vegas. After breakfast, Marji took us to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.
Some of the best "artifacts" in the Egyptian exhibit were donated by the Luxor Hotel when they remodeled. The museum has been there a long time and has a little bit of everything. In fact, Marji used to take her daughters there when they were kids. Now her grandsons like to go and see the aquarium, and the pair of giant pythons who have lived there for many decades.
Some of the best "artifacts" in the Egyptian exhibit were donated by the Luxor Hotel when they remodeled. The museum has been there a long time and has a little bit of everything. In fact, Marji used to take her daughters there when they were kids. Now her grandsons like to go and see the aquarium, and the pair of giant pythons who have lived there for many decades.
After that we cruised The Strip, and from the comfort of the car, watched the tourists walking around in the scorching heat. It's great to be out and about with a Las Vegas insider.
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