Red Bird of Paradise

I've photographed these flowers in the past but I really like how they are in full bloom at the moment. This bush is on the other side of my back wall. I didn't plant it - it grew spontaneously. I have it cut down to almost nothing for the winter and by summer it's once again full grown and bursting with yellow, red and orange.

I received my new hearing aids today. The one thing I'm going to miss is the ability to answer the phone by pressing a button on them. Now, I will have to answer the actual phone, but it will go directly through to my ears via bluetooth.

Other than that, it was one of my typical Fridays. My therapy goal for next week is to get out into nature more. I hope the temperature breaks which will make that more enjoyable. Had pizza for breakfast. Does anyone else ever do that?
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A cowboy walks into a bar, sits down, and asks for a shot. Across the bar, a Mexican man is sitting and glaring at the cowboy. The cowboy takes the shot and slams the shot glass down on the counter, yelling, "T-G-I-F!" The Mexican orders a shot, takes it, and slams his glass down, yelling, "S-P-I-T!" The cowboy looks over at him and notices the Mexican guy is still staring at him. The cowboy once again orders a shot, slams it down, and yells again "T-G-I-F!" Once again, the Mexican orders a shot, slams it down after consuming it, and yells out, "S-P-I-T!" This goes on for a while, and the bartender stands puzzled and annoyed. Finally, the bartender asks the cowboy, "Just checking, but do you know what T-G-I-F means?" and the cowboy replies, "Heck yea I know what it means, 'Thank God It's Friday!'" The bartender asks the Mexican guy, "Okay, so what does 'S-P-I-T' mean?" and the Mexican replies, "Stupid Pendejo It's Thursday!"