Odessa American

FILE - A bumblebee lands on a rose blossom at a horticultural exhibition in Erfurt, Germany, on June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File) By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press Few garden plants attract as much admiration as roses. They’re as beautiful in the garden as they are in a vase, and their flowers are almost universally a symbol of love. Unfortunately, they don’t always grow without challenges. Wilting, infestations and infections are not uncommon.

Aphids feeding on a plant. (Photo Courtesy of MelindaMyers.com) By Melinda Myers If you garden, you have likely encountered aphids on trees, shrubs or other garden plants in your landscape. Identifiable by their small teardrop-shaped bodies with cornicles, the two tail pipe-like structures that protrude from their back end. They come in a variety of colors, with or without wings, and some like the cabbage and wooly aphids are covered with a gray or white waxy substance.

By Emmy Ulmschneider Permian Basin Master Gardener You are tired of row after row of English green turf landscapes down your street and have become interested in having a yard that reflects America. You have attended several lectures on the importance of native plants and the critical role they play in supporting our native American wildlife, particularly our birds and pollinators. And you have finally decided that you want to be part of this movement.

Some travelers come home from Mexico with a tan, others come home with a dog they didn't plan on. Photo credit: A Dog's New Life By Jennifer Allen At Marival Resorts in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, a growing number of guests are leaving their all-inclusive vacation with more than sunburn and souvenirs; some are boarding their flight home with a rescue dog by their side.

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Geek Note: Continuing last week’s theme of “Unfinished Business” I have the following supplement to offer. In Issue #983, May 24, 2026, reader William R. was asking why his system rebooted, seemingly randomly, and I showed him how to use Windows Event Viewer to view the logs that Windows maintains about such events. I concentrated on that, knowing there was far more wisdom to impart.

Photo Courtesy of Humane Society of Odessa Fleck, a 14-week-old male cat, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Fleck or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 2230 W. Sycamore, call 432-257-4311, visit www.odessahumanesociety.org or leave a message at facebook.com/humanesocietyofodessa/. The Humane Society of Odessa is a no-kill pet adoption shelter, and all their pets require spay/neuter contract along with an adoption application.

Photo Courtesy of Humane Society of Odessa T Rex, an 8-year-old male shepherd mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt T Rex or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 2230 W. Sycamore, call 432-257-4311, visit www.odessahumanesociety.org or leave a message at facebook.com/humanesocietyofodessa/. The Humane Society of Odessa is a no-kill pet adoption shelter, and all their pets require spay/neuter contract along with an adoption application.

Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk who led a Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., sits with his dog, Aloka, before an event at Wat Thai of Los Angeles in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.

Jannie Linney is pastor at Hosanna Christian Fellowship in Stanton. By Jannie Linney For some time now I have been studying where Jesus taught us patterns of His life. I saw where He did warfare, He dealt with demonic powers, teaching on really believing, walking in the spirit and not in the flesh, doing the do’s of the word and not doing the don’ts. I believe He showed me, that if we do all the do’s in the Bible, we don’t have time to do the don’ts.

Van Yandell is a retired industrial arts teacher, evangelist and missionary. By Van Yandell Ephesians 6:4 (KJV): “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” As we grow older we realize the days get longer but the years seem shorter. Time becomes precious and seems to be limited by our thoughts, habits and attitudes. We understand time has placed us in bondage. We are slaves to time.