sight seeing

too hot to do much of anything so we took a little drive yesterday afternoon. 

we didn't stay and eat but i did go in and check out the menu---surprisingly large and varied for a little cafe in the middle of nowhere.  we'll have to try it out sometime.

spotted an interesting and mysterious mound not too far off the road.  looks like it has a door on one side and possibly a skylight.  neat.

 

garden

the irrigation is in and the bird net is going up.

home made mini sprinklers

scorpion

found this little guy creeping around in the light fixture in the bathroom this morning.  how did he get in there?

leaf

this leaf rode in on zane.  i thought it was pretty.  the structures at the stem end look like some kind of insect egg casings but not sure what kind of critter hangs out on manzanita.  lots to learn.

manzanita leaf

bamboo forest

finished building the last of the bamboo trellises for the new garden

made in china

nappy dog

he's so sweet...

 

zzzzz

                                                 
                                                      ... when he's unconscious

abundance, or, as the man says, "abbondanza"

   still working on getting a vegetable garden going but we're not wanting for fresh, ripe fruit

apricots---thank you, ben

some apricots i dried in propagation flats on the roof

 

picking blackberries

oh baby

worth every scratch and thorn prick

thank you, mama...

...we'll be giving you grapes soon

the plum tree's loaded

beautiful

             better get them before the birds do                         (beautiful)