Saturday, May 5, 2012

Deserted Mall



It felt post-apocalyptic

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Spring Came on a Sunday

So, Spring started on Sunday. Not official Spring, but real Spring. Here's how I know:


On Sunday it was warm enough to go for a bike ride without a coat.
In the evening, we saw a raccoon in our backyard.
There was no snow anywhere.

Monday morning we were woken up by a bunch of birds making a racket. One bird, especially, made sure everyone in the neighborhood could hear him.

That afternoon I experienced my first tornado warning (the sirens blared up whilst we were on the walk pictured above). Allen and I got hit in the face by a thunderstorm.


Last night I sat on the back porch and listened to the frog croaks coming from the bog. I tried to count how many distinct calls I could pick out of the cacophony. I only got to 5.
I think I can do better than that tonight.


It's supposed to be in the upper 70's today.
It's supposed to get above 80 this weekend.
I think I'm going to wear a skirt to celebrate.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

This Blog Still Exists....





...... just in case you were wondering.




Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Open Road.....

I went for a walk today. I decided it needed to become a bike ride.

I saw a heron swimming in the river. It dived under the water.

And a village of marmots. They disappeared into their burrow the minute they saw me.

The weather was perfect.

There's nothing better than the first bike ride of summer....

Friday, March 18, 2011

Technically it's still St. Patrick's Day in California....

For about 5 more minutes anyway...
Green is the best!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!