This was just a few moments before he started asking, loudly, while playing pitcher, “When will we be done? I’m bored!” And was preceded by several repeats of filling his glove with sand and watching it fall to the ground. Oh, and then there was the spinning around in circles. […]
Enter the sunflowers
The red ones popped out a couple of days ago, and I looked out this morning to see three yellow blooms make their debut.
Morning in a field
I had to snap some photos of an early morning gathering in a field. Yes, a field. Because this group was gathering to look at trees. Walnut, cherry, oak. You know. The things with the branches and the leaves. These trees, though, are baby trees. On their way to becoming […]
How does your garden grow?
Summer is when you’re supposed to garden, yes? But it’s also when it gets really, really hot. Planting, weed-pulling and other such tasks just don’t seem as much fun when it’s 90 degrees and humid outside. Today was one of the cooler days of the last couple of weeks. (We’ve […]
Repeat after me…YUM!
I rarely eat out. You wouldn’t know it from the past several days, though! Dev and I were famished after the Children’s Museum on Sunday so we grabbed a bite at San Chez. That would be the berry risotto above. Creamy! On Tuesday I had lunch with Edris and Chelsea […]
Possibly a few too many raspberries
The recipe called for two cups of raspberries. I didn’t feel like measuring so I dumped the whole bag in. A few of them ended up more berry than muffin. That can’t be a bad thing, can it?
The sparkle is over
Just a smattering of photos from last night. We had a small family fireworks display on the sidewalk, then tried in vain to view the Reeds Lake fireworks from our traditional vantage point across the street. But a four-story retirement community has been erected since our last celebration, and it […]
The blooms have arrived!
Last year my hollyhock plant shot up big and bold — but without any flowers. Just big, bushy green leaves. Not that I have anything against leaves. It’s just that the whole appeal of the hollyhock plant is the flowers that burst open on the various branches. Otherwise, it’s more […]