Nana (Chief’s mom) is staying for the weekend at Matt’s, in Moraga.
Nanu (Vicki), Madie, Cole, Lucy and I went over to say hi, and have lunch. The sun came out, and boy did we get an eyeful. These photos are all iPhone shots, and don’t do the garden justice. Matt and Hilary have completely outdone themselves. Hilary wasn’t home, but her mother Meda was visiting. Nana was happy to see Lucy. We had so much fun, we can’t wait to go over again soon.
(The last 5 shots are from Cole)
A sunny and warm weekend!
We are off to Kathy’s (next door).
The pool was so quiet you could hear the bees buzzing around the lavender.
Kathy leant Oscar some fun goggles.
Goofing off
A wild turkey, who made a break for it when I showed up.
Happy Booker
My favorite shot of the weekend – click this one to see large
Omi was excited to see all her iris in bloom
The tomato field, prepped for planting
My favorite – I mean really, giant yellow farm roses? Whats not to love?
Giving the dollies a tour
The apple trees are still in bloom
Meet Jake. He belongs to a neighbor.
Teenager Chickens
Oscar can’t quite catch one yet, so Mark helped. I think it’s great when the kids can pet the chickens.
The pony
Friendly butterfly
As close as he could get :)
We got a small, basic first effort in today.
I pulled some weeds, Mark mowed.
I weed whacked, and pruned some of the roses.
Salamanders abound.
This azalea was given to us by Inge and Gesa the day Ava was born! Chief saved it, brought it back to health, and now it’s here:
Here’s the plant when it was new (May 2003):
I have Much Much Much more to do in time for Easter.
On a positive note, the very beginnings of the Lilac blooms are just visible!
I wish I could grow these, but I can’t. This photo is the next best thing!! Thanks Aunt Julie for sending them!
(click to enlarge)
Oscar has successfully grown a plant from a seed.
The kindergartners did them together (apparently Dillon’s didn’t grow – Oscar has mentioned it 3 times).
Anyways he loves his plant and is very proud. I haven’t a clue what kind of plant it is. The seed was bean shaped and humongous to start with. I figure they picked something akin to a weed so that it would be easy to grow.
We have enjoyed a nice Indian summer this year. The weather report said rain was coming, though, so yesterday I went out and raked the leaves. The garden is pretty much abandoned, but raking falls under the category of mandatory minimum upkeep (a.k.a. You gotta at least do this or you suck.).
Magically, there were some little blooms quietly doing their thing back there. Like the name of the salad at NOPA, Little Gems.
As I write this post tonight, we’re having thunder and lightning. My heart goes out to all these sweet little gems, freezing. At least they can enjoy immortality on Oscar & Lucy’s blog. Hello Winter.
