Monthly Archives: August 2016

This is the fifth day in a row that the mantis has been hanging around the hummingbird feeders. I have to move it every time I fill them, and it always comes back. The hummingbirds don’t like it — they … Continue reading →

Literally. For the last year we’ve been driving by this site (http://www.hsr.ca.gov/buildhsr/fresno_river_viaduct.html) on our way into Madera, the county seat. It’s the first actual construction to occur on the new California High-Speed Rail system. The Fresno River runs about a … Continue reading →

Not a very good corn crop this year. But it’s remarkable that the best zinnia and the best sunflower we have this year are both volunteers in the corn patch.

Angela, Sachi and I went to an EMCSPCA fundraiser at the casino last Thursday evening. We left early enough so we had a half hour at the slots, no more. I won $2. The Chukchansi invited a number of local … Continue reading →

Ella seems to know the way …

Phil and Arlin set up a scavenger hunt for my birthday morning. They knew better than to try directions like “take ten paces to the north”, so I had picture clues. The Chia Gnome is from Pauline. Happy Birthday to … Continue reading →

This may not look like much to you, but it’s a milestone for us. There is now room for a car in the garage (for the first time since we moved in, two years and seven months ago). Betsy and … Continue reading →

Officially, it’s called tar weed. Makes sense because it is kind of rubbery and sticky. But it smells like sage. So, since everything is what I decide to call it, the new name is sort-of-sage instead. Sent from my iPad