Wildflowers and Catchin' Up

I realize it has been ages... over a month actually since I posted anything. Life has gotten in the way as usual. I've had tons of pictures to upload but never get around to doing it. But I need to start somewhere so here are some pictures I took about a month ago of some of our local wildflowers that did so beautifully this year after the rains. These hills are about an hour south of where we are .... and things aren't this green anymore. We have had one small storm but it isn't enough to stop the march of brown that comes about this time every year. There is a very brief window when the hills green up and when they do ... *sigh*... it is better than the hills of Ireland .. because , hey... we've got the sun AND the green then. ;-) .

I don't know what this is but it is sure pretty. From a distance it looks like heather on the hill... but of course it isn't.. this not being Scotland and all...

Tis that time of year!

Looky! I found Mike Mulligan's steam shovel Mary Anne (at least I think that is how you spell her name...) .

We had to leave around sunset and head further south because we were going to my friend's baby shower. The sun was setting behind the clouds and was rather dramatic.

On our way home the next day we went through a lot of orange groves. It looks almost like it did in the olden days when they were all over the state.

I wish I could have seen it then. Oh well... We don't get to choose when we are born. Just as well.

To Rest the Eyes....

After the previous two posts, here is a post with nothing objectionable to anyone. I don't think anyway.

Mr. Precious

I love the sky... and I love clouds.

Random Picture post...

I'm obsessed with the sky... and Wilbur the weather vain pig..

Elements of stock... today's stock anyway. It had a lot more in it as I was trying to make it as medicinal as possible for my mom who is sick in bed with a fever at the moment. It had chicken bones, onions, all this stuff.. plus parsley, burdock and astragalas roots... some wine... and water of course. I can't remember if I added anything else... oh, cilantro. It was some darn good stock if I do say so myself.

I love love love love blue. And I love my blue pots. I dropped one on our tile floor once and instead of breaking the tile, the tile chipped some of the blue enamel off my pot. I nearly cried.

Seed saving.. I love these seeds. They look so cool .

So we've been playing in the mud again have we?? This thing is coming OFF soon! I have no idea how many times I've wiped this thing down after he has been collecting all sorts of interesting soil textures with it. I've seriously considered smearing the inside with peanut butter to keep him busy. He sits there and licks around it like an ice cream cone anyway.. Only, he's inside the ice cream cone in this case.

Moon and Stars melon. It looks so darn cool. :-)

Haikido squash . I have no idea if I spelled that right. The seeds we were saving are from this .. it is sooo good . And cute.

Our avacados are finally coming in... well, the few that the squirrels have left us that is. They have such vibrant colors. I have no idea what variety they are.

Just look at the color though!

Wilbur, my friend. Everyone should have a flying pig on their roof top I think. It would make the world a better place.