The colors in the sun were just glowing. I had caught myself wondering why the trees everywhere seemed to be brighter colors suddenly--couldn't just be that I had washed my windshield!
Then I realized we'd had a couple of nights of frost--and the old East-Coast knowledge that frost brings out the best color kicked in.
I've been enjoying the display!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Brainzzz!
Glittery, glow-in-the-dark brains for the punch bowl. With floating spiders, too. When Middle Daughter throws a party, it's a PARTY!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Maxine
Max likes to hide out...clean laundry is a favorite. She spotted me with the camera and opened her eye. When I walked away after taking the picture, she pulled the paw in and closed her eyes.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mo-om!!
I warned their mom that this is what she used to do to her nex-older sister. What is it with our family and little tiny ones that turn into bullies?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Pumpkin Patch
Taken without the flash. Kind of blurry, which is my ongoing problem with low-light shots. Maybe I need to take a photography class!!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The Joy of Rock!
Well, okay, so it's a rocking chair, and not rock n' roll, but it's still a lot of fun!! At least when you're 2...
Friday, October 8, 2010
Play Ball!
Now, what's the proper position for tossing this thing to the quarterback?
And what's a quarterback?
And what's a quarterback?
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Rainy Day
Looking out the back door at the deck and the camellia--at one point it must have rained hard, because there are a lot of buds mixed in with the leaves. Hope that won't mean a lot fewer blossoms! Guess we'll find out in a couple of months.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Project
New knitting project--taken with the flash turned off, since the camera doesn't seem to want to take pictures with it turned on! Time to take the camera shopping for its replacement--usually, that will do the trick!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Playing with the Camera
One was taken with the flash, the other without. Yes, they need to be rotated sideways so you can get the full effect--they are rotated on my Flickr page, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do that here.
So I guess I need to do more playing, this time with the blogger software!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Signs of Fall
Kind of few and far between, especially when we've had a bad heat wave...but they're there if we look.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Rainy Day!
This is an example of SoCal weather playing with our minds. I was out at Daughter's today and the rain came down by the bucketful. Thunder, lightning, even a little bit of hail.
Got back home and everything is bone-dry. Now I get to spend the weekend moving hoses around to try to get some water on the parched plants. Would it have hurt to have given us just a little bit of rain here?
Got back home and everything is bone-dry. Now I get to spend the weekend moving hoses around to try to get some water on the parched plants. Would it have hurt to have given us just a little bit of rain here?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sulphur Sky at Sunset
Taken from the end of the driveway--wish I could have taken out the electric wires and other stuff, but I guess it gives it a sense of place.
What do you think?
What do you think?
Capistrano Mission Bells
Mission San Juan Capistrano has the bells displayed next to the ruins of the stone church. Quotes:
The original bells were hung from a large nearby tree for some fifteen years, until the chapel bell tower was completed in 1791. What ultimately became of the original bells is not known. New bells were cast in Chile for inclusion in the belfry of "The Great Stone Church." All four of Mission San Juan Capistrano's bells are named and all bear inscriptions as follows (from the largest to the smallest; inscriptions are translated from Latin):[114]
* "Praised by Jesus, San Vicente. In honor of the Reverend Fathers, Ministers (of the Mission) Fray Vicente Fustér, and Fray Juan Santiago, 1796."
* "Hail Mary most pure. Ruelas made me, and I am called San Juan, 1796."
* "Hail Mary most pure, San Antonio, 1804."
* "Hail Mary most pure, San Rafael, 1804."
I love the practice of naming bells--and one of my all-time favorite books is Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors.
More info about the mission here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano
The original bells were hung from a large nearby tree for some fifteen years, until the chapel bell tower was completed in 1791. What ultimately became of the original bells is not known. New bells were cast in Chile for inclusion in the belfry of "The Great Stone Church." All four of Mission San Juan Capistrano's bells are named and all bear inscriptions as follows (from the largest to the smallest; inscriptions are translated from Latin):[114]
* "Praised by Jesus, San Vicente. In honor of the Reverend Fathers, Ministers (of the Mission) Fray Vicente Fustér, and Fray Juan Santiago, 1796."
* "Hail Mary most pure. Ruelas made me, and I am called San Juan, 1796."
* "Hail Mary most pure, San Antonio, 1804."
* "Hail Mary most pure, San Rafael, 1804."
I love the practice of naming bells--and one of my all-time favorite books is Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors.
More info about the mission here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Capistrano Koi
Mission San Juan Capistrano stocks its fountains with water lilies and koi. Mu autentico!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Moonflower
Or is it just a morning glory? Hard to tell, but these are so pale and pretty I'm enjoying them! Planted a bunch of really old seeds in a couple of pots--well, the whole potful was really old seeds. And they grew!
My black thumb is feeling a little less black and bleak now.
My black thumb is feeling a little less black and bleak now.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Clover
We do not get this kind of clover in Calif. It was good to see it again! When I was little, we would knot the long supple stems together to make chaplets for our hair! (They always fell apart, but the fun was in the making!)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Birch, being artsy
She's draped over the Eucalyptus lamp. I like the way the backlight shows off the pattern!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sceptered Isle
Trying to get back to this project. Fortunately my rose garden--jungle would be more like it--is providing models!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Flamingoes!
Talk about a quick, cheery pick-me-up. Just add a new, cheap shower curtain to the pink and black bathroom, and there you go.
Now to do something about curtains for this window...
Now to do something about curtains for this window...
War Memorial, Lacy Park
Very touching. The plaques have the names of those who lost their lives in the wars (including Iraq) and around the outer perimeter, the names of fellow service members are listed.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter Festivities
None of my daughters will put bunny ears on their babies. However, statuary is fair game!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sale stuff, the beginning
Starting the accumulation... May 8, folks! Brass Elephant/Aztec Hotel parking lot!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Knitting in Santa Clara
One good thing about a big project is that it can keep you warm while you're knitting on it! The neverending Lady Eleanor got a few more rows, and I had warm feet, too!
Hotel View
Waking up in the morning to this view, knowing there's a full day of knitting, shopping, knitting, shopping, and maybe a glass of wine or two...
Ranunculus in the Rain
Spotted at the Apple Farm on the way to Santa Clara. I love ranunculus and lately I never remember to plant them in the fall, so I never have any. I used to have them, though!
Well, now I've got one to remember, at least!
Well, now I've got one to remember, at least!
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