Nature created some art on one of our rock cliffs. Blur your eyes a bit and you can see cat head on an octopus body: I’m assuming it is some sort a rock stain. If instead it is a prehistoric painting, then I am glad I am not living in prehistoric times, populated with cat-squids!…
SF visits AL
Wonderful visit from Chloe, Clark, Max & Nick! We explored the forest: Fed the fish, turtle, and doggies: Worked in the shop, discovered a secret loft: Visited with Yoda, discovered the wetness of the faucet: Clark loved playing in the pantry, just like Max did 2 years ago when he was about the same age:…
Trail Towels
Combining the forces of my drone and all the towels in our house, I have become a cartographer. Behold my new map of the universe (i.e. our backyard): Even without leaves, it is hard to see the trail through the trees. If you look closely, you can see the towels (20 white rectangles) showing me…
A $2000 garlic bud
This garlic bud started sprouting and ended up costing us $2000! Helen decided we should plant it, but we didn’t have any flat spots to build a garden with, so we decided to build a terraced garden. I clicked some internet-ed buttons and ordered $1k of bricks and soil which showed up today: In the…
Crab fight!
We took a long weekend to the gulf where we met a friendly blue heron: I suspect he/she was a super-model on break, as she/he struck some poses: We also met a crab, who was crabby. Helen decided his disposition earned him a trip to our kitchen, but he was not very cooperative: Helen won…
Talking to the hot tub
James the turtle has been given free kitchen roaming privileges. He and his long neck are having fun exploring: White Dog got wet when he got too excited and slipped into the pond: This raccoon also got wet when he got stuck next to the creek in a rainstorm: In other water news, our pond…