Paradise in progress

Ben in his new Buzz Lightyear costume from the Disney store.

...still with the crazy hair!

Listening to: "Friend of a friend" - Foo Fighters

Today I learned how to blend photos. This one is from Kyle and Britney's wedding.

This was taken from the flight deck of the USS Midway. I didn't expect to be in San Diego this week, but I was asked to go on Monday wh...

Limelight Hydrangea turning pink

I just want to give a free plug to a fantastic place that I detoured to on my way home from a work roadtrip on Tuesday. It is called Hosta ...

...in search of zee famous spitting serpent...ah zut there it is...

Well here is my first draft of the plan for the side yard entrance to the back. It has been the perennial dumping ground since it is the si...

One of the new baby robins takes shelter under the Trumpet Vine during a sprinkler session tonight.

Took my bi-weekly trip to our favourite nursery this week and got there just in time to see the new delivery coming right off of the truck. ...

Well I searched high and low to find this new feeder that dispenses peanuts with the shell on. It is supposed to attract Blue Jays and Wood...

Well we brought little Isaac home yesterday. We both had to say that out of all three birth experiences, the nurses and care we received wi...

Well, we learned a valuable lesson...ultrasounds are not always right. We were all prepared for a girl this week and this little guy surpri...

Completed new corner New water feature Well today I finished the water feature and I think I am pretty much done for the year out in the yar...

Olivia on the teeter totter Just a bit outside... Number 13 in your programs and number 1 in your heart....DADDY! Give this girl a contract

Well it's anytime now and we will be a brood of 5. Nina's due date is July 10th. Ben and Olivia are anxious to meet their new sist...

Drumstick Allium...I think. This was a busy long weekend. Lots of work in the yard; a new bed added to the back and lots of planting. I d...

What would the long weekend be without another garden project...plus the plants are just so cheap right now... This is our new shade/partial...

A brief respite from the heat today...about 1 hour of rain...better than nothing.