What first looked like several bird poops on our potted orange tree leaves turned out to be something alive and amazing. They are actually caterpillars of the beautiful giant swallowtail butterfly! Not knowing what they were, and not appreciating what they were doing to the first new leaves this tree has made, I "removed" all but one, and then later looked it up on the computer. Uh-oh, now we know!
The other night I heard something rummaging around in Gail's art shed. I opened the door and saw scattered bones and a few eggshells, but no culprit - until my light caught the eye of a opossum, motionless in the corner.
Sunday, Andria and the kids came up for a few hours of play.
Gail spotted this bike with a free sign and after a little tightening up and inspection, we thought it would make a good next bike for Soren. He did a good job of riding it, but because his feet didn't quite reach the ground, starting and stopping were different matters. In a few more months it should be just fine.
The kids never tire of this big old plastic pool. Come to think of it, Gail and I don't either.
Yesterday, we did a hike and trash pick up at our neighborhood hiking park. We especially delight in "capturing" Mylar balloons!
This is a photo from October 2011 at the entrance to ZuZu's Tapas Restaurant in downtown Napa. Gail is "scolding" me for taking her inside after seeing this sign on the way out. Ironically, there was heavy damage to buildings along this street during last Sunday's earthquake. It must have been fortunate that the quake occurred in the predawn hours. Nick's and Cassidy's home escaped with some broken dishes, a dislodged brick from the chimney, and 3 broken windows in the barn. It must have been terrifying, though.
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