We traveled to Costco to get some big items in an old work truck – I mean, no radio, no A/C, and lots of horses under the hood pulling the dual wheeled flatbed. Good time for a nap. Kids are so cute when they are asleep, and so adorably quiet! No “I want that, I…
Month: August 2010
Boys’ toys
As men get older, the toys get more expensive. ~ Marvin Davis I borrowed a friend’s work truck to pick up some large items from Costco, and my boy went with me. He dropped his car on the floor among the work stuff, and I thought it made for an interesting comparison.
Palm fruit
This stature of yours is like a palm tree, And your breasts like its clusters. I said, “I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its branches.†Let now your breasts be like clusters of the vine, The fragrance of your breath like apples, A nd the roof of your…
What a girl sees
One of the interesting things about having young children with access to technology is to see what they take pictures of. My 2.5 year old took this picture of her Barbie. She LOVES the Barbie videos, which are actually much better than I would have thought – good music, decent animation. Check out her favorite…
Boy at the beach
“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.†~ Albert Schweitzer I love giving my kids an appreciation for nature – be it…
An explosion of mold
Sometimes, stuff that grows in the fridge can be amazing. This mold was cool.
Flowers in the bucket
These flowers look better in the picture than in real life, but they fill the decorative buckets outside of my workplace. Nice mix.
Flowered bushes near work
They look like a fireworks display! The versions below you can use for your desktop.
Flowers on the pavement
The ground cover is encroaching!
Attitude … ur doin it rite
My boy and girl. I wonder where he learned that face from? Ahem.
Puncture Vines
Riding over these is how my boy got three flat tires in a week on his bike. I wised up and bought ‘puncture resistant tire tubes’ which are essentially about 3mm thick.
Pink flowering tree
My workplace is surrounded with beautiful trees. Here’s one.
Bulging elevator
“When I was little, my grandfather used to make me stand in a closet for five minutes without moving. He said it was elevator practice.†~ Stephen Wright
Tomato harvest
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” ~ Lewis Grizzard Tomato harvest is underway – in my area, lots of Italian tomatoes, here loaded into the trucks for transport from the field.
Sunset in the fields
Gotta love sunsets in the country.
A quiet path
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.†~ Mother Teresa…
Goodbye my little droid
This is my Droid. Took a picture to sell on Craigslist.
Dry irrigation ditch
Here’s what the ditches look like when empty.
Tomato irrigation
“Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.† ~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Here’s what irrigation looks like here in the central valley.
Roadside flowers hard pink
Perfumes are the feelings of flowers. Â ~ Heinrich Heine, The Hartz Journey These flowers remind me of azelias, but they are something different – the first pic below is the original, very bright and oversaturated – when it comes to bright light, the camera on my phone is limited.