finally a field trip

A short one, but none the less a field trip, complete with sandwiches, cloth napkins, Fritos, and a view.

 

There was even wildlife both furry and feathered. The live stream is off today but our osprey friends are alive and well.

No signs about not feeding the wildlife so we provided cherries to our ground squirrel friend.

Social distancing was practiced, we didn't get within six feet of the squirrel.

new old art

A street banner from the LACMA exhibit of James Turrell a few years back was added to Michael's blank wall that has been needing something. And Gato can now be found hiding out in the backyard.

We've been very busy sheltering in place.

may update

There has been no blogging due to many hours of hard labor in the garden.

Brick laying and trough planting have been very popular activities lately.

We wanted one trough for the back yard but due to circumstances, probably a direct result of the strange times we are living in, we ended up with two. So seizing the moment and wanting to keep peace with our local hardware store we now have an herb garden in the back yard, and hopefully, a Monarch raising garden, in the front. The ground cherry in the front trough is on it's second move of the year, but hopefully, with plentiful water and good soil it will grow and provide a place to nurture Monarch chrysalis. I have milkweed planted on either side of it. And this years crop of marigolds are on the edges. It may look sparse now, but I'll post an update.
And now for the big event of the day. We were gifted the most perfect loaf of sourdough, hot out of the oven. My neighbor Joe, has been baking bread well before it became the pastime of today. And I think he has achieved perfection.