Category Archives: Garden Pix

Only in OB …

Above & below – Playing (literally) on the drum this morning.

Moonset early yesterday morning. You can even see Saturn.

Debi Lilly about to bloom.

Bad news – Last Friday while I was enjoying lunch at Stella’s with my cousins someone scratched my bumper.

Good news – They left a note with a phone number.

Bad news – The phone number is bogus.

Here’s Chainee. We Skyped over the weekend. She’s living in an apartment with another girl, working at McDonald’s and just got her first 3 college credits!

Rancho’s – good Mexican food, inexpensive and it’s right down the street from us. We go there a lot and have noticed they have a wide array of table ware. Usually there are a couple different types on the table. The other night we sat at a table set for 4. Of those 4 place settings, not one of the knives was the same.

Not one of the forks was the same…

In fact, there wasn’t a match in the entire bunch. It’s these little things that keep me forever amazed and amused.

Only in OB – The man below is sporting his finest pajamas and tennis shoes as he walks past Shades.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone/MacBook from ‘nastics with LOVE!

What’s Blooming?

Above – Nice small orchid blooms hanging just outside the back door.

Below – Air plant.

More orchids…

The large plant in the corner is from Billi’s yard. When we first brought it home it only had some stragglers, nothing nearly like it has now. You can barely tell its growing out of a bird bath type structure.

This orchid was given to Bruce from Mom when his mom died. It’s been blessing our yard with beautiful, hearty blooms ever since.

Another orchid (in Hogan’s yard). It gets limited sun and is thriving there.

This one is growing on a palm tree in the dog run. It’s got a beautiful view of the ocean but you can’t see the view because of the clouds.

I’m in a 5-day workshop that started yesterday. The workshop is mostly philosophy which includes beautiful chanting and a mix of asana (yoga postures). Yesterday we started with 2 ½ hours of asana practice. It’s been pretty intense so far.

So, if you don’t hear from me in the next few days you’ll know what I’m up to. I’m blogging here on my lunch break.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

Rain, Cold, Wind

Above – Alo Akuch Kando Robb at Tilden Park near Walnut Creek.

Below – Robb and Alo at the German Festival (Akuch and Kando in the background). Looks cold. Robb said it hailed that day.

See Lilli in pink and wings.

Alo sticks with the smaller animals. Robb said he wasn’t too sure about the llama (didn’t pet it either).

Meanwhile, back in OB, Maya and Sparty enjoy some puddle splashing.

This aloe vera bloom was so beautiful last week. That is until the heavy winds hit Sunday.

The following photos show the upheaval that occurred in our patio Sunday night.
The entire block of homes to the south of us beginning with just across Narragansett were without power most of Sunday evening. While we had power, I could see candles burning in windows across town. The wind kept me up most of the night. Around 3pm I looked out the window and saw people’s trash cans rolling around the street (Monday was trash day). When I put our trash can out Sunday night I got as far as the stairs before I heard it topple over. I ended up putting it back in the garage. Considering hearing news of a woman in PB being trapped and killed in her car when a tree landed on it and other incidents, we have nothing to complain about.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone and MacBook with LOVE and gratefulness!

Another empty nest

When I returned from the Bay Area we had two babies whose parents fled the scene, which if you’ve been following up on my blog would know that this is normal behavior in the dove world. There they are up above nestled (hmm, I wonder where that word came from …) together in one of our hanging pots.

Here’s another picture Bruce captured. I think they were wondering if he was their mommy.

Sunday night it appeared one of them (standing on the rim) got hungry enough to contemplate jumping.

After the jump, I captured the mommy and baby on the next door neighbor’s roof. The quality isn’t the greatest because the picture was taken through the screen.

The other baby stayed in the nest overnight wondering where its sibling went.

By Monday evening this baby was also gone. So we’re now left with another empty nest, watching for doves and wondering if those we see might have been raised in one of our hanging plants.

It’s no wonder why the doves would choose our yard, with beautiful plants blooming randomly like the ones below I photographed this morning.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone from the new and beautiful Carmel Valley Kaiser Medical Office with LOVE!

Beautiful miracle

This baby’s due soon, and I can’t wait to see him!

Speaking of babies, I came home to learn our new babies had already been deserted by their parents.

This morning, wondering if anybody’s coming back to feed them.

Aren’t they cute? The parent doves have been whoo whoo-ing close by trying to get them to fly down.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

A good morning

The rose was along our walk this morning.

Luckily for Bear, no other dogs were at our private beach so …

Bear ended up with a sandy tongue & a bad case of Ass Dragon on the way back up the hill.

In bloom – front yard.

In bloom – patio (a Debi Lilly Nino’s daughter, Gina gave us a couple years ago)

The babies are still in the nest, but from my calculations today is the day they should begin their next journey. Will keep you posted.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

Home Again

I’m still struggling with this pesky cough and dizziness. I ended up at the doctor yesterday, and he thinks I’ve got bronchitis. I’m now on antibiotics and resting again today with Bear. She doesn’t seem to mind having me hang around with her all day.

Check out the hummingbird I saw in the yard over the weekend.

We Skyped With Robb Akuch & Alo Sunday night. Had a horrible connection and needed to use our phones for the audio. Alo had a little too much sugar that day & was bouncing all over the place.