Articles tagged with trees
My Holiday Weekend Was Swell
Hey there, everyone. I know I said we'd play the weekend by ear, but obviously I wound up not posting at all haha. I guess I'll go through my lovely little weekend lol.We watched the Thanksgiving Parade by flipping through two different channels, and once
Thanksgiving Is Tomorrow!
Obviously you all knew that lol. I didn’t know what else to title this though haha.I am in the middle of working on a few assignments before calling it a week with my writing. We did babysit the munchkin earlier, and I did run to the store, but I hav
Where I Live
Some people have expressed curiosity about where I live. Some think I may live on a farm. I don't. At the current time, we live between two #houses. The rural one is in wine country. It is a small converted barn #house on almost fourteen acres. We have a c
My Head Was in the Clouds, but I Got It All Done
It was a crazy day. I started for the other house after taking this photo of the sky to compare to the night sky later, since rain is predicted. The clouds have been amazing all day. I parked on the way to the other house to try to capture the green hills
Time Out for Turkey Vultures
Today on the way home to process an order I made time to stop off at #Zenaida Cellars and walk the #vineyards. It's one of my favorite places to walk because it's full of wonderful #oak #trees. It borders an oak forest. I hadn't had a walk for a couple of
Happy Tree Tuesday!
It's Tree Tuesday. YAY!! Something they do on Google Plus. Don't know if you have a profile or page on G+, however, if you do, let me know. Maybe we can hook up. Let's not get off track. Trees are the reason earth is the best and ONLY planet for huma
In Quest of the Blooming Almond Trees
Before Paso Robles was known for its vineyards, it was known for its almonds. Back in the 1970’s when we would travel to Carmel Valley from Culver City, we would pass through Paso Robles on Interstate 101. We didn’t see wine tasting rooms back
Electricity is a Blessing But it Has a Down Side
I love #electricity. I wouldn’t want to be without it or deprive anyone else of it. But it does have something I don’t like – #wires and poles. As an amateur photographer who loves taking pictures of trees and the sky, those electrical wi
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jog
Today I drove my car for the first time since my surgery. I didn't want to, but we sold our Ventura building and the escrow people want a piece of paper we haven't needed since we bought the building in 1989. I suspsected that if we have it, it would be in
What a Difference a Day Makes
Remember those photos of the sky I posted Tuesday afternoon that I took just before the rain started? On Wednesday when I started on my #walk there was not a cloud left in the #sky. I took this photo on the way back from my
No world for poor animals
In many poor and under developed countries, there is very little awareness about the importance of #wildlife conservation and saving the eco-system. Wildlife is not considered a precious national asset and is often seen as a means of earning a quick #profi
Back to the Treetops
While I was trying to solve the mystery of my mystery tree, which I wrote about previously, I went back out with my camera to study all the trees around it. One of the most interesting was the one you see in the photo here. To make any sense of it at all,
A Tree Mystery to Solve
In my last post, I mentioned talking to my gardener about some changes in my back yard at the Paso Robles house. We walked around the back yard and I showed him a tree that had sprouted up next to a rose bush. What ever it is, it needs to come out. This is
Fall Fruits: The Pomegranate
This is the season when #pomegranate #trees proudly display their round red fruits that almost look like Christmas ornaments. I took this photo of one I saw a block from home on my November 1 walk. You can expand it by opening it in a new tab. A l
My First Christmas Decoration
Some people have their #Christmas #trees up and the lights. Even all the other decorations. I have not yet started. I am not in the #holiday #mood yet. But I plan to put the Christmas tree up sometime this week. While my daughter is still here. This #poin
Pick a Pepper Tree
I'm hoping this is a pepper tree. Larry Moore Park is full of them right now. The reddish-pink fruits which hang in clusters from branches full of bright green leaves almost make them look like decorated Christmas trees, except for their shape. Supposedly
Mighty Oaks Do From Little Acorns Grow
The #oak tree you see here is dropping #acorns like crazy. It dropped a lot last year, too, and the years before that. Here are some of the acorns from this year's crop. This oak lives across the street from me in Paso Robles, and I think it's one of th
What We Have Left: The Orchard
I recently wrote about what happened to my fenced garden area in Templeton that was worse that any of the pest invasions we had had. Now I'd like to share what we still have that was out of the way of the heavy equipment. That would be the trees in our #or
The Paso Robles Oaks
I have been a frequent visitor to my closest neighboring city, Paso Robles, for about twenty years now. It was named Paso Robles, which means Pass of the Oaks in Spanish, for a good reason. I can't think of anywhere I've been in Paso Robles in the urban or
Girls Day Out
I was not fond of the idea of sending my 9 year old across the border to Canada, nor was I going to sign a waiver of liability for my 11 year old to go on her field trip, so they stayed home and we had a girls day out with their baby sister. We wa
