First timer on the Pacific Coast

My family came to town and we went on a trip.

While walking around a lake, we took a left instead of a right. The forest disappeared and foggy sand dunes were just there. I'm still amazed.

appreciation

"....how inadequately I appreciated the moment when it was here...." 

Joan Didion-Blue Nights

pie decisions

One visit to the backyard decides the fate of pie,

not a depressing prospect.

becoming home

The walls are all painted, most everything has a home. The small things are coming together (and yes, messes are included in this).

summer 2013

I've never grown a vegetable garden before. Every time I water or weed I'm surprised at how much it's changed in a day, or sometimes just a few hours. The first tomato of many is almost ripe. I'm pretty sure this is what summer is suppose to be about.

backyard times

We've been homebodies lately, but who can really blame us?