April 26, 2015

Rainy, beautiful weekend

Must buy more pots! Story of my life. Agave gypsophila (with two pups not shown) and Aloe elgonica (five pups in the box) resting up before repotting.

It was a perfectly beautiful Sunday, after an overcast Saturday and a stormy Saturday night. Everything bright and glittering, dozens of hummingbirds, blue sky, white cloudlets. At some point I remembered that the Huntington Spring Plant Sale was this weekend, and it's a measure of just how perfect the day was, that I thought, "Oh, darn! Eh, whatever." Such a nice day.

There are two Giant Swallowtail chrysalides in the plastic box -- one is hanging on the side closest to the camera. Wake up, little dudes, it's spring!


Above the retaining wall. Most of the rocks in this photo have been in the family for the better part of a century. What can I say — we like rocks.

There were four of them at the feeder when I picked up the camera. Wasn't fast enough to get all of them, darn it. Major hummingbird activity this morning.

And finally, a video of my dog helping in the garden. No, really — he helps. Who's a good boy? You are, Jasper, yes, you!! Here's Jaspie helping his flu/cold/bronchitis-stricken human clean up her act, with cameo appearances by Smoky and Lulu. Good dogs all.




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  1. OMG! That's too cute, Jasper is a doll. Of course the agave pups are pretty fab too.

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    1. Thanks! Jasp is the best helper [insert heart icon here]. I should teach the little guy to drive -- he'd love running errands :~) [Shameless plug: City of Redlands Animal Shelter -- best dogs ever! Mighty fine cats, too, I hear.]

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  2. Your collection pots and rocks is fantastic. Everything goes together so well.

    I recently bought an Aloe elgonica and it's starting to flower. Exciting!

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    1. Aw, Gerhard, thanks! We will need photos of those flowers!

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  3. What a good boy that boy is, grabbing that dustpan and bringing it to you ... Just for that I'm adding you to my blog roll. Sorry it took me so long, Luisa! By the way, it's me Reuben of Rancho Reubidoux, not anonymous ... for some reason my credentials were not recognizable or some crap.

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  4. Reub again: Your sense of visual balance and what makes a pleasing placement using a plethora of elements is pretty impressive, too! Nice to see the space you're working with, the same may be in my future soon ...

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  5. Hi, Reuben! Thanks so much for the virtual visit and the super-kind words! You're killing me with curiosity/concern now, with your aside about the future. Hope all is well.

    The blog is being a bit glitchy right now -- all apologies. I'll see what happens later on when I (try to) post some new photos...

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  6. That is 1 heck of a good dog. Does he weed?

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    1. Yep, weeds The New Yorker every week. Oh, wait -- I thought you meant READ [slaps self]. If he'd vacuum once in a while, I'd die happy.

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