Pets are the best since they always find new unexpected ways to delight, unknowingly helping their stressed out humans!

Back in 2013 we half-heartedly grew corn. We got so excited over the seemingly nice looking ears of corn. We peeled back the layers of husk and silk… surprise! Hardly any kernels. Very poor pollination I guess. Never tried growing corn again.

Cats are pros at comfort.

A screensaver with the best most relaxing photos and a nice hot morning beverage to start the day.

Close up of a Meyer Lemon still on the tree. 😋

Tomato sprouts all day today! Peppers should be next. 🌱

Lemon grass is overwintering nicely. This time we dug up the plant to include roots. Last year we rooted a few stalks in water; here’s its progeny 👌 There’s another bunch of lemon grass outdoors. If it survives, that’ll be the second year overwintering outside in native soil. 🌱

We have a lot of citrus in the backyard: mandarins, Meyer lemons, and Valencias. This means it is time for Alton Brown’s Acid Jellies! We don’t coat them with sugar at the end of the cook as we’ve found the sugar is too hydrophilic in humid winters & the jellies get… damp. 🌱

Gorgeous today at Burris Creek in Northern California.

White Crown borb soaking in the warmth of a cinder block & preening outside the slider.