Apparently

it's called a Cardoon! They make a lovely spectacle in the roundabout.

A poem

click on it to see it bigger.

A moment

of sun just now!

See you

in September, Luke...you're almost back in Mass.

This funny old shot of us (thank you Anne Sewell!) makes me smile.

The last supper

was vegetarian! Mizzuna, beets, cauliflower...

marinated and grilled tofu!

The leftovers were even more colorful today.

Cooking

these crazy looking beets (and some purple cauliflower) for Luke.

Little leather

More Laurie bags:

Ashly's old one was so well-worn...

that I just had to give her a new one!

Silly things

to do when I'm not feeling well, but the sunlight pouring in is so pretty.

Ashlee and Adam, I picture you on these streets:

that are posted on the blog Still in Berlin...walking and biking and looking euro-fab.

Achey days

No pics...haven't been out for days. I've had a bad headache ...glad for the internet!

Look up:

We went here a while ago, but posted it now.. Ceiling things at the The Baguette Box.

The ripped screen

and the piece of tape to keep the bugs out, made some surprising patterns in the light.

Eating some colors:

Fresh peas from the market added to some french lentil soup I made the other day (when we ran out of everything else!)...oh and some tomatoes too.

Hearing

your voices via Skype this morning was sweet, rich babies.

Now:

Making chai...

listening to Lara St. John...

about to start this...I read this one a couple of days ago.

More belted

Another 8 dollar belt to use up that credit for all the clothes I traded some time ago at Crossroads.

Blooming things

foxgloves...

and roses.

Purple pool

and flowers!

Sunny shoes

outside the laundromat.

The stairway

reflections looked collage-like in the glass.

Clean

What's nice about Tuesdays lately is that I've been

in the habit of cleaning on Mondays! Adam, I took these with my new phone.

Good bye green

Suddenly, the chainsaws started, right behind Luke's(sleepy)head!

And our trees were gone! It was the squirrels home!

Summer food

Yogurt with apples and almonds and raisins.

Palm

The sun was setting at Paul and Sue's and made the palm glow.

Window

These colors caught my eye walking home the other day from downtown: Red anthuriums and an aqua wall...!

Thank you, Susan!

for gifting me with this sewing machine:

It's so adorable!...and useful...thank you!

Graffiti:

Here...and here.

Linda Linda Linda

We watched this last night...it's a feel good one.

Hallway plant

Laundromat shoes

Window:

Love seeing laundry hanging out to dry...even inside.

Belted:

Found this at Crossroads the other day...

bought with my credit for traded clothes!

Oh, Bruno:

Last night we watched Wings of Desire..again. Such a beautiful film...and it has this poem.

Happy Gladiators

Now those are some gladiators! Love the mood of this photo...from The Satorialist.

Look down:

Colorful circles.

Under the Freeway

Happy Fourth of July!

We walked to Carrel and Garrett's on the lake. I should have remembered my little gorillapod! This is the only one that wasn't very blurry.

Thistles,

right, Mom?...with a little bit of shoes and bag.

More P Patch

These are so graceful looking...what are they, Mom? Notice that house in the background?

Here's the house from the front...looks like it's imported from Marin County!