Plants in the Neighborhood

 

Do you see the small hangers for scale?

Pin cushion flowers (scabiosa)

Tower of Jewels Plant (Echium Wildpretii) 

An amaryllis in my neighbor's yard, not in a pot!

March Leftovers 2025

 

Took a friend to urgent care and thought these
chairs looked like they had virus upholstery.

My little one loves to shell peas even if she doesn't like to eat them.

She and her family went to Taliesin West and brought
me a mini puzzle with a note on the other side.

Not sure why I brought back some plants and a pot from the give-a-plant, take-a-plant event at the library, but they are still alive so far.

Gifts from friends

January Leftovers

As we were walking home we found a jazz concert at Skyspace

drawing from orthopedic specialist explaining my meniscus flap

mini museum in basement of Mudd building

curtains from cocoa beans in Redlands chocolate store

treasure from sale at school

Those darn squirrels!

I loved getting a new red envelope from the library.

Bits and Pieces

 Plants

Buckeyes!

So many acorns

Yew berries
I used to think this is where glue came from.

The pumpkins seem bigger in Ohio.

Animals

Deer!

Spotted lanternfly!
I knew I should squish it, but didn't want to. It flew into a spiderweb and the spider took care of the rest. Yippee.

Other

So easy to roll onto public transit,
right in the airport and close to home.

"Ride free and vote on Election Day"

The grocery store is working to eliminate food waste by discounting old produce.

The little free library at my elementary school is missing.
I hope they are fixing it up and it will return.

Cactus

 I love our Cereus cactus (Cereus peruvianus)

and was excited to see it in bloom the night I returned from Ohio.

I didn't think it would be pollinated since it had only one flower

but it had an amazing fruit!

I was so proud, but I tried not to take too many pictures. Then I started seeing other cacti around town. I am trying to be happy with what I have not be too jealous!

Weekend Activites

 It was nice to have a weekend with only a few activities.

The library was hosting a bring-a-plant, get-a-plant
event and also had small pots to paint.

The baby and her mother came and we tried to
paint her hand onto the pot. Easier said than done.

From there we went to the first game of the Division III women's water polo national championship. It was hosted by the Sagehens and included one other team from the region (the cross-street rivals), one team from a region that included Austin College and one team from a region that included Augustana College. Both California teams won the first round with lopsided scores.

I learned that Austin College has a kangaroo as a mascot because they had a Kangaroo Kourt, but people liked that so they got a real kangaroo as a mascot. It died so they bought another one. I am happy to say that now only humans dressed up as kangaroos represent the college.

We watched a tiny bit of baseball, but mostly chatted with people.

In the evening we went joined the First Saturday Art Walk, which included a performance inside the movie theater's lobby.

It rained a bit overnight but was dry enough to get out on the tandem. I wonder how I ever did this ride on my own.

We got back in time to get good seats for the championship game, which was surprisingly not sold out and also surprisingly a bit lopsided.

Sagehens, Division III champions
One of these players will do research with D. this summer.

Time to turn in early to get ready for the week ahead.

February Leftovers

If I can't remove all of the invasive vine at least I can trash some seed pods and prevent them from becoming next year's vine. 

The view on the way to go cross-country skiing.

The view from the botanic garden.

My new LEGO figure, with a very special thanks
to my LEGO-loving sister for providing the hat.

seen on a short walk in the neighborhood

and more

I went to Skypace at night, which finishes with white, unlike the morning, which finishes with yellow.

 

April Leftovers

 I have so many pictures for blog posts so nothing feels like it is leftover, but here are a few.

Down by the old mill stream
(feel free to sing along)

I don't think I mentioned that I have been
helping out on the playground at recess and lunch.

Pretty morning

Pretty cactus and I especially liked that
there were different color blossoms.