Dry Lagoon

I went to Dry Lagoon (my favorite beach) with Laure and Susan this afternoon. You can see it was sunny and relatively warm! I did crop/enlarge the picture of the birds on the rock.

 

Back to babysitting tomorrow.  Leaf Lady (Gail)

ants and dunes

One of these pictures shows part of a huge ant mound. Yes, I did crop it and enlarge it so I could see the ants better! The other is an interesting formation as the breeze continues to form it.  Leaf Lady (Gail)

from Leaf Lady

yes, summer

It actually felt like summer all weekend! This picture, which is Humboldt Slough (pronounced Slew) on the trail to the dunes, really looks summery, doesn't it?! It wasn't super warm, but that sun makes all the difference!!  Leaf Lady (Gail)

Lynda's Garden the Sixth Trip

To read the story behind this garden click here.







No poison ivy this time. Yea!

Away Message

I just wanted to let you know that I will be away Friday June 27 - Wednesday June 2.

--
I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary

Lynda's Garden the Fifth Trip

Look what I got to bring home from this trip! The egg plant I cooked with Italian spices. The rest went into a spicy lentil soup.



Look what else I brought home... again. Now that the booty has been consumed, I need someone to remind me why it is I like gardening so much, because in the midst of my itchiness, I have forgotten. I read in National Geographic that the higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution, is causing the chemicals that result in the rash by these plants to be more potent. Oh yea. Many more spots have surfaced since this photo. It covers my abdomen and legs as well. This is getting old.

Composting

Composting is important for the earth, the community and for the individual.

Here are our compost piles. From left to right, fresh, medium and
old. The old compost is wonderfully rich and friable and makes great
potting soil and is great for the flower and vegetable gardens.

Composting recycles stuff that would otherwise sit unused in a
landfill. And composted soil is rich and produced healthier foods
than depleted soils. It is better for the garden than artifical
fertizers. It provides micronutrients in a balanced way. And it
grows great flowers, too! :-D

more Luffenholtz Beach

That was a huge mass of sweet peas! An unually deep pink for those. That picture hardly looks real, does it?  Leaf Lady (Gail)

Luffenholtz Beach

After we left the festival, we drove to another beach in Trinidad -- the other direction -- I didn't know it was there, tho it's only a couple miles from the beach I always go to. It's a little tricky to get to -- virtually one-lane road, teeny parking area. But really beautiful!

 

We've heard this is a nude beach. But no one was nude there today!

Leaf Lady (Gail)