Rainbow, Bright

 

Finally, after all of the rain we have had in January, I saw a rainbow! There have been a lot of them, apparently, but I missed them all, despite checking outside every 5 minutes...and I would have missed this one if I had not been alerted by my sweet B., who called me to tell me to go out and look.

WOW WOW WOW

 

For the very first time in the 20 years we have lived in San Diego, there were robins in the yard!!! So so SO excited. They are beautiful!

I am assuming these are male and female, but I'm not completely sure--one definitely had a redder chest.

Post-bath floof! 

Shiny, Green

 

New shiny green watering can? Yes, please! Isn't it pretty? (It was a Christmas gift from my honey!) 

It's a good design: you can swap out the rose for a new one when this one inevitably becomes rusted/corroded. 

Helloooo!

 

This sticks-on-fire plant looks as if it is standing at the curb waving at cars passing by...

Guard Chicken

 

This concrete chicken seems to be zealously guarding this water bowl in front of a restaurant...

Random Heart: Sugar Bowl Edition

 

Hitchhiker

 

(She's hanging on to my car, for some reason...)

Tallulah-Palooza Friday Flashback

 

It's been a while...please enjoy Miss Mae enjoying a couch snooze ten years ago.

Artichoke Check

 

I planted this artichoke in a pot as a bit of an experiment...and at first, it looked like it was going to be a failure. The plant is looking good at the moment--I think it has liked the rain we've had--but the true test will be if it makes any artichokes. Fingers crossed!

Swirly

 At last, a respite from cloudy skies...

Library in a Library

 

How cute is this seed library inside our local branch library? You can take two packets a week, and there is a mix of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The idea is that you take these seeds, plant them, and then take the seeds from your plants and return them back to the library. 

Hotel

 

I loves me a motel/hotel sign, and I'd never seen this one before, right here in SD. A nice simple design that gets the job done... needs an arrow, though!

Rain Results

 

After the rain...some lovely moss (washed out of a gutter) and a teeny-tiny mushroom.

Pack Up Your (Needles)

 

When your husband adds to your needlebook collection with one from a business in your hometown! How fabulous is this? The laundry bag shape is marvelous...

Yell-ow!

 

Hello, yellow-rumped warbler.

Hello, orange-crowned warbler.

Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lesser goldfinch. (And also hello to the house finches as well.)

Monster JAM!!!!!

 

Oh YEAH! 

A flip! (One of two performed, one by Cynthia Gaultier, the only female driver in the group; she won the Freestyle portion of the event.)

Before the Storm

 

Random Heart: Drying Pavement Edition

 

The first one of 2023~

Gas Food

 

...but alas, no lodging.

Sunning

 

The poor lizardos...it has been grey/rainy/cold for a week or so. This tiny dude took advantage of the brief hour of sunshine today to enjoy the warmth. 

Look how very tiny! I thought it was a grasshopper at first...so cute!

This Way, Please

 A round-up of some recently sighted examples of my favorite sorts of signs: the arrow sign!

This one is fancy: lightbulbs and a star at the bottom.

Flashy! There is no mistaking this arrow.

Basic, but gets the job done (AND it's portable!).

A bit subtle...at first glance you might think the red point on the bottom is simply echoing the points on top of the sign. But no! It's an arrow!

Faded, but still pointing the way!