April Irises

Wow, it's been a long time. Between getting the CROP Hunger Walk off and running (oops, making that walking ;-) and trying to figure out a one-week Alaskan itinerary, I haven't had time to blog. Oh, yeah, we also spent a wonderful long weekend in Yosemite at the end of March - I'll have to back-track a bit and post some pictures and/or videos. Anyway, with the exception of the naturalized burgandy lace tulips that have begun to bloom, we pretty much left the tulip season at the beginning of the month and entered the time of the irises. These are the ones I bought several years ago that are "reblooming" irises. They bloom several times a year rather than only once a year. The first year, nothing happened, but last year we had them yearround. This month, however, was the first time they all bloomed at once! Enjoy the pictures . . .

The Eagles are Coming

I haven't posted anything to this blog for a few days but here's a link to the Channel Islands Live Eagle Cam. You can watch the eagles incubate the eggs in the nest. The eggs are due to begin hatching any time now! Just now, I've been watching the male, K10, get settled on the nest on Santa Cruz Island - watch the cam, it's really cool!

New Hunger-Fighting Blog

I started a new blog last week to make learning about the Ventura CROP Hunger Walk a little easier: venturacropwalk.blogspot.com
This is a picture of me before last year's walk taken by Gary Lundquist. I'm wearing a shirt with a picture I created from the 2002 walk.

First Day of Spring

The Vernal Equinox happened at 10:48 this morning
According to StarDate Online, this happened when the sun moved across the equator into the Northern Hemisphere. This also means every day will grow longer until the Summer Solstice on June 20. Mmmmm, wonderful! The bulbs continue to bloom while new ones are opening. Although tomorrow is the actual full moon (in the afternoon), I got a nice shot of the almost-full moon this evening.

Daylight Saving Time Began Today

It started with a beautiful pink and orange-colored sky (sunrise was at 6:15!) and ended with an equally colorful sunset - at 7pm! In between we had a gorgeous sunny and mild day with temps getting up to the mid-seventies this afternoon. I dug out a little more of the pond but there is still too much water at the bottom to get a good foothold for digging. I spent most of the day after church relaxing in the sun or doing light weeding and watering while taking pictures of the newest tulips and daffodils.