227/365

My own personal harvest:That big fella in the middle? He's 13"!!
Now, can you spot the scallion?

226/365

I couldn't help myself. I love peaches. And you can't buy less than 12 at Costco. So, peaches, for the next week or so...!

225/365 FOURTH OF JULY

The BEST time to be at home in SoCal... on my parents' deck. Today and Thanksgiving were the only two times I'd get homesick when I lived in England.
So I've got more than one:

The view. I mean really. Can you guess how the relationship between my parents and the neighbor below who expanded is??

Random shots of the bay, playing with my zoom... seeing if I could spot any individuals involved in illicit activities on their boats.




At night, before the fireworks (which I posted last year, and frankly is a pain to take, so I let my brother take those this year!


Happy Fourth!

224/365

Le Nouveau Fountain!

223/365

Holy moly.
Er, courgette, anyone?

222/365

And whaddya wanna bet, they'll ALL ripen at the EXACT SAME MOMENT!

I didn't really think this through when I was buying the plants...
Tomatoes, anyone?

221/365

The view from my desk looking right.
Some of the roses were replanted to make room for the NEW FOUNTAIN going in the front.

When I look out this window, it's like nature's handing me a bouquet!

220/365

Ok the gardener wasn't kidding when he told me the courgettes/zucchini and cucumbers would take over!

219/365

Well, I thought I had an excuse, having had surgery, but if Helen can do all that involves getting married...

Anyhoo, another effort begins, and today I picked:


Home grown!! yay me.

Tomorrow comes a picture of it's having taken over the veggie bed. Oh dear.