I was quite late getting home today, so this post is a little later in the day than I would have liked. Still sticking with …

It struck me the other day that the first line of Rainbow Connection (you know, the lovely song that Kermit the frog sings) is strange. …

We were out hiking up a nearby mountain today when I saw what I thought was some sort of owl. After some searching on the …

  Every “winter” here—after living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for about 8 years, I can’t refer to a California winter without the quotes!—we get a stupid …

We went to the most excellent dog-friendly Lighthouse Field state beach in Santa Cruz (probably our favourite dog beach) with Miro and it just happened to …

We visited the delightful Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park today. At the top of the Pipeline Road trail is this lovely view out to Santa Cruz. …

I met this handsome chap at the dog park today. And when I say “met,” I mean he allowed me in his presence so that …

We took advantage of the stunning weather today and went to one of our favourite local parks: Los Gatos Creek, which is connected to the …

I bought this locket to complete a Halloween costume last year. I was initially thinking along steampunk lines, but I think I ended up looking …

We’d decided that we wanted a living tree for Xmess, so, after wandering about our local nursery, we settled upon this grevillea. Much to the …