Mysterious Mushrooms


Found about 5 of these funky mushrooms in the garden today.


Maybe they are fungus. Here's another example.

Plum blossoms and a light dusting

The neighbor's plum tree is fully blooming right now. It's about 30 feet tall.


When the petals fall off it looks like we got a light dusting of snow.

Dehydrating Oregano

I dry oregano to use when cooking. It's one of those herbs that I think is more diverse when it is dried. This is the before drying photo.


And after 30 hours in the dehydrator.

Week 2 of my edible gardening class


I'm taking a class from Common Ground in Palo Alto on Edible gardening. There are 5 classes that take place over 5 months. This is the demonstration garden on week 2.


We started the class at the store/classroom and then went to the garden to see a double-digging demonstration.


Photo of the cold frame with flats of oats, beets and jerulseum artichokes. There are lots of great classes to take at Common Ground, take a look at the upcoming class list.

Peas and Carrots

This appears to be the first pea of the season.


Some of the carrots I transplanted from seedlings. They seem to be stunted and not very impressive. I think I'll stick to direct seeding carrots from now on.

More Scottie dogs

This is Lisa's new girl. Her name is still to be determined. I believe this is the first pee outside photo.


Pretty girl!


The whole Scottie gang. Duncan is in front, Fiona is behind him and the new girl's butt.

Fortune Cookies

I was looking at all the stuff on the refrigerator and really liked the fortunes I had posted. The bottom one is my most recent. It's also my favorite.