While taking a picture of the new trellis for the article below I snapped this shot of some of our fish in the nearby pond. The large white Koi is Edgar named for Edgar Winter for what may be obvious reasons.  The smaller white fish with the orange oblong marking on its head is Leon; […]

What to do with an unruly bougainvillea?  Strap it to a trellis. What to do if you don’t have a trellis?  Build one! To keep the bougainvillea from falling into the fish pond, Carrie built us a trellis.  And she let me dig the holes for the concrete footings. Carrie translated this sketch into the […]

Here is Paul chasing a squirrel up a tree.  Squirrel was caught in the new cat head bird feeder.

If your fascination with vampires inspires a trip to the Red Cross to donate blood, are you just a fang away from becoming a vampire?   Carrie and I have always been drawn to any and all vampire movies and TV shows.  The darker and more conflicted the vampires are, the better.  Vampires attempting to […]