“The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.†~ John Vance Cheney This cute little cloud sported a rainbow for us on the way to school the other morning.
Princess slippers
Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations. ~ Ryunosuke Satoro My two year old loves to take pictures of whatever she thinks is interesting see What a girls sees). She loves her ‘princess shoes.’ She wears them out! This is actually her second pair.
Bluebeard
My two year old is a messy eater. This is purple cupcake icing. She has, as you can see, really large eyes. This may be what is known in Mexico as ojos tapatios, which is a complement given to women from the Mexican state of Jalisco (my wife’s birthplace), who are known for having large,…
A clear morning in the Central Valley
Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it. ~ Douglas Hyde (1860 – 1949, first President of Ireland) On clear days, my commute is very peaceful and pretty.
Harvest leftovers
There are three easy ways of losing money – racing is the quickest, women the most pleasant, and farming the most certain. ~ Lord Amherst Many people don’t realize that after the harvesters go through the fields, there’s about 20% left over. Farmers plow this back into the dirt, which gives nutrients to the next…
Laid-back worship
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. ~ John 4:23 A little acoustic soul this weekend, really melodic. I love that you don’t have to dress up to come to church (though you…
A place to learn
“If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?†~ Dr. Laurence J. Peter My brainy 6 year-old and her new desk setup. She is so pleased to have a place to do her homework, other than the kitchen table.
Inspired art
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~ Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) My 6 year-old daughter’s depiction of father and mother.
A feast for the eyes
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~ Chinese Proverb This photo is unedited – just a beautiful ornamental vine.
Tilling dry soil
“It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work†~ Cato The Elder I hate to see so much topsoil blowing in the wind, but in the ongoing battle between farmers and the Delta Smelt environmentalists, farmers are losing.
Flowers in stump crevice
Some cute flowers growing alongside a tree stump.
Wooden duck flying south
One last tree stump picture, a bit less serious than my last few posts.
Let us not forget
I am not done remembering the horror of 9/11, and what we should have learned from it. Some say we should have learned that we need to have a gentler foreign policy towards Muslim countries. That may be true. Others have said that not only did we deserve 9/11 based on our foreign policy ‘sins’…
Roots of murder
Another tree stump which eerily looks like a human body. I take this second day to remember the victims of 9/11, and to remind us that Islam is not just another religion, it’s a violent, misogynistic, pedophilic, domineering, anti-semitic, and perverse religion that has shed blood since its inception, and one of the main enemies…
Remembering those cut down in mid life by Islamists
In the seventh century of the Christian era a wandering Arab, of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius with the preternatural energy of a fanatic and the fraudulent spirit of an impostor, proclaimed himself as a messenger from Heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of…
Red buds exploding
Yesterday’s buds opened up. Wow, what a show.
Bottlebrush Buds
More flowers on my walk to the gym.
Purple flowers near work
I love my walk to the gym, so many pretty ornamental flowers.
Competing uncles
My wife’s brother in law (one of my kids’ uncles) got my daughter this very nice clock/necklace this weekend. I hate it when other men get stuff for my daughter – I always think that it makes me look cheap. However, my kids know that I’m the one who’s around in the night and the…