New Foster!

Well, about 3 weeks ago Nimmy went of to a good home, so today we got a new foster! Meet Simon, a young adult who just got neutered today. He hasn't made a sound yet! He's very friendly, though.




Also, Oro says the violin case is perfectly kitty-shaped. :P

Letchworth State Park

New York is purty...

I had so many pictures to choose from. I tried to get one or two from each overlook. We hiked about 3 miles total to get these pics, but it was really 1 1/2 out, then back the same way. Be on the lookout for fuzziness in the last picture!

Gardeny Pics, Redux!

Some slightly older pics...

First, bulbs in the front yard:



Then, roses! So, I didn't prune back the roses this year because I wanted to see how much would come back. Most of them ended up getting hacked down about halfway, some more. THIS insane bush came back COMPLETELY. This is at least a six foot tall rose bush (you can't see some of the taller branches because they're in front of the rose of sharon), and the whole friggin thing came back. Oh, and it'll be blooming soon. Wee!

Gardeny Pics!

Sorry, long time no posty. But here's some garden pics!

First, the mysterious yellow groundcover, which actually bloomed this year:


Our baby Jane Magnolia bloomed! Yay!


The broccoli has gone crazy. Here's a few with one of our roses.


One of our garden beds. The seedlings are spinach and shallots. The transplanted chives from last year have gone nuts this year.


Lilac! Weee! It didn't bloom last year.


I swear, it took less than two days for the green beans to go from being underground... to this. These are at least two inches tall.