Tomato!

I used to be quite the gardener, but priorities have changed and now I don't have an entire salsa garden every year. However, I do try to have at least a few fruit and vegetable plants each season. This tomato plant has a few baby tomatoes on it and I am always very excited to see them! I love tomatoes and could almost live on them, in fact, I nearly do during the summer. There are tuna stuffed tomatoes and tomato salads and tomatoes and mozarella and the list goes on...
I was also excited this past week to have found apples on my apple tree, grapes on the grapevine and almonds both on the tree and starting to fall to the ground. The strange weather pattern we experienced here this past fall and winter have turned into a very productive growing season this spring heading into summer. I hope to spend some more time in coming days enjoying the fruits of my previous labor.

Windmill - part 2

A couple of mornings ago, the fog was out and I got a photo of the windmill in the fog. I mentioned that I had wanted to get a photo of this windmill previously and hadn't had the opportunity so today was a beautiful clear day and I hit that stoplight again. I was even able to get the angle I wanted with the face of the windmill catching the sun a bit and showing the depth and Lantana sign at the bottom. I think its pretty, that's all...

Anna face!

It was time for a non photography focused picture...so here it is. A couple of my students decided to write me a nice note on my desk today and I had the camera out so I took their picture. Anna made this face, which is apparently her "signature" face. These two are a fun pair in class, which you can probably tell by the look Liz is giving Anna while she makes THE face at the camera for me. Lately, it's been rough at work, this helps me remember the good parts. Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Fog rolling in

The fog was heavy this morning as I got up and headed to work. It was pretty interesting as it started to clear in some areas and yet it seemed to be even more thick in other spots later down the road. I was happy to catch a stoplight at Lantana as I've thought about photographing this windmill in the past and this was the perfect opportunity. All the colors are muted out by the thick fog so it looks more like a silhouette and even some of the blades are faded.

Mohawk

Sophie is trying out a new look, the mohwk! It's all the rage in kitty circles...ok, really she just loves bath time. For some reason she wants a little extra attention when you're in the bath tub. She doesn't care if you are wet when you pet her. In fact, it's encouraged, she will jump up and grab your hand and make you pet her. Tonight she was being especially forceful and she got wet for her troubles. She kept nuzzling the wet hands and had a mohawk and her ridge up her back and even a bit of wet tail. I hadn't taken a picture yet today and I just had to go grab my camera and get her "new look" for today's post.

Toes

I was playing in the sandbox with my nephew and there was his little foot next to mine. Little, almost two year old toes and pudgy feet. He was using his feet and toes to grab the toy cars and play with the sand with some great dexterity. I thought it was cute :)

3 Musketeers

This morning in the park, I saw this squirrel run across the grass and find a little silver treasure. He grabbed it and ran up the tree and I saw that it was a mini 3 musketeers wrapper. He ran up the tree and got comfortable, he was really enjoying himself and while he kept and eye on me, he wasn't stopping just because I was there. When I got a bit closer, he did scurry off to another spot but he was not going to let go of his treasure. We may have some chocoholic squirrels at Southlakes...