| End pieces cut out and edges sanded |
Recent additions to our orchid family:
| A house gift from a colleague of Erick's |
| An treat from a Trader Joe's shopping trip |
City parks use goats to reduce the chance of grass fires. These were at work at Shepherd Canyon Park:
| Lots of tall grass to munch |
| Electrified fence visible in the right-hand corner |
| Lots of variety in coloration |
| Wish I knew the names of the varieties I saw |
| A spiky wildflower from around our neighborhood |
| A variegated ivy in a nearby yard - it's tree-sized |
| Neighborhood chicken |
| At Montclair Park - Yes, duckweed is well-named. |
| Young male mallards |
| Turtle to the left of the mallard |
| Water hyacinth in the pond |
Yesterday was a Montclair RR Trail work day. Erick and I were among the dozen volunteers who worked on clean up projects.
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| Erick bagging debris from the eucalyptus trees |
| My broom in a before and after shot taken along the trail |
| Goldenrod from a spring planting is doing well |
Fires north of us (at a distance, not a threat to our area) were evident in the haze we've had this week.
| Mt. Diablo obscured by haze |
| A hazy ring around the full moon |

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