Sunday, August 21, 2016

Mostly Flora and Fauna

Erick made a bit more progress on the cradle this week.


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
Seen on recent walks:

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.

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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