Pastoral Half Moon Bay

I went for a walk the other day at lunch up to the Our Lady of the Pillar cemetery in Half Moon Bay. This scene was what I saw on the other side of the cemetery. The purple flowers were full of honey bees and bumble bees. The flowers were very fragrant and I love how the fog was hugging the hills. A very Half Moon Bay scene.

Wigglin' Stick

So Darryl has moved up from stick catcher to wigglin' stick catcher. My husband was doing yard work this weekend and the cats were out there with him. Darryl (the boy) saw something in the bushes and started circling it. He then nabbed it and brought it over to my husband. Darryl probably thought it was another stick, but this one was wigglin'. It was a garden snake wiggiling away in his mouth. Good thing I wasn't out there, I would have been screaming. But Darryl brought it over and set it right down at my husband's feet. Well actually he kind of spit it out, like it was really nasty tasting. Still not sure he gets the concept of the whole hunting thing. Now his sister, Honey knows how to hunt. We've counted three birds so far. I just wish they would see those gophers pop out of their holes. Our yard is about to sink a foot from the all the gopher tunnels.

Stick Catcher

Our male kitten, Darryl is getting huge. He has started venturing outside and has discovered hunting...well, stick hunting that is. He started with leaves and is now dragging large dried pampas grass sticks into the yard by dragging them up the hill. He was just bringing one into the yard the other day when he spotted my husband. The cat gave him a look like he'd been caught doing something bad. My husband couldn't stop laughing, the cat was standing right over a gopher hole with a giant six foot long stick in his mouth. Cat unclear on the concept! The sticks are taunting him, he must corral them bring them to his lair.

Tulips

Tulips, tulips everywhere!

I love that tulips come in so many colors. They are the only flower that keeps growing after they are cut. Every day they change color, shape and size. They are a work in progress. They never stop evolving as they wither away and they continue to surprise you with their beauty each day.

The yellow and red tulips are rare and came from Oku Nursery in Half Moon Bay. The purple flowers were the bride's bouquet at my son's wedding in Poulsbo, Washington last weekend.