Escondido Falls Hike (and quick wading at Leo Carrillo)

Yesterday Dave, I and Rigel hiked to Escondido Falls.  It’s one of the few areas that allows dogs so we figured Rigel would like the adventure.  To his great delight he discovered lizards, how to get incredibly muddy crossing streams, and how to scramble and...

More plants! More! More!

Dave and I did another jaunt to Theodore Payne yesterday. We came home with more Heuchara, various sages, sagebrushes, and more. Hopefully we’ll get them in the ground today. The native plant garden tour is April 12/13 of next year. I’m hoping (more hope!)...

Darth Rigel

Rigel was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force today. He will hereafter by known as DARTH RIGEL. You know how I’m having that ladies’ May Day Tea? I’ve been baking the bread, mixing the herb spreads, and so on. I’d gotten two loaves of bread...

Update on Rigel

Nothing up there but inflammation. Allergies. Guess I shouldn’t be too surprised, given the various snorting sneezing noises I make if my nose is really bugging me.