Archive for 2008
Spring break, day 5: Lotusland part 6
The topiary garden was fun, but pretty standard. The main lawn had some very bizarre contrasts – like these huge agaves against a manicured lawn. Thankfully, we headed back into the shade at this point. I was working on a terrific sunburn. In the shade palm garden, a lot of the plants were fruiting. I […]
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Weekly Top 5
Thievery Corporation – Versions The Beatles – The Beatles 1 Metric – Old World Underground, Where Are You Now Ani DiFranco – Not a Pretty Girl Cold Mountain Soundtrack
Graduation 2008
Spring break, day 5: Lotusland part 5
We walked through the orchards to the gardens surrounding the house. Then we walked down a path lined with olive trees to a hidden cactus garden.
Spring Break, day 5: Lotusland part 4
The gardeners recently put in this small garden designed to attract beneficial insects so they could cut down on the insecticides they used to deal with pests. The really interesting part of this picture, though, is the tree in the center: a dawn redwood. The dawn redwood is a very interesting tree with a very […]
Finals relief
After finals, I came home and slept a long time. Then I got up and baked and baked and baked. I went a little nuts actually. Luckily, I went to a potluck the next day, so I only ate half a pan of brownies.