A hint of purple

Right near where we were grillin' up dinner on the NY trip were these pretty little flowers.  Those who know me know that I can't resist a flower picture!!!!

So Much Depends...

On the blue wheel barrow...

Another goodie from the NY trip a couple weeks ago.  This picture just says fall and farm to me.  They also had a bathtub as a planter...most creative!

Salad Dressing Anyone?

Another picture form the NY trip.  Poke salad (also known as Pokeweed) has some darned pretty berries in the fall and I always seem to find some to take pictures of now that I live in the south!

Hello, I am Fall and I Am Cool!

OK, so I really should be grading student papers right now, but I think I will avoid it a bit longer by blogging! :)  A couple weeks ago Courtney and I had the chance to head up to near Salt Point, NY to visit with some family (new family for me!) and go to their home winery bottling party!  More on the party is here.  Fall was starting in up north and we got to see some great foliage.  This little guy was just outside one of our friends' house and I fell in love with it.  No idea what type of plant it is but I love the way the leaves changes in stripes!  Most Cool Fall!!

Growing in the Trees

The various plants that hand onto trees in the Jungle are just cool. No soil, and all the water they need form the air. Nifty! And not just small little plants, but, like this one, the tree dwellers can get really darned big!

Don't Blow Your Top

Arenal, Costa Rica. This is the view from our hotel! I guess that many people visit Arenal and never get the chance to see top of the volcano so we were very lucky. We were in Arenal for 4 nights and saw the mountain top every single day. WooHoo! We did not, alas, get a chance to see the actual lava flow, but the continual steam form the eruption was pretty impressive!

First grilled pizza!!!

Here is our first attempt at a grilled pizza with homemade dough. This one is Courtney's cause it is prettier!! Note that this is half way through the cooking.


And here is Courtney's when done. Tasty!!!!