97/365: A Georgia O'Keeffe Moment

97/365: A Georgia O'Keeffe Moment, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

The workmen in Sonoma are always finding interesting bones around here -- the remains of coyote, bobcat and Mountain Lion dinners. They always leave the around in various places for me to find. This was Sunday's O'Keeffe moment.

96/365: Vineyard Haircut

96/365: Vineyard Haircut, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

In preparation for growing season, we've cut the ground cover. The bare strip was created with a blow torch! The idea is to keep all vegetation from interfering with the emitters. We're hoping a few seasons of scorching this area and we'll have nothing seeding out there anymore.

95/365: Blue Eyed Grass

95/365: Blue Eyed Grass, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

A Sonoma native wildflower.

94/365: Dr. Suess Flowers

94/365: Dr. Suess Flowers, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

Now something else has popped up in this garden I've inherited. Don't know what this is, but it would be at home in a Dr. Seuss book.

93/365: Banana Slug!

93/365: Banana Slug!, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

Went on a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains and saw the revered Banana Slug. This guy was positively scurrying. By the time I clicked the shutter, he was already moving out of the frame. Who knew a gastropod could move so fast? Such is the wonder of the Banana Slug.

The post here: leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/04/03/a-walk-in-the-woods/

92/365: Alarm Dog Terriers

92/365: Alarm Dog Terriers, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

We have a tiny fenced back yard in San Jose. But we have to be careful releasing the dogs into it. There is a large dog on the one of the other sides of the fence and Oscar is convinced he can chew threw the wood and get him. Ditto when the neighbor was having some fence work done and the dogs were going crazy at the intrusion. Yes, we are protected by ADT. And that actually doesn't stand for Alarm Dog Terriers.

91/365: Redheaded Tree

91/365: Redheaded Tree, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

With this San Jose house, we inherited a garden. Which is the first ornamental garden I've ever had. In San Francisco, we have a deck, in Sonoma, I only have a vegetable garden. Especially in Sonoma, all my plantings have been with a concern to not allow invasive, non-native species. People in San Jose have no such fears. Everybody's little back yard features a U.N. of ornamental plants. I suspect this one isn't a California native. But I have no idea what it is. I call it The Redheaded Tree.