Sunday we ran the dog at Crane in the wind hoping to avoid the inevitable shower. We almost made it to the car, but alas, the rain decided to come. Luckily the girl was bundled up; snug as a bug. As you can see, she didn't mind the weather.
Monday we decided to make a break for Boston, hoping the weather would hold. It did and we enjoyed a great day of walking, eating and shopping. We picked up some great bulks at Whole Foods, ate at Pho Pasteur (our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, and stocked up on summer necessities at Costco.
Days later the sun came out and it became summer. The humidity climbed as well as the temperature. Simone likes her sun dresses but enjoyed being naked more.
She also got to meet Connaught, her surrogate East Coast grandmother. She presented her with her first gift from Tiffany's. I showed the box to Simone and told her "If a boy doesn't give you a present in one of these blue boxes with a white ribbon....he's not worth it." We opened the box to find a silver baby spoon with her name engraved on it. This way she can say she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Thank you YaYa for the perfect present!
In an effort to show that we don't have to be consumers, buying everything in duplicate for both houses, we went to the annual Catholic school yard sale. We got a bouncy seat for a buck and a swing for 3.
Well you know its spring with the arrival of the Evening Grosbeaks. This year is no exception. The backyard is teaming with all sorts of bird life, including the house sparrows who are taking up residency in the raised ranch bird house.
The following is the current list of what can be seen on any given day.
White Crowned Sparrow
Gold Crowned Sparrow
House Sparrow
Purple Finch
House Finch
Gold Finch
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
Robin
Stellar Jay
Black Capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut Sided Chickedee
Western Tanager
Red Breasted Nuthatch
Varied Thrush
American Crow
Flicker
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Starling
Red Winged Blackbird
Sharp Shinned Hawk
California Quail
Mourning Dove
