mums and daughters share....

big black toenails

and dirty feet!

fun times at the creek

kids rush out of the driveway and down to the end of the street. on e kid is shirtless, another, no pants.....at least they are all wearing shoes. into the trail and racing down the hill. down through the alders, into the damp cedars of the the little valley. smelly otters' den. into the culvert, what is that we see? an otter maybe? or more likely oliver. under the road. at beachside, friends loading kayaks.kids falling over logs, stubborness abounds. more falling, over rocks this time in the quest to find salmon fry in the pools. time to head home, cries, whines, and a missing child? "i was just zoned out," he said. up hill through the cedars, up hill through the alders, up hill through the warm summer smell of salal. check the trailing blackberry patch, not quite ready yet. home.

Listen to super hot summer

a little stroll to the library

"oh no, i'm out of rockets"


found a "fork" in the road



headless bicyclist as seen from sort of secret clay cave

i bulk uploaded these pics and now cant figure out how to get rid of just this one so i thought i had better give it a caption. here you go.

"i love the library mum"

you know youre a ______ when

the chainsaw comes out while making birthday presents

post cake hangover

well, we had a wonderful dinner celebration of lucien's birthday last night.  his requested meal of spaghetti and meatballs was enjoyed by all and was followed up with lemon sponge cake and cinnamon ice cream. 

of course with a cake so yummy and delicious we ended up eating the whole thing which lead to this mornings' post cake hangover. we have crying hazel, whining asher, and surprisingly enough, indifferent lucien!

note to self: make more cake!