I bought a new flower (geranium) for a hanging planter in my backyard. The hanging planter’s been empty for years, I don’t know why I suddenly felt like I wanted it filled today.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day:
Tag: Palo Alto
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The Palo Alto Weekly’s 37th annual short story contest closes May 10.
Word Limit: $2500
Each writer must submit only one story.
Read the complete guidelines here.
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Finally, self has done it! After many, many failed attempts, she has succeeded in establishing a bougainvillea! The little itty bitty thing she bought from the Palo Alto Farmers Market in June has quadrupled in size and is covered with fiery orange flowers, which seem to blaze in the late afternoon sun.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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Apple’s engineers devised an interface so you could not only drag windows and files around, you could even drop them into folders.
— Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, Chapter Eight: Xerox and LisaAs someone who had to use computers a lot, in every job self held, that innovation was truly revolutionary. It made for fantastic ease of use. Even a child could do it.
Stay tuned.
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Dropped by the Gamble Garden today, and saw nasturtium in a raised bed. Did you know the leaves are edible?
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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Self is new to this Photo Challenge.
She thinks her post has to do three things:
(1) Show something starting with a “T.” See below: Trellis
Gamble House, Palo Alto
(2) Show a favorite that starts with a “T”: Christmas TREE.
(3) Show a Top of a Tree: Monterey Pines grow in Fowey, Cornwall, who would have thought??? The story goes that Fowey Hall used to belong to an old sea captain who traveled to California and brought Monterey pine seeds back with him.
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Purple is not violet. Interesting!
Self loves purple flowers, and you can find a gallery of them on the Travel with Intent blog, which hosts Life in Colour.
Here is her own gallery of purple:
- Lavatera (in front yard). It’s never looked this bushy before.
A few more:
- Displays at yesterday’s Palo Alto Farmers Market
- Exhibit catalogue for the recent Frida Kahlo exhibit at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park (which self saw in April, just before it closed for good)
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And here we are, halfway through April! How time flies.
I’ve been wanting to post this picture for Becky’s April Squares challenge theme of ‘Bright,’ for a long while. They’re from a March visit to Gamble Garden Center in Palo Alto. I don’t know what they are — daffodils? I’ve never seen anything like them before.
See more Bright Square galleries here.
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Every day in April, self will post a pair of squares. She usually looks for something “squar-ish” within the photograph, as well as bright colors.
The host of The Squares Challenge is The Life of B. See her gallery here.
Today, self chose these two photos:
- a living wall at the Apple Store in Union Square, downtown San Francisco
- a tulip bed in the Gamble Garden, Palo Alto. If you live anywhere within driving distance of Gamble Garden, this is a great time to visit: the tulips and daffodils are simply spectacular! If you happen to miss them at peak bloom, a lot of the roses looked ready to burst!
Spring has definitely sprung!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
Kanlaon 