We’ve spent the last few weekends trying to beautify our yard. Since we’re renting, our goal has been to get everything we can into pots so that we can take it with us.
Our first project was to cover up the dirt around the redwood tree in the back yard. During the day the dogs would spend the majority of their time rolling in the dirt to cool off. The bark keeps them a little cleaner.

In celebration of Earth Day 2008, we decided to finally start composting our waste; something we’ve been talking about forever. I got on craigslist and found this great starter compost bin for FREE! How’s that for a deal!

Our back fence is pretty ugly. It’s in poor repair, and there is nothing growing along it. Erin really want to see something different, so we picked up this inexpensive trellis, a pot and a bougainvillea plant.

The bed in front of the house had roses planted when we moved in but they were overgrown and ugly. I cut them way back in January and added some fertilizer, and now we have a continuous supply of beautiful roses to add to our vases in the house.

Here’s another bed in the front corner of our house that we have landscaped:

and the dianthus flowers that I planted around the tree out front:

Erin and I flew to Gainesville this past weekend to attend
my friend Dave’s wedding. It was great
weather for an outdoor Florida wedding. Not too many mosquitoes, a
steady breeze and comfortable temperatures. There was also plenty of time spent
with Noah, Raphael and Stephanie. You can see all the photos from the
trip at: My
Picasa Website (Noah/Raphael/Stephanie Pictures) and at:
my
Smugmug website

Erin and I flew to Gainesville this past weekend to attend my friend Dave’s wedding.

It was great weather for an outdoor Florida wedding. Not too many mosquitoes, a steady breeze and comfortable temperatures.

There was also plenty of time spent with Noah, Raphael and Stephanie.

You can see all the photos from the trip at:
My Picasa Website (Noah/Raphael/Stephanie Pictures)
and at:
my Smugmug website

We went camping for my 31st birthday and had a great time!

If you click on the image to see it full size, then zoom in, you can actually see the craters on its surface.

The Bay Bridge as viewed from Harrison St. — San Francisco, CA

The Bay Bridge as viewed from Treasure Island — San Francisco, CA

+ Click photos for full-size images +

I spent a little time today scanning some photos that mom gave me a few years ago. I didn’t get all of the scanned that I had planned to. It’s way to nice outside to be doing this! I’ll add more later when I finish with them.

See all the photos on my picasa page.