Pelican Splash

Pelicans were out in numbers this trip to Del Mar. We watched them on several occasions diving for fish out in the waves. I love how quick they circle, dive, and come up with a fish. Eva said they look silly with their funny necks.

Stack 'em Up

Sometimes things in life just balance themselves out and line up for your viewing pleasure. We took great photos of the kids at Birch Aquarium, sometimes they pose perfectly. Sometimes the fish do!

Bee-utiful and Tasty

I miss having a herb garden. Sights like this make me re-prioritize and move said garden higher on the list of to-do's. Our last house had rosemary out front and tons of herbs (parsley, cilantro, thyme, chive, oregano, mint and stevia) in a garden bed. I have several perfect spots for tons of herbs at this place, plus a full garden location and have yet to plant anything.

Here Fishy, Fishy

We have the friendliest fish I have ever seen. They flock to your hand if you touch the tank, follow you as you walk by and unlike other fish we've had they don't tend to swim away at every movement. It is strange.

Maeve takes advantage of this and climbs up to watch them. They flock right up to that cute face. As a side note: Isn't she getting tall?!

Critter Corner

This new home has brought us numerous new adventures. Living in a more riparian landscape has brought encounters of all sorts. When we moved in there were a family of raccoon's living in the crawl space. Monsoons have brought out the tarantulas, tarantula hawks and desert toads. We have javelina, scorpions, birds of all sorts and lots and lots of insects.

This morning Eva rescued a toad from the pool and I pulled out this guy, or more likely a gal given the 1.5" length. This is a Great Black Wasp. They are similar to a Tarantula Hawk in that they lay their eggs in a paralyzed host; they use crickets and katydids instead.