Went to Santa Rosa

for my cousin's wedding.

This is the closest thing I found.

Today's Harvest : Carrots and Jicama

While tilling the soil for my "do over" project I discovered some root veggies.

So I took them inside right away.

I don't know what made my carrots grow like Laurel and Hardy. But the thicker one had better flavor for me.

The jicama was great. Also because I had no idea that any of the seeds actually grew. That section of the garden was sloppily planted and both of these were plants had their tops eaten off by the time I got to them. I ended up finding a second jicama later as well.

This is the Biggest Snail I had ever seen!

At least that's what I thought until I found the next one. I didn't take a picture of that one because I was afraid a pattern might form and the snails would keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger.

I've got my work cut out for me

Man I leave for a month and the garden grows like crazy.

So do weeds apparently.

This cucumber vine grew through the protective netting.

One of the cucumbers tried to squeeze through the trellis.

They were huge. But they didn't have much flavor. Well the bent one didn't. The yellow one was gross inside. (I think a bug got in.)

The Ears Story

So As I showed you guys a couple of days ago. When I first got Nunu she looked like this:

One ear up and one ear down.

Then about a week later her other ear popped up.

She was a puppy so she was going through a series of shots.

One of the shots she got must have been pretty rough because both of her ears fell.

I thought, "Oh no they broke my dog!"

But they were up again the next day. (Whew!)

And have been up ever since.

Except when they're folded back.

The also rans II: Puppy Mills

Don't worry folks I have no intention of buying a dog from a pet shop.

(Of course I had no intention when I bought Nunu either.)

But, truth be told I wasn't really at risk of buying these other dogs when I saw them.

For one thing I have a dog. I don't need another.

Also these dogs were boys.

And I can't scratch a boy dog's belly.

Because of the "lipstick."

The also rans

In 2005 I was looking to get a dog. The plan was to rescue one from the Humane Society in Hawaii. But then I popped into a pet shop in Ewa Beach and saw this:

I said to myself "Aw crap! I just bought a dog!"

So these things don't necessarily go as we plan them.

I'm not in the market for another dog although I do like to check them out when I stop into pet shops to get liver treats or another toy for Nunu to destroy.

And I have to admit I've come really close to taking these guys home as well.