This is the crocus from the little bed in front of the house and below is Alton Baker Park.
These were one of the only things blooming at Alton Baker Park with the exception of the yellow witch hazel below.
This is the first flower open on our Japanese plum. This tree is almost three times the size it was when planted last year. It is nice to see some color in winter. Aaron isn't going to trim it much so it should be very pretty once it is big.
The witch hazel bloomed a little later this year. Last year it bloomed in the beginning of January.
Here is the new wheel. The Kromski Sonata. It is beautiful and a pleasure to use. I finally used it last night. I ran out of grout for the bathroom floor. I wasn't allowed to use it until I finished the grout. I made an exception because I ran out.
Here is a brief before and after of the floor. I think the peel and stick tiles worked out really well so far.
You can't forget Shifty. He is such a beautiful kitty.
Here is Kira sleeping. She looks like a little doll. It's not the best picture. It's the best I can do without being able to see on the camera screen. The screen has been busted and I can't figure out how to upload the pictures on my mom's camera. So for now I just take a ton of pictures and hope at least one turns out. Below is the merino fiber I bought to make Kira something nice. It is very soft.
These are some of the morning glory flowers that I have outside the house. The dark ones are a heirloom variety I found somewhere. They turned out to be really nice looking. The color is a little off. They have a little more purple.
This is the first batch of Gravenstein apples we picked for sauce. Some of them are huge. We had to fight the sprinklers to pick these. Aaron did most the picking because he is so tall. I sat on a patch of grass and nursed Kira while Aaron and the boys picked. The orchard was the perfect temperature it was really nice.
