I have had a tiring week. It’s only the second week of school, so I am still getting the swing of things, we’re in the process of moving to a new house, and we’ve both been sick with a nasty cold. But tonight, alongside my exhaustion and box-filled house, I feel amazing. It is raining! [...]
Posts tagged: ‘Nature’
RAIN
September 24th, 2011
The Coming End of Summer Bliss
August 20th, 2011
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with the spring” ~George Santayana The changing of the seasons evoke a sense of renewal and excitement in me. I love being able to see physical examples of change in my surroundings; how a plant produces [...]
Trip to Find the California State Gemstone
July 11th, 2011
This is a post from me, Roddy, a rare thing these days on our blog. Sorry. Ok, perhaps I’m not that sorry. That aside, last weekend on our road-trip up the coast of California we stopped at the Benitoite Gem Mine near Coalinga, CA. I am always trying to find more cool minerals, fossils, and [...]