Lilly!

We have a new member of the family who Xia found at the Watsonville shelter. Boy is she cute - a two year old spaniel mix. Lilly loves to learn, take walks, to cuddle, and to munch on brocolli. When she isn't trying to entice the cats to play with her, she is looking at us as if to say "teach me a new trick!".

Morning Surf

Christian The Lion - Reunited - From

27 Years Ago!

Here we are in 1981! The Lake Hope Clan (courtesy of Phil).

Cooling off.......

Soon after the heat spell and fires, we got back to normal Santa Cruz summer weather. Now we're back to 60 degree foggy mornings. You just almost want to kick on the heat when you get up now, but you think better of it and throw on big fuzzy slippers and the unflattering yet cozy L.L. Bean robe. Afternoons we see warmer tempuratures with a breeze and sun. Appreciating the normal weather a lot more today!

It's hot, let's trot!

 

Our neighbors five miles up the hill had to evacuate their homes on Wednesday night due to this forest fire. (This view is from UCSC, posted on Flickr) A combination of gusty winds and hot weather fueled this up pretty quick. Seems to be contained now. Fortunatley, since Wednesday, temperatures have dropped, humidity is up. We are enjoying a cool foggy morning now. I'm sure the folks up in Bonny Doone like this weather quite a bit.

Fred on the 4th