Gianna at Machu Piccu

Pepe the Macaw

This is my Peruvian boyfriend, Pepe. He crawled into bed with me one afternoon when I was taking a nap. After that terrifying experience, we were mates.

Blog holiday

Going to Peru, assuming we are not raptured tomorrow during our 7 hr flight to Lima. No blogging for a while...perhaps forever!

Bubbles

Gianna with the Irises

New Rhododendron

Wisteria

Found growing along the road on a recent bike ride around the neighborhood.

More Circus Pageantry

Iris Season

At the Circus: Elephant Show

The elephants were my favorite part :-)

At the Circus: Tiger Tamer

No work today, surprise trip to the circus instead. I was hoping the tigers would actually bite this guy, but no such luck. Still, it was a good show.

Cheap TP

As a plant biologist, I would not recommend this.

Gianna on a Lawn Chair

Child Labor

Gianna digs trenches while Ryan picks rocks from the tree nursery.

Mother's Day 2011

Mother's Day 2011: Gift #1

This bumblebee bike is awesome. My Mother's Day wish was to replace my Murry 21 speed that I got from Ames (oh, come on, you remember Ames!) when I was 16 with a new, respectable bike so that we can bike to Starbucks as a family on Mother's Day. I call this Mother's Day gift #1, b/c the turkeys have been out shopping for Mother's Day gift(s) #2 for the past hour.

Friday Flower

Lilly-of-the-Valley

Bleeding Hearts

Tree Planting: done!

Kirsch Kuchen

From the German Bakery in Hoboken...it's good, but it's not German.

Eating Roasted Corn

At Rutgers Ag Field Day

Farming roots