140102 - Toe

Yesterday, I took a break at the top of the steps in the backyard, and Toe sat down beside me.

I was surprised she let me take her photograph, since she usually runs in terror the second I hold up the camera.

140101 - Cabbage Poppies

A cabbage poppy has bloomed among the sweet peas now flowering beside the garage doors.

Each flower is about as big as your hands cupped together to catch water.

140101 - Sweet Peas

Our mild, sunny fall encouraged sweet peas to grow alongside the garage doors. The plants are about six feet tall and covered in very fragrant blooms.

This is the earliest these flowers have bloomed since we moved into this house seven years ago.