Today we presented Mommi with her new Dell laptop. We are actively setting up an email account and a crash course in all things digital. I loaded open office BTW a free MS Office compatible software suite. Well actually I donated 20 euros to the organization.
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Shoot em
Today I decided to shoot anything that moved that I could see from my backyard. BTW I don’t know why but wordpress handles my thumbnails differently. The focus is always soft compared to the linked image.
Ikeda’s
Today we headed down to the Ikedas’ for a small get together. As usual there was way too much food. By the way, Baker liked my manly scent.
Prep Work
Prepping for Labor Day weekend, we planted a little bit of color in the lower patio.
Nihonmachi
Today we picked up Tawny and drove to Japantown to checkout Nihonmachi. We ate like pigs and of course I had to buy some more mochi!
Asena II
Took Arlene to Asena last night. We had a great time, the food was very tasty. Arlene had the eggplant, Sandy had the scallion fettuccine and grilled prawns and I had the prawn ravioli.
Tawny
Our beautiful niece Tawny is here for the weekend to participate in the outside lands music/food/wine/art festival. The only reason I agreed to pick her up from the airport is she promised to bring goodies from Portos Bakery.
Miltonia 2011
For the second year in a row, my Miltonia Orchid bloomed.
Learning
I’m sure by now most of you are getting tired of all these duck tales. But I’m fascinated by their behavior. This morning, I fed Blondie & Chewy. Chewy is at that awkward teenager stage, half fuzz half feathers. As they were eating there was an intruder and while I was laughing and shooting at …
Diving Ducks
An important skill for the ducklings to learn is the dive & ditch. This is where they dive under the water and shoot off in different directions when they are about to be pounced on.