Ahh!! Some clouds! A bit of rain! A few leaves beginning to turn!! Yes.We hauled our buns to San Francisco for the weekend. We have several shelving systems left over from our move up here which clog the shop and the garage. A few might yet be useful to us, but Dylan had use for one of them right now. So we drove it over to him. We crashed at Rachel's Saturday night and spent most of the two days with one or both of the kids. That's a picture taken from one of her windows toward downtown (see the pointy building? Well, it's out there). Fun.
Our garden: zucchini plant is gone, having supplied us with just a little more than we needed; I pulled the broccoli, which, while big and gorgeous, bolted too quickly in the heat; today was the end of the cuke vines--quite lovely cucumbers came of them, a few still waiting in the fridge; I need to get the bean plants out of there--they were great, but I found I was always trying to fold them awkwardly into the menus. Will we grow them again? Last Wednesday, we picked our first big tomato-a brandywine, I think (photo). LOTS of green ones in the wings.
The minis (round and pear-shaped, yellow and red) are starting to ripen, too. Very impatient. But the best, so far, has been the sweet, beautiful watermelon we ate the last couple of days! Oh, my! Here's an action photo of Tom enjoying some for lunch! I'm planting lettuce, peas and onions, now. By the by, the worms are very happy, thanks for asking.And what's been goin' on in the Nevada County Zoo this summer? Check it out...
8:27 p.m.--A man from the 12000 block of Lakeshore North reported someone stole his marijuana pipe. He then decided not to make a report. He sounded intoxicated and told the dispatcher he was going to Chico to "go and have some fun and relax". He said he would get more information regarding his pipe being taken and would call back when he was ready to make a report. [good idea]
"11:31 a.m.--A caller in the 900 block of Pampas Drive dialed 911, though the caller was originally attempting to call 411 to ask for Courtney Love's phone number. The caller said she was unable to get assistance after telling the operator her name was Kurt Cobain." [sounds like the caller might be hangin' out with the guy from the item just above...]
"1:43 p.m.--A 911 call was made from the 10000 block of Mooney Flat Road. Breathing was heard but no one would respond. It was found to possibly have been puppies that dialed the phone." [just looking for a little extra attention, as usual...]
"1:10--A caller from the Cypress Hill area reported subjects had "ding dong ditched" their home several times." [notify Homeland Security]
"2:31 p.m.--A man from the 10000 block of Broken Oak Court reported that he was unsure if he had a medical emergency and was only practicing calling 911." [perhaps he also needed practice paying the fine...]
"12:10 a.m.--A caller from the 200 block of Sutton Way reported a suspicious vehicle was driving through the apartment complex and was looking out the car windows." [Seriously. It scares me to death when people look out their car windows.]
"12:50 p.m.--A woman from the 12000 block of Anona Court reported a rogue tortoise in her yard." [Whoa! Truly terrifying. Killer butterflies next?]
"5:33 a.m.--A woman from Colfax Avenue near Oak street reported seeing a flashing light moving toward Ophir Street. The light was probably from a garbage truck." [So, how high do you have to be to call 911 on the garbage truck?]
[Maybe not quite as high as this person...]
"7:21 p.m.--A woman from the 10000 block of La Sierra Drive reported her father who works for the military had bugged her residence and put 'gross anatomy taps' inside her. The caller said she wanted assistance getting rid of the camera in her eyeball and taps inside her body."
"4:18 p.m.--A caller from Brunswick Road at Highway 49 reported a woman in a wheelchair was getting on the freeway." [I hear those new ones can really move...]
"1:11 p.m.--A caller from Weaver Lake wanted to know what the gun laws are when fishing." [perhaps they weren't biting on salmon eggs that day]
"2:14 p.m.--A caller from the 16000 block of Dry Creek Lane reported the theft of a tortoise. The tortoise was found to have walked down to the lake." [sheesh! Can't a tortoise go on a little walk without all hell breaking loose or being considered "rogue"?]
Hm. Just barely scratched the surface of the summer antics of NC. More soon...
