Not just a succulent garden ...

When I moved to San Diego and was getting settled in my new house/yard, a friend from NoCal gifted me with some iris rhizomes.  Kathy raises them in her garden and was very generous with her beautiful iris.

So thank you Kathy --  here's a photo of "your" iris, the first one to bloom this year.  

First day of Spring in my garden.

The cranes are in my garden, looking for their resting place & enjoying San Diego weather.  Last year Laura Eubanks added succulent "feathers"  to my rusty old cranes.  They were gorgeous!   The winter was hard on them, though:   one was knocked down by a raccoon (my guess), limbs from a palm tree knocked another one down, they lost their "feathers"and were very sad-looking birds.  So I got to work!  

Here they are after their "spa" day in my patio.

Check out Laura's web site at www.designforserenity.com

Shane's photos

It was Shane's turn for a sleep-over at Grandma's house.  We started out at the San Diego Zoo for the early entry (members) at 8 AM.   The keepers were at the polar bear exhibit & Shane opted for the bus ride up there (vs walking or Sky Tram).  We sat on the top of the bus & enjoyed the ride up.  He was shooting quite a bit from the bus.  Found a good spot at the polar bear site & photographed a bit there too.  He was having fun selecting the right setting on his P&S camera (Toy Camera vs. Vivid vs. regular).     Hamburgers for lunch & then home to Grandma's house.

I downloaded his photos to my computer & showed him how to view in Bridge (Photoshop).  He quickly learned how to select favorites, few processing items (crop, sharpen, etc) & save to his folder we created.   I asked if I could post 3 from his day & he said "OK Grandma, if you give me credit."    Gotta love this kid!

So here they are:

 Thanks Shane for a great day at the SD Zoo.