Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Homework day. Not bad.  The sunroom makes for a more tolerable time.  The tile floor warms up nicely, even on cloudy day.  Under the flo...

Each year we have a photo with the dogs in front of the blooming cherry tree. Ten years ago I thought the tree was on its last legs. Bette...

Almost unrecognizable after haircut. They stay closer together after their haircuts. Warmer. Much more lively now without the heavy coats...

From December 2006, same dogs, 6 years younger.  Different fireplace. Tomatoes Summer 2006.  I think this was one of my better crops. ...

The new kitchen now has a subfloor and insulation. Even though there have been many things completed since demolition, this is the first ti...

This is the annual "try to get the dogs to cooperate for a photo under the white cherry tree" photo. I love this tree, old and gn...

Working at home. Admittedly, on my "Day off". However, assuming that I'm going to work anyway, and it's all on the compu...

Baigou is not the smartest dog around. Not Rin Tin Tin. Not Lassie. Not Benjy. Not Big Yeller. He has his qualities. I found him here, today...

Lots of tomatoes this week.. AFter so much pessimism about whether they would produce at all, I'm happy to have a good crop. The dogs ha...

Ning and the kittycat.

"White cherry in bloom, with dogs" photo. These hyacinths not only persist, they multiply here. These narcissus were rescued from...

It looks vicious but it's all in play. They had a great time. Practically in flight. I wish that I had that energy!

     

Charlie is never more than a few feet away. There is no loyalty like dog loyalty.

Note to self: time to get rid of that stress weight. It's one thing to acknowledge the maladaptive behavior of stress eating. But...

Other weekend garden tasks - The 'winter sow' letttuce didn't come up. So I replanted the container with cilantro. The Chinese ...

Baigo Charlie

They like running around in the grass. Sometimes they nearly fly. With the rains starting now, the grass will green up soon. Drove to work ...

Is it the cool floor? Or proximity to this humble blogger? Either way, it's nice to have them here. One room away, they have soft beds ...