Monday, February 15, 2010

February? Really???


Dan & Greta post-picnic in the backyard


view from the picnic blanket

We've had a great couple of days--it might even have been a week--without any rain. Yesterday was a new redwood hike and today we went to a new friend's house for bbq. Upon arriving home Greta was insistent on a backyard picnic. It was glorious! During the post-picnic weeding, the kids uncovered...


a sharp-tailed snake!



After identifying it online as an eater of slugs and non-poisonous, it was thoroughly molested by the the children before being returned to its home under the deck. A far creepier orange centipede turned up at the same time. We didn't catch that one...

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