We slept in this morning and awoke to foggy weather on the coast. After a few strong cups of coffee we decided–Pamplona? Why not?
The drive was a little over an hour, and before we knew it we were in Pamplona, in the midst of the Fiesta de St. Fermin. We even magically found free street [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘weather’
July 13, 2009
A Perfect Day For Pamplona
June 28, 2009
Martha’s Vineyard, Day Two
Sun came out today. It was nice. Went for a walk on the beach.
The fog was still so thick you couldn’t see 100 yards down the beach, even with the sun out at 4pm. The tiny dot in the distance is the Gay Head lighthouse.
There were lots of starfish on the beach. I threw a bunch [...]
June 26, 2009
Martha’s Vineyard, Day One
69˚ and cloudy, but great clam chowder
the house
Since I’m a bit flu-ish and the weather is bad I didn’t make it more than about thirty yards from the house, but I discovered some interesting things nonetheless.
The visual effect of the vine along this trunk is beautiful, but the vine itself looks to be parasitic–I can’t [...]
May 2, 2009
It’s Raining in Rockridge
I responded to the day by going out and relieving Bloomies of some of their merchandise, lest it get damaged in the rain.
Nothing like big bright yellow peonies (and a fun mini pineapple) to lift the rain cloud from over your head!
April 19, 2009
Warmest Day of 2009 in Rockridge so far!
Strong midday sun upper left, dappled sun and wisteria blossoms on the deck, a new terra cotta pot and seeds
Seeds: (clockwise from upper left) Black Watchman Old Fashioned Hollyhocks, Love in a Mist Mulberry Rose Nigella, Heirloom Pepperbox Poppy, Scented Nicotiana Jasmine Alata, and Parisian Pink French Larkspur
And a song for all of you:
Oh Happy Day sung [...]
March 12, 2009
We are in a Drought
In case you hadn’t heard. For updates on “how bad [it is]” check out the California Department of Water Resources.
I’ve had to seriously ration my bathing-for-relaxation habit. Not soothing.
On the other hand, I feel I’m doing a good part of my “part” with my lavender and gravel garden (and never watering the roses that have [...]
March 10, 2009
I’m Watching: The Jewels of New York
The Jewels of New York is “a mission to uncover the hidden treasures New York has to offer and share them with friends through a collection of seasonal and local recipes.” I discovered JoNY through the links page on ARL’s new fave blog Saipua. I was immediately drawn in by the clean design and obvious appreciation [...]
February 15, 2009
Rainbows Over Rockridge
Yesterday the weather was pretty crazy in Rockridge. A lot of rain, but a lot of shine too, which made for a rainbow over Rockridge.
Heading northeast on Claremont
It was actually a full arc, but the light turned green and I had to keep driving, so that’s all I got.
February 4, 2009
Flowering Fruit Trees
I’ve been reveling in the warmth of the past two weeks. So too have our fruit trees apparently. SF Citizen reports on the early flowering of our fruit trees due to the unseasonable weather. More evidence is available all over Rockridge. Here’s one early bloomer on Lawton en route to College Avenue:
It’s hard to know [...]
January 14, 2009
Things that Soothe: I do not live in New York!
It was a beeeeeeooooooooo-tiful 67 degrees in Oakland today (compared to the 40s in NYC). I had an early meeting, which I was through with by 9:30, so today felt like a good old day of playing hooky from then on.
A friend and I had lunch (which included Concord grape spritzers) and then did a [...]
