bye bye spring break

mr apple tree

the cabin was so fun this weekend, even though it rained most of the time. we tried a new method of departure. i hopped on the bus at 3 and al picked me up on the corner with a huge, heavy back of all we'd forgotten to put in his car the night before. we got up north before 6 and it was still light outside. i had gotten all my homework done so i didn't even take a text book with me. we both took friday off and it felt like more than a long weekend.

$3 gardening supply carrier (estate sale)

i turned the garden bed, added some new compost, and replanted the stragglers from last year. not sure they will hold out, but i didn't want to toss them. we want to put another bed in as this one doesn't get much sun. we've planted some blueberry bushes but they won't fruit for a few years.

caroline's chair

al's chair

we didn't sit outside much, it was pretty cold and windy.



i got some nice shots of the forget-me-nots and my rain boots. as usual, i was sad to come home. back to school and work!

fall at the river

i haven't been up to the cabin in a long time, it feels like two months, but it might be less than that. the light is gorgeous up there now, and the weather was really great this weekend. i didn't work on my paper as i had planned, but there's always tomorrow. i actually relaxed and enjoyed it. i made this bouquet out of our winter yard, complete with figs and mushrooms.




we finally went wine tasting for the first time and found two great wineries; lambert bridge and hop kiln, then stumbled onto the dry creek general store. got some great photos down on mother's beach.





i'm planning our next trip, post holidays and school, when i have absolutely nothing to do but read, drink wine, and walk around the woods.

the moss room

i've been trying to clean up the yard at the cabin since we moved in a month ago, but it's an overwhelming task. it's pretty "natural" as my parents would call it, with lots of random and overgrown things throughout. the back yard is covered in weeds and much of the yard is shaded from the amazing redwoods we are lucky to own. i've spent several hours pulling weeds, knowing with each pull more weeds are to come. while i don't mind weeding, i don't want it to be an endless project every time i escape to the cabin. enter the moss lawn. david benner had a similar problem in his huge yard and decided to experiment with moss. grass hates acid so he covered it with a combination sulfur dust and ammonium sulphate, and a year later the grass was gone and his yard was covered in moss! with the abundance of shade up at the cabin i think this could work. no mowing, no watering, no fertilizing, but a beautiful green lawn! we've already got moss around the yard, so it's just a matter of letting the spores spread with he help of acid and mother nature.