naptime...

spiky, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

Photo: closeup of purplish round spiky flower

Not sure what this flower is--I encountered it at the Huntington Library. It was just so alien-looking that I thought I'd try for a photo. Because it was bright outside it looks a bit washed out on the edges. Were I to use photoshop I'm sure I could fix that....

We are all a bit weary around here. The Farmer's Market was hot today and we went around noon-ish. This, after CatGirl's slumber party at a friend's house last nite and GameBoy's 4 hour Wii extravaganza at Bonny's cool beachfront place (and GB will arrive home momentarily from a pool party w/his D&D friends and will undoubtedly be exhausted). Add in to the mix the fact that John and I ate at the tastiest little French bistro before strolling to the Lido for "La Vie en Rose" last nite and you can guess that we are all ready for an afternoon nap! ( I am still digesting the best-ever melt-in-your-salmon from last night's dinner...)

A part of me can hardly relax, though, because of all the excitement in the garden. We'll soon be harvesting our funky purple-podded beans, early this morning I planted all of the basil and tomatoes rescued from Suz's garden (yay!), and we bought the most gorgeous hidcote lavender bush at the Farmer's market (just what I have wanted for years!) that needs to be planted when the weather cools a bit this evening. I also need to tend to the blueberry bush and mini-orange tree from Suz--I rather hastily placed their pots in the garden and I need to fertilize them and make sure that they are placed in 'just the right places.' Oh, and a friend gave me a copy of Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening and now I have so many new ideas/projects....