Automatic Sprinklers

Kind of. 

Carol and Ava gave me this cute set of flower boxes

for Mother's Day.

I really like them but I put them on my front porch.

I don't think to water much on the front porch.

See that bit of glass peeking out on top, 

in the back?

TaDa!

(kind of like WaLa)

Those are bottles that I filled with water

and inverted into the soil.

The water will dispense as needed. 

Cool, huh?

Not my idea, I stole it from Viki.

But I do have my own bottles!

Giant Kerplunk

Remember that game with the marbles?

You had to pull pick up sticks out of the cylinder

and try to not make the marbles fall through?

Well, someone came up with a giant yard

version and they have called it

Shishkaball.

I had to read it a couple of times.

It was one of those things that most 

people look at and think, 

"that looks like fun." 

And then never think of it again.

I'm not most people.

I also put a spigot in a 

watermelon. 

Nature Scavenger Hunt

We are working down that bucket list.

I am over electronics.

Today it was time to get back to nature.

We grabbed Mia, lunch and our list.

We found

soft

and smooth

things.

We found 

rocks, leaves, pine cones, wild flowers and

bark.

We found a 3 leaf clover, sticks, green grass, berries, 

and pleasantly hard to find

litter.

We found circles

and triangles

We found green, brown and 

red.

(kind of)

And we found a bit of my missing 

sanity.

Go figure.

http://foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/?q=node/6

Walker Races

Problem is, nobody told them they have to be 

facing the same direction!

Mural Update

We're coming right along!

This is kinda more attractive at

90 plus degrees :)

Grilled Tilapia with Peach Guacamole

 I like a to have a 

photo to go with a food post.

I have made this dish twice and although it

tastes great, it has a bit of a problem.

The guacamole turns brown VERY quickly.

I grill the tilapia outside

and then make up a very basic

guacamole with the addition

of a fresh peach.

I put the tilapia on a bed of quinoa

and then top with the guac.

It's delicious.

The problem is, no amount of lime

juice keeps the concoction  

from turning brown.

Fast.

I suspect it's the fault of the peach.

But I'd like confirmation.

Mark?

Basic Guacamole:

one mashed avocado

a few slices of jalapeno, diced small

small amount of red onion, finely diced

salt

lime juice

one peach, chopped

Mexicanish Quinoa:

cooked quinoa

corn

black beans

jalapeno

olive oil drizzle on top

Baby Races

My niece has twin boys.

She and her husband have joked

about when the time comes, 

when both boys are crawling, 

 they can have 

Baby Races.

This wasn't so much a 

Baby Race

as a 

Baby Escape, 

but you get the idea.

So we decided to hold our own 

Baby Race on the 4th of July.

 Aaaand, they're OFF!

 But they aren't really moving.

 Ah, the front ends are getting stuck in the grass.

 Eliana takes a little break.

 Eliana is so happy to see Maddie again!

 Maddie is finally getting serious.

Yeah, eat my dust.

I thought this would be a fun 

4th of July 

event for years to come. 

Only problem is, 

come next 4th of July

these two won't be babies anymore.

Hmmm....

we're gonna need some more babies :)