Some random photos

Cliff Zellman sent me this photo from a long time ago....Joann Zellman, Donna Birmingham, Paul, me, Rick.  He sent me this photo because he said he had it and I couldn't remember being at his house so he sent it to prove he wasn't crazy.  

Vince's newest shirt:

And I call this.....Did we do nothing but eat this weekend?  Enjoying dinner with Elizabeth, Michael and Claire Hernandez.

Flowers in the Garden - I grew these!

 I surprise myself at how much I enjoy the flowers that I grew in my garden this year (from seed packets).

Dinner at Alcove

 Nothing better than hanging out with friends on a warm summer night.

We ventured back to my house.  Ed brought us these 3D printed toys that he made - an octopus and a gecko.

Me showing them flowers from our hiking adventures this spring.

Smokie

 My Smokie boy is so photogenic.

Couch hog...

The sleeper...

The kid needs to learn how to relax - ha!

Lake Malibu Trail

 What a difference a couple of weeks make.  This time of year you can't wait because as soon as it turns hot the flowers die and the weeds turn brown.  I can see the difference between the few weeks that passed since we were at Paramount Ranch, which is just up the road from Lake Malibu Trail.  There were still flowers and greenery but you can see it changing in to summer flora.

There are still remnants of the Woolsey Fire.  This old tree makes a great backdrop for colorful flowers.

We hopped over to Peter Strauss Ranch area after our Lake Malibu Hike.  It's so beautiful no matter where you are in this area of the Santa Monica Mountains. 

Paramount Ranch Oh My!

Our timing was perfect for a hike on the Coyote Trail at Paramount Ranch.  The flowers were doing their thing like I've never seen before (thank you rains!).  There was a bad fire there six years ago (The Woolsey Fire) and you can still see burned trees but truly nature has taken over and this spring created a flower explosion where every flower was in bloom all at once, the birds and bees were flying all around and everything was alive exalting in their beautiful existence.

Our Sunday hike took us to the Pasadena area for the Gabrielino Trail.  There is still water there.  Take a listen:

After our hike we had a delicious Greek lunch at Cafe Santorini in Pasadena.  On our way out I saw this door and had to have a photo with it.  Ha!  What a fun weekend!