Run for the border
Apr. 8th, 2018 08:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spacealien_vampThe first half of March was rainy and chilly, but I did take advantage of one sunny, springlike day to visit the local nursery and pick up some flowers and other items to plant. I splurged on (another) blood orange tree to fill the spot in my backyard where my poor avocado tree snapped its trunk and died a few months ago. I tried growing a blood orange in the front yard a while ago, but it did very poorly and eventually gave up the ghost. I'm hoping that the back will be more to its liking.
The rest of the garden is doing well. The almond tree is covered with fruit, which is impressive considering I just planted it last year. The grapes are doing very well, as are the blueberries. The asparagus and rhubarb are just at the harvestable stage.
I took leave the first week of April to go on a short trip with my parents. At their request, we flew down to spend several days in San Diego. When we arrived, we explored the downtown area for a little while, but we eventually got tired of dragging our luggage around and caught a train to our hotel.
We opted to save money by staying at a budget motel. The accommodations were decent, if noisy, though the neighborhood attractions showed a distinct lack of sophistication. After checking in and leaving our belongings, we walked over to nearby Old Town for some sightseeing and a meal at a popular Mexican restaurant.
On Monday we caught a bus headed downtown and spent most of the day at the San Diego Zoo. It was quite large and impressively landscaped, and it made an effort to inform visitors of the increasing scarcity of many of the animals in the wild.
After finishing at the zoo, we wandered south into Balboa Park and visited an area called Spanish Village. It's a gathering of artists showing off their skills. We were particularly taken by the workshop of Lucy Wang, who does art in the Chinese calligraphic brush style.
On Tuesday we returned to Balboa Park, where we spent most of the day at the Air & Space Museum. It was a small building, but it had impressive displays of aircraft through history. It gave a lot of attention to the role of aircraft in WWI. We filled the remainder of the afternoon strolling through the park.
Wednesday was our last full day there. We traveled out to Coronado Island and spent a couple hours window-shopping and checking out the beach. Sadly, it was an overcast and rather chilly day, so we weren't inspired to linger too long, but it was easy to see how it might be a popular relaxation spot if the sun were out. We did enjoy stopping by an independent bookstore and browsing the shelves. We finished off the day by another stint at Old Town.
Now that I'm back, I'm looking forward to the spring planting season. I have my bean variety diagram drawn out, and the transplants are looking good. My dad is working on hooking up a Tesla charger for me while he's here, though I likely won't get the car delivered until late this fall, since I'm waiting for one of the cheaper versions.
The rest of the garden is doing well. The almond tree is covered with fruit, which is impressive considering I just planted it last year. The grapes are doing very well, as are the blueberries. The asparagus and rhubarb are just at the harvestable stage.
I took leave the first week of April to go on a short trip with my parents. At their request, we flew down to spend several days in San Diego. When we arrived, we explored the downtown area for a little while, but we eventually got tired of dragging our luggage around and caught a train to our hotel.
We opted to save money by staying at a budget motel. The accommodations were decent, if noisy, though the neighborhood attractions showed a distinct lack of sophistication. After checking in and leaving our belongings, we walked over to nearby Old Town for some sightseeing and a meal at a popular Mexican restaurant.
On Monday we caught a bus headed downtown and spent most of the day at the San Diego Zoo. It was quite large and impressively landscaped, and it made an effort to inform visitors of the increasing scarcity of many of the animals in the wild.
After finishing at the zoo, we wandered south into Balboa Park and visited an area called Spanish Village. It's a gathering of artists showing off their skills. We were particularly taken by the workshop of Lucy Wang, who does art in the Chinese calligraphic brush style.
On Tuesday we returned to Balboa Park, where we spent most of the day at the Air & Space Museum. It was a small building, but it had impressive displays of aircraft through history. It gave a lot of attention to the role of aircraft in WWI. We filled the remainder of the afternoon strolling through the park.
Wednesday was our last full day there. We traveled out to Coronado Island and spent a couple hours window-shopping and checking out the beach. Sadly, it was an overcast and rather chilly day, so we weren't inspired to linger too long, but it was easy to see how it might be a popular relaxation spot if the sun were out. We did enjoy stopping by an independent bookstore and browsing the shelves. We finished off the day by another stint at Old Town.
Now that I'm back, I'm looking forward to the spring planting season. I have my bean variety diagram drawn out, and the transplants are looking good. My dad is working on hooking up a Tesla charger for me while he's here, though I likely won't get the car delivered until late this fall, since I'm waiting for one of the cheaper versions.
