A trip to the big city

Lisa and I got out of our bubble this weekend and explored the booming metropolis of Raleigh. We used our time wisely and managed to squeeze Thai food, the asian market (more mochi!), the art museum, and of course, Trader Joe's in one day. Look, here we are at the Arboretum:


I think it's funny that we took a break from our garden to visit a really large...garden. At least we suppressed the urge to pull weeds (not that there were many).

Unfortunately, Lisa's camera died shortly after this photo was taken, but we did manage to get a shot of this gorgeous dahlia:


They had a bunch of equally stunning varieties. They were huge, and something about their dark purple stems and bright colored flowers was striking. There was one that was literally fluorescent yellow. Not sure how much I liked that one, but the genetic feat was admired.

On a completely different note, I wanted to share with you our latest critter of the household. I think I'll name him Todd. Or maybe Stan.


Lisa says he's like an Easter egg because he just shows up in random places around the deck. I've never seen him move. I like how he made himself at home in our yogurt cup basil.