sidewalk art

one of our neighbors shows off her fantastic artwork!

as our parking area slowly becomes a lake

rumor has it that the parking area of our building is now one of the largest bodies of water on the west coast. okay, not really, but it does feel much more aquatic than it ever has in the two and a half years that we've lived out here.

we're supposed to have a short break from the rain today, followed by more rain when next week arrives.

bike rack

oh man, can you tell i've been in summer intensive classes for three weeks? this is the best i can come up with for today's photo. who knows what tomorrow will bring...

the urban farmer

in the midst of auditing a fantastic class called creation care and sabbeth economics, i've decided to turn our balcony into something of a garden. it is modest right now - only a few herbs, a bell pepper plant, and two tomato plants - but it's a start!