Feeding the Geese

 

My parents recently downsized to a new apartment overlooking a small lake.  This weekend we took my niece to feed breadcrumbs to the geese who inhabit the area.

 

 

They all look so graceful on the water,

 

 

but once a few breadcrumbs are dropped, they start waddling over by the dozens!

 

 

Here is a lone mallard duck among the crowd.

 

 

It was such a nice afternoon here in sunny California!  I hope everyone else is thawing out (or cooling off for my friends in Argentina and Australia!) this week.  Thank you so for stopping by.  :)

 

Little White Houses

I am fortunate enough to live in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the bay area - at least in my opinion. Though I live 'down the hill' from these mansions in a cozy condo, I often take walks on the lovely tree-lined streets of Hillsborough that you see here. Real estate being what it is in California, these 'little white houses' come with a hefty price tag (Bing Crosby lived here), but we can all enjoy their early 20th-century archictecture and landscape for free. These homes have a gentle grandeur, and I like to imagine a tuxedoed butler greeting me at the door when I come home from a day of lunching and shopping with the ladies. In spring and summer, their gardens are in full bloom, and I promise to capture some more photos then too. For now, make yourself a cup of tea and please feel right at home!