Yesterday, when Dan and I came home from a rainy afternoon of grocery shopping, we pulled into our driveway and found three wild turkeys nonchalantly hanging around like they owned the place. I’d heard of turkey spottings in Berkeley before, but this was my first time seeing turkey that was not being served up on a Thanksgiving platter. It was really random and at the same time bizarre….
Here are some photos that we took as the turkeys hung around with us for a while.
I didn’t have to go into work today, and since Monday is a holiday, it’s a four day weekend! I’m reveling my extended holiday, since I really needed it! I’ve been particularly exhausted lately and feeling really burnt out at work so this is a very welcome respite. We don’t have any grandiose plans for the weekend — but I’m looking forward to sleeping in every day and getting lots of R&R for two!
This Monday has been traditionally celebrated as Columbus Day, but in recent years, there’s been an effort for a reexamination of the past and the actions of Christopher Columbus. “Indigenous Peoples Day” may seem like a mouthful at first, but it’s worth a moment to Reconsider Columbus Day:
Whatever you decide to call the holiday, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🙂
P.S. Thank you to everyone who extended their love and congratulatory wishes to us with our latest news. We have really been overwhelmed, humbled and touched by the inundation of emails, phone calls, text messages, and Facebook comments/messages over the past week from friends and family members! We can only hope that we’ll meet everyone’s expectations and become good parents. 🙂
My boss shared this with us this week and I was so struck by both the message and the visual beauty of the typography that I had to share it myself…
Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.
Saw these lovely peonies on the way home from work at Bloomies in Rockridge, and I couldn’t resist! I picked up a bundle to take home with me. 🙂
Peonies are a close second to cherry blossoms when it comes to my favorite flowers. I would have made my bridal bouquet all in peonies if they weren’t so expensive! (These three stems alone cost me a pretty penny… :() I prefer when they are still sort of in bud form, rather than fully in bloom and open. I just love their plump, round shape and the lush, tissuey layers of petals… gorgeous!
…and watch this video.
The man is so talented! I’ve always been a huge fan of Hugh Jackman, but this video reduced me to a pool of fangirl goo. (SQUEE!) There’s something about a man who can dance…