I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 03.13.2009
Spring has come to San Jose! I took a walk around my neighborhood and took some pictures of the flowers blooming right now.










There are tons of cherry blossom trees in bloom right now. The pink and dark branches are really dramatic and make for a nice drive down a street that's got lots of them on either side.







Spring has come to San Jose! I took a walk around my neighborhood and took some pictures of the flowers blooming right now.




I think this is a magnolia tree but I'm not sure.






There are tons of cherry blossom trees in bloom right now. The pink and dark branches are really dramatic and make for a nice drive down a street that's got lots of them on either side.





This is some really pretty rosemary growing in somebody's front yard.



Comments
Thank you for posting those beautiful pictures.
Camy
I'm going to find my sweater.
Camy
It's summer here in my part of the world and I'm hoping to take shots of those beauties, too.