zipper spider wraps it up

Autumn came yesterday. Already the prima donna of Monterey arachnids, our fall yellow monster, had harvested the final bugs of the season and had packed up her web. Look up other pics online if you get a perverse pleasure: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=&q=arachnids&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=0BSaTK-nHoWBlAectdw3&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQsAQwAw.

corn roast and hobo pockets

Two weeks ago...this year we built the corn roast fire on the mulch pile at the end of the barn. The fire was started two hours before eat time, so the bed of embers was much broader which did the ears on the end of the plate as well as the ones in the middle, and cooked the hobo pockets (in tin foil) to perfection. Ryan helped me watch the fire while others worked the kitchen and the grill. (pics by Joel)

world's shortest detour

The intersection of Monterey Road and Newport downtown Monterey (ha!). Let's see...the detour starts at the big sign and ends at the little one?

Dorcas birthday

Joel fires up the grill on Mary Street and puts on the red snapper and fillet; Dorcas gets gifts, including a wrist watch, and blows out three candles for 62--well, not too far off. When the Barnstormers shoot off the Labor Day fire works the sixsome settles on the back porch to cap off a rich evening. (Dorcas photo by Joel)