Earthquakes

This morning, while reading the news/blogs & enjoying my coffee, I felt an earthquake.  Small, but still enough to make my stomach do a flip flop.  It seems like we've had quite a few lately, so I looked it up.  24 in the past 24 hours, although it's California and quakes are common - that doesn't feel very reassuring!  

Livermore has had: (M1.5 or greater)

• 24 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
• 27 earthquakes in the past 7 days
• 131 earthquakes in the past 30 days
• 580 earthquakes in the past 365 days
• *Livermore would be just inside the second outer ring, pretty much to the right of epicenter (San Ramon)

We do have earthquake insurance, does that cover large tree aloes?  My first instinct was to go outside and take a few videos.  Well, really I've been meaning to document the garden - not my normal too "focused in on one plant" style. This diary blog of sorts, I'm still very much learning how to do it. 

So for a change of pace, it's video day. I'll forewarn you, I didn't move hoses, cords or buckets full of weeds. The sun was breaking through a few morning clouds, sorry for any glare.  I'll begin by walking out the back door and to the left (under the kitchen window).  Pans to the right to show a plant hoard, that will eventually be worked into the front garden.

*After watching, the quality is better if you click to watch on youtube vs. blogger.  Also I still need to BACK UP. 

And then to the stairs leading to the shade house, forgive the angle - I was squatting to the ground to avoid directly staring into the sun. *I inadvertently skipped the fence section, note to self. 

And now back to the back door, but heading right instead of left.

Now a little further, say middle.

And skipping one path, *the Pachypodium structure is in the way.  We head to the very back by the fence.

These were helpful, I can see things I like and many things "to do".  Also I neglected filming the slope and I think I know why, hee hee.  It needs work. 

In other news, I was feeling crafty.  And as expected due to my not having much in the way of craft skills, my flower chain didn't turn out as expected.  :) Now it is a lei for this vase.  

I pulled together a wreath from cuttings of random things outside & a little help from Trader Joe's.  A bit wonky, but acceptable from a distance.  

Here's to a nice week!