Author: Brandon Moeller

Baby fishy, baby kitteh

It’s Cinco De Mayo, and Kim made tacos. She had a good day today – she received a job offer and she found an orange female kitten up for adoption at the local vet. She quickly accepted the job offer, and I’m going to take full credit for the accomplishment based on the website I built for her a few months ago: kimberlymoeller.com

Speaking of orange babies, over the weekend – when I finally got around to cleaning Corina’s fish tank – I discovered that the fish I just knew was pregenant when I bought it, must have been, because I found its small orange offspring.

Check out these photos:

He likes to hide under the large decoration in the tank.
He likes to hide under the large decoration in the tank.
Here's a shot of the baby with its orange mother. I wonder what happened to all his brothers and sisters? Did the filter get them? Did the other fish eat them? Did mom eat them?
Here's a shot of the baby with its orange mother. I wonder what happened to all his brothers and sisters? Did the filter get them? Did the other fish eat them? Did mom eat them?
Can you see him?
Can you see him?

Week Seven

Photos from the seventh week in the garden are up, spanning April 25-May 1, and have been tagged "Week Seven" in my Gardening 2010 album in my Picasa Web Albums.

This sunflower was growing beteen the carefree beauty rose and the caldwell pink rose. But, I moved it over to the corner of the yard. Previously, three other sunflowers also volunteered themselves - I moved them to a very shady part of the yard weeks earlier, and they aren't doing as good as this one.
This sunflower was growing beteen the carefree beauty rose and the caldwell pink rose. But, I moved it over to the corner of the yard. Previously, three other sunflowers also volunteered themselves - I moved them to a very shady part of the yard weeks earlier, and they aren't doing as good as this one.
Last year, I had a frog frequently visit my shoe which I kept outside. On Saturday, I caught this one perched on my shoe. I wonder if it's the same frog ...
Last year, I had a frog frequently visit my shoe which I kept outside. On Saturday, I caught this one perched on my shoe. I wonder if it's the same frog ...
Week Seven in the original bed
Week Seven in the original bed

Cosmos ‘Happy Ring’ blooms

The cosmos ‘happy ring’ bloomed yesterday, on a plant that was direct sowed into my original bed.

First happy ring cosmos to bloom
First happy ring cosmos to bloom
A close-up of the first bloom.
A close-up of the first bloom.

Today, there were more blooms – after a rainy, dreary day.

One bloomed in the milk jug that contains four happy ring cosmos.
One bloomed in the milk jug that contains four happy ring cosmos.
One bloomed in the front yard, near the house.
One bloomed in the front yard, near the house.
And two bloomed in the new bed extension section, between the vegetable containers and the seedlings.
And two bloomed in the new bed extension section, between the vegetable containers and the seedlings.