sun valley

out to hike, bike, and watch the national mountain bike championships

the nat'l mountain bike championships- final rock garden chute near the finish

2 more visitors

 another stem, another creepy crawler

bzzzzz

the parsley patch

i love my parsley patch, it is just outside my back door and provides endless entertainment as i watch my manti grow up among its leaves. here are a few fans of this ever-lovin' herb. best viewed in maximize size, so give them a click

 this guy has been here for 2 days

 i'm wondering if he ate a few of my manti babies

 beetles and black fly

 busy ant

 nest

white death

earwig in a stem cave

the only truly red ladybug i've ever seen

walk #7

 spider portaledges on 10 foot hedge

 firemen pipe band practice outside station #5 

 curious

 just fledged-kersplat-on the pavement outside the coffee shop

 hippy biker smudge

unlucky

 pets n porn

 gum

visits

lynette and lindsey stop by after going to the farmer's market

my praying mantis nest proved fruitful, so far I've counted 6 of the wee buggers in my parsley patch 

this little lady was following my around the yard for a couple of days, even around my kitchen, past henry and winnabago, acting like she wanted me to hold her. she had a bad cold so a seed pod stuck to her nose. unfortunately i haven't seen her since a transformer blew out back, the power guys said a squirrel did it. i've got a feeling she's zapped.

scott and denise at the coffee shop, picking out house paint

mom and dad came for a long weekend, we had a great visit, and they fixed my gate!

annual firefighter memorial mustache ride

every year the firefighters of boise have one month to grow the 'best' mustache they can, then they have a fundraiser where people come in mustaches to bike from one end of town to the other, stopping at bars and the memorial site along the way. this year it was rainy, but over 200 of us powered through

 our burningman rv and bike trailer at the beginning of the trek

the brick we donated to the cause at the statue site