Last Monday, Robert and I spent the afternoon in the back garden.  He puttered around with the rocks in the fountain, adjusting the protective grid he made to cover the tiny fish pond and rearranging some of the water plants.  He's taken quite a fancy to keeping the four little goldfish alive, and reading up on their care.

I planted a few new plants, and also spray-painted black some old frames in order to put up some of the photos and drawings I want to display in my office and front bedroom.  It's a project I've been wanting to do for awhile.

At twilight, I hand-wantered with the hose my new Santa Baraba daisies and fuschia-colored iceplants.  As I stood watering, the hummingbird who often comes into the yard, came right up close into my spray from the hose. She was only 12 inches away from me!  Thrilling.

It was a lovely day.