Alien Isolation
I dove into Alien Isolation with a little of caution, I wasn’t sure what to expect after reading the mixed reviews that rated the game from phenomenal to sub-par. It seems like the game requires a good amount of patience and an open mind about how it should be played. Depending on the type of person who played the game, they either loved it or became irritated by the endless trial and error combined with the surprisingly extended length.
Hauli Summer Sunset
Last weekend was the annual Golf & Games Weekend at Hauli Huvila. Usually one of the more mellow event weekends and this year had a very small group. The Kings river was flowing high enough to jump in and go floating. It was really nice.
Titanfall
Titanfall has changed the playing field for multiplayer shooters. Now I’m no expert, in fact, this is coming from a gamer has often prefers playing single player campaigns more than multiplayer games with the exception of a few select games. However I almost always give the multiplayer portion of games a fair chance to see if it has the magic to pull me in and keep me coming back for more. Titanfall has that magic and I don’t want to stop playing it anytime soon. It is just too much damn fun!
Hello Mr. Grasshopper
Caught this great photo in the garden while a grasshopper was hanging out on our fig tree. I love the details of the underside of the leaf, the face, eyes and tentacles of the grasshopper, each showcasing the amazing natural patterns provided by mother nature. This makes for a great wallpaper for the desktop, tablet, phone or even your Facebook cover. Download yours now and I hope you enjoy it.
April Drops
Last night we received little overnight rain storm for April 1st. It’s nice since we’ve had a record dry Winter season and Spring has been fairly dry too. Hopefully we’ll get a few more rain showers to water our lands, as the saying goes April Showers Bring May Flowers.
Hanging Succulent Flowers
Succulents always surprise me when they are blooming flowers. Typically the flowers usually come in the spring, as is the case with this one, but they can often appear throughout the year depending on the type of succulent.
Butter In My Coffee?
How do you take your coffee? Cream and sugar, black, or butter? Wait, you want butter in your coffee? At first I was thinking that sounds completely ridiculous, who in their right mind would put butter in their coffee. That can’t be good for you, right? So I Googled “buttered coffee” and discovered that it is a rising trend that is supposedly good for your health and really good for your brain. Makes you wonder if that flavored creamer you pour into your coffee is any good for you, probably not.
Wet Succulent
The last few days we’ve been getting some much needed rain. California has been going through a very dry and warm winter season, so it’s nice to finally get some rain. Hopefully we’ll get a lot more with some cooler weather so we can get some snow in the mountains. During a break in the rain I went out and snapped off a few pictures capturing the fresh water drops on the plants, this one of a succulent covered in water drops turned out really nice and can be used as a wallpaper for your computer, tablet, phone or Facebook cover. I hope you enjoy it.
Gnomes N’ Kale
This week I did some gardening and planted various veggies and fruit throughout our garden yard, the sun was out, it was warm and felt really good to soak it all in. The main area I use for vegetable gardening gets about two thirds of the days sunshine. The veggies grow fairly well in the early part of spring and usually thrive in the hot 100° summer days, but not as much the last few years, the garden patch gets shadowed by our fruit trees which have more than doubled in size over the last few years, so it gets less sun as the trees begin to fill in the leaves and fruit. Which does not work as well for some veggies that require full sun to properly grow.
Weathered Buddha
Yesterday I spent most of the day in the garden, preparing and planting some seasonal vegetables and fruits that will grow over the next 3 to 6 months. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year to be in the garden, it’s when life begins to push itself out of the dormant trees, vines, and plants, they start reaching for the blue sky and warm sun, ready to grow and transform our garden into a beautiful lush paradise.
