living by the seashore

   This would be our first trip of the new year on one of our favorite Spanish beaches. Hooray - I'm so glad it has arrived! It feels so good to easily breathe the ocean air in and wiggle our toes in the soft, cool sand.  We are now eagerly anticipating the many, many beach trips to come this year.

  

grapevines

When we moved into our house, there was a stubby stick, stuck in the corner of our courtyard garden. We were told that grapevines grow up and around the entire courtyard wall each summer. For a science project, the kids and I documented it's growth throughout the month of April with weekly photos. Boy, has it grown fast!



It continues to rapidly grow since this last shot. The vines are now almost long enough to secure along the top wires around the courtyard walls. It looks like a big, uncontrolled bush at this point. I'll take another picture on the first of June to see the growth after a month from this last picture.