Every spring, while driving Highway 280 on the way to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, I enjoy the beautiful combination of Western redbuds blooming vivid fuchsia alongside electric blue ceanothus flower clusters. It’s a sight that always excites me. In early spring there are many other plants that bloom at the same time, creating colorful vignettes. Here are some of my favorites that I’ve used:
Most veteran music fans will admit that neither the sound quality nor the artists’ technical performance at a live concert can match what studio albums deliver. Live shows are all about the vibe, the event itself, and the chance to actually watch the artists at work.
Remember 1999? Silicon Valley ruled the global economy, the Nasdaq was going up about 30 percent a year and tech companies with no earnings saw their stock prices skyrocket, then split, then skyrocket again. People thought it would never end.
• Zachary Michael Livingston was born at 9:28 a.m. March 25, 2010, to Christine Nicole Shults and Joseph David Livingston of Felton. He weighed 8 pounds when he arrived at Dominican Hospital.
• William Carter Scarborough was born at 4:35 p.m. March 10, 2010, to Rose Leanne (Triant) and Michael Morgan Scarborough of Ben Lomond. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.
Many years ago, USA Today asked its readers to define themselves in one word. Of course, this is an impossible task, but I finally decided that if I could use only one descriptor, it would have to be “explorer.”
Every year, I wait patiently for my Easter lilies to come up in the garden. The shoots are now about 6 inches tall, but they are a long way from blooming, and I’m looking forward to those huge, fragrant, trumpet-shaped white flowers.
Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities
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