A strong Santa Cruz High School swim team topped the San Lorenzo Valley High School Cougars in a dual swim meet on April 16 in Felton.

Surrounded by roses of nearly every color in the rainbow, I smelled vanilla, spice and honey. The sun peaked in and out of the clouds allowing the vivid hues of the petals to change with the light. I was enjoying the garden of rose aficionados Mark and Lane Maloney of Scotts Valley. Among their 40 rose bushes I was to learn how an expert cares for these beauties.

When I visit my best friend's house, I park next to the perennial border that lines her driveway.

Siblings swim at western region event