My portrait of Daddy

I drew this today:



You may wonder: "Has Chris grown a beard?" No, silly! Those are teeth!

--Maddie

Summer, cont.

We went to the Norton Simon Museum yesterday. I found a lot to like. We looked at ballerinas...



... and a girl with a book:


And also some partly-used bars of soap:


(please pardon the obligatory cheap shot at modern art)

It's a nice place:


Maddie in your face! (wait for it):






Happy summer, everyone!

--Maddie

My most photo-intensive post ever

A reader recently drew our attention to the fact that we had gone all of July without a post. I'm not quite sure how that happened, but I have appointed a special investigative commission to look into it.

In the meantime, this is what's been going on:

We went to a train museum...


...helped raise some baby birds that hatched right outside our back door...


...enjoyed a visit with my fairy godmother Debbie and Orion...


...during which we visited the Griffith Park observatory and I got to study under a master...


...and in keeping with the celestial theme, we camped out at Deukmejian Wilderness Park to see fireworks on the 4th.


We also said a very sad goodbye to an old friend who was suffering...


...and the next day a little cat showed up at our door and wanted in...


...really wanted in:


We have not acquiesced just yet, but we did give her a name: P.C. (Paloma Cat).

I also started a new school and made new friends...


...then went to a great beach at Carpinteria...


...followed by a very civilized afternoon of wine tasting with fromage and charcuterie.


Apart from these highlights, if you want to know what we've mostly spent the month doing, see the post below.