Creek Running North

Rats—I love ‘em! My former downstairs neighbors had three of them and I used to keep finding excuses to go down and play with them. Of course, then I was enthusing to a friend about how much fun it is to have rats run all over you and her response was “Eww!” No accounting…

So THAT’S where the eighties went!

I did wonder.

Mullet-boy + rat = collapse of communism?

Mullet-boy + rat = rat-tail mullet.

If I’m right about which house that is, it’s the least decorated I’ve seen it.

Our 11 year old fearless daughter caught a California King snake a few days ago, and it was all I could do to convince her that, no, she couldn’t keep it as a pet.  I won’t show her these picks, or we’ll be shopping for a rat in no time.

“Freda Katz”. Jesus, I just got that. Shoot me now.

LOL!  Great photos, Chris.

However, I do believe the background ladder represents one of the more--um--interesting decorative items I’ve seen in a home.  Most people remove such items before snapping photos.  I guess your approach is therefore avant-garde...?

When these were taken, Jason, I was actually living in the home of one Marcia Donahue, who is perhaps the most profound influence on my gardening style ever. Her garden gets more press than her interior decorating, which is similar in spirit, and was obviously a work in progress when these shots were taken.

oh, and to clarify: the “husband Chris” mentioned in that linked article isn’t me. There were two Chrisses in the house for a while. This was less confusing than it could have been.