Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

It’s been a hectic day at work and I’m not in the mood for bright colors. Here’s some of my old black and white photo experiments. Here is an Easter Lily Some Roses And ofcourse a photo set isn’t complete without my dog Jack. and then there is my sister’s dog Neo. Neo is a…

Here is another graduate from my seedling project. It just made it’s appearance this morning but the cosmos have so many buds on them. I just hope the 90 degree heat that’s expected this weekend doesn’t get to hot for them.

Apparently, the dogs think I spend too much time on the computer. They keep stepping on my feet, lying under the desk, and Maya keeps pushing my hands off the keyboard with her nose.

 I have been looking for ideas on how to keeping pets out of the gardens. I think the most foolproof way is to install netting or fencing around the perimeter of the plants. My internet search also included some rather interesting and questionable methods for detering pets. I would love to hear feedback from anyone who has…

It took me forever to try to take a picture of this frog. The lake was filled with them but they would jump and hide and then most of the pictures I did take didn’t turn out because they could blend with the colors of the rocks.

Ever heard of a yurt? My first exposure to these self supporting structures from Central Asia was on an episode of Dwell. An uber cool couple had created a little hide away in their backyard. On the outside they look like plain little canvas huts but on the inside they had wrap around bench seats…

We avoided another rainy Sunday and took off to Auburn, California. Where we celebrated Earth Day by hiking the trails and dodging an unusual amount of mountain bikers. The trail was very easy and there where great scenes of water and cliffs. They had plenty of wildflowers growing amongst the grasses and rocks. There where…