The Strip in the Morning; Backyard in the Afternoon

Saturday morning we went to the Strip District for the farmers' market and some additional shopping,

including fish for dinner.

The final selection was a pair of dorade, here getting a final trimming of fins.

Back home, Angstrom played in his sandbox,

relaxed,

and watered plants.

Jesse cooked a couple yellow peppers

and the fish, here just on the grill,

and here cooked,

and finally being deboned by Jesse.

He also cooked potatoes, garlic, wild mushrooms, rhubarb, and a sauce which went over ice cream and the grilled rhubarb.  Another wonderful meal chez Jesse!

Friday Feast

First, Angstrom had an afternoon snack.

Then everyone sat around the sandbox,

except for poor CL, who was banished to the hammock.

Jesse cooked a fantastic meal, which included grass-fed steak, potatoes, mangos, garlic, asparagus, summer squash, mushrooms, and bananas.

Carousel & Diplodocus

We headed out this morning with the goal of giving Angstrom a ride on the carousel in Schenley Plaza.  

After a complete tour, he determined that he liked none of the horses or other creatures but did like

the teacup, which spins.  However after less than one rotation of the carousel, he decided that the cup, too, was unacceptable and spent the rest of the ride like this.

Since we had already paid for an hour's parking, we checked out some of the area's other sights, like this fountain

and the life-sized Diplodocus Carnegii replica next to the Carnegie Library.

Angstrom's Sandbox

Angstrom (yes, we're in Pittsburgh for the weekend) has a new sandbox, which he demonstrated for us.

One of his favorite things is to have is feet buried

and then pull them out.

Blessing of the Animals

Trinity had its annual Blessing of the Animals service a week and a half ago; I finally had time to look at the pictures last night.   While the majority of the animals were dogs, there was still a good variety.

And a Few Shots Not in the Exersaucer ...

... just to prove she didn't spend the entire weekend in it.