My son came by this AM to pick up my generator. They are Ok as well as his inlaws up the road. Twister path 30 yds wide and 5 miles long. Cherry Valley is a pristine undeveloped area just south of us.

A  very good!  5 gallon plastic buckets make great planting places for tomatoes or:

http://www.gardeners.com/Gardeners-Revolution-Planter/VegetableGardening_SpaceIntensive,37-850,default,cp.html

We can take up a collection to buy some hanging 'living, nutrious decorations' for the host.

That's a great idea, count me in, but I don't know if they make chocolate planters.

This little fellow was observed enjoying my peaches.

Bought a Hav-A-Hart trap: http://www.havahart.com/

A hand full of pumpkin seeds and this guy is now enjoying the rest of the summer up at the nearest lake.

Number 2!

'Twas in the Haight back then when we got Huey, Dewey, and Louie for Easter. The bandits broke into the pen and left Huey and Dewey without hearts and livers, but Louie survived, grew up big and strong and eventually made friends with other ducks in a lake in Golden Gate Park.

#3 is checking out the food stash now.

Cute but evil critters!