Artsy Oakland Part II

I  love "Please Touch" signs.  Touch away I will!  At the Oakland Museum of California, there were some awesome things to touch in the Gallery of California History.



I sat on the basalt cooking stones.  Ahh, so hard.



Then I took a rest on the rabbit fur.  Ahh, so soft.



Next, I took a gander in the boxes representing what Spaniards brought with them when they first arrived in California in 1769.  For example, they brought diseases... and rats.



This, unfortunately, I couldn't touch. 



In another part of the gallery, while I walked by a raccoon, one of my big friends was busy drawing away.



Ta-da!  How awesome is this?  I think my big friends are awesome, too!  Stay tuned for Part III!

Artsy Oakland Part I

Ah, Oakland.  It's the city with a not-so-awesome reputation.  But it's got an oh-so-awesome museum!



Oakland Museum of California, here we come!



Right outside the entrance of the buildings is a gigantic chalkboard.  My big friends grabbed chalk and began scribbling away... in my honor.  How awesome!



Hmm.  Looks just like me, right?



We meandered up, down, and around the grounds of the museum.  I am but a tiny speck in the photos above and below due to everything being so big!



Big but awesome, of course.



Come back for Part II!

Downright awesome!

While my big friends were browsing the aisles of Target, I came across this journal, which I ascertained to be most awesome!



Hope you all have a most awesome day!  I will!

Mighty Maidu Museum

Most people probably think "galleria" when they think Roseville, but I, Little Man, think "Maidu Museum"!



The Maidu Museum and Historic Site, located within Maidu Regional Park, are awesome!  Can you find me in the above photo?  Hint: A is for awesome!



There are tons of awesome displays and artifacts inside the museum.  I learned so much that my brain was ready to explode for being so full!



Photos aren't allowed inside the museum but there are plenty of photo opportunities outside. 



Strolling by the giant acorns.  Acorns were a key part of the Maidu's diet. 



They ground acorns in these spiffy bedrock mortar holes.  Mmm, acorns.



There were supposed to be petroglyphs on these rocks but I couldn't see them.



I sure did enjoy the short nature trail, though.  Gotta swing my green plastic arms while I walk!



Awesome!

Summer in the city Part II

I wasn't quite done prepping all the veggies.



I fried up some mushrooms and onions, which were fresh from the grocery store.



As was the awesome green lettuce.



All these fabulous veggies were for burgers!  I love my burgers with sesame seed buns!



I worked on layering my burgers.  The first one had cheddar cheese, hamburger, breaded jalapeño slices, onions...  The next one would have pesto, tomato...



My spiffy assortment of burgers!  My big friends and I had a jolly good time chowing down.  Summer is such an awesome time to spend indoors with the air conditioner blasting and just eat!

Summer in the city Part I

Hot town, summer in the city!  Getting sweaty while picking my veggies!



Well, the lyrics of that Lovin' Spoonful song don't exactly go like that but summer means lots of awesome fresh garden delights! 



I made a delicious pesto with basil fresh from the yard.



I sliced some fantabulous, juicy red tomatoes.



I even made a fresh tomato salsa and breaded jalapeño slices!



Come back for Part II and find out what I did with all these fine veggies!

Garden fresh

It's zucchini time!  Yes, zucchini time and not hammer time because you can touch the zucchini all you want.



So, I lugged out the garden shears.



Aha!  Found a zucchini ready to be picked.  That was easy.  If I had an Easy Button, I'd have definitely pushed it then.



Then I'd need a Hard Button, since using garden shears as a little man is not a simple task.



After freeing the zucchini from the plant, I moved it inside.



I gave my zucchini and myself an awesome bath, and then got out the tools of the trade: a sharp knife and a cutting board.



Ahhh!  Nothing quite like a slice of zucchini fresh from the garden on summer's eve!  It was super duper deliciously awesome!