C's dad's garden and Billy the Goat

C, her daughter, and her mom were planning to do errands in Sudbury which was two hours away and off the island. However, before they left, we went over to her parents house which is down the road from their place. 

Her dad is really cool. He's very tall for an Asian; he is of Chinese descent but was born and raised in Trinidad/Tobago. He also has this cool Caribbean accent. Her mother, a Filipina from the Philippines, is a hoot! She is a petite lady with a great sense of humor. They were both so welcoming and treated us like family.

While at their house, her dad showed TC his fossil collection in the front yard:



Her parents' garden was pretty big too. People have huge yards here in the country. He had all kinds of flowers and plants.

Not sure what this was but it was pretty...

This was a Bachelor Button flower:

Here's an Iris:

Vegetable garden...

I think this is a Hollyhock (someone who has more horticultural knowledge than me, please correct me if I'm wrong):

Another  type of Iris (love the coloring on this one):

Purple vine flower:

I liked how the leaves were both red and green:

Here's something you don't really see in San Diego, a septic tank!

This goat was actually a gift from C's dad to C's daughter but it' housed here instead of at C's. It's name is Billy but her dad jokingly called it "Caldereta" (a type of Philippine stew made with goat).

Bert wanted me to get near it and take a photo...

Well, I did and that damn animal started to nudge me really hard. I realized it was HEAD BUTTING my thigh! See those horns? Those MF's hurt! I told Bert, "Hurry up and take the photo!" and ended up walking away from it, photo or not.

As we left, C's mom gave us some sodas for the ferry ride back. I still can't get over pink cream soda.

We had such a great time on the island. It was the most "nature" we'd ever experienced. TC loved it the most. She wants to go back and hopefully we will visit again in the near future.