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My morning walk

I have been dealing with allergies/a cold for a couple of days, so I decided not to push myself to really run today. Instead I threw on my VFFs, hung my camera across my body, left the Sansa at home … Continue reading

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Intoxication

I’m in full-on yard work mode right now. It’s a neverending job, of course, but in the spring it is fun. It’s not too hot, and I’m busy thinking of what my gardens could look like, with just the right … Continue reading

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Nom Nom Nom. Doves are yummy

or so say the owls in my back yard this morning. I’ve been watching them for an hour now, and they are still eating. There are two kids and one grown up. I wonder if this is the same owl … Continue reading

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A few last vacation pictures

On Thursday we went to Wild Things, a wild animal ranch. We got to see several big cats, a hyena, a baboon, etc. Unfortunately, most of them are behind chain link fences, so the pictures aren’t great. But we did … Continue reading

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Fun with microclimates

Yesterday, we had a leisurely breakfast, then headed out to drive a bit on Highway 1 and take a gander at Big Sur. First we stopped at a Safeway to buy some new sunglasses for Nige. I didn’t want him … Continue reading

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Pictures from Yesterday

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is as fabulous as I remember it. Maybe even better, because we got to watch the kids see it all. I didn’t have offspring yet the first time I was there. We … Continue reading

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I’m sorry I’ve been absent

Sometimes, despite our best intentions, life takes over. But I’ve been knitting again the last few days, and hope to show off a finished object again in the very near future. Meanwhile, I had a visitor in my back yard … Continue reading

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Fear me, thrift store sweaters!

I’m on an unraveling rampage. Really, I’m too cheap to buy really great yarn. The idea of spending a hundred buckaroos on one garment’s worth of yarn just boggles my mind. But for just a couple of bucks and a … Continue reading

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