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  • Flora and Fauna

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    I posted a photo of one of the birds I’ve snapped out here on Facebook and one of my cousins asked for more, so I figured I’d do a big post with all I’ve photographed in the past week. It’s a veritable zoo right here in my back yard! Most of the bird photos were…

  • Saturday morning

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    I woke up on Friday thinking it was Saturday for about 20 minutes as I scrambled to get dressed-that’s a first-forgetting the day for that long ;-( this retired life makes you forget what day it is!! But on the REAL Saturday, I struggled out of my warm bed to go chase balloons and go…

  • San Ysabel

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    During one of my ‘longing for warm weather days’ this past winter, I traveled further south to San Diego taking a back route instead of the dreaded ’15’. I love the GPS option of ‘no highways’ and would much rather take the lesser used byways. Route 79 south is a favorite of mine (although it’s…

  • RV Life

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    In order to stay warm (chuckle) this winter, I opted to move to Southern California (SoCal). It turns out, SoCal has had their coldest winter in recent memory. My water hose started being unhooked in November (so as not to freeze) when I was still up north in Bishop. Thinking that I’d not have to…

  • Route 395

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    It’s a LONG drive up and down Route 395, five hours at the minimum – add a few stops for leg stretching and lunch and it turns into seven very easily. I usually plug in my book on CD, and enjoy the sights. Some would say that it’s a bleak drive, but just the opposite…

  • Deep Springs and Santa Rosa Plateau

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    I recently left the warm (ha, ha-far from it) Southern California, to travel north to Big Pine and Deep Springs. It really was only a ‘little’ colder there. This has been the coldest winter for SoCal residents in recent memory. It really hasn’t been a whole lot warmer than Maryland! My northern grandchildren are outdoor…

  • Where the Wild Things Live!

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    I’ve been hiking every day, trying to get myself in shape for hiking Mt. Whitney (14,494’). A lofty goal, but what’s the use of a small goal? I’m not close to attempting it yet though. Yesterday I was busy listening to the blackbirds singing in the reeds by the pond as I was walking when…

  • Frost and Sunshine

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    Since I posted about wine and oranges earlier this week, I thought I’d post a couple photos of the weather we’re still having out here in the foothills even though it’s getting to the 50’s and 60’s during the day. In Temecula (the town), it’s even warmer. But the nights have been frosty, there’s still…

  • Temecula Valley Wine Country

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    Today the rain cleared out, leaving behind fluffy white clouds scudding across the sky. Maurice Carrie vineyard’s windmill was spinning merrily in the breeze. Van Roekel Vineyard – lovely The days of wine and oranges (the roses aren’t blooming yet) Wilson Creek’s vines Right beside the vineyards are green (for now) hills with Mt. Palomar…