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ANNIVERSARY: Sea Ranch

Posted on April 18, 2021 by admin

The Sea Ranch in April… starting the trip early brings an extra day feeling… bright & crisp weather… wildflowers… walk by the Del Mar Landing Marine Reserve… to Salal Creek… sunset by the ocean… a beautiful half day that feels … Continue reading →

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DAY HIKE: Almaden Quicksilver Park

Posted on April 11, 2021 by admin

Wildflowers… green hills… blue skies… new entrance… another beautiful day hike in Almaden Quicksilver County Park!

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MOVIE: Magic in the Moonlight

Posted on April 10, 2021 by admin

Sweet… Magic in the Moonlight 🙂

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MOVIE: L’étudiante et Monsieur Henri

Posted on April 9, 2021 by admin

When you are making decisions about colleges…

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NATIVE PLANTS: Fragrant Salvias

Posted on March 13, 2021 by admin

Slowly but surely the sunny side of the backyard was conquered by sages… starting with Salvia clevelandii… Celestial Blue… Pozo Blue… Fragrant Pitcher Sage… Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’… Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’… Hummingbird Sage… Recreating the primary color trio with the … Continue reading →

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DAY TRIP: Downtown San Jose

Posted on March 8, 2021 by admin

Downtown San Jose… long time no see… quietly colorful…

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MARCH HIKE: Ranch San Antonio

Posted on March 2, 2021 by admin

By chance… or accident… PG&E Trail 🙂

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UC SANTA CRUZ: Upper Campus

Posted on February 28, 2021 by admin

Happily continuing on the hiking tour of UC Santa Cruz… this time on the Upper Campus… through the young redwood forest… to the graffiti tanks… ending by the ocean… It’s a beautiful campus!

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Gilded Cage

Posted on February 25, 2021 by admin

The Gilded Cage (La Cage Dorée)

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BIRTHDAY TRIP: TAHOE

Posted on February 20, 2021 by admin

Wed, 02/17/2021 Short drive to Tahoe… short walk to the Meadow… February snow… lovely weather… between two snow storms… Thu, 02/18/2021 Cloudy with a chance of… 3D snow… hiking through the meadow… Tahoe XC… hmmm… Fri, 02/19/2021 Snowballs from Tahoe… … Continue reading →

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