Category Archives: .US

SPRING TRIP: Santa Cruz

Posted on March 23, 2022 by admin

Morning fog… dissipating over the ocean… blue & gold sky lupine rocks HOPE IS FOREVER Sun Catchers Pacific Mirror Sealed With a Kiss

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SPRING TRIP: Davis

Posted on March 19, 2022 by admin

Downtown… Enlightenment March… Nature… Art… EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE Lunchtime… farmers market… yum! California green… Putah Creek Riparian Reserve Bee Haven!

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DAY TRIP: Spring Concert

Posted on March 12, 2022 by admin

Solano / Yolo Counties… Putah Creek Road… orchards… Stebbins Cold Canyon… Blue lupines… fragrant spring… California green! Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts | UC Davis: Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell

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SUNDAY HIKE: Los Altos Hills

Posted on February 5, 2022 by admin

Buckeye view Canvas sky Shades of green Spring maids Why is Bay Area air quality so bad in the winter?

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MOVIE NIGHT: Lady Bird

Posted on January 29, 2022 by admin
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DAY TRIP: Footsteps Of Spring

Posted on January 29, 2022 by admin

When there’s not enough time to go for a hike… and to the City… a hike in the City! Mt. Davidson is the highest point in San Francisco… and the first on our Saturday itinerary… on the Footsteps Of Spring… … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Don’t Look Up

Posted on January 23, 2022 by admin

Science fiction?

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PLANT ITINERARIES: California Lilac

Posted on January 21, 2022 by admin

Big Pod Ceanothus that is… Ceanothus megacarpus x ‘Tranquil Margarita’… endemic to California… from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County… including most of the Channel Islands… such a traveling opportunity in the garden… while enjoying California… a hopeful happy … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: San Bruno Mountain

Posted on January 19, 2022 by admin

Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil… yes! Selected for the garden from San Bruno Mountain… closer to home… and to the now established San Bruno Mountain Sessileflower Goldenaster… happy to find more local native plants for … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: St. Helena

Posted on January 17, 2022 by admin

Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil… yes! Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites… yes! Selected for the garden by Nevin Smith from Mount St. Helena in Napa Co… bloom … Continue reading →

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