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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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SAN FRANCISCO: Life Survives

Posted on December 30, 2021 by admin

Back in Bay Area… city cats… San Francisco… Boba Guys… Asia Art Museum… Continuity… Weaving Stories… Life Survives by the Power of Life II… a beautiful day to be in the city!

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8.TRUCKEE: Snow Rush

Posted on December 28, 2021 by admin

Moving to Truckee… hoping for the grand opening… 80E first… another night in the snow… with a view to 80W… leaving early in the morning… happy end… magic trip!

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