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2023.08.03.Rouen

Posted on August 3, 2023 by admin

A whole day in Rouen… a special request… for a special day… continuing the impressionist itinerary… rendez-vous avec la lumière… Greetings from Rouen! Adding to the citinerary… Cathédrale Notre-Dame… Donjon de Rouen… Gros-Horloge… to be continued 🙂

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SUNDAY TRIP: Santa Cruz Triangle

Posted on June 18, 2023 by admin

UCSC Upper Campus Natural Reserve… Seymour Marine Discovery Center… Dolphin quick bite… clam chowder and fish&chips… a yummy triangle 🙂

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ITINERARY: 2023.07-08.UK-FR-RO

Posted on April 23, 2023 by admin

From Great Britain… to Brittany… and for something completely different in Romania… a tentative itinerary: [01.Tue] 07.18.SJC-LON: BA [02.Wed] 07.19.LON: Nell Gwynn House [03.Thu] 07.20.London [04.Fri] 07.21.London [05.Sat] 07.22.London [06.Sun] 07.23.London [07.Mon] 07.24.London-Paris: Eurostar [08.Tue] 07.25.PARIS [09.Wed] 07.26.Paris-Nantes [10.Thu] 07.27.Josselin? … Continue reading →

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WINTER TIME: Rain and Snow…

Posted on January 2, 2023 by admin

… take it slow… flooding… snow records… extreme weather… back home safe… travelling… thoughts…

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CITINERARY: Chichén Itzá 2022

Posted on June 25, 2022 by admin

Summer solstice itinerary… to be repeated! “In the mouth of the well of the Itzaes” This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark … Continue reading →

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6.COBA: Father’s Day!

Posted on June 19, 2022 by admin

Father’s Sunday… a musical surprise… moving on to Cobá… a wonderful discovery… even if expected… even without climbing Nohoch Mul… even with a short shower… right on time for an isolated pic… the jungle… the birds… butterflies… bats… beautiful! Wish … Continue reading →

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POT ITINERARIES: Heuchera ‘Canyon Belle’

Posted on June 1, 2022 by admin

Heuchera ‘Canyon Duet’… Heuchera ‘Canyon Belle’… Quartet Series… to be continued 🙂

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0.TAHOE TRIP: Driving Games

Posted on December 20, 2021 by admin

Resuming the winter break Tahoe tradition… including the driving games… with new additions… who sees first the Davis tower… the first patch of snow… elevation signs… when I thought these games will disappear in time… forever playful 🙂

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CITINERARY: Rancho San Antonio

Posted on November 18, 2021 by admin

A classic 2h hiking itinerary… maybe longer… in spring with blooming wildflowers… popular but never disappoints… November highlights… follow the trail… . pdf Over the hills not very far away Coyote bush is the plant of the day Start at … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Wildflowers

Posted on November 9, 2021 by admin

November is… planting time… for California native wildflowers… Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)… Whorled Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus ‘Ed Gedling’)… Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata)… Godetia ‘Cattleya Lilac'(Clarkia amoena)… Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)… Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)…

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