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Picture a Day #33 – Signs
I am a sign reader. I am particularly fond of elevation signs. I always want to know how far above sea level I am. What difference does it make? Well, most of the time not much. Dramatic changes in elevation … Continue reading
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Tagged California, marker, postaday, sign, travel
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Picture a Day #22 – Crossing a Continent
I began the story in pictures of our trip across the country at the end. Now I will back up, and go to the beginning, because I think it will make more sense. My husband and I left the California coast in … Continue reading
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Tagged California, camping, nature, postaday, travel, vacation
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Picture a Day #21-Cookie Recipe
It wouldn’t be January unless someone, somewhere, was baking cookies! Here in coastal California, it’s raining like it hasn’t rained yet this winter. Definite cookie-baking weather. I took the recipe from the rolled oats box, and tweaked it. Here’s what I … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, California, food, home, postaday, recipe
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Picture a Day #12
These Tule elk were browsing with their friends one October morning close enough to Highway 101 in Mendocino County, California for me to capture with my limited camera equipment. I enjoyed my photo shoot. They seemed to be enjoying their brunch. Funny … Continue reading
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Tagged browsing, California, Mendocino County, nature, postaday, Tule elk
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Picture a Day #10
There is something otherworldly and a little creepy about this photo of a jellyfish, at a northern California beach, with human shadows. They belong to my son and me, but don’t we look like paranormal characters? OK, maybe not. Must … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, California, jellyfish, paranormal, postaday, shadows
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Picture a Day #9
This California Towhee isn’t the flashiest of birds, but I thought it had panache. It may look plain and brown from a distance, but on closer inspection its subtle color is distinctive.
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Tagged bird watching, California, nature, postaday, taking a walk
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Picture a Day #5
It’s hard to believe that this elegant, historic home is hidden in a remote community in the northern California mountains. It was probably built by a timber baron. I like the mystery of its hidden past though, because it’s more … Continue reading
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Tagged California, history, home, imagination, mystery, postaday
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Picture a Day #3
I think this cloud over Humboldt Bay in northern California looks an awful lot like the Starship Enterprise. And I’m not even a Trekkie. What else can I say?
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Tagged California, clouds, nature, postaday, sky, Trekkie
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Only in California?
California is a mess right now. In fact, it’s been a mess for a while. We have, I believe, the highest unemployment rate in the country. But it’s so beautiful here. That ought to count for something. In how many … Continue reading
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