It's been a long time between posts, and I've been busy and having fun. I'll give you a quick glimpse of the early part of the month, and then I'll tell you what this weekend was like.
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| My beautiful family, together for Mother's Day at the annual Shimizu gather. Got to see Chris this year, but Alan was working. |
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| Lily and Aila helped blow out the candles on Kyria's birthday cake. |
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| I don't know what or why this is, but it was a big fence along the highway |
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| My mother gave Jeffery and me the fabulous new batik quilt she made for our 40th Anniversary |
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| Brenda and I took our late spring hikes and saw lots of wild flowering things |
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| Harlequin Lupine |
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| Roadwork projects still ongoing in the canyon. |
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| The rhododendron in my garden |
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| One of my columbines; I have 5 different colors growing in my garden |
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| Back on the road to attend a memorial service for Wilma and to see Kyria for her actual birthday. |
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| Sacramento; capital of California |
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| Peruvian Red Snapper for dinner |
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| the marker on top of Mt. Diablo |
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| me and my lovely daughter |
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| self explanatory sign |
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| the tower atop Mt. Diablo |
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| view of the North Peak from Mt. Diablo |
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| loved this micro-environment view. I guess each side of the mountain is a different eco-world |
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| Jeffery waves |
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| Another road trip; this time to see Jeffery in Santa Cruz where he's working. |
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| Coastal view |
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| stacked rocks by a local artist |
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| art shot to make one feel calm |
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| door mat at the hotel |
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| I'm at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and there are strange characters around. |
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| I'm ready to walk on the beach! |
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| a troop of seals frolicked near me |
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| art shot of seagulls |
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| gargoyles ( or are they garboyes?) |
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| Merry-go-round |
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| I love working men! |
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| pretty bell tower (was going to call it a campanile, but that's a freestanding bell tower) |
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| girl's volley ball in front of the long wharf |
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| Here you go, this is a campanile, right? |
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| The last surviving building at the Mission Santa Cruz |
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| Pretty flower wall. |
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| The Harbormaster's Office |
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| Our excellent table at Johnny's Harborside, where Uncle Grover treated us to an Anniversary dinner that included steamed mussels and swordfish and creme brule. Thanks, Uncle G! |
I am stopping and publishing this now, since the Big Trip Jeffery and I took will fill a post all by itself. Happy May!
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