I've been away, being busy, and lazy, and having good times. I'll play catch-up now. Prepare to see a number of snow photos.
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| Hand-towel swan on our hotel bed in Tiburon |
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| Blue Heron is not shy at all. |
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| Liana's lovely table set for Grandma's Christmas Party dinner |
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| G-ma, me, Kyria, Jeffery and Matt. Together at Jim and Liana's. |
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| Other family members gathered around us. |
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| Rain-dripped tree |
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| Oil slick on the side of the road. |
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| A cloudy day travelling over Jarbo Gap. See the green-sprayed cliff faces? |
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| Another view of Jarbo Gap. |
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| Up and over between Scooters and Rock House. |
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| Voluminous creek |
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| Lori B. and I at the 3rd Women's March on Chico |
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| Two ladies with posters. |
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| Another burn zone shot, looking up. |
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| Nevada City get-away, doing the puzzle Lucy gave us. |
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| Craig arrived just in time to have fun finishing it with us. |
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| At Sugar Bowl, I found this proof of someone who knows how to cross-country ski. |
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| Truffles from the truffle shop in Nevada City, an easy 2 blocks down from our accommodation. |
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| The pool just below the spillway out of Lake Roland. |
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| Rock stacking fun. |
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| A informative sign. |
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| There I am under the modern bridge looking at the old bridge |
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| I love the structure of it. Some arch bridges don't have the "joists" like this one does. |
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| Hey! Someone built a castle. |
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| Jeffery brings me a sampler of scotches at our annual Robert Burns Dinner with the Nevada Society of Scottish Clans. |
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| Stopped in Verdi for a pit stop. |
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| What the dinosaur is looking at; eastward toward Fallon? |
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| The old jail wall in the tiny town of Dutch Flat. |
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| The old Hotel is getting renovated! |
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| Here's the Masonic Temple |
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| and right next door, the IOOF Hall |
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| The old Post Office building. |
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| Look at the bay windows on the 2nd Floor. I want one of those rooms. |
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| The sign. |
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| The Hearse House. |
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| The Community Hall |
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| The Methodist Church |
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| A view of Ben Lomond and Rich Bar from Hamrick's |
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| A sink and a bathtub make a wash house, right? |
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| Clear Creek up in the Rich Bar area |
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| Mill Creek |
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| Ruins of the Wess house |
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| Very cool structure; apparently poured cement. Sure is tall! |
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| Road work at Four Trees Rd. |
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| Another trip over Jarbo Gap, where the green-spray is yellowing. |
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| Someone put a small section of cement driveway on the hill a year or so back. It was forested at the time, but not any more. |
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| Craig, Jeffery and I do the 2nd puzzle, this one after Sara did it and passed it on. |
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| Snow storm at the Yellow Creek Bridge project on my mail run. |
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| The stairs in the morning |
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| I was so glad I got up early this day. |
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| My world transformed |
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| Snow laden branches |
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| A sturdy rose cane bowed down by snow |
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| The fish pond garden |
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| A touch of color |
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| The texture was so ultra-fluffy |
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| Mundane trees made into fantabulous decorations. |
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| Rich Bar - the forest through the trees. |
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| Pulled back a bit to show the vista of the heights. |
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| Ben Lomond - bella montana! |
I shall be back with more, but here's what I finally compiled. Happy winter to you all.
