Palm Line

 

SKWERL Return

 

Our fountain was out of commission for a bit (slow leak), and while it was empty I watched a squirrel keep investigating to try to figure out why there was no water (which made me sad!). 

Happily, it came back!

Christmas View

 

On Christmas Day we went to have lunch...right on the beach (well, the restaurant is right on the beach, we weren't ON the beach). A gorgeous view...

Different Light Show, Same Day

 

Last night we went with friends to Lightscape (holiday lights) at the San Diego Botanic Garden. It was pretty cool!

Tiny crescent moon to the right of the tree...

Light Show

 

Wow.

Merry Christmas 2022

 

Tallulah and Santa, sitting in a... chair. Merry merry, y'all!

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

This year's photo of Santa on a tractor, right down the street from us. I just love how this man continues to amuse the neighborhood on every holiday with someone/something sitting on the tractor. 

Please enjoy Tallulah Mae visiting Santa in 2008. 

 

Yay! Hooray!

 

After a period of almost 6 weeks with almost no birds in the fountain (frowny face), I saw all of these birds within about 20 minutes this afternoon. (Not helping matters: the fountain was unplugged/empty for several weeks to deal with a slow leak.)

Above, a yellow-rumpled warbler and female bluebird (!!!!) share the fountain. I have never ever seen bluebirds in our fountain, so I almost peed myself (LOL) with excitement.

The yellow-rumped warbler, so pretty.

Not a great photo, but you can really see the "yellow rump." And that female bluebird, so cute.

Here you can see her blue feathers.

And the male!!!! It's a rather crappy photo as I had to shoot through a glass door with a serious reflection; the computer has "enhanced" it--best I can do. 

Our friends the house finches, male and female.

A towhee, doing their funny kick kick kick in the mulch, stirring up tiny insects.

The Allen's hummingbird, perched in the pomegranate tree again...

And flying overhead, a flock of parrots. Hooray! Yay!

Vintage Vehicles

 

Let's look at some super-cool vehicles, shall we? Can you tell that I LOVE trucks? 

(These were all parked, not racing...)

A Drag (Race)

 

We went to the Race of Gentlemen (TROG) drag races in Riverside a week ago: SO. FUN. One of most fascinating things to watch was this fellow, who started every race. So amazing to watch him...

Humming Along

 

Such a pretty little Allen's hummingbird, perched in--and matching the colors of--the pomegranate tree. 

Layered

 

Kitchen wall excavation (not mine, estate sale house). I kinda like the ducks!

No Vacancy

 

The Grove Motel in Lemon Grove has NO vacancy (it looks a big janky, but there are probably folks living there permanently...). Meanwhile, on the hillside above, they are probably building a bunch of new hideous "luxury apartments." Because Southern California...

Pink in Winter

 

I love these December roses...they are the very last gasp of blooms before the plants get their winter pruning. (It smells heavenly.)

The Birds

 

Paging Alfred Hitchcock...