I stumbled across this heart-shaped rock on Carmel-by-the-Sea beach yesterday. Looks like it rolled in with the tide, judging from the kelp stuck to it. Given its shape and color, I’d say it was a message of love from the Pacific Ocean. We certainly love it back. Of course, I’m not wearing rose colored glasses.Continue reading “Love from the Ocean”
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Danger Ahead
You can’t see the danger in this photo of the path above Carmel River Beach with Point Lobos across the way…and that’s the problem. Ticks are out in full force as we weather another drought. Stay on the path, something not easy for Ivan, a long haired dog that loves to sniff all bushes. OfContinue reading “Danger Ahead”
Visitor with a Story
For the last four mornings a fawn has been “sleeping” in our front yard behind some shrubbery. I called the local SPCA wildlife rescue team for advice. Here is the story: If the fawn is not crying or moving around anxiously, then it is most likely under the care of its mother–do not touch it,Continue reading “Visitor with a Story”
That Time of Year…
Blue skies and fog are an unusual combo, but that’s the weather along California’s Central Coast at this time of year. Yesterday around 5 .p.m. I walked into a sunny drizzle. Nice.
Fast Fiction: Starting Over
After a man loses his job and girlfriend in the same week, he says he will start his life over. Fast fiction every Sunday at my other site: http://twivelist.wordpress.com.
The View
Here’s a view of Carmel-by-the-Sea Beach from the driveway of a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Lacecap Hydrengea
My favorite flowers in the hot summer are lacecap hydrengeas in the shade. These lacecaps are in our front yard, growing among some ferns where they are protected from the blazing sun for most of the day.
Traffic
An egret is about to buzz two mallards at the Carmel River Lagoon–a busy traffic day in the marsh.
The Little One
Rabbits and quail have one habit in common: they both love to scamper across a road to the other side. This little one used to hang out in our front yard, sometimes it would meet up with some quail–everyone got along. Rabbits and quail continue to visit,. Peace.
