December 27, 2011

Christmas 2011


scroll and begin the Christmas Blog at the Otter. Thanks

Christmas 2011


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Christmas 2011


Finally our main purpose for exploring the California Coast from Santa Cruz to Big Sur. Pfeiffer State Beach for the sunset. We were not disappointed!!!!!!!!

Christmas 2011


As most of know the Monarch are not in huge numbers as they were several years ago. We did see a few.

Christmas 2011


How can we drive along the water without stopping so Anna can take a swim

Chbristmas 2011


Next stop, Pacific Grove where we stopped for some very friendly Anna Hummingbirds enjoying nectar from red cone like flowers along the paths.

Christmas 2011

Next stop: Pacific Grove where we met a very friendly Anna Hummingbird enjoying the nectar of coast flowers, I have no idea the name of this cool cone shaped flower.

Christmas 2011


Christmas Day began as a ho hum day. But thanks to my friend Meggi it ended on a very high note. We packed a lunch of cheese and crackers, got Anna into the car, and began our adventure down the coast. First stop, Moss Landing for an otter who was just napping, b

December 12, 2011

Lunar Eclipse


After hearing that my friends crawled out of bed at 3 am and drove to the Yosemite High Country, I sort of chuckled and decided to share my Lunar story.
Crawled out of bed at 5 am, threw clothes on over my PJ's, grabbed my gear and drove 2 miles down Summit Rd. and parked. Very dark and no lights from the valley to deal with.
A fantastic experience.

December 1, 2011

Jim's Quilt


Pieced together by Donna Erickson.

Sunset in the Sierra


Traveling to Portola to visit my friends Donna and Paul is always an adventure and pleasure. This trip was really special. Most of my friends know that husband Jim passed away this pass August after a long illness. So I collected all of his tee shirts that I had given him from my many travels and gave them to Donna who put them together on a quilt. I came to pick it up, upon seeing it the tears came! Thank you Donna!
To make the trip even more spectacular that day was the beautiful sunset.