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Our family Christmas celebration, delayed a month, featured a fabulous beef ribeye roast -- Dinah...

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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Dinah's author event at the Four-Eyed Frog bookstore in Gualala today went very well. Between 15...

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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One of our winter pleasures is the blooming of the manzanita -- clumps of tiny urn-shaped flowers. ...

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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012

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Mick can play with his stuffed ducks for awhile without turning destructive, but once he gets...

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Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012

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In the rain, our puma statue looks pretty predatory.

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Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012

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Our second day of real rain, and Mick is very happy with it. Maybe it's his Nova Scotia heritage;...

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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2012

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We've been waiting for rain so eagerly that now that it's been forecast, I've been checking the...

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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012

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Not as unusual as the January rhodie; we do see narcissus like this along the coast --- though this...

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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

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The clear sunny weather through most of December into January convinced this rhododendron to open flowers --- April or May would be normal.

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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

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A bright day in the woods, and these pretty wild mushrooms (false chanterelles, I think) looked like the prettiest wine goblets ever.

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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012

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Going through a box of old papers, I came upon something I'd saved first for reference, then for...

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Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012

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When I stopped at a parking area to get a photo of Jenner lagoon, this squash was sitting alone on a tarp soaking up a few rays. I have no idea.

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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It wouldn't be unusual to have a few January days like this --- sunny, pleasant temperatures --- but...

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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While Paul was skiing this past week, I worked hard at Discardia and made progress in...

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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I left a budding amaryllis bulb (two stems with buds) near our front door, which opens to a deck six...

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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2012

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We've had quite a few sunny mild days here at the turn of the year, and this Rudbeckia has decided to call it summer!

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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012

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While Mick was snuggling up to David, betweentimes he checked in with Paul to make sure there was no...

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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012

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For a few days, Mick has been telling us that there was Something off at the side of the meadow ---...

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011

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