tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60163085029957345942024-02-20T16:30:08.868-08:00Postcard From CaliforniaPast Times Time Travel ~ Romancing California ~ Nature Rambling ~Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-58584923518845231182018-06-10T21:46:00.000-07:002018-06-10T21:46:08.562-07:00Roof's Back - Mama Too (A Bird's Nest)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Weeding - Just Cleaning</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mama Bird Went Out For Worms</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Roofs Back - Mama Too</span></b></i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-17932574186179840892018-05-21T14:08:00.003-07:002018-05-21T14:09:42.423-07:00Blackberry Dreamin'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-66812362021441516312018-05-04T14:29:00.000-07:002018-05-04T14:29:12.508-07:00A very uncooperative Prickly Pear - Perservere - Teenager<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 36px;">This very uncooperative Prickly Pear keeps her face turned away. </span><br />
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I finally catch her blooming when she isn’t looking.</div>
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Once upon a time my daughter was a teenager.</div>
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I know all about perseverance.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-36095395331899873412018-04-27T07:35:00.000-07:002018-04-27T07:35:41.828-07:00Time Travel 1893 - Philadelphia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, PA</i><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Traveling back to 1893 Philadelphia<br />I Spy Tulips To Gladden My Desk<br />Little Changed Here - 125 Years Away in My Home-Time</i></span></b></td></tr>
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Resources</div>
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<a href="https://readingterminalmarket.org/about-us/">https://readingterminalmarket.org/about-us/</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-40449085126056703732018-04-12T06:42:00.001-07:002018-04-12T06:43:05.515-07:00Prima Donna - In Bloom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Stanford University Arizona Gardens</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Prima Donna</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Is Her Bloom Worth Her Bite?</b></span></i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-45371284599047475182018-04-02T14:43:00.001-07:002018-04-02T14:43:44.692-07:00Pinnacles The Old Latch at Bacon Ranch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Ranch - Pinnacles</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ben's Wife Orea Called To</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Him -Husband Supper!</span></i></b></div>
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<b>Pinnacles is 25 miles from Hollister CA</b></div>
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<b>Known for Condors, Caves - Take Flashlights-, Very Warm Summers</b></div>
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<b>Bacon Ranch is a quarter mile from the Campground - It's highly accessible</b></div>
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<b>Reservations for Camping are Challenging - Check Early </b></div>
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<b><a href="https://benitolink.com/features/walking-san-benito-pinnacles-national-park-bacon-ranch">https://benitolink.com/features/walking-san-benito-pinnacles-national-park-bacon-ranch</a></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-89525117296459037542018-03-15T16:22:00.000-07:002018-03-15T16:22:09.586-07:00Baylands in Bloom (Wildflowers, Palo Alto Baylands, CA, Silicon Valley)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I used to call you a <i>Compositae</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">As I thought I was more sophisticated you became <i>Asteraceae</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You're a Daisy</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Such a Big Family You Come From</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Do You Know That, Little Darling?</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-6867575139371253562018-03-08T15:38:00.000-08:002018-03-08T15:41:21.031-08:00Praise Ye, the God of Brass! - Rehearsal Bing Concert Hall Stanford University<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Brass Players are an Essential part of this Symphony.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">As are Choral Singers Like Me!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stanford Symphony Performs </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">William Walton's <i>Belshazzar's Feast </i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This Coming Weekend </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stanford University's Bing Preforming Art Center</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2018/danny-elfman-concerto-violin-and-orchestra">https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2018/danny-elfman-concerto-violin-and-orchestra</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-44475882825834294332018-03-02T21:19:00.000-08:002018-03-02T21:19:04.911-08:00From My California Cottage - (Tulip Haiku)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey Winter Move It!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time for Tulips Outside In</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">. . . California</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-51719020761234889432018-02-23T10:44:00.000-08:002018-02-23T10:44:16.407-08:00Spring Sneaking Into California (Magnolias, CA Haiku)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Atherton Library</td></tr>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Spring Sneaking In On</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Folks Round Silicon Valley</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">California!</span></i></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-35711294112963228982018-02-17T09:40:00.000-08:002018-02-17T09:40:07.842-08:00Dungeness Season (Crab Haiku)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Round Here - Dungeness </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">From Half Moon Bay Fishermen </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Doesn't Get Better</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Folks grow almonds and walnuts just north of where I live. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nothing beats a California almond - unless it's a cookie made with CA almond meal</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-24428777074762565612018-02-03T23:10:00.000-08:002018-02-03T23:10:11.380-08:00Stone Riiiiiivveeeerrrr (Field Trip San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford University, Cantor Art Museum)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwvqTuvDKVB1IiPws0gx77Qgaq2Oze91qqhKQnILWcJ0j5npwwUsy8GsBw-BWj36e6l-dwkQJS1XLrX1ZqA_VAVLRy1j30pgSU6uyEAgfvvGf0ii3ixb0CXWP_fXOT7cBOswqHC_tCGvb/s1600/stoneRiverLaurelShimerStanfordAudreyHepburnMoonRiver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="745" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwvqTuvDKVB1IiPws0gx77Qgaq2Oze91qqhKQnILWcJ0j5npwwUsy8GsBw-BWj36e6l-dwkQJS1XLrX1ZqA_VAVLRy1j30pgSU6uyEAgfvvGf0ii3ixb0CXWP_fXOT7cBOswqHC_tCGvb/s640/stoneRiverLaurelShimerStanfordAudreyHepburnMoonRiver.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">"Stone River"<br />Cantor Center for Visual Arts , Stanford University, </span><i style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Stone River</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">,<br />British environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy</span></b></td></tr>
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(sung to the tune of "Moon River")</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Stone River, wider than a mile</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm crossing you in style</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Someday</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Dream maker</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">You heart breaker</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wherever you're going, I'm going your way</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">...</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">My huckleberry friend</span></b></i></div>
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<a href="https://news.stanford.edu/news/2002/january23/goldsworthy-123.html">https://news.stanford.edu/news/2002/january23/goldsworthy-123.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://genius.com/Audrey-hepburn-moon-river-lyrics">https://genius.com/Audrey-hepburn-moon-river-lyrics</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-39069515540056822912018-01-27T18:31:00.000-08:002018-01-27T18:31:29.171-08:00California Blue Eyes - Winter Wildflowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little Iris</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blue-Eyed Grass is springing up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beneath Stanford trees</span></div>
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Las Pilitas Nursery carries them. I've visited this lovely nursery. </div>
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Make an appointment next time you're in San Luis Obispo county.</div>
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<a href="https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/642--sisyrinchium-bellum">https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/642--sisyrinchium-bellum</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-51688545711779850872018-01-19T21:16:00.001-08:002018-02-02T16:15:11.619-08:00Agave americana - In Bud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Stanford University - AZ Gardens</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-50802302413330011832017-11-05T20:13:00.000-08:002017-11-05T20:13:46.311-08:00 Fall Fennel - Sing it Gilbert and Sullivan (Palo Alto Baylands Field Trip)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put on some good walking shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Head to the <b>Palo Alto Baylands</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click on that Pirates of Penzance recording and sing along....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Foeniculi - Foenicula - Foenicula ha ha ha ha!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fennel</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's just Fennel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No, I don't know if it's safe to eat. I wouldn't take a chance - especially as some of the nearby flowers are from the carrot family and look suspiciously like poison hemlock. Yah, that's the stuff Socrates drank and three hours later - no Socrates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So just sing along. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK?</span></div>
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<b>Resources</b></div>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto_Baylands_Nature_Preserve">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto_Baylands_Nature_Preserve</a><br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foeniculum">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foeniculum</a><br />
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A fan of Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates of Penzance - I thought the song was called 'Tarantula' now am wondering..... Is it called '<i>When the foreman bears his steel'</i>?<br />
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When the foreman bears his steel - Tarantula!<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance</a><br />
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<a href="http://stageagent.com/shows/operetta/385/pirates-of-penzance/songs">http://stageagent.com/shows/operetta/385/pirates-of-penzance/songs</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-79086971868406900012017-10-30T13:44:00.001-07:002017-10-30T13:44:18.105-07:00Fall Colors: Redwood Shores (pickleweed, endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, San Francisco Bay Area)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-6399750760571414982017-10-07T14:34:00.000-07:002018-02-16T10:49:09.000-08:00Senita People - Eat it Up - Cactus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was an important food for the Senita People</div>
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Cousin Martha and I hope to visit the Sonoran Desert where Senita's grow</div>
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-67940348685571088522017-08-22T10:56:00.001-07:002017-08-22T10:56:14.034-07:00Quince from my California Garden - Membrillo de California<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Quince - Uno Membrillo</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I feasted on you in Spain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hala! Mucho Gusto.</i></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-20140029963269473092017-08-05T11:15:00.001-07:002017-08-05T11:16:25.646-07:00The Wedding Tomato - A Black Krim<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now Fruiting- Our Commemorative <a href="http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-black-krim-tomatoes-40116.html">Black Krim Tomatoes</a> *</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>My Rosalinda</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Married - San Luis Obispo</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Home to this Black Krim</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">* Plant Purchased at San Luis Obispo Farmer's Market</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> At nearby Loma Grande Ranch, </span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Rosalinda and Joe married</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-62891816371964634682017-07-30T17:38:00.000-07:002017-07-30T17:38:40.567-07:00Perfume My Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Rosa</i> - Blush Noisette </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hiding in Plain Sight - Sneaky!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perfume My Garden</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-79818769951906473992017-07-08T00:05:00.002-07:002017-07-08T00:05:18.129-07:00Historic Beatles Music Inspire Todays Birds!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Listen, do, ah, do</i></div>
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<i>Do you want to know a secret?</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Macaws</i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Rainforest</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CA Academy of Sciences</span></b><br />
<a href="http://calacademy.org/">http://calacademy.org</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Golden Gate Park</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>San Francisco</b></span><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"There are at least 17 species of </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">macaws</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">, and several are </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">endangered</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">. These playful birds are popular pets, and many are illegally trapped for that trade. The rain forest homes of many species are also disappearing at an alarming rate." Find out more at...</span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/group/macaws/">http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/group/macaws/</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-41593692529961491112017-06-30T21:27:00.003-07:002017-06-30T21:27:44.970-07:00Sweetly Sleeping Snakes (Steinhardt Aquarium)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They don't come cuter</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Can you imagine a better treat, than a Prickly Pear in full bud?</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016308502995734594.post-25440642450398408062017-06-06T12:59:00.000-07:002017-06-06T12:59:04.243-07:00Scenes from Stanford Memorial Church<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">One of many lovely aspects of singing in Stanford Symphonic Chorus, is enjoying the stained glass windows in Memorial Church in the evening light.</span></i></div>
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