Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Except maybe to walk along the beach below the Torrey Pines trails more often - here's why: ....just a little further up the beach Sportsboy & I noticed an interesting looking "ledge" of the green sandstone at the base of the cliff & we went for a closer look and I was about to take... Continue Reading →
The highlight of hiking on the trails today (besides my son & friends being there) was our walk along the beach below afterwards when two Peregrine Falcons whooshed right past Sports Boy and out over the beach chasing a shorebird who eventually escaped. Then the smaller falcon landed on this cliff face above us while... Continue Reading →
I swear this wont turn into a bird blog, but since the feeder is new and exciting and I am home to enjoy it..well... My hope was to get some fun varieties in the yard, and today has been a jackpot day. Since I finished in my bedroom yesterday...oh yeah...here's that set of pics..solid day... Continue Reading →
Sweet Prince brought this bird feeder over from work on Christmas Eve & I nearly rejected it. Fear of rats & too much mess. But, I do still have that rat trap service on contract from several summers ago, and we've now been two full seasons without even a sign of a rat, living or... Continue Reading →
I rewarded myself for working mad hours this week by taking off at 2:45 yesterday and meeting two friends at Torrey Pines. One was from out of town - camera in hand much like Robin! - and the other lives here though is a recent transplant from the mid west. Of course, that fabulous book... Continue Reading →
So this was supposed to be Spring Break week for both SportsBoy and I. Then the work stuff came down and there is just no way I can abandon my post for that long until we have someone hired. Fingers crossed people - interview with a very promising candidate tomorrow! Since I was going to... Continue Reading →
All pictures except for the bird taken with my Blackberry as I went on about a 5 mile walk around the neighborhood around 4 this afternoon. This is what is blooming in people's yards right now 🙂 Snapdragons at the entrance to the Catholic church A common succulent used as hillside landscaping - a large... Continue Reading →
The cats and I have been entertained this AM. Amber is still up on her new bird viewing post: From there she gets a 'birds eye' view of some house finches checking out the front porch overhang for a nesting spot: Then we were entertained in the back yard by the song stylings ofthe Bewick's... Continue Reading →
First of all, a great link to save as this primary process keeps going that is constantly updated: Delegate counts. McCain is pulling away and look how tight the Dem race is!! Post-game analysis today is heavily pointing to Obama coming out ahead because of the money he has raised and because of the upcoming... Continue Reading →
