Peggy C's favorite photos

AA236 Weather

My faithful old kitty, Jambo, died two weeks ago of kidney failure. I wasn't able to write that until now. He was 17. RIP, "Beanie Man" (that was my nickname for him). AA227 Memories...

My son acting like a nut, with my mother on the left and granddaughter on the right. His grandma thinks he's hilarious, but his daughter just wants to know what's in the box. The elf hat is my addition. AA225 "December customs"

There were two gardeners trimming shrubbery at Azalea Park. I asked what kind of tree this is. They looked up at it, puzzled, and said they didn't know. I asked if they thought it was a pine, trying to at least narrow it down a little. They said they didn't know. Huh. What kind of gardeners are those and why are they in charge of the pruning? I've just noticed some weird pixelation in this, close to lawn-level. The original is about 2700 x 2000.

AA310 Textures.

There is a woman standing behind the white road sign on the left (you can barely see her leg), which will give you an idea of scale. This portion of the California Redwoods contains a few of the largest trees. There are even more further south in Humboldt County. The forest floor there is even more lush than in the other locations in Santa Cruz and Del Norte counties, perhaps there is more wet drizzle there. I have been to the redwoods many times in my life and it comes very close to a spiritual experience. Jedediah Smith State Park: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=413