Christmas Cheer

My parents have a large, spectacular poinsettia on their hearth. We took many photos of it, and discovered that it is hard to capure this plant! Today was the last day of our vacation, we head home tomorrow. My brother returns with us to start work on the house and yard. My sister joins us in CA in about two weeks, making this a month-long sibling party. Woo hoo!

Water, Water Everywhere… Again

This is Arroyo Burro beach. I was there on Sunday with Linda, my mother-in-law, looking for some interesting tidepools at low tide. It was pretty windy, and the tidepools were a bit of a bust, but hey – you won’t catch me complaining about being able to take a 5 minute drive to the beach and go for a walk in December. And if the tidepools were a little disappointing, all the interesting textures I came across on the beach more than made up for it. This is a sheet of seaweed, about 5 inches wide, washed out flat on…