Wordless Wednesday 10-11-23

 

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A Bird Bath 10-10-23

I know that I would not take a regular, daily  walk If it weren't for KoKo.  We used to go further,  but with my sciatica problems I have a time limit of about half an hour.  Just enough to go one  loop around the neighborhood.   Besides the physical exercise we see our neighbors and KoKo receives lots of patting and gives a lot of licks  (bare toes in sandals!}.  I stretch my brain trying to remember the  names of plants, birds, and the people we met.  I need the human contact, no matter how slight, and I think KoKo does also.    There are even a few dogs KoKo will tolerate, as  long as  they aren't very much larger than  he is.   With regular walking we discover changes and improvements, see what is blooming, and pick up bits of  trash  along the way, especially pieces  of plastic.   

 Doesn't look like much; dry dirt and some leaf litter and tiny stones. 

This is what we think of when we hear about a bird bath.  

But in this patch of dirt along our walking route are many little "tubs" made by the little sparrows, bluebirds, doves, and others. 

Difficult to take a picture, I will try again when the light is different. 

It  is hard  to  get  close as the birds just fly away.  This was taken from across the street and enlarged.  House sparrows enjoying a morning dust bath.  

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Friday Food 10-07-23

I haven't been to Fish in a Bottle for sushi in months.  Don't know why, guess I just haven't gotten back in the dining out habit.  Carol and I went on Monday evening,  discovering all over again how delicious the food is there.  I didn't take a picture of the Tempura, which looks like tempura everywhere. 

Carol had a glass of wine. Always looks good, but I can no longer tolerate alcohol.

Crunch,Crunch is one of our old favorite rolls.  

Shrimp tempura, crab meat, cucumber, avocado, and crispy crunch on the outside.

This cucumber roll is new on the menu and we will order it again.

There is no rice and the outside is wrapped in thinly sliced cucumber strips. 

Albacore, crab, fish roe, and??  I don't remember what else and the online menu does not list this roll - too new, I guess. 

I brought home the leftovers and ate them for lunch the next day.  And they were again delicious. I will start going there frequently again.  Before Covid I went once  a week. 

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Wordless Wednesday 10-04-23

 

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Another Miscellaneous 10-01-23

On Saturday I dropped KoKo off with Nancy Ota in San Clemente and drove to San  Diego for the meeting of the Art Stream group.  We had the  meeting in the classroom at Rosie's Quilt  Shop which also gave us an opportunity to shop.  It is the largest quilt shop remaining in Southern  California,  but it is more than a two hour drive for me, so I don't go  there very often.  Great place for a meeting  - lots of tables and pin-able walls, with a good Mexican restaurant next door.  We are only six members now, which is a nice size for most homes and makes for more cohesive conversations.   We do have Show and Tell, but I don't have  permission to post that  part  on my blog.  

It was rather a surprise there was rain both going and returning.  Not a steady rain, but periods of misting and periods of really coming down.  Slowed traffic, but the traffic was light for a Saturday so it sort of evened the timing out. 

There were Nelda and Deb and Andrea and Judy and me (no picture).

Ellen is vacationing. 

After enjoying lunch at the restaurant next door we honored all the fall birthdays with a delicious chocolate cake topped with fruit on little clouds of icing.  Delicious. 

By the time the meeting was over I was too tired to do much shopping, but I looked for a bit and only purchased a yard of each of these fabrics.  The bottom piece is actually a much brighter green, but you all have probably seen it in many different shades.  

I stopped in San Clemente to collect KoKo, who always enjoys a day with Nancy. When we got home we took a little nap (KoKo and Froggy on my lap) and then  went to bed early.  That two-plus hours each way really wipes me out these days, but being with such compatible friends is worth it!

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Wordless Wednesday 09-27-23

 

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Not much to write about. 09-26-23

We go for our walks twice a day and sometimes that is  the only time we are outside. KoKo needs to go out back in the mid afternoon and due to  the coyotes who  roam night or  day, I go out  with him.   He only takes a few minutes, so there doesn't seem  to be much to write about.

I have been watching this fig tree growing on the next street. I had hoped the owners would share their crop. 

However, it looks like the birds are helping them selves.  Might not be anything left when they are  ripe  enough for people consumption.  There is also a  Fuyu tree  along our way and it is loaded, but still hard and green. 

This car was parked  nearby the other day  and I am  mystified what the black "tube" does, I've never seen such before.

 
It isn't a homemade  contraption, but seems to be made to fit the car. 

The vehicle  is a Toyota.  It is very shiny, so what looks  like dents is just reflection.

I guess the biggest news is that Halloween is just a month away and the decorations are going up.  Love these Shrek hands on the palm trees in this neighbor's yard.   They also have styrofoam headstones and huge fuzzy black spiders.  Brrrrrr!

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