So. what better way to take a break from all the holiday hullabaloo than to get out in nature and get some fresh air? Of course, here in Southern California the air hasn’t been so fresh lately with the huge … Continue reading Christmas Hike in SoCal
An outdoor Christmas tree in St. Augustine, Florida. Taken last week. See more twinkling images at the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Twinkle
Okay, the monkey gets that the weather is indeed frightful for most of the country. Kongo spent last week in New Jersey with icy roads, snow, and starting off each morning scraping winter junk off the windshields so he has sympathy. A lot of sympathy. Sort of. But today in San Diego it was 72 at the Ocean Beach Fishing Pier and the monkey captured how a lot of residents in America’s Finest City spend their time while less fortunate baboons are caught in blizzards. Read on.
With cooler days and holiday decorations, Balboa Park is a great place for San Diego to warm up to the holiday spirit. Up and down the Prado, around the Spreckles Organ Pavilion, and in the gardens the park is getting dressed up for Christmas. Continue reading “December in Balboa Park”
Kongo’s youngest son and daughter-in-law arrived from Boston yesterday and after dropping their bags the expanding troop heads off for the annual Christmas Tree Hunt at the Kiwanis lot a few miles from Kongo’s house. The trees here are always nice and the proceeds go to a good cause. This year Emily gets to pick out the tree because she told this mournful story about how her family has a fake tree each year and she can’t ever remember actually picking out a tree that somebody else cut down for her. Scotch Pine or Blue Spruce? So many decisions. Continue reading “Kongo Buys A Tree”
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