red-shouldered hawk

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and now a word from our sponsor

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This naturalist life is brought to you by the california thrasher ..

my alltime favorite bird of the moment

xoxoxo

I love you !!!!!

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spring duet

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After an exclusive and exhilarating hike in santiago canyon

with Rick Behl, I came home to find the hummingbird nest had not one but two babies !

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alien reptiles

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So much fun being a newborn naturalist ..

Tim and I had a great expedition exploring the dana point breccia coastline ..

we found evidence of alien reptilian life .. fascinating – yes ?!

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lupine

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I have seen many deep, lush photos of the lupine blooming this year.

.. but I like this one .. it reminds me of sheet music ..

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so much to say

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This little one wanted to stop and talk .. so sweet.

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nature trail morphology

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This trail is the birthplace of my new childhood and it is different every day.
I have so many photos of this place !
It might be fun to create a series of morphing photos to illustrate her astonishing changes.
No photoshop help in this one.
There is something here for me that transcends any enhancements ..

3-16-08

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Tim

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Well folks, I guess if you live long enough the gods might send you a friend ..
I just so happened to get blessed bigtime with a new friend.
Having been lonely and miserable for so long – well – this is nice, and I’m sharing it with you, so you’re damn lucky.
Part of me wants to keep it all to myself because I don’t want to tarnish or misrepresent anything about it.
But since it’s a such a blessing for me .. meet Tim .. .. my friend.

We had a great Caspers trek – 3-6-08 – fortunately he decided to carry an extra 50 pounds.
It was a smart thing for him to do – that way my weakness wouldn’t be so much of a burden. I’m more of an explorer than a hiker, so I’m slow on top of slow if you catch my drift.

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