cazalea
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Off the Road, Again
After a couple of weeks layover, I decided this morning would be a fine time to get out of the house and onto a dirt path somewhere.
However, I was not in this Range Rover, it's just a photo-worthy vehicle I passed on my way down to the park. Seems its owner has fitted it with a bit more kit than the factory did ...
My neck got plenty of exercise as I was looking up and down and all around. Painfully bright lantanas here, even with overcast skies.
A nice architectural feature poked up above the palms - that's St. Charles Borromeo church. I remembered my walk "targets" - flowers, birds, bees, buildings, babes, etc.
When I said babes, I didn't mean it literally, but I was seeing babes in droves, as the stroller brigade passed by
I don't know what this is all about, but his badge says Space Alien (or something). Maybe he's one of those aliens the government has been hiding from us?
The brightest flower I saw all day:
Close second!
There are lots of wacky plants in this corner of the park.
For example, here are a nice couple of birds on top of a "bush"
Let me zoom out and show you the height of this plant! Right up there at sea gull altitude.
For example, here are a nice couple of birds on top of a "bush"
Let me zoom out and show you the height of this plant! Right up there at sea gull altitude.
See? Gull.
Then I spotted another mother, yelling at her kids
"stop horsing around"
"Don't roll in the dirt!"
"Leave the nice man alone!"
It seemed time for me to say something, so I offered, "Wanna see my Seiko? It's a Sportura Kinetic Chrono, 9T82 movement recently back from Japan"
"Titanium case and bracelet, deployant with push button release, and I have a titanium ring to match"
Showing no fear whatsoever,
It actually climbed on my shoe and grabbed my leg, making me laugh and blow the shot.
I joined with the mother, yelling at his brother, "Hey, leave that corn dog alone!"
He was right near the coals can which might have been hot...
Striking out across the grassy field, I thought I was free of the little rascals,
but that was not the case.
Again, showing no fear, this one let me walk up within about 6 feet.
While the bird watched with some signs of disapproval, I decided to leave before they called Squirrel Protective Services on me.
I gave the rabbit a bit of attention and promised she would be in the walk report.
Got distracted by some flowers,
and a plane headed to Hawaii (don't forget to pull the wheels up, Captain)
As I got near the channel again, I saw an aggressive guy in a "rowboat" zipping across the water
As I got near the channel again, I saw an aggressive guy in a "rowboat" zipping across the water
Two ducks watched skeptically, quacking to each other (why don't those people leave the water to us?)...
I decided at this point to call it a morning and run on home for breakfast.
Thanks for joining on this walk,
Cazalea
Off the Road, Again
After a couple of weeks layover, I decided this morning would be a fine time to get out of the house and onto a dirt path somewhere. However, I was not in this Range Rover, it's just a photo-worthy vehicle I passed on my way down to the park. Seems its ow...
Adorable in so many ways....
I have to say though, your shot of 'Little Buzz Lightyear' (Toy Story) takes the cake for me this time around.... Cheers, Filip
Nice, but curious.
Why did you blur the faces of the moms and kids in the strollers but not the face of the little boy in a stroller, or the faces of the birds and squirrels?
I couldn’t help myself
I’m not a people photographer so most often I don’t want to deal with permissions or liability thus blurring most of the people, but Buzz was so expressive I just had to show that face (and anyway he was in a disguise, right?)
Charming report dear Mike! It was a pleasure to "walk" with you in that lovely place and share the joy of interacting with those playful and friendly squirrels, birds... and rabbit!
And viewing those colorful flowers of course. May I ask what those cement coal cans are for? They are meant for use as a barbeque? Thank you for sharing with us this trip and superb shots as usual!! Best cordial regards, Abel
The cans are so you can dispose of your charcoal & ashes from your portable bbq
Without burning up the ground, or people stepping in them…
Great to see you out and about on another walk!
I’m amazed by the wild squirrel coming up to you like that ))
I was astonished too
I was in a fairly remote place and perhaps the little guys don’t fear people (yet). And there are too many people around in general for hawks to frequent this area. And no coyotes — although we spotted this one yesterday … ...
A coyote walking the streets of a neighborhood?!🤯
I’m intrigued, but not so sure that I’m cool with that. Honestly though, many of your pictures make me think how “modernization” and urbanization has been disrupting the natural habitat of many animals. But I believe that CA is one of those states that st...
I'm not sure Coyotes are part of the conservation effort; depends where you live
California estimates there are one-half to one million coyotes compared to roughly forty million people. I've only seen about a half dozen in my life. A coyote is a solitary creature most of the time, has a range of 5-15 square miles, and prefers to be in...
So it really was not a big deal for you to see that coyote.
I was wondering about their danger to little kids as well. But for some reason, I also thought they live and travel in packs…which is why that loner was interesting. Very interesting to learn they’re actually solitary. I guess in the bigger picture, that ...
I’m trying not to tell you, but
Yes we have a few big cats around here, but not in the city, only in the outer reaches of the county PARKS DEPARTMENT
And of course the first sentence starts with…
“Nearly half of California is prime mountain lion territory.” 🤣
Such fun!
Much better than going running, when all one can do is pant and pictures are entirely out of the question.
Thanks for taking us with you to your walks!
Those high bushes come out of those aloe vera like cacti, after 50 years or so, when the cactus is dying, that high bush protrudes from the middle of the cactus, flowers and then disperses seeds just before dying, then the whole cactus dries up and hopefu...
Thanks for providing the explanation, you saved me some typing
We have a couple in our canyon just outside our yard. The tall perch they provide makes s a safe observation point for birds to scan the area before heading into potential danger on the ground.