We have the famous Black Squirrels of Kent State, fwiw.
https://www.artarmory.com/kent/squirrel.html
(I wish Kent State was more well-known for that.)
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Lol!
Our view from our hike yesterday
Plus, we got to see a bobcat, sitting in the middle of a field!
Our view from our hike yesterday
Plus, we got to see a bobcat, sitting in the middle of a field!
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Wilder Ranch State Park, here in Santa Cruz! A trail that I have not personally done before but that Beth has often run and is actually primarily a mountain bike trail, which winds up a hill that looks out over Monterey Bay (that is Monterey in the distance across the water).
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(for the bobcat picture) 
That does look lovely! I am missing beautiful landscapes. Thankfully, I'm going to Hawaii in less than a month.
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Wave when you pass over us!
Which island are you going to (not that it matters; they are all beautiful)?
Which island are you going to (not that it matters; they are all beautiful)?
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Wow. Awesome, Lali!!
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I will wave! I'm going to Kauai and Maui. I am very excited about this!
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Awesome! My favorite islands (particularly Kauai). I'm excited for you!
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I will gladly take any and all suggestions for things to see or do or places to eat.
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I'll give it some thought and get back to you.
Here's our view from our hike today, at Big Basin State Park.
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Beautiful! And what perfect weather, too.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Yes, it was a quite a beautiful day! A little hazy out towards Monterey, but as bright a blue as you could imagine around here.
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That big tall tree is one house over from my inlaws, and has at least one eagle’s nest in it. My daughter informed me that it was an eagle, not a hawk because of the markings on its wings. We see 2-3 of these eagles circling the blue sky everyday.
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Pretty smart, that daughter of yours! (Must be the good genes 
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At the lion safari at a reserve:
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Ooooooh. Very cool!
(It makes me want to post a picture of something boring, like a squirrel, though. Just like a, "Hey, look at the wildlife around me!")
(It makes me want to post a picture of something boring, like a squirrel, though.
Just like a, "Hey, look at the wildlife around me!")
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That reminds me of this really cool family of little feathered dinasours that hangs out around my office building.Lalaith wrote:(It makes me want to post a picture of something boring, like a squirrel, though.Just like a, "Hey, look at the wildlife around me!")
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I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
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Oh, yes!!! You should love them! Sandhills? They fly over in large flocks as they migrate, and they make the neatest sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EckKXUersb8
The smaller feathered dinosaurs at work yesterday were very alarmed by (and vocal about) the larger feathered dinosaur perched at the top of a tree, hunting them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EckKXUersb8
The smaller feathered dinosaurs at work yesterday were very alarmed by (and vocal about) the larger feathered dinosaur perched at the top of a tree, hunting them.