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Dirt Has Been Prepared

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by Bryan Costales external link

Dirt has been prepared into three parallel rows for the future planting of corn and tomatoes.

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In Conversation

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by Bryan Costales external link

Benny in conversation with another in Eugene, Oregon.

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The First

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by Bryan Costales external link

The first snowdrop flowers bloomed under our backyard Tulip Tree.

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Black Lives Matter

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by Bryan Costales external link

A "Black Lives Matter" sign was in a closed store window in San Francisco. Bellow the "Black Lives Matter" was "For Black's Econimic Development."

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A Heart For Tourists

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by Bryan Costales external link

A heart, with the letters S and F, was set up at the foot of California Street at the Cable Car turn around. That heart was available for tourists to take photos of eachother.

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Signs Marked

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by 8 Bryan Costales external link

Signs marked the location of the new Santa Clara station for BART as part of its San Jose extension. A tube is being dug beneath San Jose to extend the system to Santa Clara from Oakland.

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Looked To The Side

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by Bryan Costales external link

Eleanor sat in her home in Bay Point, Clifornia and looked to one side.

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A Tree Trunk

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by Bryan Costales external link

A tree trunk grew from among bushes with flowers lining the sidewalk.

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Grew Wild

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by Bryan Costales external link

The rosemary bush in our Monster raised garden bed, in the frontyard, grew wild.

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Distant Trees

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by Bryan Costales external link

A light fog obscured distant trees in our neighborhood.

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On Sidewalk

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by Bryan Costales external link

Leaves covered part of the sidewalk and needed to be raked up. After this photograph, the leaves were raked up and added to the leaf compost.

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The First

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by Bryan Costales external link

The first of our yellow crocus flowers bloomed under our Tulip Tree in the backyard.

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The Second

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by Bryan Costales external link

The second of our yellow crocus flowers bloomed under our Tulip Tree in the backyard.

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Flowers That Were Purple Spikes

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by Bryan Costales external link

Flowers that were purlple spikes (aka Liatris Spicata) grew next to our Monster raised garden in the front yard of Eugene, Oregon.

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Compost Bin

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our leaf compost bin was getting filled with autumn leaves. It will cook during the summer and create leaf compost.

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Overcast

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by Bryan Costales external link

Overcast skies obscured distant trees and made the backyard appear cold.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I love the pattern of this seal's fur, but I would never entertain the idea of taking it away from her to use for myself.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

Harbor seals are close to the top of the cute list, right up there next to sea otters. We saw close to eighty harbor seals that day, most of them lying on shore watching us watching them.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I was able to get nice close-ups of the harbor seals because I used a telephoto lens. If the boat had come this close they would have been disturbed and swum away.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis )

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by Terry Costales

It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis )

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by Terry Costales

The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

Bette Davis eyes? Bedroom eyes? Puppy dog eyes? They've got nothing on harbor seal eyes! The little slit behind the eye is the ear which is an easy way to distinguish it from a sea lion with its little external ear.

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Killdeer eggs

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by Terry Costales

This was the second killdeer nest I'd found. The first one was on gravel and this one on flowerbed mulch. Both times the nests were easily overlooked and the eggs hard to spot.

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