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Our Blackberry bush has grown so large it threatens to overgrow one end of our Snake raised garden bed.
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The pond, by the back patio, had developed a leak and here appeared partly drained.
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The last white bearded iris to bloom did so at the end of September.
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A spider on a web was highlighted by the sunlight.
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A sign in front of the Bar's entrance read, "Horse Head Bar," with a picture of a horse's head in the middle.
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One of our front yard red roses bloomed among tall grass.
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A single, small, red poppy bloomed amid our orange California poppies.
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A small, red poppy bloomed among our yellow-orange California poppies.
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Someone used chalk to draw a mural on pieces of black plywood.
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A dragonfly sat perched on the end of a stick in our backyard garden.
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Our bean plants, in the side yard raised garden bed, had just developed its first buds.
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Our front-yard, white daisies, after blooming, had begun to close up and go to seed.
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A great egret at the edge of the bay looking for food. It is a very graceful bird whether walking or flying.
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For an unforgettable wildlife experience, I highly recommend the Elkhorn Slough Safari in Moss Landing. We saw over one hundred sea otters, almost eighty harbor seals and dozens of sea lions very up close and personal.
This photo shows a raft of about eighty sea otters. Raft is the official label for a bunch of otters hanging out together, looking like a raft.
In addition to sea mammals, I also photographed sixteen species of birds. The trip was two hours of wildlife bliss. There were a few . . . |
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To our left as we exited the harbor and entered the slough, we saw an old pier covered with sea lions. We slowly motored past them. It was quite satisfying to be at their level and so close to them. I feel like I ended up with a family portrait instead of a wildlife photo.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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This photo shows a sea lion swimming in the late afternoon sunlight beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz. Lovely light on a lovely animal.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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Here is another otter grooming or maybe he is thinking "oh, not another boatload of paparazzi!"
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