Random Odds and Ends

Three turkeys have been on Avenue Louis Pasteur for months now. I see them on my walk to and from work. The other day, one was standing in the middle of the street. The bus slowed down, then hit the gas! The turkey ran to safety. The bus driver had played Chicken with the turkey, and won.
Frog.

It's not autumn yet; this is a Japanese Red Maple.

David is an old ship friend of mine. He was on a ship that came to Boston on Sundays last summer and we met up each week at the pub for lunch and a good visit. This summer, he was in town on Fridays and came inland a bit to meet me near my work for lunch. On the last Friday before his vacation, we met at the bar that Cheers was based on. It's located on the edge of the Beacon Hill neighborhood. I love the front yard-type places here.

Bee butt.

Another bee - it's always a good sign to see these guys.

A Visit to Home, Sweet San Diego

At home with Jackson Blue and Mr. Stripey Pants

Torrey Pines beach

The cliffs at Torrey Pines

Sand Pipers at Pacific Beach

Snoozing Sea Gulls at Pacific Beach

A Sushi Deli feast. We also had garlic edamame, but it was gone by the time our rolls arrived. This is my absolute favorite sushi place. I love how elaborate all of the rolls are. There are so many flavors in each; I'm getting hungry just looking at these beauties.

Greg had never been to a desert before, so he, my mom, and I went to see it. Anza Borrego is the second largest state park and it's in San Diego County. We started on the western edge of the county, at the beach. You can see that it was 71 degrees at 7:50am.
Greg enjoyed the seaweed.

Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach

We saw the obligatory squished snake in the road.

It was much hotter on this side of the county.

The Bug was a trooper

The Salton Sea is in Imperial County, just east of the San Diego County border. My dad and me on Cowles Mountain. I love this mountain so much I also hiked it with my friend Megan while I was home.

Sunset Cliffs area

The boys, toe to toe
At the Zoo

Check out the Latin name for this fella!

Here he is "in action"

I imagine the mama meerkat is telling the young meerkat a story.

What a wonderful trip home. I'll look forward to seeing everyone again over Christmas.
~Much love, Genoa