SEALS SUNNY DAZE

WARM WINTER DAY ON THE CENTRAL COAST.
YES WE ARE IN A DROUGHT BUT HOT AND SUNNY IS GOOD SONNY.
THANK GOODNESS OUR CG DOESNT WANT A LAWN ON THE FARM.
OUR WELL WORKS OVER TIME IN THE SUMMER. THE FARM HAS TWO KINDS OF SOIL. SAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREEK AND ADOBE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CREEK. WE CONSIDER DONATING THE FLOOD ZONE AREA FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN. WE ARE BEGINNING PLANNING WITH OUR NEIGHBOR THE DANA ADOBE TO TRANSFER SOME (VERY LITTLE) TAX LIABILITY. WE WOULD TRY TO WORK MORE OF THE HEIRLOOM VARIETIES BUT EXPERIMENTATION WOULD BE ENCOURAGED. CAPT DANA AND OTHER SAILORS BROUGHT ALL SORTS OF TROPICALS TO TEST IN VARIOUS GARDEN. OUR TEN YEAR OLD MACADAMIA NUT TREE IS IN FULL PRODUCTION. THERE IS A MACO TREE IN NIPOMO THAT MUST BE TRIMMED EVERY SO OFTEN BECAUSE IT GETS 30 OR 40 FT TALL. WE NEED TO CUT THE TREE BACK AS IT IS RESTING ON THE GARAGE ROOF NEEDS TO MOVE ON.
PASO ROBLES NAMED ONE OF THE NEW HOT SPOTS FOR THE SOJOURNER.

OUR SANTA CATALINA FIG CUTTING IS 2YRS OLD STILL IN AN 8' POT AND PRODUCED ANOTHER NICE SIZED FIG. HE GOES IN THE GROUND THIS SPRING. GOPHER HAVE EATEN ALL THE FIGS WE'VE PUT IN THIS NIPOMO FARM. QUITTERS NEVER WIN. SO WE WILL PLANT AGAIN.







A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO WE HAD SANTA ANAS THAT BLEW ALL THE LEAVES OF OUR FRUIT TREES. SO THAT ARE WINTER NAKED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME. SOME WINTERS THEY DONT LOSE THEIR LEAVES TIL SPRING. SOME TIME THE BLOSSOM IN NOVEMBER AND WE GET SECOND CROPS.

CALIFORNIA.....MAKING IT CONFIGURE

THIS IS A CATALINA TILE DEPICTING A TYPICAL CALIFORNIA BAY... DARK GREEN GRAGGY HILL SIDES SLOOPING STEEPLY TO THE SEA.

STOP BY ON YOUR WAY DOWN THE COAST. LOTS TO SEA .....

OUR FARM IS SIMPLY LOVELY. EVERYTHING IS BLOSSOMING AS IT SHOULD. THE ORANGE TREES ARE FULL OF GREEEEEEEEEEEN GLOBES OF FUTURE JUICE.

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN'S SUP

VERY BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ UPPING THE ZOLOFT FOR A HAPPIER SEASON. HARD LEE WAIT FOR MOOOOOOOOOOOOORE DAYLITE.

FAB SUNRISE THIS MORNING. GOTTA GO

THANKFUL

THANKFUL
FOR FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR
THESE DAYS..... MID NOVEMBER... SAN T ANA WINDS FROM THE EAST
HOT AND SUNNY..... SONNY
ONE MORE MONTH TIL THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YR.
TIME OF YR FOR THE CG FUNK.
COZUMEL TRIP CANCELED...
NO PLANS YET TO FIND A SUNNY ROCK TO LIZ OUT IN THE SUN. MAYBE ANZA BORREGO.... COULD BE HERE. MANY WINTER DAYS OF SUN HERE IN NIPOMO. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD.

THANKFUL MORE JOBS SERVING KIDS.
STATE FUNDED AFTER SCHOOL CARE. 'KEEPIN GOOD KIDS SAFE FROM LONELINESS AND OTHER ELEMENTS. 4 WKS OFF FOR WINTER HOLIDAY.

THANKSGIVING A TWISTED TRADITION.
TURKEY AND PUMPKIN PIE??????????
IF YOU ARE STARVING THAT MIGHT TASTE GOOD BUT...... ON A GOOD DAY ON THE EAST COAST WE'D BE THANKFUL FOR LOBSTER.
AND PUMPKIN PIE!!!!! SMASHED SQUASH WITH SUGAR AND CINNAMON. OUR NEIGHBOR MR DURAN SAYS "LEAVE OUT THE SQUASH.... ITS MUCH BETTER.
SO WE STUFF OURSELVES
YET 1 IN 6 GO HUNGRY IN NEW YORK....
AVERAGE TG DINNER IS 5000 CALORIES.....
AND THAT IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER.

STARTING NEW TRADITIONS
PLANTING ACORNS ON THANKSGIVING
PLANNING FOR THE FAMINE
POLISH FURNITURE INSTEAD OF COOK.
SERVE THE POOR.

BE THANKFUL WE ARE FAT ENOUGH TO SKIP A MEAL.
HAPPY DAYS
NOTE THE TRUCKS IN THE BACKGROUND.
101 IN SANTA MARIA IS WIDEN TO 3 LANES EACH SIDE
LA MOVIN NORTH ASAP. SEVERAL AREAS HERE DO NOT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MORE BUT THEY ARE DOING IT ANYWAY.... AFTER THE SD FIRES WE HOPE THE COUNTY STARTS PLANNING MORE EXIT ROUTES.

WORD OF THE YR LOCAVORE

CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

DROUGHT TAKES A TOLL ON OAK TREES.
OAK TREES DEAD AND ALIVE....... BENEFIT MANY ANIMALS.
IF CATTLE GRAZE ON OAKS PRIMARILY THEY WILL SICKEN AND SOME DIE
REMEMBER THE CHUMASH SURVIVED UNDER ANYOAKTREE FOR CENTURIES.
PIRATES LORE (1700'S) CLAIMS CALIFORNIA HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD. CHUMASH WELL FED ROUND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. THAT WAS YESTERYR. DEER POPULATION IS SUFFERING SINCE THE 60'S.......
MOUNTAIN LIONS TERRITORY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO AVERAGES 25 SQ MILES. THE AVERAGE FOR CA MT LIONS IS 250 SQ MILE. LUSH DRY CLIMATE WITH OCCASIONAL FLOOD AMONG A DROUGHT

RANCHERS DROUGHT WORKSHOP

HOT AND DRY, SUNNY 72 DEGREES @ 8PM
CRICKETS SING
LOWEST RAINFALL IN THIS AREA SINCE 1968 4.3 INCHES. THIS YR 6.7INCHES.
DROUGHT, FORECLOSURE AND THE STOCK MARKET........ LOTS TO WATCH.
BEEN THINKIN..... 1987 THE NEWS SPOKE OF HYBRID.......WELL....
20 YRS LATER WE HAVE EXPENSIVE "NEW" CARS THAT ARE RATHER OUT OF REACH FOR MOST. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE US TO GET TO THE MOON AFTER KENNEDY ANNOUNCED THE GOAL? WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG TO GO OFF THE GRID? OUR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS ARE SO DISGUSTED THEY ARENT VOTING THIS YEAR!!!!! OUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE AROUND HERE IS THE BIG IDEA KUCINICH AND OF COURSE HILLARY, A WOMAN WHO HAS DEVOTED HER LIFE TO THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE FAULT HER. STRONG WOMEN SEEM TO HAVE TO STAND TO A DIFFERENT MEASURE THAN THE REST OF THEM.
WATER IS AN ISSUE AROUND HERE. THE FARM WAS SUED A FEW YRS AGO BECAUSE THE CITY DOWN STREAM SAID OUR AREA WAS PULLING THEIR WATER. NOW PISMO BEACH IS INCROACHING ON THE WELLS OF ARROYO GRANDE.
LOTS OF INFO ON THE DROUGHT. OAK TOXICITY, DISEASE INCREASE.
VERY FEW NEW VETS ARE FEED ANIMAL VETS. MOST VETS GO INTO PETS OR EQUINE. GOOD NEWS...... LOOKING @ THE RAINFALL CHARTS FOR THE LAST 40 YRS WE SEE A 7-17YR PATTERN. LOWEST RAINFALL YR IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY AN AVERAGE YR. HOPE WE FOLLOW THE PATTERN. RANCHERS WILL NEED TO CULL THE HERD. 2006 WAS A GOOD FORAGE YR. THIS YR RANCHERS MUST SUPPLEMENT THEIR HERD OR THEY WILL DISREPAIR ALL THEIR RIPARIAN SITES. STUDIES SHOW. PLACE THE SUPPLEMENTS FAR FROM THE RIPARIAN SITES. REDUCES THE CATTLES GRAZING TERRITORY BY A 1/4 AND KEEPS EM OUTTA THE CREEK.
OAK TREES ARE DROPPING LEAVES AND THE FIRE HAZARD INCREASES. MONTERREY IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH SOD (SUDDEN OAK DEATH). GOOD NEWS OUR CLIMATE IS TOO DRY FOR THE DISEASE TO TRAVEL TO SAN LUIS OBISPO.
SUNRISE YELLOW PEACH HOT. GOTTA GO, LOTS A CHORES

SILLY MOVIE ON THIS MORNING "WAGONS EAST WITH JOHN CANDY.

"RIVER OF NO RETURN" WITH MM RAFTING TRIP. BOUGHT A KAYAK FOR CG'S 63......WOUWHOOO, LIFE IS EXCITING. HITTING 38% RETURN ON THE SM AND 25% DOWN ON PROPERTY VALUE. WRITE DOWN NEWS ISNT GREAT. DIDNT WE THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN?
HAPPY DAY .
WE ALWAYS LAND ON OUR PAWS. CENTRAL COAST PRICES STILL DIPPING.
TRIPLEX IN SANTA MARIA UNDER 110,000 A UNIT. ON THE MARKET 6DAYS TO PENDING.

MORNING TUMBLE ON THE FIRST DAY OF DAYLIGHT LOSING TIME.

HAVENT CHANGED THE CLOCKS TODAY. TAKIN A MONDAY OFF.
AFTER A LONG WEEKEND AWAY. ROMEO MIO RETURNS TO HIS FAVORITE KITTY AT THE RANCH. BOOTS AND ROMEO ARE SPARING BUDDIES. BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
PLANTING MORE NATIVES TODAY, UNLOADING A TRUCK LOAD OF ROCKS AND MULCH.

STILL HITTING A LOT OF GREEN EVEN WITH THE MARKET THE WAY IT IS. GOOD PICKS SO FAR.
PEOPLE WILL BUILD AND REBUILD, TECHNOLOGY IS AN ADICTION TO MANY. I NO.
NIPOMO IS GROWING. MORE SERVICES.
OUR FRIEND ANN WAS FOUNDING TREASURE OF THE NATIVE GARDEN IN NIPOMO. WE ARE PLANTING THE FRONT YARD IN SEEDS FROM CLYDE ROBBINS. ABOUT A 1/4 ACRE MEADOW. HOPIN FOR THE BEST.

HOME SWEET ROAM

TORN BETWEEN 2 LIVES. THE SAFE COZY HOME OR THE THRILL SEEKING ADVENTURE. SIGNED UP FOR THE GALAPOGOS 09 AND SOCORRO ISLAND NEXT OCT. SWIM WITH THE WHALE SHARKS. 200 MILES SOUTH OF BAJA ON THE BOAT SOL MAR V.
THE HOBE LIFE IS VERY TEMPTING. WE PLAN ON EXPANDING THE FARM AND PUTTING A RENTAL OR TWO MORE ON THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE A GOOD CARETAKER NOW,LLOYD.
CHARLIE CAME OUT YESTERDAY TO GET STARTED ON THE SOLAR INSTALLATION. HOPING TO GET OFF THE GRID.
CG AND I HAVE ALWAYS YEARNED FOR THE HOBO LIFE. HAVE YOU READ "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS"? IT IS ABOUT CIRCUS LIFE IN THE DEPRESSION. ONE OF OUR LIFE LIST ITEMS WE STILL HAVENT CROSSED OFF. RV AND THE PERSONAL RESIDENCE FAR AWAY ;-).
THIS IS THE SOUTH WALL ON OUR HOUSE ON THE FARM. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH SUN DAMAGE. CONSIDERING STUCCO OR ROCK. THAT FAKE CEMENT ROCK UP CLOSE DOESNT DO IT FOR US, BUT IS FIRST ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW. WHAT STOPS US IS THE FUTURE AND HOW THIS PRODUCT AGES. ANY IDEAS ARE WELCOME.. THIS IS THE SIDE WE ARE WEATHERIZING. CAULK, WH PAINT (ALL WITE) FER NOW BUT CANT DO THIS EVERY 6 YRS. LOTS OF THING TO DO OR NOT. ALWAYS WANTED A STONE HOUSE LIKE JUNG. PLEASANT DREAMS ARE BETTER THAN LIFE SOMETIMES. HAPPY HERE, HAPPY THERE