NIPOMO WALKIN THE DOG

CHANGE OR CHAINS

RACISM AND GENDERISM

DOG WALKER IN NIPOMO

DID YOU HEAR DAN RATHER ON AIR AMERICA. INTERESTING INTERVIEW FROM A SO CALLED "INSIDER". HE IS WALKIN A TITE ROPE.

ROMO IS THE BOSS AROUND HERE. ONE OF THE NEW DOGS.
HOUDINI CAN ESCAPE ANYTHING ONLY TO BE FOUND AT THE FRONT DOOR WANTING TO GET IN. HE IS KINDA A SISSY BUT LOOKS MEAN. OUR KINDA GUY.

NATIVES BELIEVE A BLACK DOG TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT WORLD.
RESCUE DOGS. WHOS RESCUING WHO M.
GETTING READY FOR RAIN. COVERING WOOD, SETTLING ALL THE ANIMALS.

LOOKIN FOR A CHANGE IN NIPOMO

NIPOMO PRAYER ROCK FOR THE HILL

PRAYER FOR AMERICAS
HAS HUMAN MENTALITY CHANGED SINCE GREEK TIMES? I THINK NOT.
THE HILL WOULD BE A CHANGE WITH EXPERIENCE. GIVE HER A CHANCE.

All the great Greek playwrights included women in dramatic or comic scenes (although, of course, only male actors could portray them). Only in comedy was a woman's assertiveness considered humorous, like the angry wives in Lysistrata who refuse their husbands sex and child care to force the vote for peace.



THATS HOW WOMEN FINALLY GOT THE VOTE IN 1919.







HOW DO U TURN ON THE HILL. 91% WHITE IN IOWA SO WE ARE READY FOR A BLACK WHEN WILL WE BE READY FOR A WOMAN?

SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN WORKING FOR EQUALITY, HEALTH, WELFARE???? A MUTHA DEALING WITH .......DIGNITY
WE WANT CHANGE. VOTE FOR A WOMEN, WHO HAS GIVEN AND GIVEN.
THEY SAID IT WOULD NEVER BE DONE AND SO FAR IT HASNT BEEN DONE.




IOWA ISNT WORRIED ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SITUATIONS OR EXPERIENCE. ARE WE GOING TO GET THE SAME OLD/ SAME OLD. IOWA IS A HYPE AND DOESNT ALWAYS CHOOSE THE WIENER
HUMANS UNITE LET THE HILL HAVE A TURN.
WOW... WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT BUT IOWA CANT PICTURE BI-COASTAL ISSUES.
EDUCATION

NIPOMO LAST BITE, GOOD KNIGHT

GREEN COMIN TO NIPOMO

LONG SHADOWS CLOSE THE OUR FIRST DAY OF 2008
HOPING FOR RAIN THE END OF THE WEEK
LOTS OF PROJECTS TO KEEP US ON THE FARM THIS YEAR.
CA HASNT REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING MARKET SO WE ARE STILL ON THE SIDE LINES TIL THE DUST SETTLES.
PLANS FOR NEW ADOBE/GUEST HOUSE FOR THE FARM. WORKING ON DEDICATING OUR FARM FLOOD ZONE AND CREEK EASEMENT TO A COMMUNITY GARDEN.
PLANTING POPPIES, SONNY, IN THE FRONT LOT.

JETTE BASKET MEMORIAL GARDEN. STARTS THIS YEAR WITH ABOUT 100 BUCKS OF WILDFLOWER SEEDS FOR THE FRONT 1/8 ACRE
WILDFLOWERS................. SOUL LACE FOR A POOR GIRL LIVING AT THE EDGE OF LA'S CHINATOWN BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY BEGAN... TRAGIC DIGNITY IN DEEP POVERTY.
SHE HAD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, HER ESCAPE, A LIVING PRAYER, A GARDEN. FRUITS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH THE MEMORIES OF A GRANDMOTHER'S LOVE AND LOVELY HARVEST IN THE GARDEN. LOST ARE THE GARDENS OF GRANDMOTHERS.... GRANDMOTHER GOLF NOW. WE PLAN TO OPEN FOR THE GUESTS EXPERIENCE FARM LIFE FOR AN HOUR OR A WEEK. WARM AND SUNNY, GUSTY WINDS BLEW A FEW GATES OFF THEIR HINGES.

SUNRISE SUNSET IN GODS LAND NIPOMO

STILL THE GOLDEN WEST................................................. WHEN IT ISNT ALL THE OTHER



colors OF THE WORLD.
LISTENING TO THE POLITICAL ELECTION BS... FOR PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE.
TO BAD PEOPLE WITH GOOD IDEAS AREN'T HEARD... WE ARE A NATION OF NON LISTENERS/ THINKERS. WE ALSO TWEAK THE TRUTH CAUSE NO ONES LISTENING. YOU CAN THANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SPORTS FOR THAT . REPETITIVE BORING CURRICULUM ESP IN THE YOUNGER YEARS WHEN LIFE SHOULD BE A JOY.

FOUND A BOOK AT THE VETS THAT WAS WRITTEN BY JEFFERY MASSON ABOUT DOGS AND LOVE. THIS WRITER WRITES ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND IS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL.

NICE TO HAVE SO MANY FRIENDLY SPIRITS HERE NOW. ROMEO, LULU, HOUDINI AND A GUEST DOG , MOLLY.

WE ARE TAKING CARE OF FRIENDS DOG WHILE THEY GO FREEZE THEIR ASS @ TAHOE... FOR A WEAK. HOPING TO GO TO CABO PLUMO NEXT YR. AMERICAN CHRISTMAS HAS TOO MUCH TISSUE FOOD, PARTIES AND THINGS TO STORE. STILL PRETTY BAH HUMBUG WE WOULD RATHER
SWIM
IN A WARM BAY WITH THE FISH AND OTHER
ANIMALS.




THE YAHOO DASH BOARD HAS SOME FUN NUMBERS THAT PROBABLY DONT REPRESENT ALL THE FACTORS BUT I DID NOTICE THE HILL IS ON TOP AND WHY NOT. SHE WILL INHERIT A DISTURBED COUNTRY AND A NIGHTMARE LEGACY FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. OUR LEADERS ARE WIMPS TO BELIEVE MONEY WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS.
MONEY IS THE PROBLEM. WE NEED LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND MANY CULTURES. PEOPLE LIVING ON THE CUTTING EDGE COAST STATES... POINTS OF LIGHT, PLACES WERE CULTURES ARE EXPOSED TO EACH OTHER. ONE OF THE REASONS REAGAN HAD FOREIGN POLICY.
CRAZY PEOPLE KILLING PEOPLE.. MY GOD GIVES JOY.
MY GOD IS TOO BIG FOR ONE RELIGION.
AMERICANS..... GOD NEEDS TO JUDGE

FIRST SHOT THIS MORN

WATER IN THE GLEN
THE FIRST DAY IT RAINED WE SAW YOUNG CALVES FOLLOWING A COW AND HER NEW BORN UP THE HILL TO EAT. SHE IS HUNGRY AND MORE ACTIVE THAN THE OTHERS. NOT MUCH TO EAT. BUT THE WETNESS IN THE AIR GAVE ANIMALS MORE JUICE. I SAW HORSES CHASING AND KICKING UP THEIR HEALS WITH JOY.
HAVE U RED "WHEN ELEPHANTS WEEP" WHAT A TERRIFIC BOOK EXPLAINING EMOTIONS IN OTHER SPECIES. AND ALSO MENTIONING THE FACT THAT ANIMALS HAVE SIMILAR PARTS IN THE BRAIN THAT CRE-8 OR STORE EMOTIONS. I THINK IT IS CALLED THE LIMBIC OR REPTILIAN BRAIN.

RAIN AT LAST!! OH JOY!! THO MISSIN THE SON, SONNY

LIZZING OUT BY THE FIRE
2 MORE POOCHES FOR THE FARM.
CG IS BUSY DESIGNING CLOTHES FOR COMET A SMALL BLACK LAB MUTT. A LITTLE REMINISCENT OF CHANNEL IN CHARTREUSE.
LULU A DOXIE+RAT TERRIER MIX IS WEARING HER RED HOT DIAMOND STATED "HIGH MAINTENANCE" T-SHIRT. ROMO HAS A PRINCE POLO AND A SANTA SUIT HE PARTIES IN. DESIGNER DOG CLOTHES FOR THE SHORT HAIRED MUTT.
COMIN SOON FAMILY PHOTO. BOO-BALA, THE CAT CAME IN FOR A FEW AND DECIDED TO LAY LOW 4 AWHILE.
AIR AMERICA IS DOING A CRUISE FEB. DOWN THE COAST FROM LA TO ACAPULCO. HIT ALL THE MEXICIAN BEACHES.

SHOULD WE REALLY BE INTO BONDS AND FIXED INCOME? MANY IN OUR FAMILY LIVE TO BE 100. SOME BUDDY SUGGESTED WE GO TO FIXED INCOME @ 63. THE LONGEVITY IN OUR FAMILY IS NOT AVERAGE. DO WE GO WITH A COOKIE CUTTER FORMULA SCHWAB HAS?
WILL 4% HEDGE INFLATION.
1:22 PM SUN SHININ, SONNY. GOTTA GO.
I SEA BLU SKIES.

BILL'S BONFIRE THE BIG 50

MOLLY GOT THE PRESENT

FROST Z

AND THE RAIN CAME. MUCH WARMER NOW.
MORE BEACH RESEARCH COMIN UP. HAVENT BEEN TO PV OR
ACAPULCO

U

CAN U SEA

THE QUESTION AND THE HEART
HAVE U SEAN THE DIAMOND HALOS?

CHRISTMAS TEA

WHAT WILL THE BOOMERS THINK OF NEXT. TABLE DECORATION FUND RAISER. CG AND FRIENDS ARE ALREADY PLANNING NEXT YR. I SAVED THE CHERRY 4 U.

STEPHEN COLBERT TRUTHINESS PARK SOLSTICE

REJOICE WITH US. THE SON IS RETURNING, GLORIOUS DAYLIGHT LENGTHENS.
DEC 22 1-5
PLEASE BRING COATS FOR THE HOMELESS/ TOYS FOR TOTS
CASH PRIZES FOR THE THREE TOP OBJECT D' PEACE...... FOR INSTALLATION AT THE LOS BERROS PEACE PARK.
CELEBRATE OR MEDITATE FOR PEACE ON EARTH.
DENNIS HAS BEEN INVITED. DENNIS4PRESIDENT.... CANT SPELL HIS LAST NAME.
HE WILL BE DOIN THE TRAIN THING IN CA NEXT WEEK.
SO ABOUT HILLARY.... WOW SHE HAS DEVOTED HER LIFE AND REPUTATION FOR OUR COUNTRY. SHE KNOWS THE GOOD OLD BOY WAYS ... WHY CANT AMERICA GIVE A WOMAN A CHANCE TO SCREW UP ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK OF WHERE SHE WAS WHEN WE HAD O DEFICIT. I DONT GET IT....... HOW COULD ANYONE DENY HILLARY A CHANCE. I KNOW. SOMEONES AFRAID A WOMAN MIGHT DO IT RIGHT. DONT WORRY IN THE END MEN WILL STILL RUN THE CABINET AND THE CONGRESS. GIVE PIECE A CHANCE.
FUNNY HOW THE BOOMERS HAVE SWITCHED FROM LOVE TO ART. LESS COMPLICATED.
JULIANA CAME HOME FROM UCSD. SHE IS GOING TO THE NEW 6TH COLLEGE. IT DOESNT HAVE A NAME YET. THE KIDS WANT STEPHEN COLBERT COLLEGE. THE ADMIN WILL HAVE NOTHING OF IT. IM SURE THEY HAVENT SEEN HIS SHOW MUCH. VERY PROVOCATIVE. WOULDNT MISS IT.

UCP ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BASH

BURGERS, DJ, PRESENTS AND CAKE AT THE GRADUATE THE LOCAL COLLEGE PLACE IN SLO. THE 3RD SAFEST MIDSIZED TOWN IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO A POLL I READ RECENTLY. SANTA MARIA CAME IN ON THE LIST ALSO FOR SAFE MID SIZE TOWNS. NIPOMO BETWEEN 2 MIDSIZED SAFE TOWNS IN THE NATION..... ITS PRETTY SAFE HERE UNLESS YOU HAVE GANG RELATIONS PROBLEMS. FREE ZING @ NIGHT. PUT THE LARGE OLD FASHION CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON THE AVOCADO TREE TO KEEP IT FROM FREEZING . ALSO I PLUGGED IN A FAN ON SLOW TO KEEP THE AIR MOVIN. WE HAVE A A NIGHT OR TWO OF FROST. OUR TROPICALS ARE BURNED A LITTLE. EVERYTHING NEEDS PRUNING NOW BUT CANT PRUNE TIL FROST DANGER IS OVER. BIOMASS KEEPS THINGS WARMER. SUNNY IN THE SUN, SONNY.
GLAD SOME ENJOY THE SNOW CAUSE THEY WOULD ALL B HERE NOW.....IN THE INCREDIBLE CLIMATE OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

HI KING TO LAS MARIPOSAS MONARCH.

6HR FIELD TRIP.
KEEPIN FIT ON THE CENTRAL COAST. FIRST TIME FOR SOME STUDENTS OUR BEAUTIFUL CENTRAL COAST. SANTA MARIA STUDENTS 20 MILES FROM GROVER BEACH AND NEVER BEEN TO THE MONARCH STATE PRESERVE. MONARCH TALK 2PM WEEKDAYS. THE BUTERFLIES NEVER MAKE A FULL CIRCLE MIGRATIONAS MANY AS SIX GENERATIONS BEFORE MONARCHS AGAIN ARRIVE ON THE CENTRAL COAST IN OCT AND DONT LEAVE TIL MARCH, BEST WINTER CLIMATE IN THE NATION. MILKWEED THE ONLY PLANT MONARCH LARVA EAT IS FOR SAIL AT THE PRESERVE.. CG PLANTIN

WE STOPPED @ THE AVILA APPLE FARM FOR A WINTER TREE. WE CANT CALL IT A XMAS TREE CAUSE U NO Y . BUT WE HAVE GOVERNMENT RUNAWAYS WITH THE BIBLE. THE TREE SYMBOLIZES THE GREEN OF SPRING WHICH ALL HONEST SOULS YEARN FOR ON THOSE LONG DARK WINTER KNIGHTS. A SIGN OF SPRINGS AND SUMMERS TO COME. A PAGAN SYMBOL FOR HOPE REGENERATION AND THE RETURN OF THE SUN TO WARM THOSE OLD FROZEN BONES. THE SCARED EVERGREEN TREE WAS A PAGAN SYMBOL BEFORE IT WAS ADOPTED BY THE CHURCH. IM CONFUSED.

KUCINICH COMIN TO THE PEACE PARK JAN 22 UPPER LOS BERROS SOLSTICE 1PM - ?

RAIN COMIN

60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN TOMORROW. LAST NIGHT IT WAS TOO HOT TO SLEEP. 71 DEGREES @11 PM
THE COWS ARE LOWING IN THE GLEN. ITS DRY HERE.
AFTERSCHOOL CARE IS GOING ON A FIELD TRIP TOMORROW. THE SCHOOL IS ON MINIMUM DAY SO WE WILL WORK FROM 12-6.
GOING TO PISMO TO SEE THE MONARCHS AND THE TO THE APPLE FARM TO CUT A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR OUR SCHOOL. JUST A FEW WEEKS TIL THE DAYS GET LONGER. DONT LIKE THE COLD DARK KNIGHTS.

DROUGHT IN CA

CATTLE SUFFERING ON OVERGRAZED DEPLETED LAND. RESTING AFTER A MORNING GRAZE. LATER THEY HEAD FOR THE GLEN. LAZY DAZE.

SONNY DAZE COLD KNIGHTS

FAVORITE NEW DIVE SHOP IN PISMO BEACH. BILL THE OWNER IS SWITCHING FROM NURSERY/GARDEN COLLECTIBLES TO DIVE/KAYAK GEAR. SERVING THE TRAVELIN BOOMERS. ESCAPING FROM THERE GARDEN TO ACTIVELY TRAVEL THE WORLD OR IN THIS CASE THE BEAUTIFUL CENTRAL COAST. MIGHT HAVE TO GET A WATER PROF CASING FOR THE CAMERA. STILL PAINTIN. THE "HANDY" MAN LEFT. I GUESS HE GOT TIRED OF THINKIN UP WAYS TO LOOK LIKE HE WAS WORKING.

A LITTLE TOO COLD LATELY. WARM AND SONNY IN THE SUN BUT AS SOON AS THE SUN GOES DOWN..... FREEZZZZZZZZZZZING TIL THE SUNS SUP A FEW HOURS............

42 DEGREES@ 8:30AM. CG LOOKIN FOR A TROPICAL CRUISE. MAYBE LAST MINUTE.

IM HOPIN TO STAY ON THE FARM THIS YR. IT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR A WHILE WITH OUR RUN AWAY GIRL ALWAYS LOOKIN FOR THAT SUNNY PLACE IN THE 50'S.

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