Pics from here and there: April sheltering in place at Monterey Dunes Colony

Department of Cancellations:

• Tokyo Olympics 2020: 75% of hotel fees recovered
• Alaska in June: air fare refunded, cruise cancelled and UnCruise provided credit good for next year, insurance extended coverage through Jan 2022 
• NYC in September and Colombia and Mexico City in November: very unlikely
• Tokyo Olympics 2021: Japanese government says very unlikely without a vaccine

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Winter Storms Take a Toll on Birds

Fresh kill, turkey vultures nearby

Birds Along the Beach

Snowy Plover breeding period

Cecily on left, Jasmine on right

Maybe Jasmine on left and Cecily on right

Beach Scenes

Low tide fisherman riding along beach

Salinas River south of MDC breaks thru to the ocean

MDC Office/Signs

Another 30 days needed. Office staff working from home, maintenance staff at bare minimum

Food and Dining

Lunch on the deck

Even breakfast on the deck

A meet-up with the produce pusher

The deal goes down on Highway 1 in the parking lot of a now closed place called Coffee

The Meatery offers up "boxes" and THB and DB are sourcing red meat and chicken here; high quality, usually every other Thursday stop

A great bread spot, Ad Astra, is embedded in a brew pub (around corner from The Meatery) and offers bread to go 3-4 times a week 

Jasmine on left, Cecily on right after Thursday bread run

THB and DB have a standing Thursday to-go pizza lunch, fresh from the oven and eaten at a mini-park bench just up the street

Another Thursday stop: cookies from Sweet Elena's, close to Ad Astra 

Flowers at MDC

Twins Visit and Spend the Night

Cecily on left, Jasmine on right

These girls love to turn the lights on and off, on and off

And open doors

On, off, on, off, and they are supposed to be sleeping

Big girl beds, and no more cribs...FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST

Cessie in Day 2 beach attire

Jazz doing the heavy lifting

Grandma actually got braids into Cecily's hair, lasted about 2-3 minutes max

Garages of MDC

Locked out

Repair job completed next day

206 garage with electri car, new charger and fridge

Woodworking shop

Sunsets

Miscellani

3 times a week THB can be found on-line playing bridge for 2 hours

THB test driving the latest in fashion

Once every week or two, usually on Thursdays. No more than 1 or 2 customers at a time as opposed to Home Depot where the parking lot is standing room only

Twins combining two more of their fave activities: excessive suntan lotion application and pushing buttons

#214 sold, for a good price, and owners moved out April 30