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
Pics by Category:
Winter Storms Take a Toll on Birds
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| Fresh kill, turkey vultures nearby |
Birds Along the Beach
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| Snowy Plover breeding period |
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| Cecily on left, Jasmine on right |
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| Maybe Jasmine on left and Cecily on right |
Beach Scenes
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| Low tide fisherman riding along beach |
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| Salinas River south of MDC breaks thru to the ocean |
MDC Office/Signs
Food and Dining
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| Another 30 days needed. Office staff working from home, maintenance staff at bare minimum |
Food and Dining
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| Lunch on the deck |
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| Even breakfast on the deck |
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| A meet-up with the produce pusher |
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| The deal goes down on Highway 1 in the parking lot of a now closed place called Coffee |
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| The Meatery offers up "boxes" and THB and DB are sourcing red meat and chicken here; high quality, usually every other Thursday stop |
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| 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 |
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| Jasmine on left, Cecily on right after Thursday bread run |
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| 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 |
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| Another Thursday stop: cookies from Sweet Elena's, close to Ad Astra |
Flowers at MDC
Twins Visit and Spend the Night
Garages of MDC
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| Cecily on left, Jasmine on right |
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| These girls love to turn the lights on and off, on and off |
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| And open doors |
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| On, off, on, off, and they are supposed to be sleeping |
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| Big girl beds, and no more cribs...FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST |
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| Cessie in Day 2 beach attire |
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| Jazz doing the heavy lifting |
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| Grandma actually got braids into Cecily's hair, lasted about 2-3 minutes max |
Garages of MDC
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| Locked out |
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| Repair job completed next day |
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| 206 garage with electri car, new charger and fridge |
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| Woodworking shop |
Sunsets
Miscellani
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| 3 times a week THB can be found on-line playing bridge for 2 hours |
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| THB test driving the latest in fashion |
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| 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 |
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| Twins combining two more of their fave activities: excessive suntan lotion application and pushing buttons |
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| #214 sold, for a good price, and owners moved out April 30 |
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