While obviously not as exciting as the great 2024 sabbatical, there have been a few small adventures this month that merit a journal entry. Early in the month we celebrated Audrey’s birthday with a weekend in Palos Verdes, and over Christmas I took a few extra days to roam around California on the round-trip to the Bay Area to see the family.
Palos Verdes Seacliffs. Like many places in the Los Angeles area, Palos Verdes isn’t far from us as the crow flies, but it’s a bit of a slog as the car drives, so we don’t visit often.
How awesome are banana slugs?!?!? There were about twenty of the big fellas sliming about, as well as a few nice trees, while roaming the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Santa Cruz.
During the winter the Merced National Wildlife Refuge is one of my absolute favorite places in the world for seeing thousands upon thousands of geese, cranes, hawks, and other birds.
Love your pictures!
Dad has another bird favorite he could share with you. We hope to visit it soon.