I was tired after our road trip to Solvang last week. I took nice long relaxing walks, enjoyed the views and enjoyed the quest of finding images.
Nesting materials.
Sea Lion breath.
This moon's for you Phil - they always are1
Missing the hell out of you.
Okay - I love this hat!
What's new?? 64 new experiences in 2022
A new experience for each one of my years on the planet.
#8 new experience
My daughter Nicole gave me a computer game called Wingspan for my birthday. It is a board game that is online. We can play the game together and chat while we do it. I love it! A new experience, I'm learning all kinds of new things.
We had a frosty morning at the beginning of the week and I caught the Sea Lions breath!
I also took a few pictures of the Tin Cannery in Pacific Grove because rumor has it, it is in the processes of going away. Phil and I walked in the building when the weather wasn't good for walking outside. At one time it was a great place to shop.....I will miss it.
I first learned of Doc Ricketts when I read the John Steinbeck book, "Cannery Row". When I read it I fell in love with the character of Ed Ricketts. This morning as I headed for my walk, I spotted a window with "Doc" in the Cannery Row Antique Mall. That set the theme of the day for me.
There is a statue of him at Drake and Wave St., he usually has flowers in his hand.
Ed Ricketts was a scientist who collected and studied the animals and plant life in and around the tide pools. A romantic hero in my eyes. He was friends with John Steinbeck and was in several of Steinbeck's books.
Right before Phil and I moved to the area we watched the movie, "Cannery Row" with Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. The movie caught the spirit and feel of the row. Phil and I loved it and when we got here we fell in love with Cannery Row. I'm smiling thinking of some of our adventures.
I often spend time at Doc's Biological Lab, it sits between the Aquarium and the Intercontinental Hotel. Behind the hotel there is a great area for viewing the ocean.
Behind the lab, sits the ocean and there are large cubes where he stored his larger animals.
Ricketts was killed in a car, hit by a train on March 8, 1948.
There are still a few remains of the old canneries on the row.
I walked around Cannery Row, just trying to imagine what it would have been like when Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck walked the streets.
The aquarium has a great exhibit showing the canneries and the history of Ed Ricketts.
Then to one of my favorite places, the Great Tidal Pools in Pacific Grove. The tide was coming in but there were still some pools to check out.
As I walked from one pool to the next I spotted a couple of black tail deer.
As I was looking around, I spotted this decorated rock, I left it there for the next person. I took in the message and remembered all the times Phil found these rocks. After he found them, we often re hid them in the gardens at the hospital.
For Phil
I miss you! I know you would have loved this blog.
Gray skies and yet beautiful. So far this year I have walked approx - 1250 miles. Who knows how many photographs I have taken. The experiences, the beauty and the lessons have been many. Yahooooo for 365 days of images.
The fog seems to burn off as I finish my walk. Soon very soon we will have clear mornings and I will be able to catch the sunrise.
The sun peaked out every so often.
I had to put a few photographs of the harbor seal below because he made an impression this morning. He growled at everyone, slapped the water, threw the sea weed and had a look in his eye that made me think everyone should watch out for him. Cranky!
Barnabas visits the garden.
For Phil
I love and miss you --
You made many friends at the hospital. After seeing people for 4 years you build relationships.
Wonderful doctors, nurses, lab, mri techs and emergency room staff.
The entire reception staff and volunteers too!
I've tried to tell everyone thank you.
PS Barnabas and his descendants are still hanging out.
