All the expected
rain of the past two winters - which did not fall - has been dumping on
Northern CA. It's wet and windy and
wet.....but yesterday - there was a break in the rain. We worked hard in the
a.m. on school - commenting from time to time on how nice it was the rain let
up for a bit.
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| Tailgating with Nolan and Michael |
Michael came in
with an alarming idea - he'd make a picnic lunch and we'd go out to the
Spenceville Wildlife Area and plant our 2015 Christmas Tree. He projected we'd be home in time for Nolan's
Japanese lesson and we could finish school in the late afternoon. We did just
that. We enjoyed our lunch amongst the cows, the trees, and the sun; then we set out on a walk.
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| Note Charlie the tree in Nolan's arms - Yuuki refused to look |
Our idea was to
buy a live tree for Christmas, and plant it after Christmas. We've marked the
coordinates so we can revisit it when we're in the area in the future. All participated in the transplanting and it
was great fun.
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| Michael even went and found manure |
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| Stacia insists she wants to be a farmer - so she got her hands in the dirt |
Here are a few
shots so we can be sure to find it again - and can compare it's growth. It's located at N39 06.628
W121 18.880.
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| Marking coordinates |
I had taken a
photo of this stump during lunch and knew that I wanted to try for a group shot
here before we left.
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| Nolan, Stacia, De'Etta, Michael, Alex (ZANDER) |
Some shots on the
way out...... I was thinking it would be fun to boondock out here - but the road and this bridge are deal breakers.
While Michael was
taking photos of the above bridge, I noted this tree. I walked towards him to
snap a shot before he was back in the car. He stopped and took the shot - and
it is gorgeous!
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| Love it.... |
It was good to
get out of the campground for a bit of an adventure. We're focused on school, school, school but we
needed to get out and enjoy the sun. Good call, Michael.
