ray finally made it to sb, even if it was just for one night. we put him up in our newly remodeled guest suite. i took him to breakfast this morning before sending him back to sf.
i took him to xanadu for the standard visitor treatment. we got breakfast to go and went to stearns wharf for a morning picnic.
that's ray being generally mean to the native population. he didn't dare mess with the one with the 18 inch beak though.
keep your arms to yourself if you know what's good for you!
jg and i went to henry coe state park for the first time this past saturday. it was his idea to check out new mountain biking trails. as usual, i came along for a hike.
"watch out for banana slugs!"
this was a completely spontaneous trip. neither of us did any research on the park. it's my least favorite way to explore a new place. but boy, am i glad for the experience!
gooseberry, i think
the muddy trail was lined with moss walls. it took me half an hour to cover the first ten yards. i was taking pictures of every square foot of the moss covered hill side.
a third of all the pictures i took are of mushrooms. i love their minute sizes and classic umbrella shapes.
another third of all the pictures are of the ferns and moss. i had no idea that the moss could be so shaggy in this part of california.
right in the middle of the trail
a five star trail
even the mushrooms have moss growing on them
trail at about a quarter mile in
low in the grass, about the size of a quarter
in the middle of the trail, partly crushed by trail users
moss tinged burrow
lacy lichen, long enough to be a scarf
maiden hair and shag carpeting
makes me think of the body snatchers
one of the myriad of moss covered trees
healed by moss
if you squint a bit you'd see this mushroom in the previous picture
complementary colors
sprouting acorn
the real terrarium
dr eeob would know the name of this flower
the biggest mushroom of the day, about three inch tall
on a very small rock
not far past this tree, i turned around
under growth
valley oak whose canopy...
is under my feet
coyote creek
tree cozy
pin size mushroom
oak or redwood?
wallpaper
catching up with jg back at the trail head
he didn't have a good ride, but he enjoyed the outing
may be he'll do a bit of research on the trail elevations before we go back to henry coe state park.
