I love the coastal redwoods but I also love wildflower season.

CA poppy season.

Full moon over Capitola this evening. I never stop feeling lucky to live here.

12 miles of happy dogs.

Short 3 hour trip so my beach dogs can play in some of that fluffy, white, cold stuff.

Perfect weather for a SUP adventure in the Santa Cruz harbor. Hard to believe it is January.

Ushering in the New Year in my happy place (Nisene Marks), the serenity of which I think I will need more and more these next four years. Grateful to live in an area that offers me such an incredible escape, among many others. The goal of this year: focus on the positive and filter out the rest.

I found these yesterday. At first glance I thought they were CA Golden poppies until my brain caught up and I realized it is winter.

The USS Palo Alto is a concrete tanker commissioned at the end of WW1 but never saw action. Instead it was intentionally grounded as an entertainment vessel at Seacliff State Beach. The pier going out to the Palo Alto was lost due to storm damage a couple of years ago. #MyCAHellscape.

I am grateful for every day that I get to wake up in my California home.

Just joined so thought I would try posting. With all that has happened, these are a few reasons that I am happy to be a Californian and I never plan on leaving.

Beautiful picture. We have those sea lion laden beaches in CA too. Smelly and noisy but also super cool.