Covid-19 & Cancellations

Canceled plans, canceled trips: No week in Ireland or Comic-con weekend this year, no birthday celebration with friends and family (I turned the big 3-0 at the end of March), and hoping that my wedding in November will still be able to move forward. As I’m writing this I can hear the kids who live […]

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California Poppy Super-Bloom (aka the Apoppylypse)

Spring is the time of renewal, growth, and in 2019: California Poppy Bloom insanity. With an unprecedented rainfall this year, poppies (the state flower of California) have sprouted in droves – creating a “super-bloom”. This usually only happens once every decade or so due to the typical lack of rainfall in the California desert. Hillsides […]

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