Evening all. Dad's still in the hospital and not very cooperative (not eating, pulling the bandage off his ankle) but I expect nothing less when I'm not there to manage his care. He may get out tomorrow so I hope he'll be happier to be home if he remembers what home is when he gets there. I won't get to see him before Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, I've been on vacation so you're going to have to put up with my off-topic pics until they get taken down for being off topic. I don't do this often enough to warrant an off-topic thread like MadDab has, but he travels a bit more than I do
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I think I mentioned before that I often see plants that look like they have huge colas, like a Van Stank POTM grow. Here's one on the grounds of the first place we stayed. It's hard to tell in the pic but it's probably 10 feet across:
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Here is the road out of Harmony, CA population 18:
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And here is a pillow for sale in a crafts store that I did not buy but is obviously made for me:
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Sunset off Moonstone Beach:
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There are a lot of these free-standing structures made of huge pieces of driftwood. They range from 8 to 15 feet tall and are made with space in the middle to hang out. Some are wide and some are tall but they're all really cool:
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I made one myself today on the beach by the San Simeon pier, but mine is only about 18" tall!
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And last for the night are a couple of elephant seals having a mild argument while the others watch intently:
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Been a crazy week so far
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