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Still Snowing?

White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument NM
White Sands National Monument NM
Just like being at the beach but without the sea!
Just like being at the beach but without the sea!
I think the water is this way!
I think the water is this way!
The mist rolling in! We must be nearly there!
The mist rolling in! We must be nearly there!

White Sands National Monument is part of 275 square miles of white sand dune made of gypsum crystals, the largest dune of its type in the world – just 750 miles from the Pacific ocean!

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The Charge of the Ground Squirrels

ground squirrel, San Clemente CA

I can’t think why I’d been baking when we were camping at the San Clemente State Park on the beautiful southern California coast just south of Los Angeles but the scent of ginger had caught the attention of the local residents.

ground squirrel, San Clemente CA

Where is that delicious smell coming from?

ground squirrel, San Clemente CA

Down there somewhere!
ground squirrel, San Clemente CAThey’re here! Under this shirt! C’mon fellas!

Isn’t He Just Adorable?

Ingrid’s photo of a black vulture reminded me of this poem I had stashed away:

black vulture poem

Vinnie the Vulture posed for me in the parking lot of the Everglades National Park. Look at that face. Adorable may be over the top but you have to admit he is kind of cute!