For Candy

We have kinda slipped into a routine of sorts. It has been raining in the mornings for the most part so I head to the village, purchase a paper, and return home to finish coffee and paper. In early afternoon rain stops and we go for adventures. Two days ago we went to new walk area we can take moose to about 3 miles north of town. The abalone shell, moose as a surfer, and close shot of otter are photos from that adventure. Moose still doesn't know what quite to make of the smells of the beach. It really confuses him and he doesn't yet know where to walk. I feel kind of sorry for him. But, he is getting better. The beach really has a lot more smells than the lake shore at Priest. The abalone shell shot was taken while the shell was still in the water. I guess at one time there were full shells all around this area. Of course over time they mostly have been picked up - so now there are only shell fragments. The otter shot was actually a couple of days ago on the beach here next to the house. They are so much fun to watch. For some reason it just seems like they are having a good time!

Today we went to Morro Bay to the farmers market. We stopped and talked to the guys in a fishing shop on the dock in the Bay. They were most helpful. But I'm not convinced I need to spend $120 for a annual fishing licence. But I probably will just so I can say I did it! Anyway while there we had lunch and took the dock/bay photos. At one time the bay was a large fishing fleet home port - until they fished the area to depletion. So now they do whale watching and that sort of thing. Rose and I checked into a whale watching boat excursion for when John Henry comes to visit. We thought he might enjoy that more than the wine tours we usually take company on.

I have just about finished an Al Johnson blog. That will probably be my next blog. I'll have to find photos to publish with it.

Hope all my family is well. I miss you all. I especially miss the basketball games. Please guys fill me in on scores, etc.

Dad/Skip the eldest