My Blog Posts

Day 315

September 14, 2020 First day back at work was such a mix of emotions. It was exciting, nerve-racking, confusing, familiar and frustrating. It was exciting because for the first time in almost six months...

Day 314

September 13, 2020 A tiny bit of hope in the skies. We saw some blue peeking through today and the air doesn’t seem as bad as the last couple of days. The air quality...

Day 313

September 12, 2020 What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday it was sunny skies and hot temperatures that drove me to spend the day indoors. Today temperatures are much lower but only because...

Day 312

September 11. 2020 Today is kind of a repeat of yesterday. Poor air quality and lots of smoke covering the sun so temperatures stayed about the same. The Bobcat Fire is burning, basically, out...

Day 311

September 10, 2020 Today’s air quality is much worse than it has been the last few days. The Santa Anas have died down so the smoke is just sitting and building as the little...

Day 310

September 9, 2020 Waited all day to go outside in hopes the air would get better. It didn’t. So I had to settle for skulking around our courtyard for pictures. This situation, while I...

Day 309

September 8, 2020 The fire situation in California has gone from bad to worse. Aside from the fires burning in Northern California we have two big ones very close to home. The Bobcat Fire...

Day 308

September 7, 2020 The beach weekend ended with a trip up to Pirate’s Cove, the beach I found a week or so ago. Unfortunately the state is, literally, on fire. So the beautiful, clear,...

Day 307

September 6, 2020 Another Sunday at Corral Beach comes to an end. Once again the crowds were not huge and everyone minded their distance and mask wearing when coming close to others. Wonderful way...

Day 306

September 5, 2020 Sunsets at the Marina never disappoint. It was quite hot today, 101° in Santa Monica. Not something that happens, ever. Opted for staying indoors until evening to catch the sunset. And...