(Backdated post - occurred 9/28 - it's now 10/16 and I never posted this to LJ)

I went out the docks Friday morning with one of our new scientific aides, who's still being checked off; while heading to San Pedro, he mentioned, "Mostly just squid's coming in - we'll probably be back before the Shuttle flyby at 11:00."  He pointed out the Queen Mary ( Read more... )

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(Posted first at Gather.com)

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Amazing. This house, or more properly, its garden, is featured in Sunset magazine this month. Well, only a one page article, but it's in my neighborhood, a mere two blocks away from me. We walked by it this morning. I've always liked the landscaping because it's full of kangaroo paws, which the hummingbirds love.

( Enlarged photo from Sunset, because the one on the linked page is tiny... )