6 posts tagged “davis”
The tule fog in California's Central Valley this time of year can make our little downtown look rather desolate...
Work became more manageable by the end of the week. Temps have been in the mid-60's, although I heard that rain is headed our way. My sleep cycle has been way out of whack--even more than usual. And that's okay. I long ago gave up trying to get my body to adhere to some sort of 'normal' schedule. I sleep when sleepy and am sometimes very active when others are asleep.
Saturday afternoon I went for a bike ride. My first stop was at a horse pasture on campus. It's literally a block or two from I-80, but when I go there (it's one of my favorite places here), I feel like I'm in the country. Those daffodils were growing near there. I love The Eggheads--Robert Arneson sculptures that dot the campus. You can read more about them here. I feel fortunate to live just a few blocks from the eastern edge of the UC Davis campus, since it's a great place to bike...not to mention a lovely place. That pond is on the western side of the UC Davis Arboretum.
I met a friend for coffee yesterday afternoon. She and her family moved here from Chicago last summer and, like me, she's had a hard time adjusting to this place. Davis is portrayed as a very liberal and progressive place (probably considered one of the most liberal towns in the country), but scratch the surface and you'll find that it's not all that progressive. And it's certainly not very diverse. Yet another reason to be grateful for the university and the culture and diversity its presence brings to our town. And yet another reason to feel grateful for the tribe I have here. ;)
I'm off work today for the holiday and plan to spend a good chunk of it offline and just relaxing. Happy Monday!
Saturday afternoon I went for a bike ride. My first stop was at a horse pasture on campus. It's literally a block or two from I-80, but when I go there (it's one of my favorite places here), I feel like I'm in the country. Those daffodils were growing near there. I love The Eggheads--Robert Arneson sculptures that dot the campus. You can read more about them here. I feel fortunate to live just a few blocks from the eastern edge of the UC Davis campus, since it's a great place to bike...not to mention a lovely place. That pond is on the western side of the UC Davis Arboretum.
I met a friend for coffee yesterday afternoon. She and her family moved here from Chicago last summer and, like me, she's had a hard time adjusting to this place. Davis is portrayed as a very liberal and progressive place (probably considered one of the most liberal towns in the country), but scratch the surface and you'll find that it's not all that progressive. And it's certainly not very diverse. Yet another reason to be grateful for the university and the culture and diversity its presence brings to our town. And yet another reason to feel grateful for the tribe I have here. ;)
I'm off work today for the holiday and plan to spend a good chunk of it offline and just relaxing. Happy Monday!
The Land of Green
A Birthday Story for Baby Bug
When I got up this morning, Mozart said, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" The green light is his favorite. I opened my green jar and got out some coffee. I walked over to the green plants and they said, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" Do you see the cow that lives by the plants? Then I heard Connie the Cow say, "Mooooo...it's Baby Bug's Moo-day!" Connie the Cow likes to stand in the grass...all day...every day. I took my coffee into the living room and Charlie the Chair said, "It's Baby Bug's Birthday!" He has a really deep voice. When I walked out of the house to go to work, I stopped and tickled my toes in the green grass. Do you like to do that? I got in the car and buckled my seat belt. I felt really happy because I was wearing my favorite green sweater and my favorite green necklace. The necklace was made by a mermaid! When I drove down the street, I saw Mr. Sun--he came out today just for your birthday! I drove on the freeway to go to work and saw lots of green grass along the way. When I walked into work I stopped to say hello to Eddie the Elephant--do you see him? He's BIG! I turned on the lights and sat down at my desk. I have lots of green things on my bulletin board. Then I said hello to the plants and told them, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" I like to write on green paper and I have a lot of it! Do you see the magic wand? When you wave it, it lights up and makes a sparkly noise! Someone brought me a cupcake today--how did they know it's Baby Bug's birthday?! That big guy in the window has green pants. My lunch had green beans and peas in it--yum. When the stop light turns green, I can GO. I stopped at Starbucks (Mommy likes Starbucks) and got my favorite drink, a green tea latte. Then I looked around in a store for awhile. Guess what I saw? Green shoes! We had Mexican food for dinner. Ole! It's guacamole! When we came home, I blew bubbles with my green ice cream cone. Then I made a cup of green tea...ate a piece of green chocolate...and came to say, I hope you had a GREEN day today! 'Night, 'night Baby Bug! Happy Birthday!!! xoxoxo
This is a Flickr photo set story for Baby Bug on her birthday...the Flickr set is HERE.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where does the time go??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh yeah...in other news...this guy drew 11,000 people to our university's campus on the night of January 15th...following the Democratic debate in Las Vegas...
A Birthday Story for Baby Bug
When I got up this morning, Mozart said, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" The green light is his favorite. I opened my green jar and got out some coffee. I walked over to the green plants and they said, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" Do you see the cow that lives by the plants? Then I heard Connie the Cow say, "Mooooo...it's Baby Bug's Moo-day!" Connie the Cow likes to stand in the grass...all day...every day. I took my coffee into the living room and Charlie the Chair said, "It's Baby Bug's Birthday!" He has a really deep voice. When I walked out of the house to go to work, I stopped and tickled my toes in the green grass. Do you like to do that? I got in the car and buckled my seat belt. I felt really happy because I was wearing my favorite green sweater and my favorite green necklace. The necklace was made by a mermaid! When I drove down the street, I saw Mr. Sun--he came out today just for your birthday! I drove on the freeway to go to work and saw lots of green grass along the way. When I walked into work I stopped to say hello to Eddie the Elephant--do you see him? He's BIG! I turned on the lights and sat down at my desk. I have lots of green things on my bulletin board. Then I said hello to the plants and told them, "It's Baby Bug's birthday!" I like to write on green paper and I have a lot of it! Do you see the magic wand? When you wave it, it lights up and makes a sparkly noise! Someone brought me a cupcake today--how did they know it's Baby Bug's birthday?! That big guy in the window has green pants. My lunch had green beans and peas in it--yum. When the stop light turns green, I can GO. I stopped at Starbucks (Mommy likes Starbucks) and got my favorite drink, a green tea latte. Then I looked around in a store for awhile. Guess what I saw? Green shoes! We had Mexican food for dinner. Ole! It's guacamole! When we came home, I blew bubbles with my green ice cream cone. Then I made a cup of green tea...ate a piece of green chocolate...and came to say, I hope you had a GREEN day today! 'Night, 'night Baby Bug! Happy Birthday!!! xoxoxo
This is a Flickr photo set story for Baby Bug on her birthday...the Flickr set is HERE.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where does the time go??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh yeah...in other news...this guy drew 11,000 people to our university's campus on the night of January 15th...following the Democratic debate in Las Vegas...
(I don't know what that post title means...) Some images from my 7 am walk this morning around my downtown Davis neighborhood. I've always loved the fog...maybe because I grew up in it. Good thing for me...there's lots of it in this central California valley during the colder months.
Mid-morning today we walked over to Crepeville to have breakfast. It was a mob scene, but we didn't mind waiting because the food is good. Then we walked across the street to the Farmers Market because they were having a Fall festival. There were some great scarecrows and plenty of little tykes wearing cute costumes (I didn't photograph them though). And just for good measure: a few piglets. (The sunflowers weren't ours--someone just set them down momentarily next to Jeffrey's coffee cup.)
New Year's Eve day - Setting up 10,000 candle luminaries in Central Park for an evening candlelight vigil to honor those killed (on both sides) in the Iraq War.
Set-up complete - next wave of volunteers will arrive to spend 90 minutes lighting them.
It was beautiful and moving, and one of the most special events I've ever participated in. Our camera didn't capture the crowd, but there were several hundred people of all ages in attendance--many brought their own candles. There was a palpable feeling of love and kindness and peace and good intent. Several local musicians performed, and the crowd sang along quietly on a couple of tunes. It was truly remarkable what four high school girls accomplished in a very short period of time.
