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Added Nov 15 2007 by Julie Zaccone Stiller.
Added Nov 14 2007 by Julie Zaccone Stiller.
I'm just back from our yearly camping trip to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite. This time only two nights since I was late in getting reservations (oops, grrrr), but still lots of fun. Once we got over the shock of seeing gas being sold for $5.55 in El Portal. Geez! Price gouging anyone? That is a full dollar more than the next town down the road. This is the little town right on the outskirts of Yosemite, so they apparently can charge any damn price they want. All those motorhomes gotta fill up to make it up and down the mountain.
It is not every day that one gets to see a marmot! And not one but two, hanging out in their rocky nest near the Soda Springs/Parsons Memorial in the meadow. They're about the size of a housecat, only live at high elevation and wary but not skittish. They just kind of looked at us for a while as we took our pictures.
It made me remember one of my favorite John Muir quotes which mentions marmots:
Click on this picture to see the marmot on top of the rock a bit better. They really do have good camouflage don't they? The last time I saw one was at the summit of Mt. Whitney,(yes really I did that hike, way back when I was quite a hiker), as it was stealing my trail mix right out of my backpack sitting next to me. We've always been telling the boys stories about our encounters with marmots and I was so glad they finally got to see one up close and in person.
Ahhhh, I just love those High Sierra Meadow Colors!
Now back to doing camping laundry and dishes. Yes dishes, our tradition is to bring home our last day's worth of dirty dishes to wash up at home. That way, when they are put away until the next trip they'll actually be clean instead of just "camping clean".
I found the cliffs to be really beautiful, look at all the soft creamy colors, reminds me of frosting in the bowl.
. You have to remember to look down frequently when you are walking in Arizona, otherwise an ankle-biter cactus will get you! Lovely flowers though, eh?
A grinding stone near the ruins. What a lot of work that would be! A reminder to be Very Glad that I can buy my flour pre-ground at the store.
In this dry, hot place amazingly there are some plants that aren't cactus related that manage to flourish. Especially if they are under a shady tree or near a seasonal river/water source. Many are still quite spiky, thorny, or otherwise unfriendly.
I was going through a random box from the garage and found my flower arranging stuff, inherited from my grandma. And here are the three nesting vases I always coveted with some mini roses and one big rose.
The vases are a calm, pale, celadon green, bought in Japan when they lived there after WWII.
She was always whipping up beautiful centerpieces for her famous parties. I don't have famous parties, and my centerpieces are usually shoved aside soon after the meal is consumed so that poker or something can be played on the table.
But I wouldn't trade the time I spend making them for anything. It connects me to my grandmother in a way, taking this small amount of time out of a busy day to create a temporary spot of beauty in our very chaotic house. Even if I'm the only one who notices, it is important enough to me to keep on doing it.
I've been experimenting with different sun teas this summer. The yummiest so far was the lemon balm/green tea concoction pictured here. We have way too much lemon balm growing all over, so I can ruthlessly harvest it for sun tea. It is a plant in the mint family so it spreads really easily. It is a nice looking plant so I don't mind it too much, and it sure smells good when you mow it.
A peek into the Camp Joy basket for Week 3. Several types of lettuce, loganberries, garlic with the stem/flower still attached, kale, plums, carrots and small zucchini.Added a post Nov 8 2007
If I'm stuck for a blog topic, I usually post one of the pictures I've taken recently and talk about that. Usually the visual cue gets my inspiration muscles flexing and I can come up with a decent... Read More »
Added a post Nov 8 2007
Yes! I'll do that and then get the hairy eyeball look from uptight lingo folks. I especially have trouble when I travel to the Southern US, I'll end up with an accent for a few weeks.... I think le... Read More »
Added a post Nov 8 2007
I'm not filling it up, 've got only a few on there so far, and those are just links. I too felt hesitant as far as legalities for just posting stuff. I love new music also, so I'll check yours out. Read More »





Posted by Julie Zaccone Stiller on November 14th, 2007 at 10:20pm —
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This sounds like such a cool project, the images that are posted already are just beautiful. The World Beach Project through the V&A Museum.
I'm going to do it this weekend. If I can think of what the rockiest beach is around here. Mostly sandy on this stretch of coastline.
Posted by Julie Zaccone Stiller on November 14th, 2007 at 1:00am —
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she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes,
she said there were many, occurring every day...like her
breasts. They seem t
Posted by Julie Zaccone Stiller on November 13th, 2007 at 4:00pm —
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Posted by Julie Zaccone Stiller on November 5th, 2007 at 11:16am —
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I woulda had a asthma attack
If I seen the shark bite back
I woulda had a asthma attack
If I seen the shark bite back
Yeah it’s Paradise Island I know
Yeah, yeah, yeah I been there bef…
Posted by Julie Zaccone Stiller on November 4th, 2007 at 1:15am —
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