Happy Hanukkah 2025

· Maine Event

Today we had a quiet day and went over to the East Bay for a sweet little Hanukkah lunch that involved latkes and fixin's plus some lox and a salad for good measure. The big celebration was called off due to sickness. It's the season.

I'm hopeful that the rains bring relief from the bad air. WHO says everyone is safe below 21 AQI, and I agree. Today, it's been around 68, which is better than it has been, but a long way from good. It's been such a long time since the air was good, so I'm simply sort of sick and can't seem to get better.

Winter scene of our hill
Looks like spring to the sour grass.
The incredible flower of the jade plant
Cats of San Francisco
Soft yellow now that they are drying out.
Modern fossils
Vintage postcard light

Hanukkah poem sampler

Here is a poem for you.

The news is grim. I don't understand violence.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 29 species today

Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Black-necked Stilt
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Black Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Yellow-rumped Warbler