Before I started my new job, Mom and I went down to Santa Cruz to see her
old college roommate and my near-Aunt Debbie. It was a beautiful drive
and a beautiful location; and I even got to see Erica for the first time
in probably 10 years!
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Happy Riley He probably would have been happier without the leash, but it works.
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Romping Riley Playing in the plants was definitely a fun time.
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Historical Marker Or at least that's what I think it was.
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Cliff It's a beautiful thing to be just outside your house, eh?
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Riley Wants To Go To The Nude Beach But we weren't up to the climbing, or the rest of it.
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Dog Regulations "Dog owners must clean up their dog's defecation!"
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Erica She was essentially my cousin while I was growing up, and I hadn't seen her in a decade. It was really satisfying!
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Darfur Fast There's something weird about seeing a happy poster like this talking about genocide.
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Sea Lions You could hear the Sea Lions from miles away.
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Sea Lions They hung out on the pier, where they were easy to photograph.
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Sea Lions As always, I enjoy looking at wildlife...
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Sea Lions ...even if there's really only so many shots of them I could get.
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Sea Lions I'm glad they aren't loud in my back yard, but they're sure fascinating.
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Sea Lions Maybe some day I'll figure out something useful to do with these pictures.
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Boardwalk Rollercoasters and other play stuff. Not my thing, but it's good proof that I was at least there.
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Feeding Frenzy Not sure what the birds were going after, but they were definitely excited.
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Preparing for Pictures Riley, Debbie, and Mom, waiting for Erica to get there for the full picture.
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Family Picture Riley, Debbie, Mom, Erica
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Family Picture, II Debbie, Riley, Tim, Erica
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