Enjoying down time and slowing down the virus

Things change fast and now we are sheltered at home...but still allowed to go out walking as long as we dont meet in a group and we practice social distancing. We are actually enjoying life at a slower pace....Sitting on our deck, reading, gardening,and catching up on jobs around the house. We have already rebuilt two toilets, fixed the leak in the RV sink and trimmed trees.

 RV sink leak...fixed

Bixbys special meatloaf

Last week we had Bixby here for a few days

 while his mom and dad were

              still at work and he was off school. 

We traded Bixby for Toilet Paper last Friday 

and now everyone is working from home.

We can still go out and walk

and there are great uncrowded places near by.

 Wild flowers are in bloom

The clouds roll in 

The earth under our feet 

We no longer can get together to play

music with our friends 

but Mike practices for when we can
share music once again.

Mike also loves to cook so we have

been eating well.

Yesterday he baked doughnuts.

Its a good thing that we walk a lot !!

Wishing you and your family good health.

Santa Margarita Lake....again

This is a view of Santa Margarita Lake...but from the Sandstone trail near the east end off the lake where the Salinas River enters the lake. I took this picture last week as I hiked the trail with my friends Chris and Lucy. I will show this same trail from the water from our kayak.

This week we camped at our usual 

RV spot at Santa Margarita Lake. 

We took the kayak out.

 The lake was glassy smooth

 With lots of contrails

 That is the trail above the Lake

It was more difficult to access from the water 

but I landed and tried, but too much brush and mud.

I will have to leave it for another day.

There is supposed to be a waterfall in the canyon.

 So we went off to explore where the river comes in.

We discovered where the 

white pelicans were hanging out. 

Then we saw a Golden Eagle

 sitting in a near by tree

We were able to float right under it

before it quickly flew away with 

its massive wing span 

 Earlier we had seen one swoop and scoop a fish

out of the lake right in front of us

 Magnificent birds and increasing 

in numbers at this Lake 

Then we thought he was following us

as a bird flew into a tree ahead of us. 

On closer look this is a juvenile Bald Eagle

another bird increasing in numbers here. 

The white tail and slightly different head markings

were our clue...then it flew 

I love the different layers of color

in the grasses. 

 We stop at our favorite boat in camp

for lunch

Three Golden Eagles were hanging out at the point. 

A wonderful day on the water 

Last week dad came to Cambria for lunch on his deck.

He is feeling good.

Mike and I watched a surfing contest at Morro Bay