Plantas Y Maderas - Garden Benches

The following photos are of just some of the native plants that have been blooming after the late December rains, all of these photos have been just taken in the last few days.

  A bible for a plant guide here in baja is  THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PLANT FIELD GUIDE  by NORMAN C. ROBERTS.  This book has greatly assisted me in identifying these plants, it's all together another world up in the Tetons where I came from.

Several plants missing in this group, to name a few  San Diego Sunflower, Mistletoe, Cotton, Datura, Palo de Arco, Jumeton...help me out here the list goes on.

Simple Pleasures is where it's at.. ..."Some of the best things in life are free"

Ellie took me on a little adventure the other morning, no school...so we decided to have a little field trip.  After the 2" of  unexpected rain we received the end of December, we are seeing once again the desert come to bloom.  It has an evolution of it's own...we want to share the colors with you..To be continued...

Our usual weekday morning goal is to be on the coast road by 7:30 am to make the journey to the the nearest village where our children go to school.  Today we had a few extra minutes so we pulled over to watch the whales breaching (jumping out of the water) just off the coast.  As we got out of our old trusty beat up toyota pickup, it was impossible to overlook what lay at our feet.  Fort and Ellie asked me to take a few photos of them, it turns out I shot a video....

These are my courageous chidren, they feed me with strength and wisdom on a daily basis, today was no different.  Although we missed the epic potential shots of the whales breaching, we caught a glimpse of our present situation at hand.

Once we arrived into La Playita, I couldn't help myself to take photos of the trash along the local stretts.  Although this problem persists daily, today somehow seemed to be magnified.  It was unbelievable in that all the children, teachers and parents pass by the poluted sidewalks/roads as if nothing were out of the ordinary...and do nothing to make a change...it's now a part of the culture, whether it's a problem with the dogs knocking over the barrels...at this point who knows....It's another culture all together...we have been down this road before.  

After school Ellie stood in the back of the red truck pointing out all the trash I have yet to pick up...As I continually fill up an old shirt with trash tossing it into the barrels labelled BASURA along the walkways, the folks continued to drive by and smile as a greeting no different than any other day. It's only today that I got off my butt, instead of looking at it, being overwhelmed  "What can we do"  and took a little action.

Coming back home on the rugged coast road, Fort and Ellie suggested we stop to pick up the garbage we saw in the am ....before it finds it's way into the Sea...and so we did .
 
"Mom, don't people know where to put their trash?"

Sadly my concern is where it goes even if it is disposed and/or recycled properly.  A challenge not only here, but all over the world.  The question remains for all of us..."What can we do?"

Another custom bench out the door, found it's way to where it belongs..a beautiful oasis at a local artists paridise. 

You can find us at the Saturday Organic Market near the music under the blue shade...We will have the featured bench of the week, or you can place a special order....the choices are unlimited. Use your imagination, "A little imagination, goes a long way"

We may all share the same mother  Mother Earth...but this is my one and only ..not another like you on the planet

You were a hot Mama then, and you are one beautiful Woman now...Happy Birthday Mom...!!!  You are one tough act to follow! 

May I be so blessed as to nurture the light within my childrens hearts as you have in mine.  You are worth Celebrating...We all love you!

See PROTECTING OUR WATERS page on this website...this is an ongoing topic....  Charles Moore on the North Pacific Gyre, this is a video well worth watching. 

Lets take it upon ourselves to get involved, it's never to late to make a difference...be it ever so little, together it can be a movement. 
"Be Realistic, Expect A Miracle"

From all ages, 8 months to 80 years young..... folks were dancing barefoot in the sand, rockin out to the sounds of the Lost Dogs of Zacatitos under the blue moon desert skies at Zac's Bar & Grill New Years Eve....imagine that.  Yep, how's that saying go...."Once in a Blue Moon"  gotta love it.  
 
see   www.zacsbar.com