Jaunt with n, Edna and her elder son

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So, on Saturday, November 12, we actually piled ourselves intomy "new" used car, a 2-door Mazda 323, and off we went.We drove through Berkeley, El Cerrito, Albany and Richmond tothe San , and onto the Richmond-San bridge, through San onto Sir Frances Drake Boulevard, past the hilarious beauty salon: "Peace, Love and Grilled Cheeses,"and on to Point Reyes Peninsula.We saw many, many Tule Elk! We saw the young 'uns, the cows, the big brothers, the Bull elks, and the whole panoplyof the local herd--there is one big preserve--and many herds,families, packs, harems, etc. All colored like Siamese cats---only the females, the cows, have white spots around the specialopening in the back--so the bulls do not miss!We

went down to many of the beaches and Edna's son and Iwalked on the sand and into the water, and we went high up onvarious promontories, viewed the whales, and looked at the peninsulas all along the cost from San Francisco to the outlet ofthe Russian river up north.We drove through P. State Park, through giantredwood forests, both old growth and new growth (2nd and 3dgrowth), and went to look at the giant old redwoods in Muir woods.Before we even started out, Edna's son fixed us all breakfast,and although we got back to Edna's a bit late, he also fixed usall dinner, so the chauffeur was amply provided for.We felt so fortunate to live so near to so much beauty in so manyforms. We saw the following birds:wild turkeys; turkey vultures (similar to condors); golden eagles;crows, ravens, black birds--many species. We also saw: onecoyote, many mule (black-tail)deer

and lots of cows, bulls and"doggies," the "young 'uns."I can post more tomorrow; I am exhausted today!Love to you all,n