San Diego Botanical Garden

actually in Encinitas,
spent a wonderful day with my mom.

Glad I posted before the end of June,
most come back dear blog.

The San Diego Botanical Garden
is a beautiful place!
I dreamed of the strangely beautiful
African trees, the exotic plants from Hawaii
and the strength of New Zealand leaves.

I dream of walking there again!

Merry California Christmas

Merry California Christmas!
The sun is shinning, the grass is green...
You know the song 🎄

Grass is green

Mega Xmas tree

Palms & Snow Flakes

Truth or Drought

I have been collaborating with the founder of
Truth or Drought, today another graphic designer
created this meme, regarding Jerry Brown's comment
on the state of the California drought.
Times are changing!
read the entire post 

California's worst drought in history

Want to conserve water?
Change the way you eat!
Countries have been fighting over oil
for the past decades... soon,
we will be fighting over water!

"Of the foods produced in the Golden State, the thirstiest by far are those that are derived from animals. Household impact is a trickle compared to the flood of water needed to produce meat, dairy, and eggs, especially when compared to plant foods. For example, a study at Cornell University found that producing one pound of animal protein requires about 100 times more water than producing one pound of grain protein. Another study adds to the overflow of evidence finding that the amount of water needed to produce one pound of beef is almost 1,600 gallons, compared to just 102 gallons for a pound of wheat."

Please read this complete article and learn
what using animals for food is doing
to our environment and very low water reserves

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/californias-drought-whos-really-using-all-the-water/

politics

i always disliked politics

but as i grow older

i understand the responsibilities of a good citizen

and i appreciate the freedom to vote

so i went out and voted

as i've done for a long time now

as i write this Jerry Brown is being

declared as the new Democratic Governor

of California, i celebrate 'cause he was my choice

let's see how this goes for California

oh poor beautiful state!

while waiting for elections results

i had to distract myself with something

Herr Gato and his politic views helped!

and Herr Gato is much better looking than Jerry too!

california dreaming

heute nachmittag, um die Ecke meines Hauses
this afternoon, around the corner of my house
la tarde de hoy, a la vuelta de la esquina de mi casa





as the degrees rise
the california dreaming
rubs awake now
its sleepy eyes

das Abendessen in Ocean Beach

1. waiting, waiting, and more waiting



2. got it!



3. now just to find the pepper... and this is going to be so good!