Yesterday morning, I interrupted my husband as he was ready to go out the back door when I noticed an unexpected visitor, just hanging out in the mimosa tree, staring at the harbor. I went out through the front door, my camera in hand, and crept up on him very slowly. He paid me no mind until I got a little too close, when he abruptly took off.
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| I can't be sure as I couldn't see all his plumage but this is probably a red-tailed hawk, the most common variety in our area |
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| He gave me a good hard look before moving to another branch and subsequently took off |
Meanwhile, my cat Pipig (the name is Swedish for "squeaky") is enjoying her own natural surroundings.
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| Pipig loves the Christmas tree and now spends the majority of her time sleeping under it or in the chair next to it |
After two unusually warm, dry, and windy weeks, it's deliciously cool this morning with the return of the marine layer. (I'd say it was cold but those of you in more wintry climates would laugh at what I consider cold.) There's even a small chance of a trace of rain this afternoon. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, especially as another Santa Ana wind event is expected to start this evening and the Thomas Fire is still burning in the Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, now classified as the second largest fire in California's history and on its way to the #1 slot.
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