Dogs and cats. Linda and Inksap at Helms Bakery. San Pedro with Ian and Laura. Passover a la Mexican at the Skirball with Gayle. Walk in Wrigley neighborhood, Long Beach. My garden with cactus flowers. Joshua Tree National Park with Larry. Seder at Laura and Ian’s.
Visiting friends in Xalapa. Dia de los muertos ofrendas. Xallitic. Pico de Orizaba. Puebla.
Day of the Dead prep in Xalapa. Jesus Be With You Alley. Elissa’s new house under construction. Mercado San Jose. Elissa’s office. Museo de Anthropologia. Parque Los Berros. Taco de huitlacotchi.
Mexico City with Elissa. El Zocalo. Templo Mayor. Breakfast at Café La Blanca with José and Mario. Political demonstration. Elissa presentation at UAMC. Tour with José; Coyoacán.
Visit to Pacific Grove. Coalinga, with Swainson’s Hawk.SH 198, over Diablo Range; serpentine outcropping. Pacific Grove with Elissa, Xochi and Bev. Monterey with seals and sea lions. Brown pelicans at the mouth of the Carmel River. Salinas Valley adventure.