A Whole New Year -- Finally!
Arriving at Anna's in Grass Valley
Helen gets a load of ELFrenchy!
....ah, the trials of being cute.
Lola: ('We French have withstood Ze Occupation...........
-- Zis, too, I will survive!')
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Winter now but still blue sky, warm sun, green grass, and a hot tub!
And, for the birds, a natural rock pool beneath tree.
After a fine New Years meal (black eyed peas included), and a hot soak, we're back on the road homeward. Also very little traffic along Rt. 20, and a great day for birding. Counted over a dozen hawks along with heron, snow geese, egrets and ducks.
Edge of volcanic buttes and Snow Mt. over rice paddies.
-- the secret's in using the Pullman Pan!
New Year Sunset with Frog Chorus
And, lest we forget...a New Year calls for ~ a New Baby Yoda!
Helen presented me with this wond'rous surpise -- in all his lime-yogurt-Yoda-ness! Shown here with wee Yoda's favorite show: Star Trek's PICARD! Of course. Library copy plays well. We do love sharing the nostalgia...speaking of which:
The film that started it all: Mel Brooks as Yogurt in Spaceballs!
"Please, Just Plain...Yogurt!" CLICK BELOW for short clip:
And May the Schwarz Be With You!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRFQJCHcPw
