The Main Reason I Will Miss California

I woke up this morning to see that the sky was a glorious, bright blue and that the weather was delightful enough to leave my jacket inside if I went out in the yard.  After lunch, I looked over at Amber and asked if she was busy because I didn't want to spoil this lovely day after several days of either cold weather or rain.

We had to wait a little while for the guys to get back from the store, but when they did, we geared up and got ready to go.

On impulse, I snatched up my camera.  I'm glad I did because a few things definitely caught my eye.  It was a bit cool to start and I had brought my jacket but I tied it around my waist and it was fine.

The neighborhood is kinda nice.  We wandered around for a while but, eventually, we encountered the ghetto.  We quickly decided to find a different route, just to play it safe.  I like the trees in this area.

Quite a few surprisingly big ones, and there's also a few exotic ones.  I was delighted when we came upon a pair of Japanese magnolias.  I've always loved these trees, I think they're absolutely gorgeous, and I've never seen two such big ones so close together.

Want a better look?  Check out the "close-ups" here and here.  I love Japanese magnolias.  I'm really happy I got to see some before I head back to Canada.  I had to look up the name again, I just call them tulip trees.  They're really nice.

So it was a good day for a walk.  I feel better for it.  And it's days like these--not too hot, not too cold, beautiful day--that will make me miss California.

Edit:  As an afterthought, I realized something that might not have been obviously pronounced in this blog entry.  The main reason I'll miss California is because of my best friend Amber.  We both went on the walk that got me to take these pictures.  I don't like walking by myself so if it weren't for her, I'd probably stay inside and be too timid to get out there.

My extended visit here was very unexpected but there is a silver lining to every cloud and for this particular stormy cloud, Amber definitely gives it its silver lining.

AH LUFF DJOO, AMBINERD!