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Hiking the #redwoods -#SantaCruz

I spent the last 10 days living in a #Airstream in the Santa Cruz Mts.  It’s always so relaxing, recharging for me to be around nature. A highlight was hiking through the redwoods at Big Basin State Park.

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Encinitas Tide Pools

I’m organizing some photos to share. These are pictures of tide pools during  low tide in Encinitas, at Swamis Beach. What a great sunset!

All photos property of Patty Lane.

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Beach Envy

San Diego’s warm weather today made me long for a walk on the beach. 

   But the forecast for tomorrow – calls for rain. ☹

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Windy City – San Diego It's all anyone could talk about this weekend in San Diego -- "storm watch". We love weather fluctuations - I mean any change from the normal 70 degrees, sunny skies with late night and morning low clouds - right?

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Sneaking a peek under the Christmas tree

I caught the cactuses (cacti) outside the window checking out our Christmas tree this morning.

     I’ll bet you thought this was going somewhere else-didn’t you?

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Bring On The #Holidays ! The picture I picked for this year's holiday cards is from one winter in Bellevue, Washington.  It was really cold the year this was taken.

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Can you at zen? Downtime in the #Redwoods – Santa Cruz Mts Enjoying a peaceful, brisk morning sitting outside the Airstream -sipping tea and enjoying the sunrise through the redwoods.

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Walking dead

From walking dead to among the living today.  This plastic piece of Tupperware and it’s contents-my constant companion the last 3 days (along with numerous episodes of CSI Miami). 

  Nasty, nasty cough, cold, sore throat, headache. Finally feel like it’s about to turn – but cough still sounds like a 90-year-old smoker-which I’m not! Here’s to better days ahead.

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Technology in Your 70s

Technology in Your 70s

Oh, my mom. I love her. I love that she’s embracing technology sending me texts from time to time from her new “android” phone…just to say hi. But there is a learning curve…case in point.

Mom Sharing In A Text

  God love her.

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@OutsideMagazine I Have #Hiking Envy

Yes, I have hiking envy. I blame Outside Magazine. In a tweet today the linked to their list of “32 best trails” and it made me realize it’s been awhile since I’ve been to some of my favorite trails. One in particular is a small section of the Pacific Crest Trail that winds through the Laguna Mountain Ridge here in San Diego County.

PCT Trail marker on Mt Laguna, San Diego County

There are…

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Been cleaning out my computer….some random photos from stories I’ve covered as a reporter for national network news and as freelancer. Seattle, San Diego and New York.

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Mt St Helens erupting Oct. 2004

Mt St Helens eruption, Oct. 2004

Waiting for activity, Oct. 2004

May wildfires, San Diego County, San Marcos, CA 2014

Hilary Clinton, keynote speaker, Maggie Awards, Seattle Aug. 2000

Al Gore, campaign 2000, with friend, climbing buddy Jim Frush

Apolo Ohno and his dad welcomed by Seattle fans after his Olympic win in speedskating, March 2002

Poster protesting the WTO meetings in Seattle, Nov. 1999

WTO Protestor confronting police, Seattle, Nove 1999

Pow Wow held in Seattle area 2000

Dog walker, NYC, 2001

Tent City resident packing up to move to another location in Seattle 1999

Lady Libery, Alki Beach, West Seattle. Flowers and flags to remember those killed on 9/11, Sept 2001

Woman mourning after 9/11 attacks. Seattle Center fountain, Sep. 2001

Massive display of flowers in remembrance of those lost on 9/11. Sepl. 2001

Extreme Wylene training, California 2013

Wylene Wilson

Mt Laguna looking, California 2013

Community member lays flowers at Seattle Jewish Federation Building. A gunman wounded six people, killing one, June 2008

Marley the wonder cat

I’ve Got Ur Pixs Right Here Been cleaning out my computer....some random photos from stories I've covered as a reporter for national network news and as freelancer.

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Seattle Trip - Hey No Rain!

Seattle Trip – Hey No Rain!

I recently spent some time in Seattle visiting family. Most of my pictures are of them…but here are some shots I took at Seattle Center. Very little rain during my trip. Had a great time. Enjoy the pixs.

Seattle Center fountain

Seattle Center

Space Needle and Such

Seattle Center

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Pioneer Cemetary - #Julian @popuppixs @visitsandiego

Pioneer Cemetary – #Julian @popuppixs @visitsandiego

Recent trip to Julian I walked through this old cemetery.  

Would have taken more Pixs but I had sandals on and there were many red ant mounts. Looked for Marshall South’s grave-no luck. http://www.desertusa.com/desert-people/marshal-south.html

Next time.

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Rain, I have ur rain… Ok, I am a bad bad photographer. I did NOT go outside and take pictures of the rain today.

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San Diego Weekend

Beautiful weekend end…Balboa Park at sunset

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Anderson Cooper saving a boy in Haiti during a shooting. A slab of concrete was dropped of the boys head.

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Anderson fucking Cooper, everyone. 

Some journalists like to be strictly observers. they don’t intervene, they don’t participate. they just document what they see, even if what they see is terrible. But the way I see it, journalists don’t exist in a vacuum. They are human beings, living and working in a very human environment. And that humanity is essential in relating to their stories. When you lose your humanity, you lose any kind of journalistic integrity you have left. 

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#Superbowl Sunday - A Reality Check

As we get ready for the big game-let’s not lose sight of real problems within the NFL…what needs to change…and how we must demand it.

AP story: Super Bowl – the final act of the worst season.

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