But it was good just to spend a couple of hours walking in the cool morning with Mary. We followed up the hike with tacos at The Mexican Taco in downtown La Habra. The restaurant is well named. There aren't many choices on the menu; you can have a taco or a burrito. Served on a paper plate with lime wedges and salt, the tacos are small, Mexican style antojitos: a spoon of char-broiled beef, a dollop of salsa, cilantro and onions on a couple of soft 4" tortillas. It's no trick to wolf down ten of them.
It was a good way to begin the day. The walk in the hills and subsequent taco lunch is one the small rituals of our marriage. We hadn't done it for quite a while, and it was good.
When we got back home there was a call for work, and that immediately threw me into adrenaline fueled ambivalence. I was already tired. I wanted to just kick back. I need the work. I called the boss, left a message, and waited; decided to lie down and rest up. Called back to double check. The shift had been filled. Adrenaline fueled ambivalence out; disappointment fueled ambivalence in. So, I figured I might as well fire up the wfb, and share the few good pictures I got. Click for the full sized version. Enjoy.
JWM
oooh, I like the pictures - both the verbal and visual :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is that first plant? It looks like it has flowers budding right out the leaves? Pretty, but weird!
Julie:
ReplyDeleteIt's just a plain old sage. I don't think the pink lumps are flowers. They might be some sort of insect egg thing, or something. I'm not sure. Maybe Walt will know.
JWM
A lot of times a small critter will puncture a stem or leaf, and the plant will form a kind of "growth" around the spot, like scar tissue, or like a gall on a tree. Sometimes, the critter is alive and ensconced and still eating inside, i.e. by injuring the plant, he creates his own home. But I've never seen that sort of thing on sage before; I lived out beyond Riverside and don't recall that variety; it looks more coastal.
ReplyDeleteThose are my guesses; remember what they cost and therefore what they're worth.
It's surprising how often a walk in the country can elevate one's mood -- and of course, the price is right for them, too.
Moods are interesting things, because they are "states" we inhabit -- emotional states, that color everything, depending on the, well ... the mood. Sometimes I am free of them, but not always, and I'm always startled at how forceful they seem.
I wondered the same thing - it it's a scar or growth, it's seamlessly woven into the plant's character.
ReplyDeleteThe snail, what a charming little cuss. WV calls him Junali.
Your pictures along with your anecdotes the last few days have really given me a new perspective on California. Cool stuff, and you're style is so much a part of it. Thanks.
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