Comments by Deb Wong

Darin’s Monday Photo: Afterglow

WOW! Is that on Mars...or.....? Looks almost unearthly, but beautiful.

Photo: Wayward kestrel chick taxis for take-off

Good for Evan & Tim! That chick is a beautiful bird, should now be flying around soon.....a garage is no place for a bird.

HMB artist exhibits in Altered Barbie Show

What a creative and productive way to use Barbie Dolls!

Thanks to the American Legion for last night’s fireworks

BEAUTIFUL shots, Elizabeth! One way to make something that lasts a few seconds live forever. Our thanks too to the American Legion for bringing back the *big* fireworks!

Video: Darin Boville re-imagines Wednesday’s fireworks

Wow, we were there, too, but got a whole different vantage point from the pier.  I got some video clips, too, which are more...er...indicative of our location and vantage point.  There were a couple of loud, pretty blasted spectators who can be heard on the clips. One guy just kept yelling: “BOOM!” after every rocket was shot off.  So, for awhile there, it was just: “Boom! Boom! Boom!”, then he yelled: “That’s Independence, Baby!”

Some people on a boat lit up a bunch of M80s right in front of us, to the delight of the onlookers. There were police sirens all around, trying their best to quence the numerous illegal fireworks displays. At one point when we got bored by the official display, we turned around to watch the Yacht Club’s annual show.

I think that our trouble is that we try, try, try not to compare, but after seeing the annual Kaboom fireworks shows, all else pales in comparison.  We really do appreciate the job done by HMB, though.  Got us out of the house.

Photo: Here, kitty!

That tree makes as good a frame as any...as long as kitty stays put!  =^..^=

Cypress Cove survey gives NIMBY a bad name

We here at the Pillar Ridge Manufactured Home Community in Moss Beach (our own HOA) would LOVE to have a park next door! Is there any way that they can park their park here, instead?

Pescadero has a new postmaster

YAY, RITA!!!!  Congratulations!  Rita will be a real asset to Pesacdero’s P.O., though we will miss her here.  As a regular of the post offices along the coast (EBay sales, packages to be mailed every day), you get to know the regulars. Rita stands out as being not only efficient, but has the disposition and sense of humor - easy laugh - to handle the job. Way to go, Rita!!!!

No injuries in Pacifica gun shop mayhem

I guess the guy thought that the place was a “drive-through Gun Sales” shop!  “You want ammo with that?”

San Francisco Garter Snake is coming to San Francisco Zoo

Yep, that’s the San Francisco Garter Snake. We used to catch (and release) those back in the 1950s and early ‘60s in Pacifica’s gully, before Fairmont was built.  There was an abundance of wildlife in the gully, with its creeks, flora (beautiful fragrant wildflowers) and fauna - lizards, mice, frogs, birds, snakes, various types of other reptiles, plus amphibians, etc.  It’s little wonder that there was some resentment when developers came, in and built the upscale (at the time) Fairmont homes next to Westview.  We had mice for a year while that was going on. But I digress from the topic. 

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