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Pismo Heights

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:39:45 +0000

Pismo Heights is a section of Pismo Beach that extends up the steep hills overlooking the pier.

Pismo is a resort town…. Plenty of folks live in other places, but maintain a house in Pismo for use as a vacation property. These homes are also often rented out to others who wish to live in a palace for a week. The dolphin motif is used extensively thorough this area… both in paint and statuary.

Fourth of July decoration

This is a little fourth of July decoration I whipped up using my paint program and a US flag in Pismo.

Pismo staircase

Land is at a premium [...]

Ladybugs

John Dicus — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:06:42 +0000

We went to check on the ladybugs by the creek. They've spent the winter clinging to these bushes... sometimes they fall to the ground and stay in a thick mat all packed deeply. They are like red jewels moving slowly and dripping from the leaves to the moist cool earth. They have to move to regulate their temperatures, they move in and out of the sun which just this week started peeking into the canyon. They are starting to awaken from their [...]

Visit at Grandma’s

John Dicus — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:14:19 +0000

John is out with his friends and stops by his Grandmother's house for a visit To wish her a happy new [...]

Walking On Air

John Dicus — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:30:51 +0000

I was happy to find one of my favorite current artists label has done such a thing with her music. Kerli's tunes are now on VEVO through YouTube, and they give the code out so people can embed them legally into their web posts and share the music with [...]

This is too much

John Dicus — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:24:38 +0000

The people are the real driving force behind the world economies and politics. We usually don't think about that, because we are in the middle of the road.... it's easier going... you don't have to worry as much about threats implied or real..... the cars whizz on by at speed... [...]

Elephant Garlic… ambrosia

John Dicus — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:52:31 +0000

These are Elephant Garlic bulbs. Elephant Garlic is actually a type of giant leek that forms bulbs. I'm not sure it has the regular medicinal qualities of its more sharp-tasting garlic-brothers.... but I am sure it is a still a very healthy thing to [...]

Icy Night in the Hills

John Dicus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:55:55 +0000

For the first time I ever recall, I had to defrost the car doors to open them... they were all frozen stuck. Not having ever had this happen to me I searched for solutions... and came up with using a propane torch.... I am sure a hair dry would have been safer... but the torch was easier to [...]

Hoeing Weeds

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:13:14 +0000

rake the soil to kill the emerging seedlings, and water again. Within the next two weeks, water and rake four or five times.... you will kill most of the weed seeds near the [...]

Words of counsel

John Dicus — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:38:52 +0000

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about what you will eat, or what you will wear, isn't your life more than it's food? And your body more than it's clothing? Look at the birds of the sky, they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet God feeds [...]

Why GMO Foods Have Failed at Producing Healthy Food for More People

John Dicus — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:31:48 +0000

An excellent article explaining the pitfalls of [...]