Maui 2017 - Part 3 (Animals!)

When traveling, especially to far away places, animals are always on my radar. Whether wild or domestic, endemic or invasive, we are always interested.  There's nothing more intriguing that getting off an airplane and hearing bird sounds you've never heard. Like food, this is one of my favorite things about traveling. Here is a collection of some animal highlights from the trip...

Clown kitty from the Farm Sanctuary on Maui.

Maui 2017 - Part 2 (Food)

I have to say, the food on Maui was outstanding. I knew it would be good, but just how good surpassed my expectations. This was really nice, since to me, eating is one of the best things about traveling. Back home in Reno, we seldom get really good food. And you can forget about sushi,  Japanese and good seafood in general.  So naturally we had our palates set to indulge in a most glutinous fashion on as much of this as possible.  This post contains photos of all the food we ate, quite literally, for the week we spent on Maui. If you are hungry right now, go no further, because it will be tough to satisfy your appetite after this!

OK, so this one isn't from Maui, but the food we brought on the plane from SFO to get us primed up for some good Asian food.

Maui 2017 - Part 1 (General Photos)

This year, we decided to check out Maui instead of Mexico for our spring vacation.  Below are some general shots from what turned out to be a very nice, relaxing trip!

Upon arrival, the skies were heavy, gray and dumping rain.

Highlights from 4/22-4/23

In an effort to keep my blog more up-to-date, here are some highlights from last weekend.

I often feel just like this...(Baby Animal Days @ Andelin Family Farm)

Introducing Harrison aka Harry aka Slimer

No one needs another dog when you already have two. And this was a tough decision for us both. We lead very busy lives and things are tough to stay on top of as it is. But when I was contacted by For Pet's Sake and told about a new little guy that was up for adoption, the wheels started turning. A couple months went by and we kept thinking about it. Thinking about how it probably isn't the best thing to do, but it's the right thing to do if you can swing it. Everyone needs a home...a forever home.

So while everyone else in the world was celebrating weed day, we were celebrating puppies. Here he is. A couple-few years old now, rescued from death-row in an Antioch shelter. They were going to put him down due to a bad case of kennel cough. But he was spared by the Dog Schindlers of For Pet's Sake and nursed back to adoptable health in Reno.  And now he's with us, making Luigi jelly and CeCe just like whatever. Hopefully he will work out!

Save me!

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Never skunked...a fine Easter Sunday.

It's been a few years since I hit one of my favorite Sonoma County snake spots. I've never been skunked herping here. And since I was already over in the area visiting my dad for the day, I figured I would hit the spot on Easter Sunday. Sundays are good, holiday Sundays are even better as you are less likely to see any people out and about.  Not matter what, you will always find snakes along this road in Sonoma County.  I was hoping for some Kings, but the weather was really cold (48F) and very wet. To be honest, I thought I might actually get skunked on the un-skunkable road, but nope...three snakes in 4 hours. I did see and smell a few actual skunks though...

Crotalus oreganus oreganus - the most abundant snakes along this road.