About Salinas' Las Palmas Ranch

A few blogs ago I posted about the deer in my backyard and included a few photos; one with my dog Charlie looking at the deer in the window. Well, last week I found the photo that I thought that I had lost.

One day will making lunch, I saw what I thought was a large cat, dog? I looked up and saw that it was not a cat or a dog well it was a large cat..a bobcat!!! I had heard that they are in the area but I not seen one before so close!

My new Nikon was on the kitchen counter and without even thinking, I ran back to my bedroom..in the direction that the bobcat was headed and I opened the bedroom door (I still can't believe that I did that!) and proceed to take a photo of the majestic cat! He turned and ran down the hill (lucky for me) and as he looked back I was able to take this photo of him. I have not seen him since!

This morning while I was cleaning of my desktop computer and working on my next blog idea, I came across these two photos that I wanted to share with those folks that live at Las Palmas Ranch as I do. We all know there are deer here. That is a given. Especially when your precious roses disappear. But these photos are amazing and show just how comfortable and unafraid the deer are in this this area.

This photo is taken from across the room in my kitchen. It was a good thing my camera was lying on the counter and handy!

Well then my little 9# cockapoo, Charlie got all excited and barked and barked. This deer didn't care he just looked up and kept on eating!

They can be a pain sometimes but they are just doing what they do. I actually enjoyed watching them as they ate and marched on by.

I couldn't resist This weeks issue of OFF68 has a featured article on twins and yes, I am included in that article. It was so much fun to meet other twins in the area and I am hoping to form a twins group at Las Palmas. Although that has been a challange. There is a great twins group that just formed and meets monthly at Parent's Place in Pacific Grove. So for those of you that are interested in seeing the photos and reading the article, please go to:

www.off68.com the user name is: off68 and the password is: toropark.

Thanks and enjoy!

Salinas Rural Fire - Toy Drive to benefit Kinship Center

Wednesday, December 17th, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Park & Ride Lot (Las Palmas Parkway and River Road) The Annual Salinas Rural Fire Holiday Toy Drive will be held on December 17th from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Las Palmas Ranch Park & Ride Lot near the intersection of Las Palmas Parkway and River Road. Please donate new, unwrapped toys. The toys will benefit the many children that are part of the Kinship Center's foster care and adoption services program. Please help put a smile on a child's face this holiday!

I am also organizing a toy drive with the community of Las Palmas Ranch to come together and donate toys this year. I will be the contact person for this event. You can reach me at 206-8070. Thank you.

Here are some amazing photos of the Salinas Valley that I want to share with you!

This is Mt. Toro and the moon

The famous Steinbeck house!

Yes we have grapes and vineyards!

Grapes!

The spectaculor landscape!!!

Since the weather is nice this weekend, I plan to take some more photos and include them here. This afternoon we are going to Carmel Beach. Should be very nice and hopefully I can return with some nice shots!